Julius Seizure

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    MSN vs DNP

    Julius Seizure posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do you think that with more and more programs becoming DNP programs, that its going to become like the LPN vs RN, or ADN vs BSN, where its tougher to find a job if you are a BSN RN. Do you think that...
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    Acute Care PNP - Schools with best reputations?

    Julius Seizure replied to Julius Seizure's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @juan de la cruz I actually did look at the US News rankings, and some of the schools were STILL hard to find info on! Plus, I am kind of wondering if any of the schools have a bad reputation...
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    Acute Care PNP - Schools with best reputations?

    Julius Seizure replied to Julius Seizure's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @kelseykelsey4 Ive been looking through all the programs listed as approved curriculums for the PNCB certification exam. (PNCB Recognized Acute Care PNP Programs). I looked at Vanderbilt...
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    What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Julius Seizure replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I can only speak for peds, but for what its worth, in the peds world its a bedside nurse, and then a perfusionist (a RN or a respiratory therapist with specialized training to run the...
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    What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Julius Seizure replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

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    New grade RN vs Experienced RN?

    Julius Seizure replied to orange2015's topic in Emergency

    Do you have a cover letter to go with your resume? If you don't, I would suggest writing one. Its a great way to preface your resume. You can explain the nature of your nursing experience, the...
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    Does the name of the university OR ranking of their specialty impress employers more?

    Julius Seizure replied to mooshgigila's topic in General Nursing

    So....how do I find out the reputation of a school? I am having trouble with that. I am looking at grad schools, and for instance, I know that Vanderbilt has a good reputation (and a high price...
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    What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Julius Seizure replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Are you in peds or adults? We do this in pediatrics, and yea I would say that when its just you and a surgeon in the room with an open chest...its a little
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    What is the most complex clinical procedure you had to do in your career?

    Julius Seizure replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    After listing all that crazy stuff, you top it off with a little thing like a scalp
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    Pt threw a bedpan...

    Julius Seizure replied to NanikRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think we could call it a $*!%
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    sedation and anesthetics

    Julius Seizure replied to francoml's topic in Critical Care

    Depends on the state AND facility! I started on in a state to didnt allow RNs to bolus propfol or ketamine (Florida), and when I went to Michigan, it seemed insane to me that nurses could push...
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    Nurses allowing infants to cry excessively with no attempts to soothe.

    Julius Seizure replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Based on your post, Im assuming that its not because the nurse is too busy charting or anything, right? Do you have a unit educator? I actually really like the idea of trying to do some education on...
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    Is there such thing as a Perinatal Nurse Practitioner?

    Julius Seizure replied to BrooklynHD's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Is it just the title "midwife" that you dont
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    Any one traveling to Dallas Tx?

    Julius Seizure replied to cn4333's topic in Travel

    I am hoping to find a PICU contract in Dallas for
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    Soliant

    Julius Seizure replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Travel

    I am on a contract with Soliant right now. This is my first travel job, and my recruiter is very nice and professional, but the experience hasn't been without its frustrations and being my first...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    Julius Seizure replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    You sound like me. So maybe you should be an ER nurse. Or ICU? It takes all kinds....there is a place for you in nursing! lots of places, in
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    LPNs make RNs seem more impressive?

    Julius Seizure replied to RN-HSA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, I think I get what you were trying to say here, and I dont know if my thoughts on it will be wildly unpopular or not, but here they are: First, let me be transparent and say that I am a BSN RN and...
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    Do you calculate drip rates anymore?

    Julius Seizure replied to goingback's topic in General Nursing

    I want to add for clarification....I do calculate things like mcg/kg/min frequently....but I've never calculated something like 30 drops = 1 ml to run a drip, not outside of nursing school. I didn't...
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    Do you calculate drip rates anymore?

    Julius Seizure replied to goingback's topic in General Nursing

    I've always run platelets on a pump too. I thought the only places that ever might calculate drop factors anymore would be someone doing missions work in a 3rd world country or something like that....
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    How much flexibility is there is an agency contract?

    Julius Seizure posted a topic in Travel

    I'm about to sign a contract for my first travel assignment, and they have sent me a contract to sign. Its got two parts - the general contract with the agency, and then the agreement for this...
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    Question about disposing of urine in sink

    Julius Seizure replied to lulu997RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds gross, but to me it is more the idea of it that is "icky" than that I actually have a legit issue with it. Still, I wouldn't do it. At my (inpatient peds) job, we sometimes fill the sink with...
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    Pediatric post tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy

    Julius Seizure replied to Isabelle49's topic in PACU

    https://allnurses.com/nursing-news/girl-brain-dead-893941.html This is the big thread on that topic. 100+ pages.....youll find some opinions there
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    Extended Stay America?

    Julius Seizure posted a topic in Travel

    I'm considering housing options for my first travel job. Has anyone stayed in Extended Stay Americas? I've read that some travel nurses use them a lot, but when I read google reviews they seem to...
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    1st travel assignment

    Julius Seizure replied to hondaa's topic in Travel

    I worked for 5 years in Florida, and I agree, there was a reputation for the travel nurses getting dumped on - our unit would try to change that perception but travellers definitely said they...
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    Is travel nursing possible for me? How are health insurance/income taxes handled?

    Julius Seizure posted a topic in Travel

    I am starting to seriously think about travel nursing, but I have SO many questions. I'm sure many of them have been asked over and over, so I am going to try to read through this forum, but my main...