SteveNNP MSN, NP

Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic)

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    Still Broke!

    SteveNNP replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am still paying off my undergrad loans almost 3 years later. I make almost six figures with OT, but sometimes the money just hemorrhages out of little "holes". I DID buy and pay off a used BMW in 1...
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    LR-DR Rotation

    SteveNNP replied to beautydenia's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Be very familiar with monitor strip readings, eg various types of decels. Also familiarize yourself with the stages of labor, and stations, eg +1, -2, etc... Initial newborn care is also helpful to...
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    how many pairs of scrubs do you have?

    SteveNNP replied to The Bell Jar's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have about 10 sets of hospital scrubs, and 10 sets of my own. The hospital ones are baggy but comfy. I also change into a clean pair of scrub pants to sleep in when I get home. My wardrobe...
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    IV Infiltration

    SteveNNP replied to Ellen59's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately it only takes a few cc's of infiltrate to cause necrosis. It's not really the focus of this forum to speculate on who's at fault, especially when it involves the legality of a nurse...
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    How much vacation or PTO time for years worked in the USA for RNs?

    SteveNNP replied to 2monkeys's topic in General Nursing

    The first unit I worked, you accrued 8 hrs of paid time off for every 2 wk pay period, which built up over time. The unit I am in now gives 4 weeks of vacation a year, then 5 after 10 years of service...
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    help!

    SteveNNP replied to MarieFutureRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    From your description of the guy, I would ignore him. When you graduate from nursing school and make way more money than he does with much more job satisfaction, you won't care. Meanwhile, he'll still...
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    iNO Babies and Pregnancy

    SteveNNP replied to nicuRN2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's too bad that your coworkers react that way to you not wanting to be near during xrays. I mean, come on! Unprotected xray exposure is known to cause problems. As if any of them wouldn't care if...
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    What do you guys during your off-time?

    SteveNNP replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    I know what you mean by "throwing pots," but I would imagine you would get an equal amount of pleasure out of ACTUALLY throwing
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    NICU career advice......

    SteveNNP replied to RNOTODAY's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's hard to say.... the employers may be hesitant to hire someone who only has 5 months total of off-orientation time in 2 separate jobs. (That's 5 years old, to boot.) On paper it looks to them like...
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    Self-Scheduling

    SteveNNP replied to pawashrn's topic in General Nursing

    Moving thread to general nursing discussion forum for more responses. Please also search, as there have been many discussions on this topic that may be of use to
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    do any of you like codes??

    SteveNNP replied to ryanfocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    Or... the best code is the one that doesn't inevitably happen right before shift
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    health assessment question

    SteveNNP replied to kgh31386's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We also used prosthetic breasts for our assessment labs. I doubt any one of my classmates would have allowed a fellow student to palpate her, even if it was a
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    How do you deal with working weekends?

    SteveNNP replied to jensfbay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just keep in mind that getting your NP solely to avoid weekends is a poor
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    Greenville Tech vs. Midlands Tech vs. Clemson/MUSC?

    SteveNNP replied to mouse_42's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that's interesting. Non human primates. Monkeys, right? Did you feel prepared with a degree in "human" anthropology? Do monkeys really suffer from psychological issues? Anyway, I would try to get...
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    to move or not to move yet???

    SteveNNP replied to iheartnurses's topic in New York Nursing

    If I were you, I'd stay where I was, and gain a year's experience while living in an area I was familiar with. Once you get the year under your belt, you can go anywhere without having to deal with...
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    neonatal/ NNP

    SteveNNP replied to mduval007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah.... our NNPs fall under the nursing dept actually, and are member of the local union (like all RNs here) The last hospital I worked at, the neos all worked for Pediatrix, here they are employed...
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    Having hard time with Pre-Reqs

    SteveNNP replied to WannaBeMaleRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Keep in mind this thread is almost 2 years
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    Programs with new grad internships?

    SteveNNP replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would ask if there are any other preliminaries you can take care of (short of hire) that you can get out of the way before you travel cross-country. That way you both can have a better idea of...
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    neonatal/ NNP

    SteveNNP replied to mduval007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not necessarily. NNPs may not always be able to bill for services being in an inpatient dept, as opposed to a FNP or PNP in an independent practice. All NPs at my hospital are paid at the same base...
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    Extership in the NICU

    SteveNNP replied to may1787's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My nicu doesn't have an externship program, but I did 2 summer externships in ICU/Tele and was offered RN jobs on the spot in both areas when I was done. HR came to one of our weekly extern meetings...
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    Anyone here plan on a PhD,DNP, etc...?

    SteveNNP replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Check out the stickies on this topic in the Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner
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    Young student

    SteveNNP replied to megaman10's topic in Male Nursing Students

    All the guys in my class were in their 20s, (2 of us started when we were 18) and 2 were older, like 28 or
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    Humiliating IV questions

    SteveNNP replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ha! I remember being horrified at the amount of blood I was drawing when I'd work the ED or have a teenager in PICU. Seriously though, 12 mls is like 50% of some babies total blood
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    Working and NP school

    SteveNNP replied to 7starbuck7's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am taking 6 classroom-based credits this semester, (3hrs on Mondays, 3 on Wednesdays) while working 3 7p-7a night shifts a week (Thu/Fri/Sat). Luckily I self-schedule at work, and there's always...
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    Docs yelling at nurses....

    SteveNNP replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hmmm you're right! But what do we do for our unfortunate little ambiguous genitalia babies? Code Question Mark? Code Who the Heck Knows? Scottish-Irish? Whoeee! How'd that happen. I'm visualizing a...