traumanightsRN NP

traumanightsRN has 17 years experience as a NP.

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1. Comparing ICUs

   traumanightsRN replied to strawberryicunurse's topic in Critical Care

   I think SICU is a great choice. I spent my entire bedside career in a STICU and loved it! You get a lot of different type of surgical patients so it's not the same thing over and over again. You will...

2. NP in clinic based surgical specialties

   traumanightsRN replied to treeye's topic in Advanced Practice

   It's a tough job. The learning curve is really steep. I worked in primary care for 4 years before going to ortho and definitely was not prepared for the amount of anatomy I did not know. I learn...

3. NP in clinic based surgical specialties

   traumanightsRN replied to treeye's topic in Advanced Practice

   I work in an outpatient orthopedic surgery clinic. I do not work for any of the surgeons, I do general orthopedics. I see my own patients but also do pre-ops and postop visits. I have zero OR...

4. Clinic NPs, how many admin hours do you have?

   traumanightsRN replied to treeye's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   First NP job I had zero admin hours for 2 years then only got 4 hours a month. I was taking weeks to finish notes. It sucked. Current job I get 8 hours a week split as 4 hours on two separate days a...

5. Regretting My Decision To Be An NP

   traumanightsRN replied to Rbew's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   First, it’s not you it’s them. It doesn’t seem like being an NP itself is bad, you’ve just worked with some bad actors. Do you live in a state with a lot of NP restrictions? Like others said,...

6. New Grad in ICU - Having Difficulty

   traumanightsRN replied to RN_Lovee's topic in Critical Care

   First , take a deep breath. You just came off orientation. You’re not going to have critical thinking skills yet. That comes with time and experience. I started as a new grad in an ICU many years...

7. Time management

   traumanightsRN replied to Cmailes's topic in Critical Care

   I agree with the above poster. I always put my assessments in first thing and hoped to have both in by 2000-2030. Then chart in real time. I planned my baths and wound care always for 2200. That way...

8. switching from outpatient clinic to UC?

   traumanightsRN replied to rn3052's topic in Advanced Practice

   Don’t want to discourage you but I have found most UCs want PAs and not NPs. I have 5 years primary care experience as an NP and 9 years in trauma ICU as an RN. I have applied for multiple UC jobs...

9. Can an FNP work as First Assist?

   traumanightsRN replied to Hefziba's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   It really depends on the rules/laws for nurses governing your state. I practice in Virginia and you do not have to take any courses to be an RNFA there. You can get on the job training and that is...

10. Break into CC

    traumanightsRN replied to Guest1030824's topic in Critical Care

    I have had multiple interview experiences from them asking typical HR type questions to just having a chat with the unit manager. Honestly there is no reason to be nervous. Just tell them you always...

11. Break into CC

    traumanightsRN replied to Guest1030824's topic in Critical Care

    Honestly just apply for any and all ICU positions at hospitals in your area. Over the years I’ve noticed many new ICU nurses are new grads but there are plenty of nurses coming from the floor or...

12. Resources for Ordering Imaging/Tests

    traumanightsRN replied to OncRN2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It’s not that I don’t know what type of test per se but I want to make sure I’m choosing what’s going to get covered by insurance. Also, some things I think I can do a CT for and actually an...

13. Resources for Ordering Imaging/Tests

    traumanightsRN replied to OncRN2015's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Here is the website for the ACR Appropriateness Criteria https://acsearch.acr.org/list?_ga=2.5309428.676607075.1601468260-1215318203.1601468260. I use it all the time in primary care. You can go down...

14. Which review course is the best????

    traumanightsRN replied to buster4's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I did the online Fitzgerald FNP Review course and although I learned a lot, when it came to taking boards I do not feel it helped me at all. I did pass boards on my first try but barely. I felt...

15. UVA FNP hopeful

    traumanightsRN replied to ABC-123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I sent you a