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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

  16. UVA FNP hopeful

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

    I completed their FNP program this year and passed boards a few weeks ago (AANP). What do you want to

  17. What's Burnout?

    traumanightsRN replied to MattRN95's topic in General Nursing

    Matt thank you so much for writing this article. It's like you wrote it specifically for me. I have completely burned out and I'm afraid I'm past the point of no return. I am an RN in a Surgery Trauma...

  18. Clinicals....how do you do it?

    traumanightsRN replied to Jessann5's topic in Advanced Practice

    As an FNP student you are only going to be able to do clinical M-F 8-5 unless you're at a Minute Clinic. I just finished my FNP program this past May and I had to get in 300 hours each semester. I...

  19. FNP curriculum

    traumanightsRN replied to jlynn2303's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Honey by the time you get thru the program you'll be ranting again about how terrible the entire program was

  20. FNP vs. ACNP for work in ICU

    traumanightsRN replied to Nurseratchet789's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have a couple friends that did this. However they were told they had to get an ACNP post master's certificate. It doesn't make any sense to get your FNP if you want to work in acute care. I just...

  21. How to manage life on night shift?

    traumanightsRN replied to Larry2016's topic in General Nursing

    I used to have an hour commute. It sucked but I never fell asleep. Just make sure you get a nap in on the day of your first night shift so you're not so tired in the drive home. My co-workers offered...

  22. August 2015 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    traumanightsRN replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    What happens when nurses eat their

  23. Compact states for NP licenses?

    traumanightsRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey everyone. Both my friend and I are in FNP programs and we were talking the other day wondering if there are compact states for NP licenses like there are for RNs. Does anyone know anything about...

  24. Anticoagulant Preventing CVC Insert?

    traumanightsRN replied to betterinthesun's topic in MICU, SICU

    We're just going to have to agree to disagree

  25. Memorizing the Skeletal Muscles

    traumanightsRN replied to MeredithAnne's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I suggest Googling anatomy flashcards. You can definitely find free ones on the