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Does anyone with a hiring background have an opinion on my application and my qualification to begin applying for professional development/nursing education jobs? Thanks! Education: FORTIS COLLEGE, Westerville, Ohio Associate of Applied Science in Nursing, 2010 GONZAGA UNIVERSITY, Spokane, Washington RN to MSN, Nursing Education, Graduation date 1/2015 Undergraduate course work completed 12/2012 Certifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support-PALS, exp. 12/2015 Advanced Burn Life Support-ABLS, exp. 1/2016 Advanced Cardiac Life Support- ACLS, exp. 11/2014 Emergency Nurse Provider Course-ENPC, exp. 4/2015 Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum-TNCC, exp. 10/2017 Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider-BLS, exp. 12/2015 Basic Life Support Instructor-BLS, I exp. 12/2015 Certified Pediatric Emergency Nurse- CPEN, exp.1/ 2017 Employment Experiences: NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, Columbus, Ohio Emergency Department/ Level One Trauma Center Staff RN 3/2011-Present ◆ Unit Council ◆ Preceptor for new graduates and staff ◆ Charge Nurse TAKE CARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, Cleveland, Ohio Licensed Practical Nurse/Registered Nurse 1/2010 - 6/2012 ◆ Worked in multiple capacities including clinician, manager, coordinator, and health educator ◆ Acted as interim health center manager with responsibilities ranging from client satisfaction, staff scheduling for the unit, provider staffing, and credentialing ◆ Assisted in conversion process for paperless charting HOMECARE NETWORK OF OHIO, Columbus, Ohio Licensed Practical Nurse 1/2010-10/2010 ◆ Worked with ventilator dependent patients during various phases of care Emergency Department QI Involvement: ◆ Staff Education Committee ◆ Extra Mile Team (Customer Service Recovery) ◆ Blood Culture Contamination Team ◆ Sepsis QI Education/Chair ◆ Asthma QI Education/Chair Professional Accomplishments: ◆ Monitored and devised competencies for trauma program along with monthly education sessions with ED staff ◆ Launched the first Sepsis Code project at Nationwide Children's hospital ◆ Developed the Night Shift Education Resource program ◆ New Hospital Trainer ◆ Cues to Deterioration Course Educator ◆ Inter-facility Outreach Education ◆ Facilitate and Educated for multiple professional development courses Community Based Involvement: Central Ohio ENA Disaster Management, Red Cross Ohio State Trauma Nurse Leaders EMS Strategic Plan ◆ Framework for Professional and Public Education Chair References available upon request

Hello! I have been in the ED for about 5 years now and have recently accepted a position in a PACU. My reasons for leaving were the desire for a more health conscious schedule (being at the hospital overnight for four nights a week on top of grad school has done a number on my health) and a hope to return to direct patient care. I have been working the last year in a supervisory role and have come to miss caring for people. I have found leadership stressful, back biting, and all around a negative environment. I can tell you I am nervous. I am scheduled to transfer to this brand new environment in the next month and while I feel like this change has the potential to be very positive, but there is the major underlying fear of "what won't I know>" and "What will I miss?" I finally came to the internal decision that life isn't over when I accept the transfer, the ED will ALWAYS be there. I suppose I'm here searching for reassurance. Has anyone ever left and come back the ED? What was your experience?

It depends on what you want to know about when it comes to taking care of a ventilated patient. Your best resource is your RT. Talk with them during a down time and touch base on what area's you are and are not comfortable with when it comes to working with ventilated patients. Sadly, the majority of nursing programs only gloss over or mention working with a ventilated patient and often enough employers do the same expecting the RT to manage everything. When I wrote the new graduate orientation program in my department I included a four day orientation to ventilators, bi-paps, si-paps, and high flow oxygen use that was conducted at the bedside with an RT. Good information to know is: Type of ventilator your facility uses Typical cycle settings, mode settings, and pressure support your docs prefer (Pressure vs Volume, SIMV VS APRV, etc) Is your PEEP dialed in or is it external? Ask them to review what each setting does to effect a patient. When to increase PEEP vs oxygen? What to do when dealing with ineffective volumes? Start here and check with your ICU as well. If they have an educator they are usually very good resources. Hope this helps!

Hello all! I was hoping that this forum might afford me some truly needed information. I am hoping to pursue a future in international medical relief, MSF or the red cross. My Background: I have five years of pediatric trauma/emergency nursing experience, worked as nurse educator, clinical supervisor, and have worked on multiple organizational quality improvement teams that have resulted in published works. I am currently working on my first publication at this time. I am preparing a transfer to the PACU to gain some perioperative experience. My MSN in Nursing Education will be finished middle of 2015. I am working with my local red cross and training for a Disaster Management volunteer position. Any tips? What career moves would you recommend between now and completion of my masters? Is there a good avenue to begin working as an international nurse? I appreciate any and all information! Thank you, Jonathan

Does anyone have any good information on acclimating to the new environment? I'm curious on specific skills, important assessment knowledge, and any other great tips. If it makes any difference it is an all peds PACU that see anyone who is not going to require prolonged intubation or drips beyond renal dosed dopamine. My background is 5 years of pediatric trauma/ED. Thank you for any and all posts!