CrazyPremed

CrazyPremed MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Initial APRN license

    CrazyPremed replied to Bumex's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would say yes! In my state, they allow new grads to start the application process and will hold it until thier exam is passed. It may take 2 months to for the fingerprint/background check to be...

  2. New Grad ER Links...

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey folks, There are a ton of various threads here for the new grad in the ER. I'm going to try to put them all in one link and make see if this can become a sticky. Let's see where my talents...

  3. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    CrazyPremed replied to TASHA_RN_BSN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    It looks like the letters have started going out at the end of May. I received my acceptance! Good luck to all that applied! CrazyPremed (now

  4. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    CrazyPremed replied to TASHA_RN_BSN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Anyone heard anything yet? Any acceptance letter received?

  5. University of South Alabama PMHNP Students 2013-2015

    CrazyPremed replied to TASHA_RN_BSN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I've applied for the Fall RN-MSN PMHNP class. Has anyone heard anything, yet? I hope I get

  6. Anyone NOT have enough exp before NP school?

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are many threads about the experience that one should have before starting an NP program and applying for jobs. Is there anyone who didn't have enough before starting a program, and had...

  7. What kind of a person works Acute Care?

    CrazyPremed replied to clearly's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You've gotten some great responses to your questions. I've worked Tele and ICU for a little over two years, and can understand what you are trying to ask. I think great advice would be to work in an...

  8. Anyone NOT have enough exp before NP school?

    CrazyPremed replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is one of the few things that frustrates me with the NP path. Although this is a generalization, it seems that - If I went to PA school - I could find a job in an ER, with a Cardiologist, FP...

  9. Anyone NOT have enough exp before NP school?

    CrazyPremed replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the reply. Anyone else?

  10. Pay range for new grads...

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I may be moving back to Utah after nursing school. What is the starting pay for new grad RN's there? I'd like to stick to the SLC area, probably looking into UofU or LDS hospitals. For any...

  11. tele experience 'not good enough' for MICU?

    CrazyPremed replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in MICU, SICU

    I started on Tele then moved to an MICU/CCU. I have worked with nurses that have moved to the MICU from tele and from med/surg and the tele nurses usually fare better. Although you may see more MICU...

  12. ASU's RN-BSN Program...

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hey folks, Has any gone through ASU's RN-BSN program? I was thinking about applying after NS. Any comments? Thanks in advance.

  13. Is this too much or am I crazy...what are your units like?

    CrazyPremed replied to emersushea's topic in Cardiac

    Your floor is crazy. My first tele job was similiar. Extremely sick pts with patho and gtts (and 5:1 ratios) that would easily be in the ICU in many other hospitals. Later, I moved to an ICU at a...

  14. What exactly is telephone triage?

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Telephone Triage

    What exactly is telephone triage? In the ER where I work, we can not legally give out medical advice or information over the phone (answering questions, etc.) How does telephone triage get past this?...

  15. Help this Tele/CICU nurse floating to Med/Surg...

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hey folks. I have a background in ICU (MICU/CCU/SICU) and Tele (AMI, Cath, Vasc Sx, etc.) nursing, but have been contacted about working agency shifts. Most of the need is in tele (where I feel...

  16. NP programs in Texas...

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hey folks, I'm considering my options as far as NP (ACNP mostly, but also FNP) schools and I am concerned about the cost. I have entertained the idea of moving to Texas, working for a year to gain...

  17. ASU's RN-BSN Program...

    CrazyPremed replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Just a quick update from when I started this post. I deferred the first time, so I will actually be going this fall. I think that the majority of the program is now online instead of the one day a...

  18. NP programs in Texas...

    CrazyPremed replied to CrazyPremed's topic in Post Graduate Students

    That's great advice. Which program are you in? Are you paying out of state tuition or did you get in-state residency? I'm beginning to see that many of these programs are $30-45,000 total. There has...

  19. Should I get NP?

    CrazyPremed replied to misplaced1's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My advice is to stick with the NP program. You have three years before you finish and this will give you plenty of familiarity with the nursing field. Also, it may not be as difficult to find an NP...

  20. EKG Classes in Arizona

    CrazyPremed replied to tinkerbellaz88's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I took Gateway's EKG class 2 years ago and HIGHLY recommend it. The books are great, but being in the class room environment taught me so much. I forgot the name of the teacher, but I've taken other...

  21. LPN Program in PHX, AZ (Maricopa Skill Center)

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hello everyone, I have just been accepted to an LPN program at the Maricopa Skills Center in Phoenix, AZ. Has anyone been through this program? Any comments would be greatly appreciated!

  22. Block IV advice...

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hey folks, I remember writing a thread on what to do to prepare for Block I. Now, I am going into Block IV, and would like some advice. This is the beginning of critical care, high risk OB, and high...

  23. Pulling Sheaths on a Cardiac Stepdown

    CrazyPremed replied to ItalianRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    On the tele floor where I work we routinely have 5 pts (true tele patients), and we pull sheaths. It drives me crazy, but it really is doable. The only thing that worries me is the situation in which...

  24. Hospitalist NP's - How do you do it?

    CrazyPremed posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm considering becoming a Hospitalist NP, but am concerned with the training (my 1 year of tele, then 1-2 yrs ICU, then a 1-2 year acute care NP program). For the NP hospitalists (or those working in...

  25. Should I get ICU experience bfore ACNP

    CrazyPremed replied to shortlittleRN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't feel bad about not being confident as a new nurse- most of us went - and are still going - through it. Although many schools require at least a year of ICU experience before an ACNP program, you...