RNbubu

I have just been offered a position in a medical ICU. I have worked for 3 years on a tele unit. For those of you who have worked in ICUs after working med-surg/tele: did you like it? why I am hesitant: I will be giving up a day shift position with a ...

Instead of “how did the patient do last night?” Ask a specific question, maybe a question about something that you are concerned about or that you need to understand better. That will show the nurse that you did do your research on the patient before...

Give it more time.

I’ve taken both and there’s a lot of similarities. If you know CCRN stuff you will definitely pass PCCN. CCRN includes all that was tested in PCCN plus titratable drips, vents, ICP monitoring, invasive hemodynamic monitoring. PCCN was easier in my op...

Northern California (not Bay Area though). $70/hour. Other hospitals in the area pay up to $90/hour for same level of experience but don’t have the same benefits.

Yes you have been calling in sick too much.

I live and work in Sacramento. I make roughly $63-66/hour depending the shift differencial I'm making that day. Just bought a 1600sq ft home for $375K. If you have money for the down payment you can do it. I am a single mom and was able to do it. But...

It seems to me you don't have a good understanding about the roles of an RN. You need to know all of this. Knowing pathophysiology is a must. Knowing how to do nursing skills is only one part of the job. Everyday physicians are asking for my input wh...

I'm so jealous to hear a lot of people get to pick the days they work! I have to work whenever they tell me I do get my schedule at least 2 weeks in advance but I never know which days I will work.

Transfer to a different unit before you decide giving up on being a bedside RN.

invest your time in becoming an RN. Don't think only about the next 3 years, think long term, it will be well worth it.

In my unit, new grads get 12 weeks of orientation and nurses with experience in med-surg or tele transferring to ICU get 6 weeks. 14 weeks seems a reasonable amount of time. With that being said... try and do your best not to leave so soon. It will ...

Wow that is a lot of studying. Good for you for the effort, it paid off. I took my NCLEX years ago. I did no studying the weeks before the test, passed with 75 questions too. I feel we all know the information - we all spent at least 2 years in nurs...

Why the patient is here; what has happened so far; what is the plan. Then important orders or things that need to be clarified. And any significant assessment findings. Then I answer any questions they might have and I do refer them to the pt's cha...

Yes it is doable. As long as you have some flexibility with your work schedule because you won't have with your nursing classes and clinical s. They will pick the days/times you need to be in the classroom and hospital and you need to work out everyt...

Nursing management that needs to be implemented: ask for a CBC, a lactic acid, BMP. Those are important pieces to the puzzle that will help figure out what is going on, otherwise you are pretty much just guessing around. Do something about that low B...

I get interrupted all the time where I work (tele floor). Interrupted by charge nurse, manager, Mds, secretary, my pt's roommate. Sometimes there are 3 people wanting to talk to me at the same time, all while I am in the middle of doing a task. It is...

I applied mostly because I feel stagnated in My current position. I am thinking of all the learning I will get in the ICU. and also about more doors possibly open if I have that experience in my resume. Thank you everyone for your input!

Yes it is hard. And so is an RN job. And yes both are very physical. If you already have back problems it might be tougher for you.

So hard to get it! And as someone already said, the application is really long. I put in a lot of time into it. My debt to income ratio is high. I have worked on a qualified site for over 3 years. Every year I try and never got it. The closest I got ...

Wow I loved the comment from Been there, done thst above. Right on point and exactly what I was going to say. No job or money is worth taking the time away from being a mom. Kids do grow way too fast. I would choose the position that would give me ba...

Keep your job. Get a per diem job to work on a hospital floor on weekends and/or holidays when you are off. That will give you your hospital "fix". Usually per diem positions only require a minimim of 4 shifts a month.

If ypu decide to pursue this, go straight for the RN program. With that being said: I do not see how you can keep your current job and do all classes and clinicals. At least my nursing program was not flexible at all. They told us what times/days th...

It took me 8 months after graduation to get a job. I hear you... The most stressful months ever. Single mother unemployed and student loan bills starting to come and no job. I have been employed now for 2 years and every single day I say a prayer bei...

Wow and I complain of my 3-patient assignment... 8 patients is insane even more when some are not doing so well. I would have gone home crying too.