kmarieCCRN

kmarieCCRN

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About kmarieCCRN

kmarieCCRN has 5 years experience and specializes in MICU.


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  1. So, this past week some coworkers of mine had gotten into a heated debate as to whether or not it's okay to run an infusion of something other than NS (3%, sedation, etc.) with your CVP line if you've run out of access. One of the arguments was that...
  2. Good Contract Terms?

    I'm finishing my ACNP this summer and was fortunate enough to be offered a NP position in the ICU where I work (SoCal). And from what I can tell the contract looks ok. Are there specific things that I should be looking for in a contract? What, in ...
  3. How to get that new grad job straight out of the gate

    Juan de la cruz, Are you very familiar with the NP job market in San Francisco? If so, how does it look for new grads? Also, what hospitals do you like? Thanks!
  4. I'm finishing my 1st year in my ACNP program and am starting to think about where I want to live/work after I finish school. I currently live in SoCal and would love to move to San Fran once I finish. I know that getting a job as a new grad NP is h...
  5. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    Once again, I wasn't intending to offend anyone using the terms "baby" or "seasoned" nurses. I was just curious if other units were having the same issues with staffing. I enjoy teaching new grad nurses because 5 years ago I started out in the ICU ...
  6. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    Ok folks, relax. I'm not using the terms "baby and seasoned" nurses in a derogatory manner... Only using those terms to describe experience. As I said, I don't have a problem with new nurses, but so many at one time on a high acuity unit is not a g...
  7. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    We do have a new grad residency, but at the rate they're coming out of the gate... They out number the seasoned staff. There's 25 beds in our MICU and 6 in our NICU, but I've been on shift where I was the only seasoned RN on the floor. We also get ...
  8. Baby RN's running ICU?!!

    My particular unit has had such a huge turn over even in the last year that it is now mostly staffed with new grads on my shift (night shift). Baby, baby nurses are being thrust out and literally learning thru the trial by fire method. I have nothi...
  9. Why did you become an NP?

    I've just started my NP program and I'm wondering why others become np's? I also want to get a better picture of what my future as an np may look like.. Why did you become an APN?How long have you been an APN? How did you get your current job? Does...