MDMBSNRN

MDMBSNRN

Trauma ICU, Neuro ICU, Surgical ICU, ED

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  1. University of South Carolina Fall 2017 AGACNP Program

    MDMBSNRN posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Has anyone else applied to the University of South Carolina for fall 2017 admission in any nurse practitioner track? I applied to the MSN program, and selected the acute care NP track. The...

  2. University of South Carolina Fall 2017 AGACNP Program

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I checked online first. Received an email a few hours later saying the

  3. University of South Carolina Fall 2017 AGACNP Program

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just saw my status change online. I have been accepted to the program!! I'm so

  4. University of South Carolina Fall 2017 AGACNP Program

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Mine too! Checked it when I got up tonight to get ready for work. I'm so

  5. University of South Carolina Fall 2017 AGACNP Program

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What kind of experience/certifications do you have? I have been a nurse for around five years, and have three years of ICU experience (including MICU, SICU, trauma/burn ICU, and neurosurgical ICU)....

  6. University of South Carolina Fall 2017 AGACNP Program

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Mine says the same thing. I'm checking it obsessively at least once

  7. University of South Carolina Fall 2017 AGACNP Program

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    As of Tuesday of this week, my application says "under review by decision committee," or something to that effect. I'm hoping to hear something within the next few

  8. Is nursing REALLY that difficult?

    MDMBSNRN replied to lilythorburn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work night shift in critical care, and yes, it is that hard. Three 12 hour shifts sounds like a breeze, until you realize the gravity of what occurs during those 12 hours. Also, even if your unit...

  9. Precepting Med-Surg Nurse to ED

    MDMBSNRN replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    Not checking an oxygen tank is simply poor practice. I understand that we all get busy sometimes, and none of us are perfect as nurses or people. I also understand that mistakes are made, and things...

  10. power struggles

    MDMBSNRN replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked psych for a little over a year in between stints in ICU. My unit was primarily made up of thought disorders and patients too violent for other facilities, with a nice mix of geriatric psych...

  11. Precepting Med-Surg Nurse to ED

    MDMBSNRN replied to Lev's topic in Emergency

    I've worked in both ED and ICU, but I've only ever precepted in various critical care units. Usually for orientees who are unsure of rhythms, I take them into the room, and ask questions. "What...

  12. Do I stand a chance at being successful?

    MDMBSNRN replied to AesthesiaSeeker's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you're really dedicated to it, and you really want to do ICU, then I think the critical care orientation group is something you should consider. With you having no ICU experience as a bedside...

  13. Feeling extremely burned out.

    MDMBSNRN replied to NurseKrysten's topic in Critical Care

    Units like that aren't safe, and they certainly aren't conducive to healthy staff. There will always be bad nights in any ICU we work in, that's just the nature of the job. But in units like yours,...

  14. Feeling extremely burned out.

    MDMBSNRN replied to NurseKrysten's topic in Critical Care

    When I moved to Tennessee, I accepted a position in a large (32 bed) medical/surgical intensive care unit in an approximately 700 bed hospital. I loved the unit, the acuity was high, and the staff...

  15. So, what's it like?

    MDMBSNRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in both teaching and non-teaching facilities. In fact, I just ended my job at one of the largest, and most prestigious, teaching hospitals in the country. What I found was that I had...

  16. The ICU and Fatigue

    MDMBSNRN replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I have a theory that it either gets better with time, or you get used to feeling so exhausted that it becomes your new normal. I'm not sure which end of the spectrum I'm at currently. I started my...

  17. Tristar Centennial Medical Center

    MDMBSNRN posted a topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I have an interview with Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN in a few weeks. I was wondering if anyone here had worked there in the past, or if you currently work there. If so, can...

  18. Central Line Question

    MDMBSNRN posted a topic in Critical Care

    I feel like this is a really stupid question, but I'm going to ask it anyway (because you never learn if you never ask, and I really want to understand this). While floating in ICU, I was recently...

  19. Tristar Centennial Medical Center

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I got the job in the MSICU at Centennial! I was called around two hours after the interview, and offered a night shift job, which I happily accepted. I was very impressed with the unit, and the...

  20. I Got the Job!

    MDMBSNRN posted a topic in Critical Care

    Last week, I travelled to Nashville, TN where I interviewed for a position in a 32 bed medical/surgical ICU. Approximately two hours following the conclusion of the interview, I got a call back, and...

  21. I Got the Job!

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Critical Care

    Twinsmom788, It's actually not Vanderbilt, although my room mate will be working as a new graduate nurse

  22. I Got the Job!

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Critical Care

    I have about 1.5 years of experience as a float nurse working ICU, ED, telemetry, pediatrics, oncology, and neuro. I also have experience in crisis and inpatient psych, so I'm not starting out as a...

  23. Central Line Question

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Critical Care

    Juan, I have also read that CVP measurement is not a highly reliable indicator of intravascular volume. Would it be safer to say that a PA line, and the numbers obtained from it, are better...

  24. Central Line Question

    MDMBSNRN replied to MDMBSNRN's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you for the great information! This was a right subclavian tripe lumen central venous catheter. I thought it was incredibly odd that the line wasn't in the right position for CVP measurement,...

  25. Just want some advice

    MDMBSNRN replied to brody31's topic in General Students

    First, I would say consider if you really want to be a nurse or not. Nursing school is hard for everyone, and is harder for some than others. It's a very stressful time, and it's incredibly time...