adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    CAN NEONATAL/NICU NURSES WORK OUTPATIENT??(CLINIC, DOCTOR'S OFFICE,ECT...)

    adventure_rn replied to MareBear112's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    For most of your questions, I'd recommend browsing back through the NICU forums, as many of these questions have been covered quite often and in great detail. As for the question regarding practice...
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    NICU Brain ideas

    adventure_rn replied to kmoenck's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd wait until you get there. Most NICUs have their own brains and/or systems for giving report. If anything, I'd write your preceptor to see if they can email you a copy in advance (or maybe take a...
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    PhD or DNP to become Faculty?

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Hi all! I know that similar topics have been asked on this forum, but I'd love to get some input on my specific situation. I'm a BSN-prepared nurse with ~5 years of NICU/PICU experience. Long-term,...
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    Abroad Nursing Volunteer

    adventure_rn replied to Tee10's topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm late to the party, but I've heard great things about Mercy
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    OK, one more time...Masters in Education???

    adventure_rn replied to Calbrunette's topic in General Nursing

    I'd read through the CNS forums. There are several very experienced CNSs on this site (including some AllNurses guides/admins) who highly, vocally recommend not getting a CNS for several reasons which...
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    Working as a peds nurse pregnant?

    adventure_rn replied to 2015Kayla's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Lol, slightly off-topic (inpatient), but I just thought of you guys at work a few days ago! We were pulling an IJ on our post-op four-year-old. When you remove an IJ, the kid has to stay perfectly...
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    Cook Childrens Winter Plan 2019

    adventure_rn replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    You might get more traffic in the Texas forum. I just googled it out of curiosity, and several of the jobs cite that you have to have at least two years of peds or ICU/ed experience. There's a real...
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    Your Favorite Nursing "Hack"

    adventure_rn replied to canadianedmurse's topic in General Nursing

    I just thought of two more hacks that are helpful for patients with a ton of lines (i.e. ICU patients). The first is related to line-wrangling. If I've got lines that are tugging or falling off the...
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    Your Favorite Nursing "Hack"

    adventure_rn replied to canadianedmurse's topic in General Nursing

    Double gloving when going into isolation, especially if I'll be doing something messy like cleaning up stool or emesis. It's such a hassle to take off your gloves once they become visibly soiled, then...
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    Psychiatry question - Must I provide Therapy too?

    adventure_rn replied to PMHNP Man's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Lol, off topic, but this is reminding me so much of my own experience seeing a psychiatrist several years ago. This guy clearly fancied himself a therapist even though he was surprisingly terrible at...
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    Is this a sentinel event?

    adventure_rn replied to ZSimzNeuroNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know much about neuro, but I feel like this isn't a sentinel event because, by definition, a sentinel event results in death or seriously bodily injury. If the patient had died or profoundly...
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    Ineffective Compressions

    adventure_rn replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Davey I really want a one of your famous illustrations, but I feel like your account might get banned.
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    Ineffective Compressions

    adventure_rn replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ooh, I love this topic (we've done a ton of QI projects about this in my unit). During our compressions, as we cycle through 'compressors,' the job of the person who isn't actively compressing is to...
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    Patients of gun violence vs others

    adventure_rn replied to vetpharmtech's topic in General Nursing

    I do wonder, though, if this statement is true of the majority of gun violence victims. Prior to nursing school I worked in an inner city ED in a rough part of town. Nearly all of our shootings were...
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    CRNA vs. Dental Anesthesiologist. Can CRNA's work in dental offices?

    adventure_rn replied to Jake355's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    People may be a little skeptical because it sounds from your posts (including you prior forums) like you have little interest in nursing, but rather in making as much money as you can. I'm not a CRNA,...
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    Help with Staffing Incentives?

    adventure_rn replied to tfloyd's topic in General Nursing

    Where I've worked, we've done this in 4-week increments with a lump sum bonus (i.e. you make OT pay throughout the shift, plus a $1,000 bonus for completing the contract). I agree that money is a...
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    looking to relocate

    adventure_rn replied to PedsnurseL's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Highly, highly, highly advise against moving before you get a job offer. The logistics are ridiculously complicated. You don't want to sign a year-long lease (and may not even be eligible for one...
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    Useless Shift Report Information

    adventure_rn replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Man, sounds like I'm in the minority--I love a thorough report, both giving and receiving. My pet peeve is actually people rushing through reports and skipping info that isn't necessarily crucial but...
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    Innumeracy

    adventure_rn replied to Oldmahubbard's topic in General Nursing

    Tangentially related, but I once had a teenage patient who was very particular (on the spectrum) and insisted that each of his 15+ meds be cut up into 1/4s or 1/8s (if we could physically make them...
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    Nursing job is making me sick ?

    adventure_rn replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    From the initial post I got the sense that the OP is an LPN, and therefore might be a bit more limited in practice settings than an
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    Change in speciality

    adventure_rn replied to red2003xlt's topic in General Specialties

    I'm confused--are you trying to ask questions for the sake of asking questions because you didn't have any prepared for the interview? If so, resist the urge. During the interview was probably the...
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    ACNP vs CRNA

    adventure_rn replied to Flightmed123's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    That is a fascinating idea, though. I'd never thought about it until this forum, but there's a surprising degree of overlap between the role of the PICU NPs I work with and CRNAs. They intubate and...
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    Transplant ICU experience to WHNP/CMN?

    adventure_rn replied to eve14815's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Like Hoosier said, it's best to have at least a year on your current unit before you look to change jobs (even better if you can make it a full year post-orientation, which your managers may...
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    Nursing job is making me sick ?

    adventure_rn replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I know it's easier said than done, but don't feel guilty. You need to do what's best for you. Simply the fact that they terminate people on the spot without honoring notice tells me that the company...
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    What is it like to work in a good hospital?

    adventure_rn replied to Green Tea, RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's definitely a myth. All hospitals have a constant degree of nursing turnover for all kinds of reasons--people move, they go to NP/CRNA school, they drop down their FTE to spend time with their...