adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    fatFIRE and Nursing?

    adventure_rn replied to futur0_nurs's topic in General Nursing

    That's the thing I've never understood about the FIRE concept--if the goal is to live extremely frugally both before and after retirement so you can retire early, how exactly are you spending all of...
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    NICU vs. Peds ED

    adventure_rn replied to GoldenIslandGirl's topic in General Specialties

    Hmm, they are vastly different nursing 'styles,' so it will probably depend most on what you actually like to do. In the ED you see new people and diagnoses every day and don't know what you're going...
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    Teaching students to write in APA format

    adventure_rn replied to Sam_Rabbit's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    D*mn, it's heating up in the citation management forums ?. In all seriousness, though, I think that programs should briefly touch on APA and then recommend citation managers and trusted...
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    Dos and Don'ts of a Cover Letter

    adventure_rn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nursing Career

    All great advice. I've run into a handful of scenarios at huge hospital networks where I'm not sure exactly who will be reading my cover letter (HR, a specific manager, a hiring committee), and...
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    Looking to Shadow a psych NP

    adventure_rn replied to JZ1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Given the sensitive nature of mental health care, I doubt you'll be able to find someone who will let you shadow them since it would likely put the patient in an uncomfortable position. You'd probably...
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    Would I be able to get a contract at a facility I was terminated from?

    adventure_rn replied to ThatBLURN's topic in Travel

    I'm sorry you've gone through all of that. Another consideration is--did you ever find a new job after the one you described? The travel nurse vetting process can be a bit intense. Many hospitals...
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    NRP for postpartum/couplet care nurses?

    adventure_rn replied to CantonRN'16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yikes, that's concerning. Hope all of the nurseries have code bells
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    I Did Not Feel Like A Hero

    adventure_rn replied to Brooke Schmidt's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I have really struggled with this feeling after codes. In my head, I know that I helped save someone's life, which is theoretically pretty "heroic," but I never felt like it. Usually I was having a...
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    RN SALARY

    adventure_rn replied to futurenursefl's topic in General Specialties

    No matter where you work, you'll start out with an hourly base pay and then make an hourly bonus (called a shift differential or shift diff) on top for working nights, weekends or both. This is almost...
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    Hospitals charging nurses $100/month for parking?

    adventure_rn replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Nursing

    LOL, also on the day that I learned about these insane fees (my first day of hospital orientation), I came back to the parking garage to find my car parked in on both sides, with the cars on each side...
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    Hospitals charging nurses $100/month for parking?

    adventure_rn replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed, the first time I saw a parking fee like that, I felt pretty insulted (especially because I asked about the parking fees several times during my interviews with HR and they were really cagey...
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    Natural "Medicine"?

    adventure_rn replied to Allison Minor-Green's topic in General Nursing

    THIS! Complementary and alternative medicine may have a place in health and wellness, but a lot of essential oil sellers wildly overstate the benefits of their product in treating and managing...
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    Nurse Giving Conscious Sedation Without Licensed MD Order

    adventure_rn replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Umm...not to mention that there should be no need for conscious sedation at this time because the provider shouldn't be performing any procedures without an active license... So many red
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    Fun Shoes (for a Boring Uniform)

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    @vampiregirl I have heard great things about Alegria's, but I've just had such a bad experience with Dansko's that it's made me wary of them. I think the reason that I disliked Dansko's so much wasn't...
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    Fun Shoes (for a Boring Uniform)

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Those are awesome, thank you for
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    Dual Specialty

    adventure_rn replied to Michelle2026's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Just to follow-up on my above comment, if you want to get experience working with high-risk pregnancies, you could try to get a job in Antepartum--that's the unit in the hospital where women with...
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    Dual Specialty

    adventure_rn replied to Michelle2026's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not an NP, but I do have a lot of experience in NICU, so I can take a stab at it. If you'd like to do MFM, NNP probably isn't the way to go about it. NNPs care for babies pretty much...
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    License Renewal

    adventure_rn replied to Sara Anderson's topic in General Nursing

    ...This also means that the during time you've been working in OK since leaving TX (at which time your compact license reverted to a single-state status), you may have been practicing in OK without an...
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    Do Any Hospitals Hire New Grads For Nicu?

    adventure_rn replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    @Coffee Nurse makes a lot of really good points. Part of what makes nursing so amazing is that there are dozens of different specialties with millions of different jobs you can do. The trick is, it's...
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    Can you back out of an offer later?

    adventure_rn replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in Nursing Career

    You can (I did as a new grad because a better opportunity came along), but just be aware that you may potentially be burning a bridge with working for that hospital system again. Usually it's not a...
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    New Grad Nurse Pay Atlanta, Georgia

    adventure_rn replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sounds pretty standard for a new grad. Honestly, in just about any hospital setting, it's very unlikely that you'll be able to negotiate a higher salary; they usually have pretty firm 'steps'...
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    Do Any Hospitals Hire New Grads For Nicu?

    adventure_rn replied to Hopefulstudent333's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It seems very bizarre that you're in a direct entry NNP program? Is it a reputable program? The 'residency' in and of itself isn't the busiest part of your first year as a new grad--it's being a...
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    Negative Feedback Loop

    adventure_rn replied to dumbnurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    As with bedside nursing, maybe schools will finally reach a point where they realize that they need to pay their educators better? I get that some schools are more financially well-off than...
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    Offensive Raise Structure

    adventure_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    This one is a doozy. A nationally renowned hospital recently announced a market-based adjustment for nursing salaries. The problem is that there is a huge disparity in the size of the raises based on...
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    Offensive Raise Structure

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Of note, this hospital system does have a pension plan, where the pension is calculated based on your years of service and your salary in your last few years, so I'm guessing that has a lot to do with...