adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    Ever forgotten to feed a baby?

    adventure_rn replied to jennylee321's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    llg--I've heard of that literally happening to a baby on my last unit! The stuff nightmares are made of (along with someone ripping off a baby's ear while overzealously tearing off the tape from an...
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    Pediatric nursing right out of school?

    adventure_rn replied to ital91's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    A residency is just a fancy term for your new grad orientation (different places use different terms). I misspoke in my last paragraph--I meant to say that it would be easier to get a new grad...
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    Worried about the future of ICU nursing

    adventure_rn replied to Telenurse1990's topic in Critical Care

    I think that's where the super-competitive admissions comes in. I've known a few pretty disgruntled ICU nurses who have applied to CRNA school for years without getting accepted. I wonder if a lot of...
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    FNP to PA?

    adventure_rn replied to danceluver's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Stanford also has an 'accelerated' PA program for people with a background in healthcare (i.e. nurses). That said, I think they expect several years of experience, which wouldn't really apply in this...
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    Pediatric nursing right out of school?

    adventure_rn replied to ital91's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I don't think you'd lose your skills in peds. I work in peds intensive care, and I use all of the skills we learned while caring for adults in nursing school (and then some)--frequent wound care,...
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    Quit while on orientation

    adventure_rn replied to Throwaway11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Please just be aware that there is a possibility that you could be made 'ineligible for rehire,' which may mean that you would not be able to get a PRN job there in the future, either. It's just so...
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    job offer but not until December

    adventure_rn replied to direw0lf's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can still do it...... When I tended bar at the party hostel, I met tons of professionals (mostly male Australian attornies, for whatever reason) who just quit their jobs, cashed out their life...
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    Foreign Nurse with BS willing to work as a LPN

    adventure_rn replied to Gratefull's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm definitely not an expert, but I'm guessing you'd need a transcript and syllabi as evidence of your education to be eligible for LPN licensure, just like you'd need to them to to be eligible for RN...
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    Quit Job While Pregnant and Can't Get Hired

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

    Agreed. The OP said that she refused the opportunity to transfer to a different unit because she 'didn't want to leave her residents,' but then she quit and left her residents. It sounds as though the...
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    Exclusion List

    adventure_rn replied to Kitty300's topic in General Nursing

    I knew that facilities could be excluded from Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, but I had no idea that a person could be (especially non-providers like nurses who don't personally bill). Kitty: You...
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    Career Switch at 23

    adventure_rn replied to tessa.506's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I second everything BabyNP and Guy said. I'd also add that the NNP route is a very, very niche specialty. As the PPs mentioned, NNP students are required to have NICU nursing experience. Working as a...
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    Open Toe Shoes

    adventure_rn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    That's super annoying. I'd probably proceed through whatever 'corrective action' sequence you usually use for disciplinary issues. In nursing school, I volunteered in an ED with an older physician...
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    AMBU bag VS Neopuff

    adventure_rn replied to K.Alva's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Like Peak said, the ambu bag is a safety precaution in case your O2 flow (from either a tank or the wall) gets cut off. Without flow, the Neopuff won't work. In contrast, the ambu bag can 'work' by...
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    Vaccines for school

    adventure_rn replied to whistlebeats's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A girl in my nursing program wasn't able to get certain vaccines for a history of Guillain Barre syndrome; she was just required to have a doctor's note explaining why the vaccines were medically...
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    Quit while on orientation

    adventure_rn replied to Throwaway11's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree. At all of the facilities where I've worked, you were allowed to quit without giving notice during your 90 day probation period (in the same way that they were allowed to fire you without...
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    job offer but not until December

    adventure_rn replied to direw0lf's topic in First Year After Licensure

    During my gap between my first degree and nursing school, I volunteered as a bartender at a party hostel in South America in return for a free bed. Since my housing was covered, I was able to live on...
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    Georgia to Florida compact license?

    adventure_rn replied to Bel-AirBritt's topic in Travel

    Even if they are both compact, I'd recommend getting your FL license by endorsement ASAP. For some compact states, your 'multi-state' status is inactivated as soon as you permanently move out of...
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    Any American RN jobs that allow living abroad??

    adventure_rn replied to ICUEllis's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't spent time in Columbia, but I have lived in both Costa Rica and Peru. From what I gather, nursing wages in Latin America are quite low (think If your goal is to travel, I'd consider travel...
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    Transitioning to L&D

    adventure_rn replied to strokeRN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It seems like the vast majority of inpatient jobs will start you out on nights, regardless of specialty; you have to earn seniority in order to move on to days. When you train to a new specialty, some...
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    Birthing gowns

    adventure_rn replied to Bostonnurse06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your post made me curious, so I googled them. The only problem I can see is that a few of them (depending on the brand) don't have snap or tie sleeves like hospital gowns, which would make it...
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    Transitioning from adults to neonates

    adventure_rn replied to Jfrance3's topic in Critical Care

    I'd think that peds CVICU would be a great way to strengthen your critical care skills for CRNA. The kids are incredibly high-acuity and can be quite unstable (i.e. doing emergent open-heart surgery...
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    What nursing specialty has the best work life balance?

    adventure_rn replied to dianearc's topic in General Nursing

    One important point that hasn't been mentioned, since you're talking about switching jobs and employers: Keep in mind that your FMLA (and hence, maternity leave) won't go into effect until you've been...
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    Nursing/travel nursing in Seattle area

    adventure_rn replied to avers316's topic in Washington Nursing

    There are only two hospital systems in Seattle proper that do deliveries: University of Washington (with one campus in the U-district) and Swedish (with several campuses, including two delivery...
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    Working with Preceptors who Don't Want to Precept

    adventure_rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Let me preface this by saying that I have a great deal of respect and appreciation for preceptors. Having been a preceptor myself, I know that it can be a ton of work, and at times can feel like a...
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    Problems using a multi-state license in Florida!?

    adventure_rn replied to Kaiyas's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the NC 'multi-state license' status is only active when your permanent residence is in NC. In fact, the minute you change your permanent address in the NCBON system to an out-of-state address,...