adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    CA bvnpt processing time

    adventure_rn replied to Rerat59's topic in General Nursing

    Oh California--their Board of Nursing is notoriously slow and unresponsive. As an FYI, one AN poster called them a couple of weeks ago and said she waited on hold for literally an hour and a half just...
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    Retired nurses help me please!

    adventure_rn replied to nursebeckymaybaby's topic in Retired Nurses

    Not sure if you're still working on this, but if this is a major school project (i.e. dissertation level), perhaps you could ask a nursing organization to send out questionnaires for you. I know that...
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    I am going to be moving to another city in a couple of months, how do I find a new job

    adventure_rn replied to Kris10amanda's topic in General Nursing

    Do you absolutely have to move out on a set date in August? It will be much easier to plan the move around the timing of the job offer than vice versa. I'm a huge advocate for waiting to move until...
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    Resigning well?

    adventure_rn replied to Godsgirl73's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    It sounds like the right move, and that you have thought through every aspect of your approach very well. The only thing I'd add is that you should mentally prepare yourself in case your managers...
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    Children CEU for Med/Surg RN

    adventure_rn replied to jeskarwr's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sufficient for what? What are they for? Your licensing board? An NP program? Maintaining a certification? The governing body that requires the CEUs will determine if they are sufficient. For...
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    Posting picture on social media

    adventure_rn replied to gennn19's topic in General Students

    I definitely wouldn't cover it with an emoji, that could definitely be construed as disrespectful. A few years ago, four nursing students were expelled for posting a Facebook picture posing next to a...
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    Dismissal advice

    adventure_rn replied to yakkk's topic in General Students

    I am kind of surprised that they wouldn't allow you to view the test and answer sheet again, even in a supervised setting; we used scantron devices, and on a handful of occasions if you changed your...
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    Certifications must haves

    adventure_rn replied to M_fisk's topic in General Nursing

    As others have said, certifications tend to fall into two categories: those which teach you a skill that you can put into practice right away (i.e. BLS, PALS, ACLS), and those which demonstrate...
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    Accidental Pregnancy Update

    adventure_rn replied to m2038's topic in General Students

    Your story reminds me so much of Shawn Johnson (the Olympic gymnast) and her husband, who posted a video on their Youtube channel about their experience going through an unexpected pregnancy and...
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    Pro Life Beliefs and Nursing

    adventure_rn replied to Tuzla99's topic in General Nursing

    YES to Ruby's comment! Working in NICU has given me some really interesting thoughts on abortion, both from a pro-life and a pro-choice perspective. It's fascinating stuff, but I don't want to derail...
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    Nurses' Week - Upended.

    adventure_rn replied to evilolive07's topic in General Nursing

    Just saw your post, Wheels!! Thank you! As a nurse, this type of patient recognition means so much more to me than a silly hospital-branded token. Working at the bedside, it's rare that we get...
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    Nurses' Week - Upended.

    adventure_rn replied to evilolive07's topic in General Nursing

    Lol, I can't help but roll my eyes at our gift last year. Our union had negotiated that we were allowed to take naps in the breakroom during our lunch break, and we kept getting stern emails from...
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    Nursing Schools declined 56,000 qualified applicants in 2017

    adventure_rn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    One of the trends I've seen at a handful of my local universities is increasing the minimum educational requirements for faculty. When I attended my BSN program (ranked at the time as one of the top...
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    BSN/Pre-Med

    adventure_rn replied to Verlina's topic in General Nursing

    I have a BSN, and prior to nursing had completed my med school pre-reqs. Every once in a blue moon I think about going to med school, and then I realize that for me it would be entirely crazy. Med...
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    Repeat Education?!

    adventure_rn replied to nursingstudent_12kp's topic in General Students

    I think that the idea makes sense for the reasons that everybody else has said (learning the material, minimizing the gap between graduation and employment, etc). I just wonder if you'll have trouble...
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    FOMO & anxiety. Need advise.

    adventure_rn replied to Octobermyfav's topic in General Nursing

    Deactivating my FB is one of the best choices I ever made. It's been about 5 years, and I rarely miss it. I found that I really didn't have many meaningful social interactions on it anyway; rather, I...
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    My all-nursing unit is considering hiring PCTs, looking for advice.

    adventure_rn replied to sam95UAB's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Not really answering your question, but it seems as though the transition from no PCTs to using PCTs would be challenging. There's so much collaboration, delegation, and teamwork that goes into...
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    Resume - Applying out of state but not relocating??

    adventure_rn replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    When applying for jobs, using an address from a different state is a non-issue; people apply to jobs from out-of-state all of the time, sometimes from thousands of miles and several states away....
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    Hero Nurse Performed CPR to Dying Woman as Southwest Flight Made Emergency Landing

    adventure_rn replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Nursing News

    So many heroes on that flight: Peggy Phillips who had to take off her own O2 mask to perform CPR, Tammy Jo Shults the amazing pilot who safey landed the plane, Andrew Needum the firefighter/paramedic...
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    New qualified nurse. Legs and KILLING me

    adventure_rn replied to SallyRi's topic in General Nursing

    I'd recommend using knee-high, good-quality compression socks with at least 15-20 mmHg of compression; I use these cotton, cushioned ones by Sigvaris Sigvaris 142C Delilah Women Cushioned Cotton Socks...
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    Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    adventure_rn replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Um, the first rule of fight club is you don't talk about fight club!!
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    Don't know if I'm prepared enough to be a PCNA

    adventure_rn replied to Clucey's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it varies by state, but I believe in most states you need to pass a program and/or exam and become certified by the state to work as an NA. A handful of hospitals and facilities will train...
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    Do you wear open toed shoes as an NP?

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

    Lol, I used to volunteer in an ED where one of the old-school MDs would wear black Teva sandals with black dress socks every shift (as though he thought we couldn't see through is *sophisticated*...
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    Travel Nursing to London and/or Africa

    adventure_rn replied to newrn93's topic in International Nursing

    I know a handful of people who travel nurse for 6 months out of the year, then travel internationally for 6 months out of the year. Not only do they make a fair amount of money travel nursing to pay...
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    Pediatric Stethoscopes

    adventure_rn posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi, all! I'm making the jump from NICU to Peds Cardiac ICU, and hoping for some advice. In the NICU, I've only ever used patient-specific Littmann Classic II Infant scopes provided by the unit. In the...