adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    Pathways to Neonatal Nurse Practitioner/ Neonatal Critical Care

    adventure_rn replied to amc510's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have to agree with Guy on this one! The reason such programs don't exist is because it would be very difficult to become a solid new grad NNP without NICU experience. No amount of formal education can...
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    What's it like in maternity clinicals?

    adventure_rn replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Students

    I don't know about full moons, but in the Southeast we used to see a lot of hurricane babies. Something about the barometric pressure changes... Do Hurricanes Really Make Pregnant Women Go Into...
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    Neonatal X-Ray Interpretation

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The NCC (the NICU certification body) just published a textbook on this precise topic, and I thought I'd share in case anybody else is interested: Neonatal Imaging — National Certification...
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    How does your unit incentivize obtaining your NICU certification (RNC-NIC)?

    adventure_rn replied to jdubs99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I forgot to add that my current unit pays for our about 30 staff to attend an annual RNC certification review course, with a condition that participants will earn their RNC within a year of taking the...
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    How does your unit incentivize obtaining your NICU certification (RNC-NIC)?

    adventure_rn replied to jdubs99's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Last job (non-union): Incentive was $1000/year bonus for 0.9 FTE. Everyone was eligible for $300/year toward professional development (including exam fees, CEUs). Current job (union): Incentive is...
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    Cdiff odor?

    adventure_rn replied to rubensa's topic in General Nursing

    Is it terrible that I really want to smell it now? As a NICU nurse I've never actually smelled it, and I'm feeling a little left out. Recognizing *the smell* is like a nursing rite of
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    SF Bay Area New Grad

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

    Do you absolutely have to move to SF? If you search through the CA forum, you'll see that the CA new grad job market (and the CA job market in general) is notoriously brutal. I started my first job in...
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    Wacky Nursing Dreams

    adventure_rn posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    We've all got 'em, right? My most ridiculous relates to something I call the 'baby escape vest.' In NICU, we stock adult-sized vests that have several pockets; in case of emergency evacuation, we are...
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    12 Month ADN Program-No Bachelors or Waitlist

    adventure_rn replied to AspiringNurseP's topic in General Students

    Given your background and goals, perhaps PA school would be a better alternative? If you aren't interested in working as a bedside nurse and prefer to go straight into advanced practice, PA might be...
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    Working Holidays? 5 Ways to Make It Work for You

    adventure_rn replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that! Glad to know I'm not the only one who occasionally enjoys working holidays. Maybe it's because I'm single without family nearby, but I enjoy spending the holidays goofing around with my...
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    New Background Checks in Colorado ?

    adventure_rn replied to cindyfox's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Did they ask at any point if you had a criminal history? If so (which frankly I'd be shocked if they didn't) and you omitted that info, it is very likely that your license will be revoked if they find...
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    Wacky Nursing Dreams

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've recently begun having a recurring dream in which my coworkers and I are all attending NICU summer camp, and our permanent charge nurses are the camp counselors. In my last dream, one of my...
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    CDC now banned from using "evidence based" and other words per White House

    adventure_rn replied to babyNP.'s topic in Nursing News

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    ICU Nurse Activity Trackers

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

    I've worked in a NICU unit that used them. Apparently one of the parents had complained that "nobody checked on the baby all night," and so the idea was to "prove to families" that nurses actually...
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    Starting NICU, stay ICU PRN?

    adventure_rn replied to OnTheSearch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Lol, don't mind Guy. He's just teasing, but he makes us laugh so we love him. In all seriousness, I think it's an awesome idea to keep your adult job PRN if you're up for it. I work with several...
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    Light Duty in Cath Lab?

    adventure_rn replied to pcapups's topic in Cardiac

    I'd be worried about what a mess you may have on your hands if a patient safety issue occurs as a result. For instance, what would happen if a patient were coding and you had to do compressions? What...
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    New RN fresh off orientation

    adventure_rn replied to registerednurse17's topic in General Nursing

    Browsing around the internet, I also just found this series of podcasts (also by Kati Kleber). Again, I haven't actually listened to them, but they are free and immediately available. Maybe worth a...
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    New RN fresh off orientation

    adventure_rn replied to registerednurse17's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't read it, but I've heard good things about "Becoming Nursey" by Kati Kleber (who runs the blog Nurse Eyeroll). Mayhaps a good Christmas gift. :) Becoming Nursey: From Code Blues to Code...
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    Looking to leave the NICU

    adventure_rn replied to sfk26's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you have any children's hospitals in your area? You may have an easier time breaking into a 'peds PACU' or 'peds OR' since you technically have experience in pediatrics. With that experience, it...
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    residency for associates nurse

    adventure_rn replied to yellowflower35's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that the 'residency' term is misleading. All it really means is a prolonged 'new grad' orientation, regardless of where you work. It's all semantics. For instance, I might work at a hospital...
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    Has anyone here done ultrasound or thought about it?

    adventure_rn replied to bluestar776's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't worked in U/S, but I did work as a tech assistant in a large radiology practice during nursing school. The biggest concern that I heard from the techs (U/S, x-ray, CT, MR, etc.) is that they...
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    What’s in your bag/what should I have as a newbie?

    adventure_rn replied to OrganizedChaos's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of great suggestions. Two things that haven't been mentioned, which I absolutely love: Reusable Blank Plastic Badge Cards (Etsy): Blank Plastic Make Your Own Badge Card Horizontal for Nurse...
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    Umbilical Cord Cutting

    adventure_rn replied to Nursenotslave's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Like you said, no harm no foul. All nurses make mistakes (especially when you're new); the lucky ones make mistakes which don't result in harm to the patient. This experience has made you a better...
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    Smallest gauge for blood draw?

    adventure_rn replied to KLouHerout's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, this pediatric gauge size has really gotten me thinking.... Perhaps it depends on how much pressure you are using to withdraw the blood. For instance, we use 25g (or even 27g) needles in...
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    Oh how the (NICU) times have changed

    adventure_rn posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi all! I'm still in the infancy stages of my NICU career (pun intended ), but I've had a blast hearing my seasoned coworkers' stories about NICU 'back in the day' (as early as the 60s and 70s). If...