adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    New Grad Employment Contracts

    adventure_rn replied to nursewifie's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, I don't think you'd be doing yourself any favors by taking a new grad job for just six months (even if you weren't locked into a contract). First of all, it will royally tick off your...
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    Dating a former patient

    adventure_rn replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    Or if you broke up and he were to be readmitted! Bad news for all parties, especially the patient! (Now I'm just speaking in hypotheticals, no wishing any ill will on the
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    Dating a former patient

    adventure_rn replied to sarahg88's topic in General Nursing

    For better or worse, the responses that you're getting from this forum will likely be similar to the responses you'll get from your coworkers and employer. As others have expressed, your...
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    Recommended NICUs?

    adventure_rn replied to adventure_rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    A friend of mine started as a new grad in the Vandy NICU, and it sounds like it was an amazing learning experience for her. I'm glad you mentioned that, I may reach out to her. It sounds like Randall...
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    Skin care in the NICU

    adventure_rn replied to Pajefferson16's topic in NICU, Neonatal

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    Skin care in the NICU

    adventure_rn replied to Pajefferson16's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Lol, every time I've done this (always prone), the babies look up at me with an expression like "What the heck are you doing to me?" I've also learned the hard way that you have to use chux pads to...
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    Skin care in the NICU

    adventure_rn replied to Pajefferson16's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've worked on a few different units, and the unit with the best perineal outcomes used the following: 1) All kids get cream of some kind with every single diaper (default was A&D/vaseline for...
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    L&D RN w/ Herpes - Embarrassed

    adventure_rn replied to Kr_nurse09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm so sorry, that sounds like a stressful experience. I've been surprised by how snarky NICU nurses can be about it--it affects 30% of young adults, so whenever I hear people making a scene I think...
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    Cleaning Scrubs. Need a consensus.

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

    This may be too much effort, but I air dry all of my scrubs. I just pop them on hangers and hang them from my shower curtain rod. Because the material is synthetic, they dry very quickly within a...
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    Travelling around the world while having a full time job

    adventure_rn replied to das729's topic in Nursing Career

    Can you become a travel nurse? Being a traveler would allow you to take contracts that work for your schedule, then travel internationally in between. You would be able to set your schedule for the...
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    PICU to NICU

    adventure_rn replied to nycnurse24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I've known several nurses who came to the NICU from PICU. I don't have personal experience, but from what I understand PICU to NICU is actually an easier transition than NICU to PICU. You have a lot...
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    Gaining NICU Experience

    adventure_rn replied to TiciaMarie48's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Probably the former. In the latter option, even if you are selected to train to a higher level NICU they'd probably cross-train you to float, in which case you'd probably be taking 'Level II'...
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    Let's vent about the good

    adventure_rn replied to Emm_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not sure if it's my favorite, but I had a recent cheerful moment. We had a term NAS kid, over a month old, living on the unit, and mom was unable to visit. He practically lived in the arms of the...
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    Want to work as an NP-Help

    adventure_rn replied to NPUMD2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The only thing I can think of is to get an additional post-masters certification, like an FNP, to get some additional current clinical hours. It also seems like you'd need to work full-time in that...
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    You've Got To Be Kidding Me

    adventure_rn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Honestly, if a patient said that to me, I don't know what I'd
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    Wanting to go to level IV from level III NICU

    adventure_rn replied to mslema's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I had a similar experience. Most of the places I considered were just excited that they wouldn't have to train a new to specialty nurse about basic newborn assessment from scratch. Perhaps you could...
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    ACPNP or FNP

    adventure_rn replied to MarkPICU's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    On the flip side, I've seen some posts where a new NP couldn't get jobs because they were too specialized (i.e. acute care NP vs. primary care NP vs. FNP). For instance, in the region where I went to...
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    Have you or anyone you know ever sued for not having a lunch break?

    adventure_rn replied to YoutubeTheNP's topic in General Nursing

    Never personally seen it as a lawsuit, but I have seen it as bargaining chip in union hospitals (i.e. the union threatening to take legal action). The union hospitals where I've worked have enforced...
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    You've Got To Be Kidding Me

    adventure_rn replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep, it's LGBTQ awareness. It may not be super-prevalent in the LTC-age generation (depending on where you live), but I really like it. If you have a transgender or gender neutral/ambiguous patient,...
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    Do you ever feel like you 'settled' for being an APNP instead of an MD?

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

    I'm not an NP, but I was all set to apply to med school before I decided that nursing was a better fit. Nowadays, sometimes I see new residents and think "Those poor suckers. By the time they're an...
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    What makes your job meaningful?

    adventure_rn replied to chillinlikeavillain's topic in General Nursing

    NICU specific, but.... Caring for a baby who is sick as snot one week, then the next week walking them out the door as a happy, healthy newborn. Celebrating little 'normal baby' milestones with...
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    Is it ok to take Verbal Chemo Orders

    adventure_rn replied to monalunaxo's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That sounds like a sentinel event waiting to happen, especially since chemo has such a narrow therapeutic index. Even if it isn't officially against your facilities policy, it probably ought to
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    The future of neonatal nursing...

    adventure_rn replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So mimicking the passive circulation that the fetus experiences in utero? The biomechanics of how that would actually work are way over my head, but it's an awesome concept. I was thinking the same...
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    The future of neonatal nursing...

    adventure_rn replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a copy of that article hanging up in our break room. It's a pretty wild concept. I wonder if the researchers will have trouble convincing parents to consent to the treatment, except in the...
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    NICU RN to FNP?

    adventure_rn replied to jlb_rn16's topic in Nursing Career

    To play the devil's advocate, I have a friend who just started at an outpatient general peds clinic as a new grad PNP. To accomplish all of the work she needs to get done (including staying late to...