adventure_rn MSN, NP

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    CVICU to something new

    adventure_rn replied to bhy7124's topic in General Nursing

    The answer depends, in part, on why you're leaving. You mention that you like cardiac. It would be helpful to know more about the things that you liked and the things that you didn't. There are so...
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    Mask allergy??

    adventure_rn replied to ducky2000's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah, we've been joking at work that 15 years from now, there will be ads on the TV for class action lawsuits saying, "Were you employed as an essential worker in the 2020 COVID pandemic? Have you...
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    Where do you stand on opening things up during the Pandemic?

    adventure_rn replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I think that we should begin to reopen, but we need to do so very thoughtfully and cautiously. The purpose of flattening the curve was never to decrease the total number of cases. Rather, it was to...
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    How do you do lab work on patients while maintaining social distancing?

    adventure_rn replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The idea of having to wear the shield itself for all patient interaction sounds miserable, especially for hours on end. It's great that they have adequate PPE and are acting to protect nurses, but I...
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    How do you do lab work on patients while maintaining social distancing?

    adventure_rn replied to A Hit With The Ladies's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That sounds absolutely
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    Jobs during NP school.

    adventure_rn replied to QuestionableTimes's topic in General Nursing

    I've known a handful of people in the same boat who have switched to PRN PACU and loved it. You still only have one patient, and compared to the ICU it's a little less hectic (you see the occasional...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    adventure_rn replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    LOL, the argument that nudists have been making for years. ? "It's tyranny because people are being fined or threatened with arrest for merely wanting to be in their nude, natural form in public."...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    adventure_rn replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I'm making popcorn, who else wants in?
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    NICU Temp Probes

    adventure_rn replied to baby_nurse19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just had a forum about this a month ago that might be useful: I wrote a pretty detailed response in that forum. The only thing I'd add is that you're always supposed to use reflective tape over the...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    adventure_rn replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I just saw an article that a security guard at a dollar store was shot and killed for enforcing a state-mandated masking policy. It's sickening. This was about as pre-meditated as it gets, and I think...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    adventure_rn replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That's my initial point, though. I want the economy to reopen. I want small businesses to stay afloat. However, in order to do so, it would be prudent for everybody to wear masks to protect one...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    adventure_rn replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah, I honestly think that the people who are most vulnerable are the people with 'essential,' often lower-paying jobs. They're the ones seeing hundreds of people a day, and they have even fewer...
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    Fear and Anxiety

    adventure_rn replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    ...over the well-being of our most vulnerable members of
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    ‼️New Grad Peds Cardiac ICU Nurse‼️

    adventure_rn replied to ForTheKids's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    It stinks, because there aren't a ton of peds nurses who are active on this site, and there are even fewer peds cardiac. I'm happy to answer questions if you think of
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    Fear and Anxiety

    adventure_rn replied to spark plug's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Apparently they've tried mandating masks as businesses reopened in some cities, and they've had to revoke the mandate because cashiers and restaurants hosts have been getting death threats (I.e....
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    ‼️New Grad Peds Cardiac ICU Nurse‼️

    adventure_rn replied to ForTheKids's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi there, Another poster has been asking a bunch of cardiac peds questions in different forums (general ICU, general cardiac, etc...) Anyway, I wrote a handful of responses about peds cardiac...
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    NGT policies about days until removal for Neonates

    adventure_rn replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think that the length of use has a lot to do with manufacturer recommendations. Most are designed to be used for 24 hours or 30 days. Tubes are removed after the period of time recommended by the...
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    Bagging ETT

    adventure_rn replied to stacylethani's topic in Critical Care

    @stacylethani, I don't know if you've had a chance to look over the link I posted regarding the basics of blood mixing in cardiac defects. If you understand that core peds cardiac concept, I may be...
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    Tell me your experience as a PNP

    adventure_rn replied to Nurse.Kelsey's topic in Advanced Practice

    Was there any particular reason you got the dual certification? It seems like kind of a hassle, both to complete and to maintain. Still, there's something pretty appealing about being able to work in...
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    How can a tele RN get into the nicu?

    adventure_rn replied to star11's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Have you considered applying to peds or mom/baby jobs? That would give you experience which is more pertinent to NICU, and could make you a more competitive NICU applicant once you gain some...
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    Why In today’s society do nurses still have to pay for our RN license renewals

    adventure_rn replied to Kymmylala's topic in General Nursing

    That's part of the flip side for working in CA. As with anything in CA, it's more expensive, but the trade-off is a relatively higher salary compared to the rest of the country. When you pay your...
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    Should factories continue making ventilators?

    adventure_rn replied to Floor_Nurse's topic in Disaster Preparation

    It seems like it's less important now that we've flattened the curve. The whole point of flattening the curve isn't to decrease the total number of cases; rather, it's to spread out the cases over a...
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    Anyone else seeing a decline in elderly in LTC during quarantine?

    adventure_rn replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I hear your concerns, but I think the argument is that it’s better that they’re lonely than dead. Once an outbreak starts to spread through a facility with communal living (LTC, prisons, etc) it...
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    Sainthood for going to NYC

    adventure_rn replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Because they aren’t offering $5,000 a week. All the more evidence that it isn’t as *altruistic* as
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    Dilute Negative Drug Test

    adventure_rn replied to Alyssa's topic in General Nursing

    I'd recommend that you try to test first thing in the morning; if at all possible, do not pee after you wake up in the morning (avoid drinking any water, either) and just go straight to the testing...