RNtoACGNP

Are you a nurse? Nursing student? And as far as FNP's there really isn't more opportunities for them compared others, the field is saturated with FNP's and FNP students. Acute care NP's can work any setting besides with children, but you can always g...

Not at all, I work acute care. - tele, onco and medsurge and worked night shift for lots of years.

You don't have to explain yourself to anybody here, anyone who works acute care and/or tele knows very well how common middle of the night vitals are. It's a valid concern you have, unfortunately some hospitalists are too new or too grumpy to be of m...

Hence you've never worked acute. It is VERY standard to do VS q4 on tele or any patient that needs close monitoring. I've never worked on a unit that does not take vital signs at least once through the night (unless pt refuses, whereas you'd document...

I have to disagree with PP about that blood pressure not being treated aggressively. Every hospital/unit I've ever worked would say that leaving a SBP 180 untreated is unacceptable. It leaves the patient at high risk of stroke and acute renal impairm...

I think it's beneficial to have experience before hand but I see this going on a lot. I would find an RN job asap, and yes you can definitely work while in the program, and yes tell your employer.

Your very welcome!

Hi Dee! I have precepted a handful of nurses with 3+ years experience as a nurse but only in long term care. They experience a lot of frustration coming to acute care thinking that since they've been a nurse so long it'll be easy, little do they know...

I would anticipate 6-8 months of intense learning before you begin to feel comfortable. After about a year you should feel somewhat confident, of course timelines are different for each person though. Just soak up everything that's thrown at you, ask...

Thank you nurse turbo!

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I believe that post is VERY much realistic and finding your passion in nursing (or, in life in general) is what promotes a happy fulfilled life. You should not hate going to work as so many of our nursing colleagues do. I have been a nurse 4.5 years ...

That is absolutely unacceptable. Are you being paid at a nurses rate or CNA's? I have never heard of this actually happening. I've never worked LTC but at an acute care hospital we would staff extra nurses in place of being short a CNA, so ultimately...

Not sure why the above responder has to be a negative Nancy, you are asking honest questions that should elicit some interesting responses from nurses everywhere! I will answer a couple for you. I believe in 2025 nursing will become even more techno...

Unfortunately most of the time you cannot please them unless the nurse is sitting by a clock with a syringe of dilaudid in her hand. Which is impossible because there's a good chance the nurse has multiple pain management patients who all expect the ...

I've worked in places like that... They are NOT all that way I promise!!

Congratulations and welcome to the world of nursing! I passed my NCLEX after 76 questions, in 2011 I walked out of that exam center in tears thinking I failed, it was torturous! I prepared by doing zillions of practice questions and reading the ratio...

I agree with commuter, your current position sounds like a dream job that you love- I would not trade that for extra pay because that extra pay may not be worth it! What's money if you have no time to enjoy it

The current position you hold, there's no chance for promotion?

Lots of practice questions!! When I studied for my Nclex I set out about 3 weeks of studying, I didn't do much actual "studying" I just did 100's of practice questions and I made sure to always read the rationale, and that was a great way to learn an...