ACNPmomof2 BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP

ACNPmomof2 has 8 years experience as a BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP and specializes in critical care.

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1. ER to ICU-anyone do it?

   ACNPmomof2 replied to happyinillinois's topic in Critical

   Yes. The rural ER I worked at was more ICU -ish anyway as we shipped everything out. Our ICU was more of a step down. The ER experience made me great at re-assessments and knowing triage - and also handling several things at the same time. I am n...

2. Cardiac imaging registered nurse job - what exactly does this type of nurse do?

   ACNPmomof2 replied to Evolving_Nurse's topic in CCU

   I would imagine it was the cath lab or maybe the cardiac stress testing with the nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion studies.

3. Need some advice - am I that unreasonable?

   ACNPmomof2 replied to ACNPmomof2's topic in General Nursing

   Hey all, just wanted to give an update and thank you all for your input. I finished my NP program. I quit that joker place over last summer and I start as an ICU NP as soon as I pass boards Sanity is intact!!

4. Bullying at Work - What is your experience?

   ACNPmomof2 replied to compassionresearcher's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man I could tell you some stories!!! I'm not an "older" nurse but mid career. Orienting a new grad to the cath lab. Of course I didn't know anything and she knew everything. First time the patient went into vtach I thought she was going to pee her...

5. CCRN Advice

   ACNPmomof2 replied to ICUnurse0301's topic in Critical

   Hi there! I did Pass CCRN and passed the first time. I skimmed through the sections unfamiliar to me and focused on doing the questions over and over again. My advice is to just buckle down and memorize the hemodynamics :-) That's a hard one! You...

6. Resigned During Orientation - Advice Needed

   ACNPmomof2 replied to Bonnie007's topic in Critical

   Again, you are missing the point. You stated you are more aware of the expectations of other nurses but you do not agree with them. It is expected that you follow orders as prescribed. In the ICU, this is not something that can be taken lightly. As ...

7. Resigned During Orientation - Advice Needed

   ACNPmomof2 replied to Bonnie007's topic in Critical

   I agree with the others regarding the patient safety issue and levophed. There is a reason this patient was on a pressor. The continuous infusion of vasopressors is an expectation of the physician or advanced practice nurse. It is an expectation tha...

8. Big decision: what unit to transfer from after ICU. Help!

   ACNPmomof2 replied to BSN1234's topic in Critical

   You will learn no matter what floor/job you take. You just graduated this year. I went to a rural hospital straight out of nursing school and was thrown all over the place. BEST experience ever. I learned a lot about everything and it helped me bec...

9. Are the on-call requirements worth it for a job you love?

   ACNPmomof2 replied to emilyaRN's topic in Cardiac

   I worked cath lab for 3 years and I agree with the previous 2 posters. Talk to the nurses in the cath lab regarding call now. What are the management thought expectations vs. the actual reality? I took call 24 days a month. Yes...24 DAYS. I had no l...

10. Cath Lab RN Residency

    ACNPmomof2 replied to hilldy's topic in Cardiac

    I worked cath lab for 3 years and IMO it depends on your style as a nurse more than your experience. I had seasoned ICU nurses train under me who were terrible cath lab nurses and a brand new grad who trained for a LONG time who picked up things quic...

11. Don't think I can keep writing these papers!

    ACNPmomof2 replied to simvee's topic in NP Students

    Nursing theory is the WORST. I can't tell you how many glasses of wine I had to drink to get through that class. But you will get through it. And wine is your friend. You can pontify so much with a great bottle of wine. I just got through business a...

12. FNP in hospitalist or internist role?

    ACNPmomof2 replied to ashurtle's topic in Advanced

    My state is independent and we are not required to have a physician cosign orders. However, no one has any qualms about asking when help is needed. Great teamwork is the key.

13. FNP in hospitalist or internist role?

    ACNPmomof2 replied to ashurtle's topic in Advanced

    They were not practicing outside the scope based on state mandates. They both had extra training and there are requirements and competencies to be met in the ICU. At this point, it all depends where/how you obtain your training at least in my state...

14. FNP in hospitalist or internist role?

    ACNPmomof2 replied to ashurtle's topic in Advanced

    Both of my preceptors in the ICU were FNP. They were amazing. I graduate next week with my AGACNP.

15. University of South Alabama FNP Spring 2017

    ACNPmomof2 replied to NC-ED-RN's topic in NP Students

    Yosemite is just the name of the operating system. It may be different now, but I didn't have any issues at all when I kept my older operating system. I took 2 classes my first-third semester. Then I added the cardiovascular subspecialty - so my loa...