WestCoastSunRN MSN, CNS

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    I just got hired in a plastic surgery clinic. Are these red flags?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Puppylover0213's topic in General Nursing

    Don't have anything to add. Just want to say this and the post right before it gives a very thoughtful (different) perspective to think about. I also think @LibraNurse27 articulated it beautifully...
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    Working and Clinicals

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Toast&Butters's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work part-time. It's absolutely grueling. There's no way I could do full-time (I have a family). I'm almost done. Like someone said, you can make it work, but it's been super hard --- and quite...
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    "My Nurse"

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Appleofmyeye's topic in General Nursing

    Am I the only nurse here who refers to the physicians I work with as "my docs"? I have only heard "my docs" refer to any of our team as 'my nurse" on a couple of occasions where one of us was being...
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    New nurse, how incompetent am I really?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to NewnightRN's topic in General Nursing

    The first question I have is, what are you doing being a sitter for a patient while you are in residency? Residency is about education and building competency -- a time of intense study and...
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    Torn between job offers

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Alararn89's topic in General Nursing

    what ^^ she said! No advice, just -- wow -- how super it is to have two great jobs to choose from. The pro/con list and a talk with your hubby will probably help it become
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    Advice on new job location

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Coffeenurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes (many times, actually) you have to move to an new organization in order to advance in the way you want to advance. The closer-to-home, free parking, non-rotating shifts are not small things...
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    Breakdown at work

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a tough situation and it's really hard to have so much responsibility when you are struggling with high anxiety. I believe you can get help for this and it sounds like you are doing the right...
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    Career options for MSN?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to prenursing359's topic in General Nursing

    I second Rose Queen's thoughts/advice. I like to think of this in terms of Benner's Novice to Expert framework -- it takes a lot of time/hours/years to move through those stages and you cannot hasten...
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    Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    Just want to add my encouragement. You can do this! It really is rough out there - regardless of age. I'm going to challenge you to mentally take your age off the table as a factor. You are...
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing your background, as your initial posting was unclear and it seemed that you were not yet a practicing nurse. I think part of the confusion is that the flu shot issue seems to be...
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    What to do about DNP and flu shot?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Travelingon's topic in General Nursing

    I read through this whole thread thinking the OP would show back up, but hasn't. This is a tangent, but I'm so curious as to the focus of a DNP for someone who has never worked as a nurse? I guess...
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    RN seeking CNS :)

    WestCoastSunRN replied to hildaj247's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I am not yet a practicing CNS but am studying to take my boards as a Acute Care CNS - Adult Gero. I can answer your questions from that perspective, but not as an experienced CNS. PM me if you'd...
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    Need study material recommendations for Acute-Care CNS exam

    WestCoastSunRN posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    Hello all, I am preparing for my ACCNS-AG exam and I would love recommendations from other APRNs for study materials. I especially need some robust materials for critical care -- CV/Pulm/Renal -- and...
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    New Grad: How do I handle harsh criticism from other nurses?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Sunny-RN's topic in General Nursing

    This nurse is being passive-aggressive. The reason is bc she is either too cowardly (or too smart) to be direct. Her critical words were not delivered in a meaningful way. Her intention is not to...
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    nurse reviewer vs. school nurse

    WestCoastSunRN replied to nursex23's topic in General Nursing

    I would not get involved with the insurance company for the following reasons: You will benefit GREATLY from any clinical experience you can get, if you plan to go into academia. And this is a biggie...
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    What do you call a SICU NP? ICU/Critical Care/Surgical NP?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to scrubulator's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    One of my preceptors is an ACNP who works for the surgical team. She does do surgery -- perhaps akin to FA (I'm not sure what all FAs do)? She will harvest veins, close, man the robot.... She also...
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    Liability issues

    WestCoastSunRN replied to nursetim's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you are not credentialed by an institution as a provider, I don't see how anyone can hold you liable for not writing/changing orders on a patient (which no one can do unless they are...
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    Question about hospital privileges

    WestCoastSunRN replied to db2xs's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If you are really interested in this job, contact the medical staffing office to see what the process is for an NP to get privileges/credentialed. Then you can follow up with this potential employer...
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    What should I do?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to raindrop's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    You have many years of clinical experience. Plus, unless you are going for acute care NP, I don't think you need to stay in acute care. You will benefit from your past clinical experience, for sure...
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    Do you scrub the hub of a PICC between each medication?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Kara Hoffman's topic in General Nursing

    Yes scrub the hub. It's the right way to do things and there is a reason for it (takes less than 5 seconds for bacteria in air to get onto hub). That's why the oncoming nurse said something. You...
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    FNP in Hospital Setting

    WestCoastSunRN replied to NewBostonFNP's topic in Advanced Practice

    You will be responsible for writing orders to wean patients off vents? Is there a residency that will be preparing you for this kind of work? With FNP cert in the new age of Consensus Model, you may...
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    What happened to the post masters certificates?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    there are plenty out there. Keep looking -- with consensus model, I bet you will see more and more of these as APRNS will need them for their populations of
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    Regret Becoming an NP

    WestCoastSunRN replied to psych.nurse's topic in Advanced Practice

    See, I think I'd LOVE working heart failure, but I hear you -- the team you work with makes ALL the difference. Truthfully, it's one of the reasons I love my RN job -- the team is amazing. I agree...
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    Everyone is white?

    WestCoastSunRN replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, one of things I love about Florida, BUT.... the east and west coasts do have different demographics. I don't think what the OP is seeing is discrimination, but I do think it *could* be a bad...
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    Age range Adult-Gerontology NP

    WestCoastSunRN replied to Kay80's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My state's NPA also doesn't say. I am finishing up my ACCNS-AG academic prep. In practice I find the ages to be 13 or 14+, but I don't see hard and fast rules for this published anywhere - even in...