St.BaptistRN BSN

St.BaptistRN has 12 years experience as a BSN.

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1. Best Military Nursing Job

   St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Government, Military

   To the nurses serving in the military, what's the best or most interesting job/assignment that you've gotten to

2. What is the best duty station for a new grad nurse who wants to transition into ICU as soon as possible?

   St.BaptistRN replied to gee_mcgee's topic in Government, Military

   Either way, going back to your original, I’d start with a fun assignment like Germany or Hawaii if you can. Let’s say you can get into ICU with as few hoops as possible. You’ll still start out...

3. What is the best duty station for a new grad nurse who wants to transition into ICU as soon as possible?

   St.BaptistRN replied to gee_mcgee's topic in Government, Military

   Reach back out to me after you make more posts. My experience has been…interesting. I’m AF, not Army, so I have a different, perhaps skewed

4. What is the best duty station for a new grad nurse who wants to transition into ICU as soon as possible?

   St.BaptistRN replied to gee_mcgee's topic in Government, Military

   I’m currently at BAMC, spent a long time in a few of their ICUs. PM me if you want my personal take on

5. Advice for someone about to join the Air Force

   St.BaptistRN replied to Matt C's topic in Government, Military

   Jordan, currently at my hospital, it’s seven 12 hour shifts every 2 weeks. Deployment rates vary, especially given how current events have shifted priorities. Historically it’s you can go for...

6. Advice for someone about to join the Air Force

   St.BaptistRN replied to Matt C's topic in Government, Military

   I’m current active ICU USAF, feel free to private message, I can discuss the overall

7. Doppler guided IV placement

   St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Critical Care

   Has anyone used a handheld Doppler (like the one used in pulse checks, etc) as a guide for IV placement? I heard another nurse talk about it and found a 1995 article by Whiteley et al, that validates...

8. Returning to ICU Advice

   St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Critical Care

   I’ve been away from ICU for about 8 months. I got burned out and work let me take some time and work admin. They’re now gonna start easing me back into ICU. I’ve noticed some anxiety being back...

9. Diploma and Associate Degree in Nursing

   St.BaptistRN replied to LasercopyNurse's topic in General Nursing

   No, getting my BSN did jack to make me a better RN. Just checking boxes with it. One of my coworkers has his MSN. That’s not what makes him smarter than me though. It’s his bachelors in math that...

10. Diploma and Associate Degree in Nursing

    St.BaptistRN replied to LasercopyNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a diploma back in 2013, got my BSN about 2 years later. I think it’s big education forcing this to make more money. It’s just raising the bar to do the same job. A MSN might get a few...

11. How to Pass the NLN PAX and Curb Testing Anxiety

    St.BaptistRN replied to TheNursingdoll's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What the heck? There’s now a test just to get into nursing school? No idea if it’s out there, but Kaplan all the

12. Lessons learned from Covid

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

    For those of us feeling the effects of Covid on the health care system, what is the best thing you have learned from this challenge? Since a lot of us have had to step up and fill new roles &...

13. CMC Exam

    St.BaptistRN replied to brookalyn's topic in Critical Care

    I took it in 2017. It was one of the more challenging exams that I've done. I used the Exam Secrets book. It was the only book dedicated to the test at the time. I wasn't too big a fan of it as it was...

14. Places to Live When at USUHS?

    St.BaptistRN posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    To the SRNAs/CRNAs that went to USUHS, where is a good place to live during the didactic year at Bethesda MD? I hear that base housing has a long waiting list and an even longer commute, and that rent...

15. Is Anyone NOT Going to be an APRN?

    St.BaptistRN replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    I’ve been a nurse for nearly 7 years now, and spent the whole time in ICU. I loved the rush of a fresh CABG and an unstable patient. However, I’m getting older and more run down. Plus, I want my...