mph53953 BSN, RN

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1. Applying to CRNA School After Repeating a Class in Undergrad- Advice Needed!

   mph53953 replied to mph53953's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Hi lionsimba, thank you for your advice. I will admit, the majority of my problems stemmed from poor coping mechanisms. Unfortunately, I was immature and not in the greatest place when I was in...

2. Applying to CRNA School After Repeating a Class in Undergrad- Advice Needed!

   mph53953 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Hello! I would eventually like to apply to CRNA school. I need advice regarding the interview. I graduated with a 3.53, got mostly A’s in my core science classes, and was in Sigma Theta Tau. My last...

3. Cancelled Shadow

   mph53953 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Help! So I’ve been working in a neuro ICU for the past year. It’s fairly low acuity, so I’ve been applying to higher acuity ICUs because I’d like to apply to CRNA programs within the next 2...

4. Transferring ICUs- Resumes & Interviews

   mph53953 replied to mph53953's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Thank you everyone for the advice! I am currently applying to higher acuity ICUs, not CRNA programs (but I will gladly take advice for applying to CRNA programs too hahaha). Sorry for all the...

5. Transferring ICUs- Resumes & Interviews

   mph53953 replied to mph53953's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Hello, I am currently applying to higher acuity ICUs! Hopefully I will be applying to CRNA programs within the next 1-3 years. Sorry for the

6. Transferring ICUs- Resumes & Interviews

   mph53953 replied to mph53953's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Thanks for my advice! Unfortunately my RN career has been a bit “job-hoppy” because I didn’t get into a solid ICU right off the bat, so when I go to apply for CRNA school I’m nervous about...

7. Transferring ICUs- Resumes & Interviews

   mph53953 replied to mph53953's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I am actually applying to ICUs right now, not CRNA school. Sorry for the

8. Transferring ICUs- Resumes & Interviews

   mph53953 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Hello! I graduated from a BSN program in December 2017. In January 2018, I started my first nursing job in a medical progressive care unit. In April 2019, I transferred to a neuro ICU. This ICU is a...

9. Bouncing back after a bad shift

   mph53953 posted a topic in Critical Care

   So about two nights ago, I had a really awful shift. I’ve been a nurse for about two years and I’ve been in the ICU for about 10 months. This patient was my first 1:1 assignment. I was in an...

10. Transferring ICUs for better experience?

    mph53953 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hello, I eventually want to apply to CRNA programs and I’m looking for some advice about if/when I should transfer ICUs. As a new grad I started in a medical progressive care unit, where I worked...

11. I feel like I’m not taken seriously?

    mph53953 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hello! So I’ve been a nurse for close to two years now. I was on a med/surg floor for a little over a year, and I’ve been in an ICU since April 2019. I’m 24 years old, but I look several years...

12. Travel Nursing

    mph53953 posted a topic in Travel

    Hello! So lately I’ve been curious about travel nursing. I worked on a medical progressive care unit for a little over one year and I’ve been in a neuro ICU since April 2019. I definitely want to...

13. Travel Nursing

    mph53953 posted a topic in Travel

    Hello! So lately I’ve been curious about travel nursing. I worked on a medical progressive care unit for a little over one year and I’ve been in a neuro ICU since April 2019. I definitely want to...

14. Forgot to unclamp the secondary

    mph53953 replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

    Honey, if unclamping a secondary is the worst mistake you’ve made, you’re doing great! It’s easy to feel like you’re making silly mistakes and forgetting things because when you’re on...

15. New Nurse Blues?

    mph53953 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I've been a nurse for a little over 8 months now. I work on a super busy, super understaffed telemetry med/surg unit. When I first started, I would feel so excited by how much I was improving, and...