TNCC/ENPC for a new grad?

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I have time to kill before my job starts in earnest. I was thinking about doing TNCC and ENPC while I have lots of free time. But I am wondering if they are not suited to a new grad? I don't want to be inefficient with my time and money. If I'd do better to take the courses later...

Background:

EMT 8 years with PHTLS

Took an ER Nursing elective course in school with a clinical component

Nearly 1000 hours of ICU clinical in school

Specializes in Urgent Care NP, Emergency Nursing, Camp Nursing.

I'd suggest waiting on ENPC and TNCC until you've had a few months of ED experience under your belt, so you have a frame of reference on which to tack on the new material.

If you're waiting for a job to start and want to take a class that'll help right off, get your ACLS out of the way. It costs about the same and you'll be using it day one. Also, if your nursing school was halfway decent, you should be up on the current protocols anyway.

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How did you get 1,000 hours of ICU clinicals in school? That's 83, 12-hour days. Never heard of that for a student.

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Specializes in ICU + Infection Prevention.

400 hours of elective junior practicum

400 hours of elective precepted externship (these were non-credit, but they were really little different than the other 580 hours)

180 hours of senior practicum

=980 hours

It kept me busy in addition to the other 632 clinical hours (32 hours of that was elective as well). I like being busy, but at this point I'm probably going to take the advice to wait on ENPC and TNCC.

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Good on you! That's some serious training hours.

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