ICU Nurse Practitioner Frequently Asked Questions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- 1. How long did it take you to become comfortable in your role?
2. How do you choose antibiotics?
3. What do you dislike about being an NP?
4. How do you decide to intubate someone?
My favorite resources:
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The Ultimate H&P Cheatsheet: www.breenp.com/
(A copy of the 12 most common ICU problems with associated dot phrases to copy into your EMR with explanations for each problem. This is how you become efficient at note writing. It changed my life, literally started going home on time once I used these)
The ICU Book by Paul Marino amzn.to/3jbh2vn
(A must have. Easy to read, literally cover to cover. Also a life-long reference. Particularly helpful when the nurse calls you for tachycardia - simply flip to that page, it gives you actionable sequence of events with a little bit of pathophys)
The Ventilator Book amzn.to/2UvENE0
(A must have)
Essentials of Mechanical Ventilation amzn.to/3jiOXCi
(Deeper understanding, does a good job describing the mechanics and also I love how they break down waveforms)
Mometrix test bank for AGACNP review amzn.to/35XkUrO
Barkley Board review amzn.to/3xSCObb
(Get this before you start school and use it to study as you go along in your course - trust me it makes all the difference in the world when it comes to preparation post graduation)
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I learn so much from you. Thanks for sharing
Awe thank you for that Ashley! Glad you find it helpful, it's why I do what I do.
Hey Bree!
I have been following your videos for about 6 months now and always appreciate your advice!!
I graduated this past May (DNP AGACNP) and I recently started my first NP job with a Pulmonary/Critical Care group.
Even though I was a CVICU RN for 12 years, there is still SUCH learning curve going into this role as a new NP managing patients in the ICU.
The H&P cheat sheet has been super helpful!
I just wanted to thank you for all of the wonderful content! 😊
Awe hi Marianne! It was a huge curve for me also with 16 years experience. Makes you wonder if you’ll ever feel comfortable. Good thing to know it’s normal for all of us! Thanks for the support and feedback and congrats on your job!!!
As always…great teaching. I love you and I agree 3 yrs is when I’m starting to feel more comfortable..However saying that I’m humbled everyday…I would say, using my resources has made my life easier…I don’t know everything but I don’t hesitate to call Neuro critical care to review images with me or call the CV clinician in our hospital to review an EKG I’m not quite sure about.. the bottom line is putting the patient at the center of our care and putting our ego aside! God bless all the NP’s out there…keep up the great work
Hey girl hey! Exactly - relationships are truly life saving. I love doing the whole “I’d just really love a curbside on this pt since you are so great at _____”
Thank you for your videos Bree! I just finished my first semester of DNP school and your videos help me check-in with myself and refocus my journey through all of this. I was wondering if you could do an explanation video on NP hiring process. I did not learn until entering healthcare that many ICUs or even hospitalists are actually operated by physician groups and are not by the hospital. I was shocked! How do these partnerships work? Where do NPs fit into these structures?
Hi SC and congrats on crossing off one semester! Sure I can work on that. Great suggestion. I also found this to be a completely foreign process to what I’ve experienced as a nurse.