[msjangir]

Thanks a lot Siri for all these helpful links.

[sirI]

I want to thank Daytonite for some of the links provided.

http://www.nursewise.com/courses/chestubes_hour.htm -chest tubes

Nurse Bob's MICU/CCU Survival Guide

[sirI]

I know these are more for the ER forum, but many Critical Care Trauma nurses consider seeking this certification:

Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) ~ Certified Emergency Nurse

Others consider ENP:

Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) Scope of Practice

The Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) Program prepares advanced practice nurses with the knowledge and skills needed to provide emergency and urgent health care services to individuals of all ages. Emphasis is on the management of acute illnesses, trauma, and/ or chronic unstable illnesses requiring immediate attention, stabilizing the individual’s condition, and determining appropriate referral and follow-up care. ENPs provide care in ambulatory, urgent care, and emergency department settings. Many graduates are prepared to be recognized as advanced practice nurses by the Board of Nurse Examiners and to take the Family Nurse Practitioner National Certification Examination through the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the Academy of Nurse Practitioners


And, many consider the APN role as a critical care/trauma specialist:

American Association for Critical Care Nurses ~ CCNS

The Critical Care/Trauma Clinical Nurse Specialist
Because inpatient care focuses increasingly on treating the sickest of the sick, the need for advanced practice nurses to provide and coordinate care in emergency rooms, trauma, critical care, and intensive care units has never been greater.
Critical care/trauma clinical nurse specialists fill that role. They bring clinical expertise to acute care across a variety of health care settings, and lead the care management processes that are essential in today's health care environment. Many also play a vital teaching and research role; from the front lines they lend a unique and essential perspective to understanding a range of issues confronting nurses.

University of Texas - Arlington

University of Texas - Houston

University of South Alabama - College of Nursing

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing

Emory University School of Nursing

University of California, San Francisco

Just thought ya'll might be interested in these links.

[calicofrog]

these links are fantastic, especially for me being a completely green nurse starting my life in the CCU....

[sirI]

Glad to help, mahirn and calicofrog.

[Searchangel]

How long do sticky notes stay on the forum? Just wandered lot good sources but do I need to store them somewhere? I am new here.

[sirI]

Hello, Searchangel,

Good question. Depends on the sticky. If the information is no longer up-to-date and/or is irrrelevant, then it will be retired.

But, this sticky will remain in view. If links are no longer viable, I will delete that link only, but this thread will remain a sticky.

Thanks for the question.

[christymwinn]

Siri,
Thank you for your posts. I just spent a good amount of time on www.icufaqs.org and I have to say that is some of the BEST info I have read on some the hardest to understand subjects. I have been in the ICU for one year but we are not a very heavy ICU. We don't have cardio thoracic or neuro here, so we do have to ship alot of our patients out at times. I think I might just print a copy of those and keep a little booklet for myself

[sirI]

Hello, christy. Yes, you are correct. That site is wonderful. Glad to help.

[heysmalls]

Hey Siri,
Thanks for all of these sites. I have started working in CCU/ICU a few months ago. However, these sites will realy help.

Heysmalls