onconewgrad

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1. Transitioning to MICU, any advice?

   onconewgrad posted a topic in MICU

   Hello everyone! I have 1.5 years experience on an oncology/tele/medical surgical floor and I was recently hired for a position in the Medical/Surgical/Trauma ICU. I will be primarily in the MICU but I was also told it was very likely to be floated to...

2. Any advice for a new grad looking to transfer to ICU?

   onconewgrad replied to onconewgrad's topic in General Nursing

   I always have at least one patient who is a q 2 hour turner, incontinent of both urine and stool, etc. I am used to total care, and sometimes we only have 1 PCT for 32 patients, so often times I don't have a PCT to help me with ADLs so I do it myself...

3. Any advice for a new grad looking to transfer to ICU?

   onconewgrad posted a topic in General Nursing

   This May, I will complete my first year as a new graduate RN. Currently, I work on an Oncology/Medical Surgical/Telemetry unit. I have dealt with a large range of patients, and I have been exposed to tons of different experiences because our floor ca...

4. Tips on how to improve communication between pharmacy and nursing staff

   onconewgrad replied to onconewgrad's topic in Medications

   Since I am night shift, we might be having more issues with this only because there tends to be less staff at night (at least that is what I have noticed). But we can bring it up to our unit to make sure we tube our tubes down whenever we receive som...

5. Tips on how to improve communication between pharmacy and nursing staff

   onconewgrad replied to onconewgrad's topic in Medications

   Yes, there are pharmacy techs and pharmacists, but there are also RNs who mix the medications.

6. Tips on how to improve communication between pharmacy and nursing staff

   onconewgrad posted a topic in Medications

   I work on an oncology/med surgical unit and one of the persistent problems we have been having on the floor (esp. on night shift) is the communication between pharmacy. Most of our medications are in the pixus, but the most "important" ones like the ...