CANewRN

CANewRN specializes in ICU, ED.

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1. Acute/Critical Care Cardiothoracic NP.... need some info

   CANewRN posted a topic in NP

   I am currently a pediatric ICU RN. My passion is cardiothoracic critical care. I want to get my NP and become a part of the intensivist team. Because my goal is so focused, I am debating whether to do pediatrics or adults. Ideally I would do both, bu...

2. UCLA's NP program...

   CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in NP Students

   No, havent applied. What is the application process like, and how competitive is it to get in?

3. Is there such a thing as postgrad depression syndrome?

   CANewRN replied to I RN A's topic in New Nurse

   I too have a post grad depression going on... but I had a job lined up 6 months before graduation! I think for me it was multifactorial: 1 Being done with school and now an "adult". School is all Ive ever known 2 New responsibility and a new career 3...

4. Advice for new grads searching for work

   CANewRN replied to Tay245's topic in New Nurse

   Tay, Would you be willing to relocate? UCLA has a great new grad program, that hires groups (of about 15 or so per unit) of new grads twice a year (August and February).

5. UCLA's NP program...

   CANewRN posted a topic in NP Students

   Hi All, I am a new RN working in an ICU and one of my long term goals is to become a NP of Cardiology (I know that UCLA has several NPs on the Cardiothoracic team). I am looking at UCLA to get my NP... has anyone gone through the program recently? Al...

6. mistakes made during your first year...

   CANewRN replied to RNmaria's topic in New Nurse

   From what I understand now, pushing Dilantin doesnt require a filter because it precipitates in NS if it is piggybacked into it. Im not sure how fast it precipitates or how much NS it takes to cause it to precipitate... When I gave IV dilantin (witho...

7. mistakes made during your first year...

   CANewRN replied to RNmaria's topic in New Nurse

   I never heard that about lasix... but it does definatly make sense! Our lasix drips are never shielded from light.

8. mistakes made during your first year...

   CANewRN replied to RNmaria's topic in New Nurse

   On my own in the ICU for about 6 shifts and lets see: 1. Infusing phenytoin without a filter (but I did use a filter needle to draw it up) Infused fine. Figured this out later on. 2. Infusing an electrolyte into a piggyback setup that wasnt connecte...

9. Ugh stupid mistakes!!!

   CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in New Nurse

   Once I figured out that it was leaking, it was still infusing. So I stopped it, switched the correct line to the patient and continued the infusion. I let the next shift RN know that a portion had leaked on the bed, and that a redraw of labs would be...

10. Ugh stupid mistakes!!!

    CANewRN posted a topic in New Nurse

    I work in an ICU and have been off my 10 week preceptorship for about a week. When I have one patient, things usually go really well. But when I have two... I feel like an idiot. Last time I worked I had two stable (but very busy) patients. I am on n...

11. ECMO in the PICU or peds cardiac ICU

    CANewRN posted a topic in PICU

    Just wondering.... Is ECMO done strictly in CVICU/pedsCVICU or can it be done in PICU? I am a PICU new grad RN who is absolutely fascinated by ECMO and hope that I will get to see it in action, and learn to take care of kids on it. I know it all depe...

12. New CA RNs, how long did it take to receive your permanent license in the mail?

    CANewRN replied to jjc1121's topic in California

    It took about 4 weeks to process the paperwork and issue temp licence. However when I recieved it in the mail, it expires in over a year instead of the 6 months a temp license did. So I checked online, and I guess what I have now is my permanent (i v...

13. Bedside assessment in the PICU

    CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in PICU

    Thanks for the tips Jan, I appreciate it!!

14. Bedside assessment in the PICU

    CANewRN posted a topic in PICU

    I am going to be starting in a week or so, and I know I will have to do some bedside assessments before I start patient care with my preceptor. So going through my notes from peds.... I just wanted to make sure I am not leaving anything out. Heres wh...

15. "Smart enough to be a doctor" What do you say to that?

    CANewRN replied to CANewRN's topic in New Nurse

    YUCK!!! Who said that to you?