Dbb82

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1. Urgent care setting new grad

   Dbb82 posted a topic in NP

   Hey everyone. Got an offer for a full time position at a busy urgent care center. I will always have a physician with me, but I hear that a normal day consist of 30-40 pts a day with little to no downtime. Now has anyone experienced a place like thi...

2. Got an Interview @ Drexel!

   Dbb82 replied to ShoogleBear's topic in SRNA

   Hard scenarios? My icu experience isnt all that great because we barely get any real acute pts anymore for some reason. And thats the reason that im scared of the interview lol.

3. Got an Interview @ Drexel!

   Dbb82 replied to ShoogleBear's topic in SRNA

   Any pointers on the interview? What do they ask etc. any advice will help! And congrats!!

4. Got an Interview @ Drexel!

   Dbb82 replied to ShoogleBear's topic in SRNA

   any luck? Im waiting for them to give me the phase 2 review. Just awaiting my BSN transcripts to come in.

5. ICU experience

   Dbb82 posted a topic in SRNA

   I've been in my MICU for over 8 months now. Other experiences are PACU for 2 years and ER for 4.5 years. As I have said in the other thread, the acuity level of my unit is not that great. It's merely nothing but stable vented nursing home patients...

6. ICU Acuity - Georgetown Hospital

   Dbb82 replied to guest481910's topic in SRNA

   Yup. I am close to 1 year in ICU experience from 5 years in the ER and I still think im not ready. The acuity of the patients in my ICU are not the best to learn from. Been looking elsewhere, but my hands are tied due to needing vacation time for m...

7. Unfortunate ICU RN in need of less physically demanding job

   Dbb82 replied to SunshineRN32's topic in MICU

   it all depends on which PACU you go to. The good thing about ours is that the pt's are already on their own bed when they get to PACU. The only physical thing we do is to just push their beds to their assigned rooms. I work both places and I would...

8. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   Dbb82 replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU

   Honestly, sometimes 2:1 is hard enough, these patients are unpredictable, but 2:1 is appropriate. However, 3:1 is unsafe IMO. Even if you have a pt that is a q4 hour vs, he or she can be a "dinger' or very needy. Sometimes I find myself in that pt's ...

9. University MedSurg ICU vs Level 2 Trauma ICU

   Dbb82 replied to 8mpg's topic in SRNA

   Either or would help. The trauma ICU will have more critical patients and you will see more. There are times in my med/surge ICU that we dont have one patient that is on a critical care drip of somes ort, whereas you will always have one at the tra...

10. ER RN to ICU?

    Dbb82 replied to Dbb82's topic in Critical

    Jkr thanks for the insight. I think i'll be fine with the drips since im familiar with that aspect. Vent settings im not as good with as well as A-lines. The other issue I have is the skin breakdown, bed ulcer prevention, since we usually dont turn ...

11. Going from ER to ICU

    Dbb82 replied to T14WFLY's topic in Critical

    sorry for bumping an old thread, but saw that you guys have good insight about the transition in here. I'm an ER nurse and in need of ICU experience to expand my knowledge, and as a req for CRNA school :-(

12. ER RN to ICU?

    Dbb82 posted a topic in Critical

    Hello Folks, I am an ER RN for 4 years, with 8 months PACU experience. My ultimate goal is to become a CRNA, and in order to do that, I will need ICU experience. Anyone here have any experience with the transition? Any tips, etc?

13. The number of questions and passing

    Dbb82 replied to Dbb82's topic in NCLEX

    sheesh, what a burden off my shoulder, passed! yayyyy.

14. Nclex-rn Cut Off At 110 This A.m.:absolutely Sick!

    Dbb82 replied to bobbi119's topic in NCLEX

    good luck mine shut off at 116, i find out tomorrow morning if i passed.

15. The number of questions and passing

    Dbb82 posted a topic in NCLEX

    Mine stopped at a very odd number, 116 give or take. My friend said if you remember your last question, and know you got it right, it is more than likely that you have passed,but maybe she's just saying that to make me feel better. Anyone here ever ...