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1. New Grad in the ICU

   roana replied to TLC RN's topic in MICU

   Hi bonesrn; I think you can do it. With ten years general nursing and having vents and heart rhythms down you are probably more than 50% there IMHO. Especially in a smaller hospital ICU - - - there is a HUGE difference between that and one if those L...

2. Titrating drugs: dosages or CC's

   roana replied to dorimar's topic in MICU

   I guess you're not understanding what I'm trying to say. I'll try to say it a little clearer. I ALSO titrate by dose, I just don't happen to think it is necessary or important to list evey single dose I have entered on the pump while the patient is o...

3. Titrating drugs: dosages or CC's

   roana replied to dorimar's topic in MICU

   Hey cateccrn; I kinda took it for granted you would realize I'm not gonna just set my Dopa pump for 50 cc's an hour. My little routine is just for the first few minutes of stabilizing a patient - - -if it takes longer than that, out comes the calcula...

4. Titrating drugs: dosages or CC's

   roana replied to dorimar's topic in MICU

   Hi Dorimar; I don't know if you're still watching this thread but I'll answer anyway. First of all, I totally agree with you that the nurse HAS to know the dose of any drug she is infusing, period and no exceptions. I struggled with this for a while...

5. Meds to know for the New Grad in ICU

   roana replied to shel_wny's topic in MICU

   A good way to organize this is to study the older ACLS manuals and learn the pressors by how they are grouped. If I were you I would use the ACLS manual a lot!

6. Level 1 too much for new grad?

   roana replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in MICU

   My first job in the hospital was at a level 1 trauma center in neuro ICU. I'll have to go against most of the opinions here and say that I think you should go for a small hospital ICU first. That way you can get your feet wet and learn the basics b...

7. Family: The Monitor Monsters

   roana replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU

   Oh, if I had a dime ! ! ! One time I had monitor monsters that frustated me so badly that I told them that it took me years to master thaose waveforms and I couldn't explain it to them in five minutes!