RNFELICITY

RNFELICITY specializes in Not too many areas I haven't dipped into.

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1. Raise your hand if you worked and went to NP school full time?

   RNFELICITY replied to TheDude77's topic in NP Students

   I work full time and I am an FNP student. I will tell you that if you have a family, a life, a job...it can be very demanding. However, I have found that using a calendar and putting every detail of my life on it that it keeps me on track and I can...

2. How old were you when you made the choice to become a NP?

   RNFELICITY replied to mmcc26's topic in NP Students

   I will be 47 going on 48 when I complete my NP. I don't think age is a factor in becoming whatever you want to be. If you hve the desire, GO FOR IT!!!!

3. Best ICU for future flight nurse?

   RNFELICITY replied to hockeynpolo's topic in MICU

   BRAVO!!! You are so true. Different areas and sizes of hospitals see such a variety of cases. You really have to look at where you want to live, what you want to do, and look at each hospital and what they take care of. I know the ICU at my loca...

4. How did you get into the ICU?

   RNFELICITY replied to missbutton's topic in MICU

   Cincinnati seems to be the place for new grads in a lot of the ICU especially in the Mercy system.

5. Education for working in an SICU

   RNFELICITY replied to RNFELICITY's topic in MICU

   Thanks! I got my CCRN almost two years ago. Maybe I am just freaking out because I am anal...lol. I did not know if I needed to study more trauma stuff like an ER nurse from the ENA or not.

6. New to ICU? What have you learn so far?

   RNFELICITY replied to RN28MD's topic in MICU

   also, look at lab trends and vital signs trends and not just what happened today. Look at rhythm strips over the past few days. It is amazing hte subtle changes you can se that might be important.

7. New to ICU? What have you learn so far?

   RNFELICITY replied to RN28MD's topic in MICU

   Your alarms are your friends. Don't ever turn any of them off and set them to how you want them and whatever is specific to the patient. Too often, nurses will just keep the standards and not really use the alarm settings as a way to see changes in...

8. New to ICU? What have you learn so far?

   RNFELICITY replied to RN28MD's topic in MICU

   This is soooooo important. I do a fair amount of orientation and I always want every nurse to come to me with what they think they should do so we can work through the thought process. If you always just get fed an answer, then you take that answer...

9. How did you get into the ICU?

   RNFELICITY replied to missbutton's topic in MICU

   Sounds to me like you are in a hospital that is way too small for what you want. Frankly, in a hospital that has less than 4 beds in their ICU, you are still not going to truly get a good ICU experince because most will get shipped out to a larger, ...

10. Education for working in an SICU

    RNFELICITY posted a topic in MICU

    I have been a critical care nurse for about 5 years and a nurse for 13+ but I have never worked in anything but a MICU. Now, I am looking at moving into a Level I trauma hospital's SICU that takes care of all the traumas, all neuro cases if that hav...

11. ICU Staffing Ratio & (Floating icu nurses)

    RNFELICITY replied to urbanRN's topic in MICU

    My last ICU was 24 bed MICU that took everything except open hearts. The staffing was 3 patients to one nurse. They also got the brilliant idea to start sending overflow into the ICU not to mention that they wanted to improve patient scores so they...

12. Turning Patients

    RNFELICITY replied to Sg0223RN's topic in MICU

    Well, I guess my viewpoint is that ALL people deserve care no matter what their size without me trying to pass judgement or push my own agenda on them. Not only for our own safety, but the safety of the patient, you should always get help with prett...

13. ICU visiting hours.. What is reasonable?

    RNFELICITY replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU

    The last ICU I worked in allowed visitors 24/7 in unlimited amounts. It was not unusual to spend the majority of your shift caring for the family instead of the patient in some situations.

14. CNS or RN degree? - Advice needed!

    RNFELICITY replied to Newbie7's topic in CNS

    I am lost...I thought to be a CNS you had to be a BSN?

15. Highest temp you've seen?

    RNFELICITY replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in MICU

    We use F here in this area. I think that if we don't think in celsius, it is hard to understand where you are...lol. Pt with rectal temp of 107 something...died a few days later on CRRT and every gtt known to mankind.