tri-rn

tri-rn

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tri-rn specializes in MICU/SICU.


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  1. Trust?

    Ask. Even if you don't get what you want you're showing initiative and a desire to stretch beyond your comfort zone.
  2. New grads and the VA

    Apply. The application process is so long, you could have your license before you get through it LOL. And yes, the VA does hire new grads...at least mine did :)
  3. 12 Hour Shifts

    My facility works every other weekend...that means to get your weekend, or any other 2 days/nights off in a row on an 8 hours shift schedule, you work 6 shifts in a row. I'd like to see some studies that show that that's any safer than 12s...becau...
  4. MD refuses to sign a telephone order.

    Have to agree with Netglow...the OP is new. She mis-spoke, or maybe isn't clear on the differences between types of ICU's having only experienced the one she's in. How about we help her out by explaining the difference instead of eating our young. ...
  5. Preceptor said..."You could have lost your license!"

    Wondering why the Doc found it necessary to call a code Stroke if the pt's NIH was negative?
  6. CCRN Practice Tests

    I was scoring 80-90% on my practice tests (PASS CCRN! disk) and I passed on my first try. Remember though, cardiac and pulmonary make up much larger portions of the test than anything else. I didn't have much balloon pump or CRRT, but lots of Swan n...
  7. how many calories do you think nursing burns up?

    nope. Higher heartrate = more calories burned, although there are some caveats to this. Wear a heartrate monitor to work, then wear it to the gym. IF you're doing your workout at a proper intensity, your heartrate at the gym should be higher than i...
  8. how many calories do you think nursing burns up?

    I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but unless you're consistently getting your heart rate up to exercise levels at work - and then keeping them there for 20 mins or a half hour - all the walking, boosting, turning and lifting doesn't count for a wh...
  9. Night shifters - ever experience this?

    This might sound counter-intuitive, but have you had a vacation lately? I've been on night shift for nearly a year as a nurse, but I did them regularly in the military too. It seems like I need a "sleep reset" every once in a while - a three night w...
  10. some advice needed

    First and foremost, quit worrying about being a "great" nurse, just focus on being a competent and safe nurse, ok? Great comes later. In the ICU, it comes a LOT later. I don't know what kind of relationship you have with your preceptor but if it's ...
  11. Confusing Levo and Neo

    How about remembering that the N's DON'T go together? IE Norepi is Not Neo? ETA: I constantly confuse brand names with USP names. I still can't keep Ativan/lorazepam Versed/midazolam straight in my brain....luckily for me, our computers only work in ...
  12. EPIC documentation check list

    If anyone wanted to try to contract Apple, I would happily donate to the cause!
  13. I snapped at work and... I dont know what to do...

    Go see your therapist NOW. PLEASE. For your own sake.
  14. Troponin leak and pressor of choice.

    The high WBCs, esp with metabolic acidosis, and low pressure make me wonder if he was septic. If he was, levo would be the pressor of choice (along with fluids). But that's just a wild guess based on limited info.
  15. i feel bad- leaving things to do for day shift

    Exactly!!!