trauma90

Surgical trauma ICU

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trauma90 has 16 years experience and specializes in Surgical trauma ICU.

Funny things that pts say

trauma90 replied to jRN4now's topic in Humor

A few years ago I had an eldery female patient who when I was doing my initial assesment listening to her heart sounds Reached up and put her arm around my neck and pulled me down and kissed me on my cheek. An hour later just as I was entering the ro...
Ready for the ICU???

trauma90 replied to jamminworld's topic in MICU

I precepted several nurses in a level 2 trauma unit. My first statement to them was learn who the ones with experience are and use your charge nurse. Your preceptor should be willing to give you feed back on how you are progressing. Best wishes
What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

trauma90 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

I was working at a piston manufacture as a moldmaker that was not doing well due to the economy. A good friend of my wife suggested I try nursing a RN herself. So at 45 I went back to school, graduated passed boards and went to work in a level 2 surg...