gnu2thezu

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1. Has anyone ever put down your career choice?

   gnu2thezu replied to Servingshots's topic in General Students

   I'm sorry I'm so late in reading this post--busy being a nurse, LOL! When I started in critical care, I was asked by some "well meaning" people in my family "...why aren't you going to be a doctor?"--that's not what I wanted to be, thank you. Four ye...

2. Traits of RNs that thrive in ICU

   gnu2thezu replied to celclt's topic in MICU

   I've worked ICU for two and a half years and there are a few attributes that help to have. A little type A/OCD is needed, if you don't have organization, neatness and control as a priority then if a code happens you will be scrambling to control the ...

3. Pt./Family Comments that Leave You Speechless

   gnu2thezu replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Talaxandra said: I once had a hysteria of family members tumble into the corridor yeling for help because their mother's "pressure's dropping!!!" As you can imagine, half the staff pour into the room... to find the patient, looking perfectly fine, si...

4. What is the dumbest most degrading, most unprofessional thing...

   gnu2thezu replied to Chico David's topic in Relations

   I am wondering how all these chores are supposed to get done in the middle of taking care of patients? I'm in critical care and more than sometimes there is just time to get the important stuff done. I think administration feels the important stuff ...