OkieICURN

OkieICURN has 5 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Maybe I shouldn't be an ICU nurse - long

   OkieICURN replied to bethem's topic in MICU

   I want to know where all these people work where vent pts are 1:1. Not that I'm trying to one-up anybody, but I have had 3pts, 2 vented and one GI bleeder getting transfused and on insulin gtt...(granted, not often. Usually when I get trippled one ...

2. Air Force

   OkieICURN replied to kddex's topic in Government

   Know I know who to contact should I have any more questions. Thanks for all your input. Now all I need to do is pass CCRN, TNCC, RN-BSN, join the air force, get my master's work my butt off for the next 20+years (I will be 35 when I join), then retir...

3. Air Force

   OkieICURN replied to kddex's topic in Government

   Just-cause and wtbCRNA thanks a lot. That clears up some points of interest for me. What about specialty certifications? I have ACLS, ASLS, will set for CCRN in November and hopefully TNCC in January. Does having these make me more marketable/promota...

4. Air Force

   OkieICURN replied to kddex's topic in Government

   Let me try to post this again. No idea what happened up there. Thanks just-cause. Just some clarification. I already have 3 years in adult ICU with a ADN. MICU/SICU to be more specific. Are you recommending getting my BSN and gaining an additional ye...

5. Air Force

   OkieICURN replied to kddex's topic in Government

   thanks just-cause. Just some clarification. I already have 3 years in adult ICU with a ADN. MICU/SICU to be more specific. Are you recommending getting my BSN and gaining an additional year of experience WITH the BSN? If so, I have never thought ...

6. Air Force

   OkieICURN replied to kddex's topic in Government

   I have been an ICU RN for 3 years. I am going back to school this spring for my BSN. My ultimate goal is to get my Master's. I am still debating on which route to take. CRNA sounds good for the money, but I still love bedside care and am thinking mor...

7. Does your unit do it's own CRRT?

   OkieICURN replied to WWRN's topic in MICU

   I need to work where you all work. On unit where I work, it is supposed to be 1:1 if pt is on CRRT. It hardly works out that way. We set up our own machines and troubleshoot ourselves. We operate the Prisma and PrismaFlex machines. The benefits/pros...