palmettogirl replied to nursean's topic in Cardiac
Hi surferbettycrocker. I think I am nervous about having more patients and adjusting my time management skills. I worked on a med-surg floor for a year, and I feel that every unit has its own routine and time management skills that a nurse has to adj...
palmettogirl replied to nursean's topic in Cardiac
I am about to be in this situation. I have only been in ICU two years though, but now I'm moving to a different hospital. I have a job on a tele/cardiac stepdown floor. I'm nervous but hopefully I'll like it. There are things I like better about the ...
Okay, this may sound like a dumb question, but is there a difference between cath lab and cath lab prep and recovery? If so, what are the differences? I have been a nurse for two years: one year on tele and one year in ICU. I know cath lab can be int...
palmettogirl replied to NurseFrustrated's topic in Relations
I couldn't agree more! It's really sad. I was so excited to be a nurse, and now I hate it. I cry before I go to work and I feel like my job intereferes with my everday life. Nights, weekends, and holidays are horrible shifts to work. Some people don'...
I'm just wondering how long it took ya'll to get pretty comfortable with codes. I transferred to ICU with one year med/surg experience where I saw maybe three codes (none of them were my patient). I am ACLS certified, but I definietly learn by experi...
palmettogirl replied to southernbelle4lu's topic in Cardiac
I've been working nights for a year. I think it's best to schedule your nights together or have atleast 2/3 nights off in between in one week. Somtimes you (like if you want to work a weekend, you could do Mon, fri, and sat.) Sometimes you can even s...
palmettogirl replied to Lola77's topic in Neurological
8. You roll your patients into the breakroom with you so you can finally sit down, eat, and watch them at the same time. While at the same time they are giving your fellow coworkers a strip tease, but no one is phased. 9. You cut a straw for your MV...
Hi guys, I interviewed for a position in my hospitals MICU. I thought it went pretty well, but I know there were lots of applicants and most have more nursing experience than me. I was taught in nursing school that it's a good idea to follow up w...
The hardest part to me is time management, organization, and knowing that you're responsible for that patient. I'm scared I may not pick up on something as quickly as a more experienced nurse might. But I am very cautious (and hope I always will be) ...
palmettogirl replied to gwafuh_rn's topic in General Nursing
This is not just your fault. I have had this happen to me several times where the med was not scanned but the nurse before me told me she gave it. I have called the nurse before me to ask if they have given a med and tell them I'm just double checkin...
I graduated in December and started my job on a med/surg type floor. (A lot of neuro, but we get general medical pt.s too sometimes). I really wanted to work on a cardiac floor, but it was so hard to get a job where I live that I finally took the job...
palmettogirl replied to 75au78's topic in Med-Surg
I bet you could find the policy for your hospital on their website. (the one for employees). I am confused about this too so I have to look up my hospitals policy. I don't understand when you are supposed to flush with 30cc and when you flush with 30...