JazzyNursie87

JazzyNursie87 specializes in ICU Nursing.

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1. medicine through art. line

   JazzyNursie87 replied to JazzyNursie87's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks

2. medicine through art. line

   JazzyNursie87 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, I'm doing this Essentials of Critical Care Orientation through AACN. I'm orienting to the MCICU, and I was reading up on arterial catheters which we use very often. This may seem like a...

3. Do Nurses have to do the following??

   JazzyNursie87 replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

   Oftentimes, yes. We usually get another nurse or some techs to help in our unit...depending on the patient's size. Poop really isn't that bad...and I'm lucky that I hvaen't really dealt with a...

4. My Needlestick, I'm crazy!

   JazzyNursie87 replied to level1_traumaRN's topic in General Nursing

   I think it is very wise to contact occupational health/your

5. How much did you earn your first year?

   JazzyNursie87 replied to whitecats's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I've been a nurse for two months and have started out making 24.69 (+ night and weekend diff.) per hour in the ICU. That evens out to about 42,000-45,000 per

6. Questions for a new nurse

   JazzyNursie87 replied to abanks9's topic in First Year After Licensure

   1. I'm a newly Registered Nurse, and I work in a Medical/Cardiac ICU in a teaching/university hospital. 2. 2 months 3. In general, to keep the patient safe and do what I can to aide them in returning...

7. Took NCLEX today, shut off at 75.....

   JazzyNursie87 replied to KentStateGrad's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Relax!! I know...easier said than done. I bet you

8. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

   JazzyNursie87 replied to Natef26's topic in MICU, SICU

   Our norm is 1 RN: 2 patients. Sometimes we have a 1:1 (a really critical, difficult patient or IABP, post-CABG, etc.). It's rarely 1:3...and if you have three patients they are SAC

9. How high have you titrated levophed?

   JazzyNursie87 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU

   As far as I know, 20mcg/min is the max. If you need another pressor after that, then thats fine. The highest I've titrated has been

10. NMSU / DABCC - Opinions

    JazzyNursie87 replied to Nai'aHI's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from NMSU nursing school this past December. I thought it was a little unorganized at times, but I feel like they taught me what i needed to know. We have a 96% pass rate on the NCLEX...so...

11. help with documentation

    JazzyNursie87 replied to tolerantgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    As a new nurse in a hospital with paper charting, it was a real shock to me the amount of charting we have to do. We also have to chart Q2h. Sometimes it's really hard to know where to start. And when...

12. Fear

    JazzyNursie87 replied to KalipsoRed's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My only advice to you is to hang in there. Things will work out...they ALWAYS end up working out. If you feel like nights aren't for you, don't stay there. I work nights and don't mind it at all....

13. NCLEX-RN review book suggestion?

    JazzyNursie87 replied to AnnaC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lot of my school mates had Kaplan. My hiring hospital paid for a 4 week comprehensive Silvestri NCLEX review. However, they gave it to me 2 weeks before NCLEX, so I did some of it...and then took...

14. Need advice in starting out as a New Grad

    JazzyNursie87 replied to NeBin's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ahhh...they never told us how hard it would be finding a job after nursing school, did they? I figured it would be super easy since there is such a high demand for nurses...however, there are tons of...

15. Let's introduce ourselves...

    JazzyNursie87 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone!! My name is Jazmine Carr, and I'm from New Mexico. I graduated in December and started my new job in January. I took my boards on February 2nd and passed after 75 questions. My first day...