Rugbywingfwd

Rugbywingfwd has 8 years experience and specializes in Surgical Trauma, Neuro Trauma.

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1. Career Advice

   Rugbywingfwd posted a topic in MICU

   I have been a nurse since 2001. Started off on a busy medical surgical floor and really learned a load of useful skills that I still employ to this day. After the first year, headed to an Medical Surgical ICU in a Level I Trauma center and did double...

2. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

   Rugbywingfwd replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU

   I found the Laura CDs very useful for reinforcing concepts that I already had a good grasp on...having said that it also pointed out what I di not know and made me jump in a bit deeper. We had a great study group going and people brought in burned CD...

3. Med-Surg experience good for MICU?

   Rugbywingfwd replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in MICU

   Dorie sounds a bit sour, but I do agree that one good year of medical surgical nursing is incredibly valuable. I went to a fast paced GI surgery/medicine floor and learned the basics fairly well. I think I got a chance to get organized, learn the rol...

4. Taken AACN CSC test?

   Rugbywingfwd replied to openheartmom3's topic in MICU

   I took it, CMC, PCCN, and CCRN...and passed each (thank god). Of them all, CMC was most difficult for me as I have little cardiac medicine experience but work in a unit that gets them fairly often. The CSC was cardiac surgery start to finish. The que...

5. Will I survive this?

   Rugbywingfwd replied to Imgettingthere's topic in Neuro

   I just read through the initial thread and the replies. Sounds like you lived the "nurses eat their own" deal. Sorry to hear it. I have to admit that going to a good medical surgical floor first prepares you for many things in the ICU...learning how ...