BrittanyNicole

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1. CCRN 2018

   BrittanyNicole replied to RachelP_CRNA2B's topic in Critical

   BTW I could only open it in Internet Explorer, not Chrome.

2. CCRN 2018

   BrittanyNicole replied to RachelP_CRNA2B's topic in Critical

   Elsevier Education Portal

3. CCRN 2018

   BrittanyNicole replied to RachelP_CRNA2B's topic in Critical

   Great tips. I did my CCRN in February and the absolute best for me was the PASS CCRN bank. I did not use the book. They most closely mirrored the exam and I loved that I could focus on subject matter. Working on the big three - cardiac, pulm and neur...

4. CCRN exam and Laura Gasparis lecture

   BrittanyNicole replied to angmags's topic in Critical

   I watched Laura in person a few years ago. But I used her DVDs in February to study for the CCRN. Using her DVDs, and the PASS CCRN bank (not the book) I can tell you that you do not need to see her in person. While I totally recommend it, because yo...

5. What in the world is this rhythm?!

   BrittanyNicole replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Critical

   Sinus bradycardia. I don't know if I'd call those T waves peaked..

6. icu career advice

   BrittanyNicole replied to Nurseynurse94's topic in Critical

   I suggest asking for the sick patients. Often times I do not assign sick patients to newer ICU nurses because I do not want them to be overwhelmed especially if I see signs that they get overwhelmed easily. When I ask a nurse if they are ready for si...

7. Deciding on a unit!

   BrittanyNicole replied to rnsimmons's topic in Critical

   I would almost always say choose ICU. However, the fact that there are no nurses that have been there longer than 2 years is somewhat terrifying. Many ICU nurses go on for their NP's so that may contribute to the high turnover. I would ask the manage...

8. Intubation turning into a code blue

   BrittanyNicole replied to ICUisLife's topic in Critical

   Was there chest rise when bagging? I was in a similiar situation one time with a patient with a swollen airway, physician was unable to tube him, sats started dropping so respiratory was bagging him while 5 people in the room were staring at the moni...

9. CCRN

   BrittanyNicole replied to Brec16's topic in Critical

   I was scoring about 70% on PASS CCRN as well, I focused primarily on cardiac and improved to the low 80 percentile but when I took the CCRN I got 100/125 so don't let that discourage you too much.

10. In the ICU, do you get a tech?

    BrittanyNicole replied to Blondekristi's topic in Critical

    Techs were taken out of our ICU about 4 years ago, unfortunately. I find it to be very unsafe at times and I know for a fact patients do not get turned and bathed as often as they should on busy nights.

11. How long is enough time to stay in the ICU?

    BrittanyNicole replied to Nurse3242's topic in Critical

    I believe after 1-2 years you should be competent (maybe not completely confident yet). Three years in an ICU is very marketable, especially if that ICU is in a larger institution.

12. Why did you choose to be an ICU Nurse?

    BrittanyNicole replied to al3x117's topic in Critical

    I have always wanted to be a critical care nurse. I want to be able to help in crisis situations and I feel that critical care nurses are best equipped to handle those situations. I have also always wanted to eventually become a CRNA and ICU experien...

13. Looking for Nursing Shoe Recommendations!

    BrittanyNicole replied to stephaniej1229's topic in Uniform/Gear

    Skechers are the best. Especially the memory foam ones. I cannot wear Danskos as I feel they are too tall and end up hurting my back.

14. Nursing Internship Resume Critique

    BrittanyNicole replied to BrittanyNicole's topic in Career Support

    I have done a total revision on my resume, I thought the nursing skills was a bit much, I saw another resume that listed them, but I felt like it was kind of obvious that most nursing grads have these skills so I decided to just delete them. Thanks s...

15. Nursing Internship Resume Critique

    BrittanyNicole posted a topic in Career Support

    I am a new grad nurse who just graduated 3 weeks ago and I am wanting to apply to a critical care internship at the hospital I am currently working at as an aid. It is very competitive and I was hoping to get some advice on my resume so far. The "Cli...