icurn99

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1. fetal demise

   icurn99 replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

   I am so sorry for your loss! You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

2. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

   icurn99 replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

   I can't even begin to imagine how difficult it was to lose your mother. Probably even more difficult because you couldn't be there. I am so, so sorry for your loss. I responded because the OP's question had been answered many times over, and it s...

3. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

   icurn99 replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

   Just pointing out where she received permission...

4. Advice needed (sorry so long lol)

   icurn99 replied to nicenurselpn's topic in General Nursing

   I think some posters aren't fully reading this thread. The OP clearly stated that the orientee was only observing. The staff nurse and agency nurse switched sides to help provide the coverage needed, so the orientee's experience was not affected. ...

5. ONC CERTIFICATION

   icurn99 replied to lbutler's topic in Oncology

   I took my OCN exam about a week ago...3 hour time limit...and I finished in about 2 hours. Good luck! Let us know how it goes!

6. Sedation Vacation

   icurn99 replied to IHeartDukeCTICU's topic in CCU

   We do daily drug holidays at 6 am. Sedation is stopped, then restarted at 1/2 the rate it was running when the patient reaches a riker score of 1....depending on how it's tolerated. We also do as the poster above notes...RT does a SBT...ABG's..

7. Help! Relocating to Cincinnati, OH

   icurn99 replied to cmol86's topic in General Nursing

   You could also check out the Mercy Hospitals and West Chester Medical Center.

8. ICU vs Oncology for new grad

   icurn99 replied to kelsn's topic in General Nursing

   If the oncology position offers no weekends/on call, better pay and atmosphere...I'd go for it! I work in an oncology ICU and I love it!

9. Can a pt get a PE with a Picc line that has a miniscule opening?

   icurn99 replied to pookiesmom's topic in Safety

   Is this the cap you used? I'm not sure I fully understand what you did. http://www.icumed.com/clave-connector.asp

10. Instructor reamed me even though nurse said I did right thing..what do you think?

    icurn99 replied to Angels_wearScrubs's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I'd recommend is that you stay with the ailing patient instead of tending to the others. Meds can wait until the crisis is over. Once you got the primary nurse, you could have stayed and assessed the patient...lung sounds, RR...while...

11. Bohecker Accreditation

    icurn99 replied to Heavenly4505's topic in Ohio

    Yikes!!! $20,000?!?! I only paid $10,000 for my ADN. Have you checked out other schools?

12. Cincy area non online RN to BSN programs?

    icurn99 replied to Timustang04's topic in Ohio

    I'm old....can't figure out how to PM. :chuckle I will graduate in March of 2011. Some of my co-workers will graduate in September of that year...depending on what extra classes they need. It's about 18 months. The Health Alliance has some kind of de...

13. Cincy area non online RN to BSN programs?

    icurn99 replied to Timustang04's topic in Ohio

    I am enrolled in UC's RN to BSN program. We meet once per week...an instructor comes to the hospital I work at. It's pretty nice! I don't recall a 1000 hour work requirement.