MainenurseRN

MainenurseRN has 4 years experience and specializes in intensive care, med-surg, tele, stepdown.

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1. Increase of super morbidly obese patients?

   MainenurseRN replied to Hoozdo's topic in MICU

   To the person complaining of pts in the 300lb range-those are the norm now. We've had a couple vents recently >400lbs and have a 'frequent flier' who is almost 900. We are lucky enough to have overhead lifts and get a rented bed for them but it is...

2. How difficult is it to move from med-surg to ICU???

   MainenurseRN replied to godbless-yute's topic in MICU

   I did 2 years of med-surg/tele before moving into ICU. I am really glad I had 2 years under my belt before making the move into a specialty. I work with several nurses who went right into ICU out of college and they are great nurses, but personally I...