MissChloe

MissChloe

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  1. ICU Patient Ratios

    CVICU nurse here. All vents are 1:2 or 1:1 if critical. We do have 1:3 assignments on our floor but not the really critical and/or vented patients.
  2. CVICU and stepdown beds together

    I work in basically what you are describing, we call it something different but it's a combo of cardiac ICU with stepdown beds as well. CV surgical pts stay in the same room from admission to discharge. We also take non-surgical cardiac ICU pts and...
  3. Nurses: How far is your commute?

    6 minutes/a little under 2 miles. I work 12 hour nights.
  4. How many days do you work in a row?

    I find with nights I would rather work all of them in a row than have one on, one off, etc. Just get in your night schedule and power through, and enjoy your longer chunk of time off! I have worked up to 6 in a row (and certainly didn't get 5 off a...
  5. Scanning in the supply room

    We do not scan supplies. Pts. are charged for procedures and that covers the cost of the supplies used for that procedure. The rest (alcohol swabs, IV tubing, and so on) is just part of the cost of being in the hospital.
  6. The sloppy image of nurses today

    Female nurse here, and I have half a buzz cut. As in half of my head is buzzed and the other half is longer. Guess how much I care if you think I "should" have a different hair style or I "should" wear makeup (I don't wear makeup except maybe twice...
  7. Spouses in healthcare

    Husband and I are both RNs on different cardiac floors in the same hospital (him tele, me single-stay unit which is like a CICU mostly). I love being able to talk shop when we are home. Sometimes we even end up caring for the same patients during d...
  8. Traveling Nurse Couple+Kids

    No kids yet but my husband and I are both RNs and possibly interested in traveling so I will be following this thread!
  9. How was your first code blue? What role did you have?

    I'm a new nurse and have been working cardiac ICU for about 6 months, I've been to a few code blues now. I mostly take over the recorder role; I've never actually done compressions.
  10. I got a spot in a new grad residency program, working in a CVICU, with both post-op hearts, post-op lungs, and other cardiac issues (AMI, rhythm problems, arrests, etc.)
  11. I don't mind the drug testing or even disclosing legally prescribed drugs that could impair you, but for my current job we had to fill out paperwork about our health, very detailed, including questions about changes in bowel habits, etc. NONE OF YOU...
  12. Need some New Grad advice:(

    Best of luck with the interview. I also want to point out that we actually have a pretty good new grad job market here in Maine (I'm a new grad here, too). Have you considered working here for a year or two, and then trying to apply again for a jo...
  13. Did Grey's Anatomy Get It Right With The Superhero Pose?

    We actually were taught about this in my nursing classes by one of our professors. She was fantastic, always up on the newest research, and I was so excited when I saw it on Grey's after we had learned about it!
  14. Tote bags

    I am about to start my first job as an RN, and I'm looking for the perfect tote bag. I need a sweater, my lunch bag/box, my wallet and keys and phone, my stethoscope/scissors/tape, clipboard, pens, and room for whatever else I might need to slip in....
  15. Graduating soon...how are you preparing for your interviews?

    I am about to graduate and have a job lined up. I did prepare for my interview by looking up common interview questions and preparing a few answers. I focused on those behavioral type questions ("tell me about a time when you showed leadership" for...