1icurn.jn

1icurn.jn specializes in med/surg, emergency room.

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1. Get CCRN with l&d experience?

   1icurn.jn replied to nursephoebe's topic in General Nursing

   Wow.... You actually answered your own question by asking the question... This is what you can tell the nurse manager...lol... What critical care experience do you earn as an L&D nurse? How often do you manage and intubate adult patients? How o...

2. ER stories

   1icurn.jn replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in Emergency

   I've read all those books but I also really like "Just here trying to save a few lives: Tales of LIfe and Death in the ER"", also "Trauma Junkie", they both are great. "Just here trying to save a few lives" is AWESOME!!

3. fired... where can a bad nurse go to find a job?

   1icurn.jn replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

   Can I ask..Did you go into nursing for the money or because you really wanted to be a nurse and care about people. It seems that there are so many people that only want to be a nurse because of the salaries and less school and they really aren't good...

4. Could use some advice or a listening ear...new RN, newly abusive husband

   1icurn.jn replied to seekinganonymity's topic in General Nursing

   I only read down to the 3rd paragraph, but he's got problems!!! Some things are not fixable, get OUT for your sake, there are better men out there. I will be praying for you!

5. RN Online program with Clinicals in PR

   1icurn.jn replied to nellyg87's topic in US Territories

   That sounds really scary...I would think hospitals would want you to have a degree from an accredited program by the NLN/ANA as their scope of practice and standards of nursing are what you would be practicing by. It makes no sense to do all of your...

6. HATE my job!!!

   1icurn.jn replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in General Nursing

   that's why I'm going to NP school too, plus I can't do this the rest of my life. Nursing school disillusioned all of us to think we are there to provide safe patient care and make a difference then we get to work and patient safety and care comes sec...

7. How do you induce passing gas post-op?

   1icurn.jn replied to bjaeram's topic in General Nursing

   chewing gum if ok with MD.

8. What size scrub pants do you wear and what size jeans?

   1icurn.jn replied to wishfulthinking21059's topic in Uniform/Gear

   i wear a size 11-13 in juniors and i wear a (cherokee brand) small tall. i am 5'10.

9. Feeling bad, like I "ratted out" a nurse

   1icurn.jn replied to Ginger80's topic in General Nursing

   Ginger, Don't feel bad for voicing your concern. If you feel that a healthcare provider is impaired it is your duty to report it. You don't say "that doctor is drunk" or "that nurse is stoned", of course, but report the signs or reasons you feel t...

10. Fed up with the "rules"

    1icurn.jn replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Plus work a 13+ hour shift w/ no lunch break, or atleast not an uninterrupted one. it's barbaric. and we are supposed to be supporting health and wellness

11. 4th day off of ED orientation...what have I gotten myself into?

    1icurn.jn replied to oddaud's topic in Emergency

    I read your message and it touched my heart because I (and everyone else) have been in your exact shoes starting out. I wish it were easier said than done, but the same things that were advised to me I will tell to you. You are starting out in a de...

12. Do you stop vasopressors(/inotropes) during a code?

    1icurn.jn replied to Sedate&intubate's topic in CCU

    yeah way past max probably wasnt helping anymore

13. Can we get rid of the sugar in nursing?

    1icurn.jn replied to Nurse Joey's topic in General Nursing

    glad somebody finally said it!:)

14. I get so frusturated....

    1icurn.jn replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I understand how you feel. I think we all have shifts like that. unfortunantly probablky way too often.

15. remembering why we do what we do

    1icurn.jn replied to fiveofpeep's topic in MICU

    That's really awesome. some of the worst shifts i've ever had I still went home smiling and inspired because I'm like, "this is why i do what i do". to help someone like other ICU nurses who have helped people who are special to me. that is why i ch...