My name is Ellen and I am originally from Philadelphia, but living in DC now where I have been working for almost two years-- I am really excited to get back to my city :)
I'm going to be starting in May 2012 at PENN too :) we should all exchange contact information! Where is everyone from? I am taking Nursing Research and Health Policy before I start at Penn- so those will be the two classes that I transfer in. I ...
elk280 replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU
1. Make sure you always have one port for iv fluids/meds to.piggy back or push. Example:antibiotics, code cart meds to push. All antibiotics ...well most...are compatible with one another and with potassium and mag. 2. One port can be for your pres...
the patient's in a small rural ICU are not going to be the same patients that you will see in a level 1 or level 2 trauma ICU, and because of that, no matter how familiar you are with the equipment (which changes anyway from hospital to hospital), yo...
we stray from transfusing blood products at the same time unless it is an emergency... normally we slam them in fast using pressure bags or level 1's (except you cant use those for platelets).
Yea, I graduate in July so I'm starting on August 16th- it will definitely be a pretty crazy summer but I can't wait! Do you know anyone else starting this summer, and do you think there's anyway we can find out so we can network a little bit with e...
Hey! I was just offered a position in the SICU in Georgetown University Hospital to start this summer... I was wondering if anyone else will be starting in the hospital as a new grad in the summer and what unit you'll be working on. Also, is anyone r...
I recently took a position to start in August in Georgetown University Hospital's SICU... The process was easy and moved quickly- I applied online to their posting for the New Grad Program and then took a career battery test and then they invite you ...
elk280 replied to krazaygerl's topic in Washington DC
Georgetown University Hospital pays its new grads 26.52/hr plus 15% differential for evenings and nights (anytime after 3pm) and 25% on weekends. You rotate and do half nights, half days and every third weekend. Shifts are 12 hr.