mmwatkin

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1. Which ICU should I work in?

   mmwatkin replied to NCRNMDM's topic in General Nursing

   Why not try them all and see what you like best? The hospitals in my area have a "rotation program" where you can rotate through vascular, burn, cticu, trauma, neuro, micu, picu, ccu, er, pacu and bid for a job where you like/ fit in! No one know unt...

2. TGH internships

   mmwatkin replied to inProgress's topic in Florida

   Tampa General offers 2 internships, an acute care rotation for new grads, and a critical care rotation for new grads/experienced nurses looking to transition to ICU or ER. I've only seen the acute care rotation once this year in april. The critical c...

3. Who was the last patient to just break your heart?

   mmwatkin replied to ChristaRN's topic in General Nursing

   On my last day of work....I felt like I was living a Grey's Anatomy episode......and bawling! I had this beautiful woman 58 y/o. She had just gotten back from vacation with her husband a few days earlier, came home, took a shower, ordered pizza and w...

4. Where is your heart at?

   mmwatkin replied to Mom23kiddos's topic in New Nurse

   My last semester of nursing school I got the preceptorship of my dreams.....SICU! after that....I was sold...the trauma,codes, never knowing what you would be admitting.....amazing! Throughout school I was a nurse tech on a med/surg floor and ended u...