UmmIbrahim

UmmIbrahim

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About UmmIbrahim

UmmIbrahim specializes in Cardiac.


Im a RN on a Cardiac Step-down!

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  1. Id agree...2 years looks betterand gives you a chance to move beyond the new novice RN role into a more natural, somewhat seasoned Nurse. ICUs invest quite a bit in new Nurses as do specialized step downs and floors like Cardiology or Neurology. Its ...
  2. Using CCRN books to study for PCCN?

    Good morning all! Random question.. I am taking 8 weeks off my RN to BSN program for financial reasons and am working more but i need something intensive to do in my spare time...lol. taking the PCCN for personal fullfillment has been a desire for 2 ...
  3. How woud you treat this patient...

    For a Cards floor....I'd follow the Cards CP protocol...nitro...Labs...ekg...obviously get the MD involved...if cp not going away anticipate nitro gtt...if pin continues or pt deteriorates or EKGs changes prep for stat Cath. The CP is the biggie. Tha...
  4. How to learn telemetry?

    Class helps but being in Cards as seeing the monitors helps the most...and asking questions of experienced cards nurses.I'm now learning reading EKGs...like LBBB vs RBBB, ischemic changes... you get it eventually. But definitely in Cards the focus is...
  5. Hey all...where I work. Big huge teaching hospital + level 1 trauma center on a Cards floor...generally for TR bands we the floor RNs deflate 60-90 min post procedure once in room. If a pt does well at procedure they come right to the room. Obviously...
  6. I ditto the paying your dues thing...you can easily tell new Nurses who worked as PCTs from those who didnt...and Unit Directors do indeed look for that too! It takes less work to "break you in" to the unit routines...
  7. It was a LOT easier for me to get an RN position as I already worked in the same hospital system as a PCT and was a PCT for 2 years WHILE in school...and I was casual though worked more part time or full time hours depending on my course work. My cla...
  8. The sloppy image of nurses today

    !!!! Oh my goodness...I think any Nurse will agree that when you are at work your concern is your patients...NOT your hair or looks or even scrubs. Scrubs are meant to be plain and simple and easy to wash and comfortable. Id rather have baggy comfy s...
  9. INR for cardioversion?

    So random question...in a nutshell we had a guy come in who has baseline unsymptomatic AFlutter...was on coumadin at home went to get his INR checked at his MDs office and was found to be....10!!!! The MD sent him packing to our cardiac stepdown and ...
  10. Pacer spikes not showing up monitor

    Id trouble shoot the monitor and when in doubt then ask someone with more experience with the monitors but usually a bit of trouble shooting on the monitors works...now if everything is done and pacer spikes arent showing then maybe something is fish...
  11. VTach Orders

    Hmmm...Ive never seen an order like that and dont know if Id agree because well, what if its a new run of VT even IF unsymptomatic its still NEW! What if the pt has occasional runs but suddenly starts having small runs frequently while remaining uns...
  12. Socially awkward nurse?

    Trust me when I say with time and practice and experience it gets easier...speaking from experience here...
  13. Really, is this real?!?!

    Well...im on a Cardiac step-down in a large urban hospital and its quite frequent for staffing to be 6:1....our ideal is 4:1...but due to extreme short staffing we frequently are stuck 6:1. Our unit doesnt tend to get any random patient though...unle...
  14. New grad struggling...should I stick it out?

    Im not in the ICU but am trying to move to a MICU from a CRAZY BUSY Cardiac stepdown where we have up to 6 patients...ideally we should have max 4 but due to short staffing we max have 6...anyway, Ive been there for 8 months and ive gotten very very ...
  15. Interviewing for an ICU position

    Hi all, so a question..can anyone pls direct me to interview questions which directors of ICU's specifically ask? I currently work on a very specialized Cardiac Step-Down and am looking to move to a MICU to give me a broader experience in Nursing an...