kisserRN

kisserRN specializes in ICU, CVICU.

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1. how long does it take!?

   kisserRN replied to marmbrusterRN's topic in Florida

   Mine took a little over 4 weeks. (I'm from Illinois.)

2. good places to work????

   kisserRN replied to kisserRN's topic in Florida

   Also i was looking at shands, does anyone have info about this hospital? actually any info regarding the jax/st. augustine area would be very helpful!!! please can anyone help me:)

3. Nurse to Patient ratios, your thoughts

   kisserRN replied to blownin's topic in Florida

   8 is not safe at all, remember you are responsible for all 8 of those pt.'s and to me that seems like too many to keep track of. I know when i graduated 6 yrs. ago, i started on a tele floor and we would have 5:1 ratio (and personally we were all co...

4. good places to work????

   kisserRN posted a topic in Florida

   Hi all, I'm moving from chicago to florida in about 3-4 months ( a little sooner than anticipated d/t my husbands job). We are looking to move to the st. augustine area and am wondering what are good hospitals to work for around that area. I was l...

5. What do ICU nurses do?

   kisserRN replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical

   I remember when i was precepted 4 yrs. ago, my preceptor once told me... as an icu rn your job is to prevent your patient from coding. Basically you need great assessment skills and to be able to ask the md for what the pt. needs before they even se...