ICUnurse1985

ICUnurse1985 has 34 years experience and specializes in Critical Care & Medical-Surgical floor.

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1. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

   ICUnurse1985 replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

   Why do you want to be a nurse? All jobs have negative aspects, people dislike. You need, to decide what is your "dream nurse job." Some nurses do research, some teach, some are leaders and yes some of us work in hospitals. There are icky, gross ...

2. white underwear under white scrub bottoms?

   ICUnurse1985 replied to ashleymarie23's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Now, I remember why I hated some of the "rules" in nursing school. I think their point is "look professional" which means no underwear showing under your white scrub pants. I think flesh tones are best. My hospital tryed to mandate the color of o...

3. Night Shifters: Does your hospital have cafeteria hours for night shift?

   ICUnurse1985 replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

   300 bed community hospital, cafeteria open with grill, drinks, soup, salad bar and cold sandwiches and deserts until 0200. Scattered vending machines with candy/snacks/drinks on some units like our ED. Dayshift has a full service with hot, healthy ...

4. What are you best work tips?

   ICUnurse1985 replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! What a terrific question and some great ideas from so many. Trust your "gut" feeling about all things, it usually is right. There will be shifts when you donot accomplish all you hope for, remember to appreciate that you did your best and the...

5. DONE with interviews and indecision - it's depressing

   ICUnurse1985 replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

   I feel sad about your situation. If you really want to be a nurse, persistence usually will be rewarded. It is very difficult when you are "in a hole" and feel like there is no hope of climbing out. Many people in nursing and other professions are...

6. only a few months to decide...

   ICUnurse1985 replied to kellyjo's topic in General Nursing

   I am an ADN RN. If I had to do it again, at this moment, I would get a BSN instead. It just gives you more options. Yes, you can always go back to school and get your BSN later, if you decide to go the ADN route, however it is difficult to go b...

7. If only!

   ICUnurse1985 replied to esrun00's topic in General Nursing

   Nice for her but not ethical. We all get paid to care for our patients at our jobs. I was taught you never accept a financial reward/tip from your patient. The job should be reward enough. If this happened to me, I would politely decline that hug...

8. So, what's it gonna take for nursing to change and become what it's supposed to be?

   ICUnurse1985 replied to Spikey9001's topic in General Nursing

   "So what's it gonna take for nursing to change ...?" A better question might be what can each of us do to change nursing for the better? Each of us has the power to change our own behaviour. I believe in teamwork. I don't mind emptying the trashc...

9. First med error

   ICUnurse1985 replied to LPN9816aj's topic in General Nursing

   My nursing instructor, decades ago told us "You will make mistakes, hopefully they will be small ones." I have made med errors in my career. It always upsets me. I look at each situation and try to figure out what I could have done to prevent it. Som...

10. Why so nasty?

    ICUnurse1985 replied to Lovely_RN's topic in Relations

    I have been on both sides of this question. I was treated rudely or worse ignored as a new employee, in two different jobs and it still hurts when I remember it. I have also had the honor of being a preceptor several, times in my career. I would talk...

11. Night Shift 1 hr commute: tips to arrive home alive

    ICUnurse1985 replied to babblingbrook's topic in General Nursing

    I worked part time at a teaching hospital, which was a 45 minute drive years ago, night shift. I also struggled to stay awake driving home in the summer months, using the tricks you described and was also unsuccessful. Too many mornings I found mys...

12. Newly employed new grad! There is hope!

    ICUnurse1985 replied to dine saw's topic in New Nurse

    That is fantastic. I am very happy for you. Thanks for spreading the word that good jobs for new grads are out there.

13. My life is so hopeless right now!

    ICUnurse1985 replied to Lisa321's topic in General Nursing

    Don"t give up. You sound discouraged and afraid. You will eventually find a job, just keep trying. You need to get some help! Not having a job is very stressful but talking about killing yourself about it, scares me. You can make it. Get some ...

14. Does your facility do this?

    ICUnurse1985 replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for letting me know I am not alone. This has been going on at my facility for over a year now. They don"t want you to stay late for any reason. They want you to leave on time no matter what the situation. Do what you can and walk away at ...

15. Can an RN push ACLS drugs if not certified under doctor's order during a code?

    ICUnurse1985 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I realize I totally misread and misunderstood the question, and I apologize.(This is what happens after I work a 12 hr night shift and don"t go to bed right away, SORRY.) I believe you can push ACLS drugs in a CODE even if you are not ACLS ceri...