Snowbird17

Snowbird17 has 6 years experience and specializes in STICU, MICU.

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1. Is this legal?

   Snowbird17 replied to jenn8500's topic in New Nurse

   Staff will quit because of it and it will self resolve! Sounds like a crappy place to work, have you looked elsewhere?

2. CCRN renewel audit

   Snowbird17 posted a topic in Critical

   I just renewed my CCRN cert. Everything went through online and I received a congratulatory email from AACN. Does this mean I will not be audited? Has anyone experienced an audit, if so, when were you notified. I have all my paperwork in order, just ...

3. New Grad Leaving Hospital for Office Job

   Snowbird17 replied to IcySageNurse's topic in Career Support

   Have you thought of just going back to school to be a PA? Nursing is not for everyone. Some love it, some don't. Nothing bothers me except peoples deliberate nasty attitudes, you can almost always control your attitude but not your bowels! If you do ...

4. Help deciding between new grad jobs!

   Snowbird17 replied to shadowness's topic in Job Hunt

   ICU and pick up extra shifts if you need extra money... Just my two cents. I would do cardio, but because burns are just not for me. If it's your thing, it's a great opportunity! You can never go wrong with a solid Cardio foundation!

5. med surge vs ICU

   Snowbird17 replied to ffliper27's topic in Med-Surg

   You're welcome. This is a forum for opinions and experience. I shared mine, you shared yours. NO where did I say you didn't know what your were talking about. Getting the last word in is not very useful for this OP. I will continue to share, like now...

6. med surge vs ICU

   Snowbird17 replied to ffliper27's topic in Med-Surg

   Regardless, Glad he improved quickly! I would have to think having you to advocate for him was very much am important factor in that. OP- I hope you have some insight into the differences in the two units. Here is a nifty little article that provid...

7. med surge vs ICU

   Snowbird17 replied to ffliper27's topic in Med-Surg

   Like I said, in a nutshell. No offense taken, however, I would venture that our definition of stable differs. If a patient becomes critically unstable, and cannot easily/quickly be stabilized, I would bet that the majority of doctors would transfer ...

8. Be careful with FACEBOOK

   Snowbird17 replied to Stephieee's topic in Job Hunt

   Wow. That is a bummer! I have admit I turned down a couple nannies for my baby after scoping their FB page. That being said, your post was pretty benign. No one wants a long commute, what's wrong with admitting it. I doubt whatever unintended damage ...

9. med surge vs ICU

   Snowbird17 replied to ffliper27's topic in Med-Surg

   In a nutshell, ICU is where patients go if they are very sick. The floor (medsurg) provides basic nursing care. ICU nurses need to be well versed in caring for critical patients, titrating vaso-active drips and working a kazillion pieces of equipment...

10. Mandatory Flu Vaccines- How do you feel?

    Snowbird17 replied to Snowbird17's topic in COVID

    I had chicken pox, a positive ppd (means i can't ever have one again), MMR series was completed when I was a child. TDAP is not mandated (I am current anyway by choice), I actually had positive titers to Hep B initially, but later a negative set. So ...

11. Curious about catheters

    Snowbird17 replied to ConstantlyEvolving's topic in General Students

    I can't even remember my first, last, or the many in between. You'll get over it. There are better things to obsess over during nursing school!

12. Shy / reserved new nurse

    Snowbird17 replied to LaceyRN12's topic in New Nurse

    Smile a lot, be pleasant and just listen. Most patients want to talk about themselves, because most people want to talk about themselves. If they do, ask a follow up question, all the while doing your job and then get out when you are done. Explain w...

13. transitioning from Med surg ICU to Traum Neurosurgery ICU

    Snowbird17 replied to ICURN2011's topic in Neuro

    I hate to deviate the topic but this is interesting to me...All your patients are 1:1? Back to your questions, plenty of vents in a neuro ICU. A low enough Glascow score alone will buy someone intubation.

14. Quick question for folks that wear surgical issue green scrubs.

    Snowbird17 replied to lilarox's topic in Operating Room

    I would love to work in a unit where the hospital furnished and laundered my nasty, germy scrubs.... Enjoy the luxury! Save your money and buy cute clothes for after work!

15. Will you pay 1000 dollars ticket for a interview?

    Snowbird17 replied to kindlylili's topic in Job Hunt

    Phone interview! Or go out as a traveler.... see if you like it, let travel comapny pay expenses, then interview while there.