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  1. CEN, CCRN, or TNCC?

    If you don't want to work ICU you getting your CCRN wouldn't be too useful. In your thread you seemed more interested in ER so go for your CEN or TNCC. CCRN doesn't have much content, but more information on cardiovascular (shocks), and pulmonary co...
  2. So is this appropriate

    Thanks guys and gals for the answers. The funny thing is when they did this thransfer they only had 3 other paitnets downstairs. I am just sick of the MD comming up to the unit asking why the patient is in the ICU when they didn't see them in the ER ...
  3. So is this appropriate

    So I work in a medical ICU and there has been an ongoing issue where Emergency room will send up patients to our unit without their physician seeing the patient and them writing orders. So many times we will get a patient transfered up to the unit wi...
  4. Helping others outside of the hospital

    :up:My fiance did have my back. He totally understood and said hey I can understand your frusteration but I couldn't have done anything. Thanks for the input I felt bad and just wanted to put this through to other nurses to get your opinion. Thanks s...
  5. Helping others outside of the hospital

    Thanks very much. If **** would have hit the fan I would have been there but she was stable. Was tachycardic and hypotensive (but as a nurse what could I have done). Thank so much
  6. So I went to a going away party for one of my finaces best friends (she was going to India) her parents were there and alochol was involved (probibly a glass of wine and social anxiety). Well it happened she passed out (I had my back turned but she d...
  7. New Grad Neuro Stepdown ICU

    Hey congrats on passing NCLEX Advice I have for you is not to be too suprized about what any head injury says (the craziest things). What vasospasm is for cerebral aneurisms rupturing. How to diffuse difficult situations... Take care good luck
  8. Materials for learning NICU care

    here are two sites that I found helpful one is http://www.neuroland.com/- I would go under index and see what you can find Also too http://www.waiting.com/ (good site helped me deal with families) Also too I think under the top two forums there is a...
  9. Extern Interview Question..

    I would imagine a paperclip would be good. It looks neat and easy to unclip all the papers. This is my assumption and how I think it would look best. And good luck with the interview. Take a deep breath before and be yourself. kent
  10. ICU nurses please respond!!!

    I will say I know your feeling of getting placed somewhere you don't want to be for your senior internship. When I was a senior we had a lottery and I wanted ICU sooooo bad, but we had a lottery system and I picked the last number. I got stuck in reh...
  11. Fascinated with Neuro!

    Well I am glad you love neuro as a pre nursing student!!! I picked neuro because it is the system I knew least about (I am truthful), I felt you never have two patients with the same type of stroke that are similar and it is developing field. The par...
  12. Anyone think of ICU psychosis, or UTI or constipation. I never know these situations unless I look at the patient myself. If he was on propofol I am guessing he was tubed and how do you know he is more confused??
  13. Do Neuro ICU nurses get good cardiac experience?

    Ya I remember calling the doctors about an issue. They would immediately go to so is the neuro status ok. I also forgot to say neuro exam is probibly the most subjective compared to hemodynamics which is totally objective I guess I agree with pts ea...
  14. How do all the experienced ICU nurses feel about....

    I think I am preaching to the choir about this one. I feel a new grad starting in the ICU- It depends on the person and situation. I had a 6 month oreantation which around 4 months I felt comfortable. We also had classes and preceptors who were grea...
  15. Do Neuro ICU nurses get good cardiac experience?

    I do work in a level one trauma center in there neuro ICU. IABP- We never have to do any of that and that would be scary. Hemodynamic wise we do not have too many people with swans. My year and a half in neuro we have only had 2 people I know of wit...