ThumbzRN

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1. starting salary for new icu nurses?

   ThumbzRN replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU

   I started in San Diego at $26.00 with a $4 dollar diff. Now local hospitals start @ $27-30 + diff for nights.

2. Insulin protocol---Q 1 hour accu checks

   ThumbzRN replied to VAC's topic in MICU

   Our hospital uses the intesive insulin protocol 80-110 for post OHS patients and we also have VAMPS attached to our A-lines. We just use insulin needles to get a little blood for our accuchecks.

3. New Graduates In The Icu?

   ThumbzRN replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in MICU

   I went straight from bartending into a busy 43 bed ICU out of an ADN program. The unit includes CCU, SICU(trauma level II), and MICU. It has been two years now and and I have learned alot. I would not trade the experience for anything. I continue to ...

4. New Graduates In The Icu?

   ThumbzRN replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

   I went straight from bartending into a busy 43 bed ICU out of an ADN program. The unit includes CCU, SICU(trauma level II), and MICU. It has been two years now and and I have learned alot. I would not trade the experience for anything. I continue to ...