amyla008

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1. New flight RN - want advice

   amyla008 replied to amyla008's topic in Flight

   Thanks!!! I am sure it is going to be hard... which is why I am trying to study up ahead of time :). Yes, those are hard words to hear but I'll try and relax. I'll also see if I can get a copy of the standards too though.

2. New flight RN - want advice

   amyla008 posted a topic in Flight

   Hi all, I just got hired on to a flight program. I start in about a month. I have 4 years of ICU experience (2 in trauma/surgical, 2 in cardiac). Any flight RNs or Medics out there have any advice of what I can do/study to prepare in the next month...

3. In need of some pointers!!

   amyla008 replied to khooters13's topic in Flight

   I just got hired on to a flight program - I've been a nurse for 5 years. 1 on the floor, 2 in a Trauma/Surgical/Burn ICU and 2 in a Cardiac ICU. Good luck!

4. what makes a great NICU nurse?

   amyla008 posted a topic in NICU

   Just curious if some of you experienced NICU RNs could tell me what makes a great NICU nurse? Please post your answers along with how long you've been in your job. I'm an adult ICU RN right now (been in adult ICUs for 3 years) and am not sure if I ha...

5. ICU RN thinking about doing Acute Dialysis

   amyla008 replied to amyla008's topic in Urology

   Thanks for the answers everyone! Guttercat: what were the frustrations and what were the fun parts? RN625: Can you speak a little to the physical demands? I know you have to push the machines around the hospital and lift the gallons of dialisade - a...

6. ICU RN thinking about doing Acute Dialysis

   amyla008 posted a topic in Urology

   Hi All, I am an ICU RN looking to move to acute HD. I did two years in a Trauma/Surgical ICU at a Level 1 Trauma center and LOVED it! Then I moved d/t my husband's job and took a job in a Cardiac ICU at a community hospital. The transition has been r...