lesdrn

lesdrn

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  1. Sedation nurse

    I was never a "Sedation Nurse", but I've worked in Critical Care for the majority of my 18 year career. I've given sedation to intubated patients and also given conscious sedation when assisting with procedures. I think you would either need experien...
  2. Is this what night shift really does to us?

    I can feel your pain! I worked nights for almost 3 years after 14 years of day shift. I changed jobs, then went back to bedside nursing after 2+ years and took a night shift position thinking it was my foot in the door! WRONG! Speed forward two years...
  3. Documentation in ICU

    Have you ever gone to a deposition? I have and my charting saved my a**! Now we have electronic charting and I do chart a little differently than I did on paper, but I do hit the high lights of my assessments. I chart in narrative my lung sounds, my ...
  4. some advice needed

    It sounds to me like you got a preceptor who is looking to "weed out" the people she doesn't want. She may have a preconceived notion about you, and your long job search. I don't believe that this necessarily reflects poorly on you, I had the same pr...