Bubbly26

Bubbly26 BSN, RN

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About Bubbly26

Bubbly26 has 8 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU.


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  1. Charge nurse with patients?

    I work in a small 8 bed ICU and we usually take charge with a patient assignment. I was charge the other day with two intubated patients and titrating drips. It all depends on the unit you work on.
  2. Which job would you take?

    I would say job 2
  3. In the ICU, do you get a tech?

    I wish!
  4. What do you hate about nursing and why?

    Having no staff is one of the main reasons why I hate nursing
  5. I'm a black RN and proudly rock my fro. The best advice I can give is be yourself. If someone declines you a job based on the way you wear your natural hair then you probably wouldn't want to work at that place anyway. Best of luck finding a job
  6. Starting new position in ICU

    Hi all, I am currently an oncology nurse who has just accepted a new position in an 8-bed unit ICU near home. I have been a nurse for 18 months and I wonder is it considered normal to feel nervous about starting in the ICU. I have toured the unit mul...
  7. Cleveland Clinic VS University Hospital

    UH has one-year commitment before you can transfer internally. I've worked at the clinic and UH. I found UH treated their nurses better.
  8. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    New ENT resident put in order "Please do not ever suction patient." I had to call several times to clarify the order since the patient was a day 0 trach patient. The attending acually called back and said to please ignore the new moron on my service...
  9. What is your nurse to patient ratio?

    1:3- sometimes it can go up to 4 patients on days. If it's a fresh trach or flap patient it's 1:2 no exceptions
  10. New grad, Oncology or Orthopedics?

    I'm biased but I would say oncology.
  11. Did you have a bachelors first? Did you have to retake any classes? I may be interested in this route also. I have a bachelors in something else and will have my BSN in September.
  12. I'm doing that right now. I'm doing an RN to BSN while still working as an RN. I work swing shifts.
  13. I work on an oncology ENT floor and I suction patients almost daily. It gets better with practice. Ask an experienced nurse if you could watch them suction a patient. It also depends on the type of trach the patient have. If they have a lary tube, th...
  14. How is everyone's first year going?

    Bumping this thread!!!! How is everyone doing? I'm 2 weeks away from hitting the one year mark at this job(March 1st). It's strange how I was just reading my older post about being terrified from getting out of orientation. I've been on my own for pr...
  15. OCNRN63

    Prayers for her and her family.