ICUKate07

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1. New Grad Journeying to the Big World of ICU Nursing

   ICUKate07 replied to ICUKate07's topic in MICU

   Thank you for replying! It's nice to know that there's someone else out there like me. Sometimes I feel like I don't know enough and they're going to wonder why they hired me lol but they keep telling me to ask plenty of questions and that I'll be fi...

2. New Grad Journeying to the Big World of ICU Nursing

   ICUKate07 replied to ICUKate07's topic in MICU

   Thank you for your reply! I just started orientation and the instructors/educators have been trying to reassure us that it's a big learning curve and that we have a lot of resources available. That has actually been helping with some of the anxiety. ...

3. New Grad Journeying to the Big World of ICU Nursing

   ICUKate07 replied to ICUKate07's topic in MICU

   Thanks for your reply! I'm starting to feel a little better. I've always been someone to ask questions and I feel like I'm very conscious of patient safety. I think I'm more scared from a technical point of view. For example, I've only put in one NG ...

4. New Grad Journeying to the Big World of ICU Nursing

   ICUKate07 replied to ICUKate07's topic in MICU

   Thanks :) I think a lot of it for me may be "fear of the unknown". I know a big part of it is confidence so I'm definitely trying to strengthen mine before I start. I think it's kind of like when you want something so bad you're scared you'll lose i...

5. New Grad Journeying to the Big World of ICU Nursing

   ICUKate07 posted a topic in MICU

   Hi everyone, I just received my first job as a new grad in the MICU at a large teaching hospital (yay!). This is my dream position and after reading how hard it is to get such a job, I am still slightly in shock that I have it. I guess reality ...

6. Who works and goes to school full time?

   ICUKate07 posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hi all, I'm researching my options for the future in regards to becoming a nurse practitioner and I wanted to know if there's any one out there who works full-time and is doing their courses full-time. Or is this simply not possible? If you're rec...