I went from PICU to cath lab. I love it! Yes, the lead aprons can and do get very heavy. I take mine off as soon as the case ends and put it back on when the physician arrives (I usually give the sedation, then put on lead while the physician scr...
I had worked peds, PICU, NICU before transitioning to the cathlab. It is challenging changing from little ones to adults, but I LOVE it! You will be learning a lot very quickly (at least I did). Be sure of your orientation time, of how quickly the...
I agree with the previous posters. While in school, I always wanted to be in NICU. I did work pediatrics, PICU, NICU eventually. I started out in critical care, worked house pool, wound up in peds, PICU and NICU, worked there for several years. N...
rnurse2b replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in Stress 101
I do stop and take care of myself regularly. I go for full body massages, get my hair done (like it matters since I have to wear a surgical cap) and since it is just me and DH at home, I get at least one day a week by myself while he is at work. Goo...
I bought Lippincott, Saunders, Kaplan, and two others that I can't remember the name of. They all helped. The Saunders had everything sectioned out and I used it to study what we were studying in class at that time. I don't know which is the best, ...
I was a LVN before becoming an RN. I see both side to this. I also work with a LVN who told me "I do everything a RN does except push two meds". WHAT?!?!? I explained to her the things that a RN does that she is not capable of doing within the sco...
Hello everyone! I'm so excited to see the CathLab portion added. I recently started in the cath lab after thinking about it for a couple of years and now I wish I hadn't waited. I absolutely love it! Yes, the nurses I work with are type A personali...
I agree with the above posters, it seems evertime we turn around, we have to agree to a background check and fingerprints. While in LVN school we had to undergo background checks for each of the hospitals, state facilities as well for the school it...
rnurse2b replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing
None, I was one of those few lucky ones. Accepted 1st time for LVN, then again 1st time for RN. Although, I did apply to our local three colleges each time. Turned the other two down each time for the one I wanted. Most of my classmates had to a...