TraumaRN1983

TraumaRN1983 specializes in SICU.

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1. CRNA school question...?

   TraumaRN1983 replied to J&B-RN's topic in SRNA

   I just started the CRNA program at Westminster and there is a married couple in my class. We are just in the didactic portion right now so we are all taking classes together, but when we rotate to clinical sites next year they may not be able to go t...

2. Anyone have NPs in their ICU?

   TraumaRN1983 replied to jcurlygirl's topic in CCU

   I work in an SICU. For our cardiothoracic patients there are 3 acute care NP's who round with the CT surgeons in the morning, answer questions regarding floor patients and ICU patients. 2 of the NP's just work nights and there are often the first one...

3. MICU vs SICU

   TraumaRN1983 replied to NCRNMDM's topic in MICU

   I am currently working in an SICU at a level one Trauma Center, where we also have an MICU that I have floated to a couple times. Brett already pointed out a lot of differences, which I would agree with. In my SICU we see a lot of cardiothoracic pati...

4. PICU experience

   TraumaRN1983 replied to GHOT-Anes's topic in SRNA

   I currently attend Westminster and I have one classmate out of 18 who has only PICU experience. In my interview they said they preferred adult, but like nike0777 said, you'll be way ahead when it comes to pediatric rotations! Having only PICU experie...

5. CRNAs Help!!!

   TraumaRN1983 replied to william1's topic in SRNA

   I would take the SICU position. First of all, SICU is usually considered the best kind of ICU experience for many CRNA programs. Also, an SICU at a large teaching hospital is one of the best kinds of experience. I know this because I worked in an SIC...

6. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   TraumaRN1983 replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   Last year we had one of our interns write in the chart: Please D/C foley Jug to bedside for urination Gee, do you think he meant plastic urinal? :-) My co-workers and I still have a good laugh over that one!

7. info anyone...housing close to OHSU?!?!?

   TraumaRN1983 replied to limey7775's topic in Oregon

   I have worked at OHSU for almost a year and a half now and during that time my fiance and I have lived in Marquam Village, which is an apartment complex about a 5-minute walk from OHSU. It's not the best-looking apartment complex but is it very conve...

8. Graduating in December 08-Info about hospitals

   TraumaRN1983 replied to kohdahbears's topic in Oregon

   I work at OHSU and I agree that it is fairly difficult to get into our ED department as a new grad. There is an ED internship program here but it is pretty competitive. You can inquire about the internship program well in advance of graduation and fi...

9. Traveling in Portland area

   TraumaRN1983 replied to malamarn06's topic in Oregon

   I have been living in Portland since Jan. 2007 and I work at Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) up on the hill. If you are looking to work for a very large, academic hospital, OHSU is great. We get some of the sickest most interesting patie...

10. Why did I do this to myself?

    TraumaRN1983 replied to SillyStudent's topic in New Nurse

    I graduated in December 2006 and started my first job on a very fast-paced intermediate care Trauma/Emergency General Surgery floor in January of 2007. I had two different preceptors, neither of which were good matches for me and left me feeling inco...

11. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    TraumaRN1983 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Humor

    I had a 16 year old male patient who had just had a hemicolectomy. My unit secretary tells me that my patient just called and asked to have his "surgical socks" taken off. As I am walking toward my patient's room I realize that he is probably talking...

12. From the mouths of non-nurses

    TraumaRN1983 replied to mattcastens's topic in Humor

    I once had a female patient who had been in an MVC and had to have a trach for several weeks before she could be decannulated. So a few days after the trach was removed, I took a phone call from her boyfriend who was calling to check in on her. He as...

13. GN starting rate?

    TraumaRN1983 replied to RNismycalling's topic in New Nurse

    I live in Portland, Oregon and as a BSN I started at 27.09 (I believe the starting rate for ADN's is 25.09). I work at a large teaching hospital and the evening shift differential is $2 and the night shift differential is $6. We also have what we cal...

14. GN starting rate?

    TraumaRN1983 replied to RNismycalling's topic in New Nurse

    I live in Portland, Oregon and as a BSN I started at 27.09 (I believe the starting rate for ADN's is 25.09). I work at a large teaching hospital and the evening shift differential is $2 and the night shift differential is $6. We also have what we cal...

15. First Year RN survey

    TraumaRN1983 replied to blueherring's topic in New Nurse

    This email is for all nurses within their 1st year of practice.. I am writing a paper for my nursing issues class (I graduate in May) and I need your prospective.. Please give me your honest opinion! 1. Why did you enter the nursing profession? Onc...