Cheers_G

Cheers_G BSN, RN

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About Cheers_G

Cheers_G has 6 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ICU.


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  1. Help with post CABG pts

    Wow these are great. I have to say some of the anesthesiologists give crappy reports, or they come up and state "The pt had a valve replacement so I made them nicely hypotensive for you". Oh no... now I'm gonna have to chase BP. Things like that. Ove...
  2. Help with post CABG pts

    Thank you so much, these are awesome pointers!!
  3. Help with post CABG pts

    Thank you so much for your input, appreciate it!
  4. Help with post CABG pts

    Thank you!!! These look amazing, can't wait to be competent enough to take care of open hearts ?
  5. Help with post CABG pts

    Yeah exciting. I already do CRRT and we don't do ECMO. So mostly CABG, biVADS, LVADS. I'm ok with ABGs but for open hearts will prob try to get more details. Thank yoU!
  6. Help with post CABG pts

    In our facility, we are required to have at least 1 full year ICU experience including preceptorship before we are trained on open hearts. But the training itself doesn't seem extensive to me - we take a class, watch an open heart surgery in OR and t...
  7. Help with post CABG pts

    Thanks for your reply! I'm an RN.
  8. Help with post CABG pts

    Hi everyone! So I'll be training on how to take care of post CABG patients soon and it's pretty exciting and stressful at the same time. What other resources besides your hospital training have you used to prep you for that? Any books or online cours...
  9. What Insulin Protocols Do You Use?

    Hi everyone! We are doing research on insulin protocols, so I was wondering what insulin protocols your hospitals use. You can keep the hospital private if you'd like but plz just maybe mention state/city? Thank you!!!
  10. USC RN Residency Program for Sept. 2018

    Don't use too many materials - that can get confusing! I recommend first of all studying throughout school, so you don't have to learn too many new things as you study. Get the Kaplan's question database - NCLEX format is the closest to Kaplan. Get t...
  11. How long did it take to get first RN job?

    It's tough. I graduated in May and there weren't even enough positions to apply for but nothing so far. I reached out to a recruiter that helped me before and he said there is a BIG demand for male nurses, but that's not a modifiable factor for me ha...
  12. UCLA Summer 2018 New Grad Residency

    Does anyone have info on how long we should wait for a status change before we lose hope?
  13. UCLA New Grad Residency Winter 2018

    Hey everyone, I will be applying to the new grad program for Fall 2018, and I was wondering if you have heard of spots available in different units and what units have no spots at all. Any advice? Thank you!!
  14. Mount Saint Mary's ABSN Summer 2017

    Just PM-ed you :) Thanks
  15. Mount Saint Mary's ABSN Summer 2017

    I got the email and the letter in the mail. As for the math test - we are not retaking it. We will have to take something like a math class based on what mistakes each of us made... See you guys May 3rd! :)