CindyCCRN

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About CindyCCRN

RN, CCRN, ICU Preceptor

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  1. chest tube basic theory

    el... Hi! just found your post... .....a great site = http://www.nursingceu.com/NCEU/courses/chestdrainagekm/ Hope you can still use the info....
  2. Why do doctors act like this???

    Petiteflower, Hi! ...Respect is definitely a 2 way street... and there are definitely some Doctors who haven't ever or will never respect nurses - for a variety of reasons - initially, it's a problem between their own 2 ears which leaks out their mo...
  3. Should I or Shouldn't I?

    Betts... I think I can relate... ...after 26+ years of nursing and an additional 20 years of life, my priorities have changed greatly... I need to feel good iNSIDE about what I do, no longer need or want to prove myself to others every day I wo...
  4. Hospital admits fault in firefighter's death

    We are all HUMAN... ...I guess I know inside that this or a similar incident could easily occur in the ICU I work in - as staffing, workloads, and work conditions are UNSAFE and DANGEROUS .... There are many major systems failures that HINDER SAFETY...
  5. Union vs. Nonunion

    ...worked in a "union" hospital a long time... I can't imagine what could be worse... Administration did anything they wanted at any time with full union backing... massive and non-emergency MOT, constant pay/benefit losses, dangerous regular s...
  6. ...graduated high school at age 17, went to a 3 year diploma school, graduated and became an ICU RN at age 20... What did I really know about nursing or life at age 17-20?... not much... I knew I liked helping people who were sick, that I didn't wa...
  7. How long will it take? Some say 2 years??

    JMP - Hi and Good Luck! I've been an ICU nurse for 26+ years... do most of the precepting of new nurses - lately, several GN's... lots of fun and I TOO do learn alot from every nurse I precept..... All your med-surg skills and experience should be...
  8. Do Nurses Eat Their Young?

    ...I sure agree with the majority opinion that MANY nurses are very unkind and often vicious with other nurses - particularly the new or innocent as they are easy prey for these vultures... These desperate and needy same nurses do enjoy many other t...
  9. Father problems

    Fergus51, Hi! ...I think alot of us probably have or at least had, sort of similar issues with our parents... probably in part, another strong reason we were drawn to nursing - caretaking/people pleasing - to feel better/bigger about ourselves by he...
  10. How would you have handled this????

    Duckie, Hi! I too am so sorry that you were talked too and treated so unfairly by "the BSN Daughter alias Nut"... I certainly think you must be a sort of saint for not retaliating... I'm not so sure I would have done half as well... Obviously, "Da...
  11. We Don't Monkey Around In SICU

    Level2trauma - your idea is hilarious! SICU Queen - sincerest sympathy... I think maybe OHRU should be the "Cabbage Patch Kids" (very appropriate for CABG) with a big picture of the patch and staff heads, with cabbage for hair of course, popping out...
  12. A Lesson Learned

    ...Should I input this discussion or not? I certainly don't want to offend anyone or ruffle any feathers... I haven't read the prior threads, but will guess that this is "a conflict of initials"... Hence, I will not then tell you mine... I am a w...
  13. PAWP readings

    Hi, Cheryl! I have worked ICU/CCU for many years - lots of Hemodynamics (love them... teach them!). We have very specific standards for all policies and proceedures, according to recommended critical care safety guidelines. Routinely, PA lines are ...
  14. PAWP readings

    ...I think I submitted twice... Sorry!
  15. A squeaking heart

    Mario, Mario - quite an amusing "gut" interpretation of your heart's newly discovered squeak... ..I do believe you... it's probably your heart... ......I love heart sounds, EKG's, hemodynamics, etc... ...Heart sounds are made by the flow of blood -...