xtine618

xtine618

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About xtine618

xtine618 has 5 years experience and specializes in ICU.


ICU RN

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  1. Like elkpark said, you need to stay in this new job for AT LEAST one full year at full time. Put your heart and soul into it like your career depends on it...because it does. Learn as much as you can, participate in staff meetings, committees, what...
  2. So did you end up taking the job?
  3. New grads are expensive...really?

    In all the places I have worked, (and they've all been in the ICU), new grads get at least 12 weeks. Other new nurses ( but not new grads) get anywhere between 1 week and 6 weeks, depending on the facility and how much experience that nurse has. Th...
  4. Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

    Does anyone have any experience with applying for a license by endorsement as a military spouse? It says that they are expedited, but I don't know by how much. I am currently working with AYA Healthcare travel agency and so far this is my time line...
  5. WA state nursing student moving to Montana after graduation

    I don't think there is a difference between which state you take the NCLEX. It is a national test so it should be the same across the country.
  6. Sad but true (maybe)

    As a nurse and Army wife I can tell you that being in the military is hard, but you can't beat the educational benefits that they give you. My husband is a recruiter and I know you can't work as an RN in the Army unless you have a BSN. If you were ...
  7. Where to go from here

    Are you fully committed to becoming an RN? 40k is a lot if you're not sure if this is the job for you. I graduated from a for-profit school and I have student loans that you wouldn't believe but I still think I made a good decision. At the time I ...
  8. Definitely ask the nurses on the unit. Your list seems pretty thorough. I would not necessarily add stuff for NGs. Also, many ICU admits are transfers from other floors so they may already have bathing supplies. Like many have said, zeroing the bed ...
  9. Murphy's Law with shift change??

    Have you tried doing non time sensitive tasks before that 1600 time frame? Like emptying linens and trash before you start getting busy? I work nights so 0400 is when I get really busy and I know to have my baths done before then. Also, I would ask c...
  10. open heart surgery?

    I work in the ICU where we take care of the patients once they get out of open heart surgery. If the patient has bleeding issues and is still intubated, then we do the re-op in the ICU. There's a scrub tech or an RNFA and a circulating nurse that i...
  11. Considering leaving hospital after new grad internship

    I think one year is also short. 2 years is better, but 1 year is still better than 13 weeks. My family faced relocation to a place that none of us wanted to move to (my husband is in the Army) and I seriously cried for 3 days. When I was done, I t...
  12. Having trouble applying knowledge, pls advise

    When you say the most basic stuff, what do you mean? Unfortunately book knowledge will only get you so far. Eventually you have to be able to apply that critical care knowledge in emergent situations. What kind of feed back does your preceptor give ...
  13. DNR- Do Not Treat?

    And I wanted to add, I've seen a couple comments about a "slow code". If your patient truly is a DNR, then there should not be a code at all. Slow or otherwise.
  14. DNR- Do Not Treat?

    Sounds like a rough situation. What is the function of your rapid response team? Are they a code team? If so, it would be inappropriate to call them. But if they respond to other calls such as chest pain, dropping pressures, etc then it was a good ...
  15. NCLEX Tomorrow

    You should have sex tonight. It really helped to relieve the stress and let me actually sleep the night before.