broknsole

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1. So nervous! CCRN time!

   broknsole replied to Maevish's topic in CCU

   Well, I passed! Such a nerve wracking experience, and so glad it's over!! Woo hoo CCRN!!!

2. So nervous! CCRN time!

   broknsole replied to Maevish's topic in CCU

   Does anyone know the most recent version of the LG exam review book? The one I find on amazon is 4 years old...is this still relevant?

3. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   broknsole replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU

   I agree, but circumstances being what they are, I don't have the option of leaving the hospital I'm at, short of completely uprooting myself and daughter, selling my house, etc etc. I have been looking for other positions that are sort of close by, ...

4. Left handed nurses, med personnel

   broknsole replied to Vanfnp's topic in Emergency

   Does it count / is it weird that I always wished I was left handed? :-p

5. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   broknsole replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU

   Like I said, it was t always so horrific. It's been bad for a long time now, but there was a time when it was usually 1:2, or 1:1. The issue I have now with leaving, aside from losing all seniority and familiarity with the facility and staff, the hos...

6. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   broknsole replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU

   Ugh...we are ALWAYS tripled in the ICU where I work. I graduated in '07, and in the beginning it was only once in a while, then our hospital merged with another local hospital, and we took over all of the ICU admissions, without increasing staff. F...

7. "real" role of pysch nurses

   broknsole replied to Still_searching's topic in Psychiatric

   Hello, this is my first post, and I've never really done the whole forum thing before, but there seems to be a lot of information available, so I thought I'd give it a try. I'm 22 right now, and I graduated last May with a BS in psychology. After g...