Ev106

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1. Looking to transition out of ICU

   Ev106 replied to sugarmagnolia3's topic in MICU

   I have not done this myself, but my friend transitioned from ICU to PACU. She loves it, she told me that several other ICU nurse have done that.

2. Is my orientation too short?

   Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in MICU

   Acuity... Well, it's level one trauma, the manager told me we get the sickest patients. I will have several drips, couple titratable, a lot of codes, busy Labs, orders, most patients are ventilated, etc.

3. Is my orientation too short?

   Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in MICU

   It's Level I trauma hospital, I work in MICU, we also have SICU, TICU, CTICU etc. several different ICUs. I was told this floor has the sickest patients. We have about 30-35 beds. The hospital does not offer extensive critical care course. There are ...

4. Is my orientation too short?

   Ev106 posted a topic in MICU

   I have a year and half of Tele experience, I started in local MICU and was told that I will receive 3 weeks (9 shifts) of on the floor training. I am concerned that it is too short, but the educator stated that it will be enough because I worked on T...

5. What was your last job prior to ICU?

   Ev106 replied to kiszi's topic in MICU

   I worked on Tele/Med Surg/Oncology and had 1.5 years of experience (my first job out of nursing school). I started applying seriously in the beginning of January and had a job by the beginning of February. I found that county/community/for profit hos...

6. New to MICU, excited to be part of this community

   Ev106 posted a topic in MICU

   Last week I got a job offer to start working in MICU in a level one trauma hospital and I accepted it. I am so excited. Ever since I entered nursing school, it's been my dream to be an ICU nurse. When I first graduated, I had to work on Med Surg/Tel...

7. New Grads who have applied to hospitals in the Inland Empire, California....

   Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

   @NickiLaughs: thanks for the info, I considered to work closer to home eventually, especially at St. Bernandines...

8. New Grads who have applied to hospitals in the Inland Empire, California....

   Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

   @LPNtoRN2013: I ended up finding a job 5 weeks after graduation, so I was lucky, I have to drive an hour to High Desert. The floor I work on is incredibly busy, but most of the nurses are really awesome and really easy to get along with. The downsid...

9. New Grads who have applied to hospitals in the Inland Empire, California....

   Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

   @LPNtoRN2013: I ended up finding a job 5 weeks after graduation, so I was lucky, I have to drive an hour to High Desert. The floor I work on is incredibly busy, but most of the nurses are really awesome and really easy to get along with. The downsid...

10. Need Advice with Getting California RN License

    Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

    Hi kn_absn, I have my California license now. Couple of things about the process, it took about a month after graduation before I got ATT. Also, they told me they will not look at your application until after you graduated and your degree is posted. ...

11. Is this long enough orientation?

    Ev106 posted a topic in Job Hunt

    I graduated from school in Oregon about a month ago and moved to Southern California yesterday. I had an interview today for a telemetry position which I really like. It is an hour away from where my husband and I are going to live. I have a couple o...

12. Loma Linda Pediatric Residency August 2012

    Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

    Good luck to you, hope your interview goes well. I wonder if they did not have enough applications for CTICU, it was second on my list, but I could not put both down. I am still wishing and waiting for my phone call. At least we know that they are s...

13. Loma Linda Pediatric Residency August 2012

    Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

    Someone just posted on Facebook that they received a call for an interview today and another person posted that they got a rejection email. Anyone else heard from them?

14. Loma Linda Pediatric Residency August 2012

    Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

    Wow, I applied to hem/onco I hope I will still hear from them!

15. Loma Linda Pediatric Residency August 2012

    Ev106 replied to Ev106's topic in California

    I am still learning this website, apparently I cannot delete my post completely! :-)