MountaineerFan57

MountaineerFan57 BSN

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  1. Change from software to NP

    MountaineerFan57 replied to MayaSwiss's topic in General Students

    To become an NP, you first would have to get a bachelors of science in nursing (BSN). If you have to work, your best bet will probably be to apply to an assosciates degree program (ADN). In my area it...

  2. New nurse coming off orientation and feeling like I can’t do it

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Wanderlust22's topic in General Nursing

    Don’t feel bad about your buddy helping you. In the ICU, there will be times you need help, no matter how long you’ve been a nurse. also, I think anyone would have ended up frazzled/behind with...

  3. CCRN Exam

    MountaineerFan57 replied to conway13's topic in Critical Care

    So, how did you study? Looking to take it early next

  4. Immunocompromised Loved One

    MountaineerFan57 replied to lillianbenders's topic in General Nursing

    I understand your intentions with this, but I don’t think you’ll ever find a workplace that lets you not skip out on taking care of isolation

  5. Times for drawing a Troponin Series

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Tcla23's topic in General Nursing

    We do the first 3 draws q3 hours. (0000, 0300, 0600). Then go to q6 until the provider is satisfied and discontinues

  6. CRNA Scope

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Gkb1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I’m not sure why you wouldn’t just become an NP if you want to diagnose in a clinic

  7. Lowest bicarb on abg

    MountaineerFan57 replied to mpilkington's topic in MICU, SICU

    pH 6.6, bicarb 6. Did not live for even 24 hours after arriving to the

  8. Who is watching the monitor?

    MountaineerFan57 replied to ICURN92's topic in Critical Care

    We have never had a monitor tech. We set appropriate alarm parameters and are very conscious of alarms. There are different sounding alarms for lethal arrhythmias and everyone is pretty aware of those...

  9. New Grad off of orientation....Struggling

    MountaineerFan57 replied to DH1234's topic in General Nursing

    This too shall pass. Your feelings are very normal for a new nurse! Your charge nurse/coworkers are expecting you to have questions and need a little help here and there. It will get better. You will...

  10. Bad idea to quit after 6m as a new grad for DNP school?

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Theanxiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I’m not really sure why you are asking for opinions; you seem to have made up your mind. You’ve already enrolled and have your reasons lined up for why you can’t stop the program now. Just tell...

  11. What city do you work in and how much do you get paid hourly?

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Mortaaaay's topic in General Nursing

    Northern panhandle WV, started at 22.60 as a new grad. I think the diff is only $1/hr for

  12. NxStage CRRT CVVH connection question

    MountaineerFan57 replied to EllaBella1's topic in Critical Care

    Yep, you should be fine. We always run CVVHD so we always have to switch to

  13. First 8 months in ICU-2 jobs over- Question

    MountaineerFan57 replied to baleen's topic in Critical Care

    I don’t think any CRNA program is going to consider your 8 months as real experience. You were on orientation for most, if not all, of that time. You have to decide what’s more important, your...

  14. Waynesburg university 2nd degree nursing

    MountaineerFan57 replied to abbyxoxo's topic in General Nursing

    Just for the first summer, but yes. It was rough but it flies

  15. What Insulin Protocols Do You Use?

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Cheers_G's topic in Critical Care

    Sorry for the confusion, Cardiac surgery currently uses it. However, I prefer the MICU formula we use over the

  16. What Insulin Protocols Do You Use?

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Cheers_G's topic in Critical Care

    Cardiac surgery patients use the Portland Protocol (link below.) http://www.sarasotaanesthesia.com/documents/portlandinsulinprotocol.pdf our MICU uses a formula that I unfortunately can’t remember...

  17. Waynesburg university 2nd degree nursing

    MountaineerFan57 replied to abbyxoxo's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from there December 2017 :) buckle up and get ready to study study

  18. New Grad- Periop or ICU

    MountaineerFan57 replied to LoveToRuN120's topic in General Students

    Hi there, I am a new grad nurse so take my advice with a grain of salt, I still feel like I know nothing haha. But I would take the ICU position if offered it. Nurse residency programs can offer so...

  19. diuresing from chest tube

    MountaineerFan57 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi all, I am a new grad in cardiac surgery ICU and something interesting came up the other day I've never heard of before (granted there are lots of things I've never heard of being I am new to this...

  20. diuresing from chest tube

    MountaineerFan57 replied to MountaineerFan57's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes, that's why i was concerned, because most patients have their tubes out by POD 2 or 3 as the drainage has dwindled down by that point. Some nurses on my unit said they had heard of "diuresing"...

  21. BSN program only requires 10 clinical hours per week. Thoughts?

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Hailie54's topic in General Students

    My BSN program, which also has very high NCLEX passing rates, is also set up this way. Junior year we only have clinical ~9 hours, once a week. During our senior year, our clinicals are one 12 hour...

  22. Quiting clinicals because of bad work envirnoment

    MountaineerFan57 replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    You are definitely not alone in having a clinical experience that is less than ideal. I mean, you really don't have options here, except for to go back to clinicals in June. I suggest you go back in...

  23. WV vs PA licensure, anyone have any experience?

    MountaineerFan57 posted a topic in General Students

    Hello, I am a student in an accelerated BSN program in Western PA, scheduled to graduate in December. I am a resident of WV and currently work at a hospital in WV where I will stay once I become an...