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You're easily going to get critical care RN, sometimes they play a game to fill slots and might try to talk you into med surg and say you can move over to icu immediately; don't do it stick to your guns they are just trying to fill a quota; they will...

sammitate, with that academic profile you should be going to CRNA school, or applying to the Army's USGPANN active duty crna school.

Great questions. So the drug in most protocols used is lorazepam iv push 1 - 2 mg sometimes as frequently as every 30 minutes. Lorazepam has a short half life, it's also a benzodiazepine which in high doses can be dangerous causing respiratory depres...

Kegels are intervention and outcome is continence of urine. You will never ever use this stuff in practice.

You have a great shot and welcome to the profession. BSN backups are a great easy option, umass Amherst is awesome, check out umass Boston, and lastly mgh institute of health professions, mgh is costly but an excellent program.

Hi everyone, Our ICU is starting to get really aggressive in identifying and aggressively treating ARDS patients much sooner. We have used the huge KCI beds that rotate with much success. With that said we want to try proning more patients sooner and...

Bottom line make them stop this and get all your pressors and sedation on infusion pumps. This must be so frustrating for you!

Heavy GI bleeds, ARDS, exacerbation CHF/COPD, and DKA. Progression to Septic shock, organ failure, from the aforementioned population. Exciting therapies now for ARDS and Sepsis. More patients surviving these critical illnesses.

So ya just flip em eh? Will give it a go. Work for a big county hospital, many uninsured so it's hard to get reimbursed on the KCI.

MICU: Levo, Vaso, and then inotripics dobutamine for hearts dopamine for sepsis. Ionitropes selection may also be influenced by extent of AKI.

I don't think you really had a choice especially if fluid bolus was something you had to avoid. Levophed is at least our standard. Do you guys carry primacor drip ? The MD probably was just squeamish because of the chance and incidence of fatal arytm...

Hi everyone On our unit we've been seeing a lot of ARDS lately for multiple reasons. Usually things like aspiraton pneumonitis, fibrotic lung disease, acute lung injuries, trauma, etc. One of the treatments we have done has been of course the KCI bed...

Outstanding reponses. I've been thinking lately when cases do arise would this adult patient event benefit? So many are lung transplant receipients, ILD, and in full blown septic shock on Levo and fluid resuscitattion. But we still see a steady flow ...

Good work laurel

Definately do the ACLS and their is also one called TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Curriculumn you might find helpful). I can imagine you're probably good with Rythms working in tele. There is a book published by the AACN called Essentials of Critical Care ...

I don't mean to neglect the point about unsafe staffing. I totally agree. As a new ICU though I was just wondering how the unstable STEMI ended up doing? Do you guys maintain the patient on a Heparin protocol and provide supportive care for the cardi...

are BSN RN's still working as CNA's in Boston?

Vital signs & chief complain for starters. If it's a cardiac and or critical patient you may want to look at recent labs and have those ready to rattle off or atleast be sitting in front of the screen. You may want to glance on the IV pole and fa...

Gosh touchy subject ......

Hi there guys- I'm soon to be a new grad and will be off to some of my first interviews in a few months. I was wondering what you guys would wear to the interview? Button/color shirt/business casual pants? I was thinking a suit might be over-kill. I...

Hi everyone- I'm on the final stretch of my BSN and was interested in doing a project relevant to SICU/MICU Nursing. Up to this point I've only worked in a trauma ICU as a tech but from that experience I noticed on the few times it occured that comp...

Lisa so nice to meet you! I think its so cool to have three uvmers in the program. I too am from central MA. I also haven't heard anything about tuition, loans, etc just the medical forms. I'm not sure if I'm going to move to Worcester since i'm only...

Hi Smurfette, I did go to UVM! I graduated with a BA in 2003. I too am from central Mass just near the Marlboro area. Sometimes I really miss Vermont especially around this time of year. Just this past winter I went up and the campus has really chang...

hi everyone i'm in the same boat too. i really hope they send something soon along with a cost estimate for the program. the only thing i've received have been the medical forms and stuff. are you all from the central massachusetts area? i live loca...

hi there, Are you by anychance attending MCPHS in Worcester? I'll be there starting January. Just yesterday I put in an online FAFSA and since I already have a bachelors I was rewarded nothing. However it did say it was an initial review and that the...