Hey everyone, so I’m a new grad in ICU about to get off orientation and I’m going to nights. At my hospital, we are allowed to self schedule (although it’s not always approved). Anyways, I was...
I’m looking to upgrade my stethoscope as the one I have now isn’t the best quality. I work in the MICU and could potentially be working with cardiac patients later in my career. Which stethoscopes...
Hey fellow nurses! So I am a total newbie nurse in ICU. Still on orientation and I’m on a mission to find a brain sheet to help organize my day. Which ones do you all
Morelaur288 replied to Morelaur288's topic in General Nursing
Oh I also want to add she gets out of school almost days at 2 pm. So on the days I work days, I will not be able to pick her up or be home for her. The afterschool program at her school is completely...
Hey fellow nurses! So I am happy to say I just recently passed the NCLEX and I’m officially an RN. Whoo hoo! Now that that hurdle has been overcome, I now face another one. So I’m a single mom to...
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Congratulations to you as well! That’s so exciting. I have never heard of ECCO but my hospital does a Versant residency program that is a year long. We start with preceptors and classroom time and...
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Thank you for the tips and advice! I will definitely have to check out that book. The hospital I will be at has a really good residency program and I will be paired with a preceptor and will be doing...
Hey everyone, I had an interview today for ICU at my dream hospital. I got a call 4 hours later saying I got the job! I am beyond excited but nervous since I am going to be starting as a new grad....
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I’m sorry I have no advice to give because I’m not an ICU nurse (yet)... I’m still in school. But I am also freaking out just about starting my career in the ICU. I wish you the very best of...
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Im a senior in a nursing program about to graduate and scared outta my mind bc I still don’t know where my passion lies. I got into nursing because I had a daughter and I wanted a job that I could...
Thank you for the advice. I think I'm going to give the ICU a try for my practicum and if I decide it's too much, then I can always change to something else. I'll never know unless I
Yes, I am seeing a therapist. I used to take medication and still do PRN. I only take it when really needed though. I also do yoga, although I haven't had much time for that with