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ICP means intracranial pressure. 1st sign is a change in level of consciousness (LOC). I want to expand on the Trauma in Triage. Trauma includes the 4 B'S: Breathing, Bleeding, Broken Bones, or Burns" I think you can buy this book online. The name of the book is Nursing Made Insanely Easy! and the ISBN # is 0964362287. Hope this helps!

Hi! I just graduated from nursing school May 2006. Like you, I worked as a Tech/CNA in an ICU while in my 2nd year of nursing school. Also like you, I considered going to another hospital because it paid more money. Once I sat down and weighed the pros and cons, I decided to stay with the hospital I was at. Now, I KNOW I made the RIGHT decision to stay. As God would have it, I'm making more at the hospital I stayed at than the hospital I would have gone to because they were paying New Grads more money! Some of my pros to staying included: I know the manager, the staff, the hospital, and have at least seen most of the paperwork. Here, I know what I am dealing with! Con: what if I get there and it's not what I thought it would be and hated it????? Hope this helps!

There are others in the area, but I am biased because I work for Wellstar (Cobb Hospital). Another hospital in your area is Tanner Medical Center in Villa Rica. Other hospitals in the area include Northside Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Piedmont Hospital, Crawford Long Hospital, and Grady Hospital. I cannot guarentee there won't be any traffic if you work at either of those hospitals. As far as pay, I'm not sure what they start their experienced nurses with. Hope this helps.

I took the Sylvia Rayfield review coorifice, and it was VERY helpful as far as mnemonics to help prioritize. There was this acronym called FIRST. F- Find hypoxia I- Immunocompromised R- Real bleeding S- Safety T- Try infection Also, there is one for TRIAGE: T- Trauma R- Respiratory/cardiac I- ICP A- An infection G- GI E- Elimination Hope this helps!