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  1. Why Critical Care

    CCU NRS replied to Crew2Nursing's topic in Critical Care

    Well if you are looking for a full credentialing in all aspects of nursing CCU is the way to go. What you should get credentialed for in CCU includes, Open Heart Recovery, IABP (balloon pump),...

  2. Do OR nurses have Pt contact?

    CCU NRS replied to RossayRN's topic in Operating Room

    A Circulator definately has contact you interview the patient prior to surgery and you take care of them and comfort them while they are

  3. Oklahoma Nurses

    CCU NRS posted a topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Who? What ? Where? Give a little Hx. about yourself and where you live and work. Living In OKC for 9 years originally from a little town west of here El Reno, moved to Texas in about 85 and moved back...

  4. Ideas for a New Unit

    CCU NRS posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am looking for ideas that we could incorperate into our unit as we design a new unit. They are wanting us the nurses to supply some ideas of things we would like to see. I would like to hears from...

  5. Ideas for a New Unit

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

    I in fact rec'd an email today that we are going to be going to computerized charting in the future, not sure exactly when but we now definatley need to integrate that into the room plan. Epic is the...

  6. Ideas for a New Unit

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

    apparently somone at work was able to get on using my name and sent a private message to me from me not sure what is going on there either. I was not online last night at 1217 am I was in bed so then...

  7. Ideas for a New Unit

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

    i see you got our private

  8. Ideas for a New Unit

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

    Thanks, Some of these I had but there are a few I will definately put in the mix. I am Charge for CCU and have been asked by my manager to be the champion of this project, finding out what everybody...

  9. Ideas for a New Unit

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

    I am the charge nurs in a ccu that is currently 24 beds but they are going to build a new unit and increase to 36 beds. The budget and expense are not my concern I am just trying to get ideas so we...

  10. Ideas for a New Unit

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

    Hey everybody I am sure some of you work CCU please give me a hand

  11. Well Here I go again

    CCU NRS posted a topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Are there any Oklahoma nurses using this board? I am beginning to think

  12. Critical Care Experience in 1st Year

    CCU NRS replied to kittypepper028's topic in General Nursing

    Great tag were you a fan of SE Hinton or The Outsiders? Or just

  13. Telemetry Monitoring

    CCU NRS replied to ccurn1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Well I work in a CCU where we monitor our own tele and it is scary! We used to have monitor tech I guess, before I worked there, but when I started the techs on tenth floor that monitor house wide...

  14. Starting new job, need help

    CCU NRS replied to bluegee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Good Luck and God Bless I hope you find your niche, I think that is very important for new grads or any

  15. Advice needed please

    CCU NRS replied to nursedaisy's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I would ask you to honestly answer two questions for yourself, Are you a good critical thinker? Meaning can you put the data together and get a picture of what is going on with someone and what the...

  16. Critical Care Experience in 1st Year

    CCU NRS replied to kittypepper028's topic in General Nursing

    Funny you ask! I was just telling someone today that when I first started working CCU they used to require 2 years experience nursing, then while I have been doing it it was changed to 1 year and now...

  17. New field of practice

    CCU NRS posted a topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    I didn't know exactly where to post this but I thought I would drop it here. I would like a fresh persprective. I am thinking that I don't want to get my BSN. I am thinking of getting my BS I Health...

  18. offered excellent G.I. office position, but I

    CCU NRS replied to Heavenscent's topic in Gastroenterology

    Well my wife has been a GI nure for 6 years now. Lots and lots of explaining bowel prep, scheduling of course, office visit duties like any other clinci type setting, B/P hx, current meds and problem...

  19. I need HELP

    CCU NRS posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    We are going to start having an increase in craniotomy surgery according to an ENT that recently visited our unit and gave a quick run through of the 4 approaches he would be using. Problem #1 I can...

  20. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

    CCU NRS replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Eric Foreman's mom Kitty from That 70's show fav TV and movie Bonnie Hunt, Laurel Boyd, Zellweger's sister in Jerry Maguire Love the support group from home for hopeless women

  21. New Slant on ADN vs BSN: are ADN programs anti-intellectual?

    CCU NRS replied to NurseFirst's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read all posts, but here is my 2 cents. I have had instructors that are very great at teaching anything you want to learn and will openly admit that they don't have the information but will...

  22. Update on the Caps/Dresses at pinning topic

    CCU NRS replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    You are probably right about the way my memory works, suffice to say I remembered a religious issue. Thank you for answering that question. You should be proud of what you have done, I commend you...

  23. Update on the Caps/Dresses at pinning topic

    CCU NRS replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    Correct me if I am wrong but I seem to remember you originally had issue with the attire, but when several people said tradition was good it became an issue about the ceremony being held in a church....

  24. open visitation in ccu

    CCU NRS replied to grits's topic in General Nursing

    This seems to be the new widespread deal why is everyone opening there visiting? Was some new report out? I didin't anything on the JCAHO site. We just went to this at the begninning of the year, we...

  25. Super Nurse?

    CCU NRS replied to Claver's topic in General Nursing

    There goes "it's not in my job description"! wow I was really starting to like that excuse too