jalainec

critical care

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jalainec has 23 years experience and specializes in critical care.

which is better, ADC or littmann stethoscope

jalainec replied to lsvalliant's topic in Uniform/Gear

I had a sprague Rap stethoscope in nursing school and thought it was cool until I dropped it on the floor of the new born nursery one day and it went into a million pieces.ball bearings everywhere, little rings,bits...losing my dignity crawling aroun...
Carry a stethoscope without hanging it on neck

jalainec posted a topic in General Nursing

How do you carry a stethoscope other than around the neck. They don't fit in my pockets. My pockets are full off all the other stuff I use at work.I carried the same stethocope for 22 years (I sent it to Littmann for repairs every 3 years) but I rece...
Floor nursing vs ICU nursing

jalainec replied to faithrn2002's topic in MICU

i worked ICU for years with ICU nurses that would refuse to float to the med surg floor. They were scared because they could not monitor their patients as closely as in ICU and scared of having 5 or more pts to care for. When i'm afraid of something ...
Pocket Reference

jalainec posted a topic in MICU

Can anyone suggest a good commercal pocket referance for critical care? I am a former ICU nurse returning to Critical Care. I have been working in a prison mental health unit for 5 years. I was used to being the high functioning, "super" ICU nurse, ...