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  1. somedays are diamonds...somedays are stone

    cardiac.cure03 replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    All I can say is... Man, she needs an attitude adjustment! Maybe she was having a bad day as well, but there is no reason for any one of us nurses to act in that behavior. I don't believe you did...

  2. To the single parent night shifters

    cardiac.cure03 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for the advice! One of my concerns about the day programs is the cost. B/c I already have a babysitter I'll be paying for to watch him overnight. After the cost of an attorney and...

  3. Acls

    cardiac.cure03 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the sites and the reassurance! As I take my ACLS next week and was beginning to worry I won't feel competent when it comes time to

  4. Info on benefits....

    cardiac.cure03 replied to landis.20's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I work at Kettering hospital and they pay back 9500 over 3 years, but there's no commitment like there are at other hospitals in the area. I believe the other Dayton area hospitals pay about the same...

  5. Support Hose vs. Socks vs. None

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Pumpkin1621's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I tried wearing them, but they fall down to my ankles and I'm always having to pull em back up! Both the knee high and the thigh high. Maybe it's the brand? I dunno... But I'd like to hear of some...

  6. another freaked out newbie

    cardiac.cure03 replied to cherilee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If this is "week 4" as you put it, that means your a new grad starting out in psych? Wow, much kudos to you girlie! And yes, you're right... If you can master this, you'll be fantastic anywhere else....

  7. Nursing home/ Hospital

    cardiac.cure03 replied to vangar's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well one of the drawbacks I see to staying there is this... You're getting your new grad experience in a nursing home, which is okay. Now when you look for a hospital nurse job a couple years or more...

  8. On the CRNA route, so which would be better to work: SICU or MICU?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've heard CCU and CVICU experience is also helpful in your circumstance

  9. ICU Design

    cardiac.cure03 replied to bon5b's topic in MICU, SICU

    Gotta keep those rooms close together in case you need some help in there! I like how my unit (12 bed CCU) has a camera in the 2 rooms on the ends since they can't be easily seen inside from the...

  10. Heparinized vs Nonheparinzed saline in arterial lines

    cardiac.cure03 replied to saranurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    :yeahthat:

  11. Hints & advice

    cardiac.cure03 replied to kat29's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Once in awhile I'll see a balloon pump on my floor. It's something that was never even mentioned in nursing school, so that could be something :) It's an intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) to be exact....

  12. Med Error

    cardiac.cure03 replied to incublissRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That's good everything turned out okay. I wanted to mention also, the pumps we use on our floor have something called "collegue guardian" on it. You can scroll through a list of drips on the IV pump....

  13. Report

    cardiac.cure03 replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Something that's helped me... I've made a report sheet with everything pertinent to the pt on it. And I have the report sheet set up in a manner that everything kind of "flows." When shift change...

  14. how bad is this one????

    cardiac.cure03 replied to cherilee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Oh honey, don't beat yourself up too badly. At least it was the right med for the right patient. I had a nurse tell me once one of her mistakes when she was a nursing student. Instructor told her she...

  15. Question re: NPO and meds

    cardiac.cure03 replied to MedSurgeNewbie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    And also... Why are they NPO...For what procedure? If they're going for an EGD (like my pt last week), Ahhhh yeah... Makes sense why I wanna hold all meds

  16. Where are the least complex patients?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there's a clear cut answer to that. I'm a new grad as well and decided to start in CCU. So far, I've enjoyed it and have learned a TON with a ton MORE to learn. If learning time...

  17. Anyone NOT use prefilled flushes?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've heard of the pre-filled flushes but I haven't seen them in any of the hospitals around here. The one I work at uses these little 30mL containers...I like

  18. For those who have gone before me.....

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new grad in a CCU. As for the math conversions and such, I find both. Sometimes the IV pumps do the math for you when hanging dopamine and finding mcg/kg/min and so forth. But there's also times...

  19. Need advice

    cardiac.cure03 replied to jennisa's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I chose to do the grad nurse thing right after graduation (only in Ohio, it's called a "grad tech"). But I graduated this past Nov, became a grad nurse then, and passed boards in Dec. If you know...

  20. Where do I start my job search?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Dakkon76's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would recommend just applying on their website also, if they have one. Or just the old fashioned paper application... Either way, apply to the hospital for a position in ICU. That's how I got my...

  21. Worried about being shy and nonassertive...

    cardiac.cure03 replied to SmetRN2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know where you're coming from... And I was TERRIFIED when it came time for psych clinicals. I just knew I'd feel so uncomfortable with the bulk of my assessment coming from talking with the pt. I...

  22. Acute-on-chronic?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks

  23. BIS Monitoring

    cardiac.cure03 replied to OkieICU_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    BIS is something fairly new on my unit. It gives a number reading from 0-100. I know the higher the number, the more awake they are. i.e. 90-100 is probably what would be reading in someone fully...

  24. Patient Clinical Review Project

    cardiac.cure03 replied to Quailfeathers's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to show with visual aids... But maybe you could do some charts that show how ESRD is correlated to ARF, and how HTN can lead to a CVA...and how pancreatic...

  25. A little faint after watching surgery...

    cardiac.cure03 replied to futurern123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The same thing happened to me during my first surgery I watched. It was a cesarean....ohhh buddy, when they ripped her stomach and she's moaning b/c of the pressure...that's when I had to step out....