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  1. 8wk ICU orientation? Hope I'll be OK

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

    Yeah... I know 12 wks isnt sufficient to be a competent nurse in the ICU and take 2 pts. Which is why I'll be asking for a lot of help when needed and do what asoldierswife said...go home and study...

  2. 8wk ICU orientation? Hope I'll be OK

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey everyone... I just passed the NCLEX a few weeks ago, yay!! And now I'm starting off on a cardiac care unit. The hospital I'm working in is one of the few around here that doesn't offer internships...

  3. 8wk orientation? Hope I'll be OK

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hey everyone... I just passed the NCLEX a few weeks ago, yay!! And now I'm starting off on a cardiac care unit. The hospital I'm working in is one of the few around here that doesn't offer internships...

  4. 8wk ICU orientation? Hope I'll be OK

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

    Hey suemom, I chose the hospital b/c I precepted on the unit for my preceptorship in school for 180 hours and loved my experience I had there. The nurse manager offered me a job, so I took it. And...

  5. IV question

    cardiac.cure03 replied to CSNS's topic in General Students

    I just do it the old fashioned way? Open up the pump and take the tubing out to prime the fluid through again. And then hook it back up to the

  6. I'm Freaking OUT

    cardiac.cure03 replied to 2bHopkinsRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I posted these awesome NCLEX tips. You can check em out. That's if I copied this right... Studying for NCLEX? Very helpful

  7. graduate challenges..

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

    I graduated in November. I feel like one of my weaknesses and something that I need to work on is my assertiveness. Sometimes I just KNOW I'm right but I don't wanna say anything in fear of acting...

  8. Too Late to be a CRNA?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to ReeseW's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have a nursing friend I went to school with in his late 40's starting CRNA school here in the next year...if that instills any more

  9. Why haven't I picked up on nursing tests yet!???!!!

    cardiac.cure03 replied to rll28's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I really wished I would have looked at some NCLEX review books toward the beginning of nursing school. It woulda helped tons just knowing how to find out what the question is really

  10. new grad bout to start

    cardiac.cure03 replied to mslpn210's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just graduated in Nov 06. And if it makes ya feel any better, I just inserted my very FIRST foley catheter last

  11. What did u buy your first year of nursing?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to rn2bn07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well congrats to being almost there... This is your year! I just graduated in Nov 06 and my plan is to buy nothing for awhile. And since I'm just getting started, maybe I'm speaking too soon, but... I...

  12. CRNA boards vs NCLEX

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    What are the boards to become a CRNA (not sure what it's called) like compared to the NCLEX? Tougher? Similar passing rates? Can you retake it if you fail? Thanks in advance

  13. The most horrible things instuctor's say...

    cardiac.cure03 replied to CyndieRN2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was up late one night finishing this huge paper for clincal the next morning, and I overslept and was late for clinical. My instructor has to call me, and I finally make it in... Ooops. But when I...

  14. how does your icu perform shift to shift reports??

    cardiac.cure03 replied to christen13's topic in MICU, SICU

    When we first come on the shift, we review and write down info from the kardex, which has info such as diet, any labs, procedures needing to be done, drips, vent settings, code status, any cultures or...

  15. Liability/malpractice insurance?

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

    I agree, the extra malpractice insurance is a must. I use NSO as well... pretty darn

  16. What do you have in there??

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, still a student and just curious. What is it that all you nurses carry in your nursing tote bags you bring to work every

  17. Ummm a question....??

    cardiac.cure03 replied to QTMedic4life's topic in Nursing Career

    You may find the nurse anesthetist forum more helpful. It's under the 'nursing specialities'

  18. Night shift ... And a babysitter?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I know there are many of you that are, or have been, in my situation. For those of you who are single parents and work nights, how do you have your children situation worked out for when you have...

  19. what is your policy when central line won't allow blood aspiration?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to shelq56's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yeah, that was my question... What if one port gives blood return but the other

  20. Which weight with titration?? daily wt or dry wt?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to jbp0529's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    They keep telling me in school that the only dumb question is the question that's not asked, so... What's a "dry weight" ? Thanks in advance

  21. Nursing Student Divorce Rate?

    cardiac.cure03 replied to ibmaryann's topic in General Students

    I definitely agree with everyone about not getting hung up on the statistics. But I just wanted to say that there has been no one in my class (of about 80) that's gotten divorced that I know of. And...

  22. Map?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm gonna feel like an idiot asking this considering how far along I am already in school but... Guess this is a good place to ask those "dumb" questions, huh? What's the significance of the mean...

  23. Map?

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

    Thanks! And I just realized I meant to put this in the nursing student forum. "More fingers pointing at me"

  24. CPAP and PEEP

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm doing our high acuity clinicals this quarter and I'm having a problem w/ the mechanical vent modes. I cannot figure out the difference between CPAP and PEEP. I've searched it on some websites and...

  25. Gray on ice?

    cardiac.cure03 posted a topic in Emergency

    I had a clinical in the ER last week and kept hearing "gray on ice"... What is