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  1. MICU vs SICU?

    ukstudent replied to hoopette34's topic in MICU, SICU

    MICU has more chronic pts, such as COPD, renal failure, CHF with some acute such as DKA, overdoses. SICU are mostly acute conditions, gun shot wounds, stabbings, transplants, open hearts, head bleeds...

  2. Didn't know I'd have to do additional jobs besides mine!

    ukstudent replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to agree with Elkpark. The duties of an RN include all patient care. Bathing, feeding etc are part of pt care. Getting orders done, including writing them on the MAR and placing them into...

  3. Does home health ever take new grads?

    ukstudent replied to SoundofMusic's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know if any do take new grads, but none should. You have no one next to you to ask for help if your not sure about a change in your patient. You don't have all the equipment available for...

  4. "Patient" or "Client"?

    ukstudent replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    As CT pixie said, the service industry has clients (lawyers, cleaning companies, hotels). To be and have a client requires a mutual ability to come to an agreement about work and pay. Maybe in Home...

  5. Forever French manicure

    ukstudent replied to Natingale's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that false nails are a Joint Commission NO NO. I know that in both hospitals that I have worked at you would be sent home if found with them. Both hospitals also had written rules about...

  6. IV piggyback question

    ukstudent replied to pmy7741's topic in Patient Medications

    These pumps have one chamber with TWO available lines going into it. You can program these pumps to run normal saline at 100ml/hr and magnesium sulphate at 25 ml/hr at the same time. They get mixed...

  7. How far would you drive?

    ukstudent replied to AnnaN5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's not so much the distance it's the drive time. With the city one 55 miles away, are you going to have to drive during rush hour? Is it all interstate? You need to work out drive time. Please...

  8. lpn to paramedic???

    ukstudent replied to adrox88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that there are any lpn-paramedic courses. And no from all accounts becoming a paramedic is not a breeze. You also don't need to become one in oder to do flight nursing. Go to the...

  9. Coping with a depressed boyfriend

    ukstudent replied to Ninja Nurse's topic in Psychiatric

    You cannot change someone else. You cannot make them understand how unhealthy they are. You can only change yourself. You need to decide if you want to spend the rest of your life with some one...

  10. Who should get the job??????

    ukstudent replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Jolie, what does your units policy say, or is it up to the manager. One manager might hire with an idea to years seniority and another to full time people. I work in a union hospital and...

  11. Being fired...long and weepy

    ukstudent replied to catlvr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    {{{{catlvr}}}}:redpinkhe:redpinkhe

  12. Rotating shifts

    ukstudent replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    You look at threads on allnurses and you watch late night movies. Theres a Don Knotts movie on right now on AMC "The shakiest Gun in the West." You can always study or do house work. I find that...

  13. IV piggyback question

    ukstudent replied to pmy7741's topic in Patient Medications

    The OP said that she has a pump that can be programed with 2 different rates. One for the primary and one for the secondary. These pumps can be programed to run as a piggyback or concurrent. With...

  14. I need a professional advice

    ukstudent replied to BGmedsestra's topic in MICU, SICU

    I looked at some of your past threads before responding. It looks like you only passed boards in September, went into the OR for a few months, a difficult place to start out and now in an ICU,...

  15. Can anything help with new grad pay?

    ukstudent replied to candiceena's topic in Washington Nursing

    I don't work in Washington state, so I don't know what the new grad pay is there. However, new grad pay IS new grad pay. You might get a difference in pay (probably small) for the following...

  16. Pregnant during orientation as new grad RN?

    ukstudent replied to NewYorkGirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not trying to bring you down. Just some things to think about. Until you have worked for a year you are NOT covered by FMLA. If you have any problems during the pregnancy and need to go on bed-rest...

  17. Do your nurses assume total care for ICU patients

    ukstudent replied to motherofbosh's topic in Radiology

    At my hospital we stay with our patients. Even if it takes 8 hours and anastheisia is looking after the pt, getting vitals etc., you staywith your patient. Even if you have another patient in the...

  18. Regretting becoming a nurse???

    ukstudent replied to Marie-SC's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even after working as a tech in acute care for several years and thinking I knew what I was getting into, I didn't fully understand what being a nurse entailed. Nursing school can not make you...

  19. care plan for acute pancreatitis

    ukstudent replied to shorty510's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I must agree with the above posters. Lack of knowledge might be the reason that the pt is now in the hospital, but it is not the immediate need of the pt. Pain is an immediate problem, so is fluid...

  20. Cavhd

    ukstudent replied to poohbear1968's topic in MICU, SICU

    Are you talking about CVVHD? This is used when a pt is too unstable to tolerate regular hemo dialysis. With multi organ failure the pt is probably on multiple pressors and you don't want to drop...

  21. Starting in ICU next week as a CNA

    ukstudent replied to Kerrie_Mo's topic in MICU, SICU

    Welcome to the ICU. What you will be doing will depend on your state, the hospital and even the individual icu that you will be in. Find out what they want when you start working there. Stocking,...

  22. labeled job hopper and can't get past it

    ukstudent replied to tweetynurse's topic in Nursing Career

    In just under 2 years you have had 3 jobs lasting a total of 9 months and have not managed to make it out of orientation yet! If I was hiring for a hospital I would be leary of you as well. That...

  23. Any Advice On What I Should Do?

    ukstudent replied to lizclair's topic in General Nursing

    Giving you a big hug. Sorry I have no words of wisdom. Can you talk to your manager about getting rehired if you resign in good standing in order to get the surgery and have the recovery time. Or...

  24. Tranfusing blood products - procedures

    ukstudent replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    You don't say in which department you work. In Peds we would have a primary line of NS going to the pt. The blood tubing would be primed with NS, that side of the Y clamped, the blood on the other...

  25. Antibiotic retention enemas??

    ukstudent replied to Silver_Girl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've done a Kayexalate enema of a liter over an hour. The flexiseal system has a port for infusing/flushing. Most stays in if you clamp the