SICU Queen

SICU Queen

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  1. Please don't eat your young.

    SICU Queen replied to Kiren's topic in General Nursing

    I couldn't have said it any better. I am not disrespectful or mean to any student, but neither do I suffer fools lightly. You reap what you sow - and that goes for BOTH

  2. Want your opinion on 2 possible jobs.

    SICU Queen replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    Go for job #2. The first place sounds like it's got some problems. Good

  3. CM interview tomorrow

    SICU Queen replied to SICU Queen's topic in Case Management

    Great! Keep us posted on how it

  4. New syringe every day?

    SICU Queen replied to MNNurseCorps's topic in General Nursing

    We do q24h, absolutely! (Just think of using the same milk glass for a week at a time...

  5. Good credit get hired at hospital?

    SICU Queen replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Nursing

    Lemme tell you how bad my credit's been (nasty divorce) and I still have managed to get hired without a hitch. I don't think it will be a

  6. Noc Shift Any Easier ???

    SICU Queen replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift is THE shift to work! Cooler peeps (sorry, dayqueens!), no admin types hanging out, different pace, and of course the patients sleep all night. Seriously, You WILL have crazy nights where...

  7. I quit my job.

    SICU Queen replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    Awww... thanks everyone for the kind words and good wishes. I'm sure you all know how nice it is to be appreciated!! I'm really looking forward to starting the new job on 5/7...

  8. Need to assess this unit

    SICU Queen replied to Indy's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sounds like a great place! Make sure they give you a good orientation. Congrats and enjoy

  9. Have you ever had a family accuse you of killing their loved one?

    SICU Queen replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice nursing is hard work, and you sound like you're fabulous at

  10. A Hospital before its time

    SICU Queen replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds great! Too bad it's not around

  11. the vultures are circling

    SICU Queen replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of the times the rep IS a medical professional, but even if they're not, sometimes they need to be present to test the device, or tell the doc how to place it. A lot of surgeons learn the...

  12. Do I let her know about my brother??

    SICU Queen replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you had to hear that! I am totally appalled, first, that another employee would walk in during an assessment that should be private in nature. Most appalling though is that the...

  13. If Money Were No Problem.........

    SICU Queen replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think ANYONE should be allowed to get a Master's degree in nursing without having bedside experience. How does one become a "master" nurse without having ever nursed? How do you teach someone...

  14. 1st day off orientation was HORRIBLE

    SICU Queen replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Awww so sorry about your bad day!! It happens to all of us, hun... and to be honest, it sounds like you did pretty darn good to me. DO NOT ever feel bad about sometimes having to leave stuff for the...

  15. the vultures are circling

    SICU Queen replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    WOW... that's just unbelievable!! If I was a patient, I'd be super PO'd if someone disturbed my recovery to gather info. They can mail me a survey when I'm recovered and out of the hospital!! I do...

  16. CM interview tomorrow

    SICU Queen replied to SICU Queen's topic in Case Management

    Excellent!

  17. CM interview tomorrow

    SICU Queen replied to SICU Queen's topic in Case Management

    That's excellent!! I'm jealous, lol... I'll be on Med-Surg at first because our ICU CM position is taken... but I'm still SUPER excited anyway, lol... It's going to be a lot of learning but I'm...

  18. How does your facility define "Lateness to work"

    SICU Queen replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our clock rounds from x:53 - x:07 to x:00, but we're considered late if we clock in at x:01. It's a respect thing, to me. I know the nurses I'm relieving want to go home, and me arriving 15 minutes...

  19. Restraining an intact patient

    SICU Queen replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking she wasn't intact. Anyone that can't follow simple instructions that have been given repeatedly doesn't get a full Glasgow number from me... that 5 for verbal knocks down to a 4. Drugs,...

  20. Navy Hospital Corpsman to RN?

    SICU Queen replied to JLhn's topic in General Nursing

    Funny about California and Excelsior. I'm from back in the old days when it was still Regents College, and I did my CPNE IN California!! (Yes, SUPER stressful, too... I was one of four that passed,...

  21. Is night shift a good learning environment?

    SICU Queen replied to Gallee's topic in General Nursing

    There's two sides to this. On days, you get to learn to deal with the all the in and out, patient procedures, having your chart stolen by ancillary and other staff, and generally you have to manage...

  22. 80 bed hospital to 480 bed...advice???

    SICU Queen replied to newtelenurse's topic in General Nursing

    How exciting!! I'm thinking that as long as you get a thorough orientation, and feel like you have good resources on your floor, that you'll be just fine. Self study and continuing education are...

  23. How do you deal with seeing a dead body?

    SICU Queen replied to OgopogoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen so many dead bodies that I can't even count them anymore. My feelings are the same for most of them - that their soul has moved on to another place and we are left to (respectfully) care for...

  24. ethical dilemma....nurse lied.

    SICU Queen replied to snowflake123's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, KayceeLee brings up a good point. Whatever you decide to do, get another preceptor if you can. The one you have now isn't going to forget that you've got something on her. Always be super careful...

  25. payroll issues ???

    SICU Queen replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, what Tazzi said... Good luck with this... it bites to work so hard and then not see it reflected on your check, and then to be BLOWN OFF on top of it all is just