SICU Queen

SICU Queen

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  1. Contacted Oprah Show About Nursing Issues

    SICU Queen replied to jollyjenny's topic in General Nursing

    Well aren't you the lucky one! Not everyone has such great working conditions, and it's not always so simple to just up and change jobs. The quality of a nurse's work environment tends to be by...

  2. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    SICU Queen replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Both of my daughters have emphatically stated that they want absolutely nothing to do with anything in the medical field. That being said, I would NOT have encouraged them had they expressed an...

  3. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    SICU Queen replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely would NOT work as an RN for

  4. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    SICU Queen replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking that the new grads who went to ICU because it's "easy" are in for a very rude

  5. New grad in need of wisdom

    SICU Queen replied to OcramRN2be's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think you should go to the ICU that's got the more critical patients. That experience will make you an asset to any facility, and you will have many opportunities available to you as a result. I'm a...

  6. New Grad to the ICU

    SICU Queen replied to bella1231's topic in MICU, SICU

    A few tips off the top of my head: Consider your patient's last 12 hours (per previous shift's report) and then ask yourself: "What is the worst thing that can happen to this patient during my 12...

  7. Code Blue in the ICU

    SICU Queen replied to saernurse69's topic in MICU, SICU

    EXCELLENT post. It's extremely difficult for me to watch a patient needlessly suffer for days on end while the family agonizes over a decision. Clear communication and documentation of wishes could...

  8. Is it really THAT bad?

    SICU Queen replied to easy4U2say's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    NIGHT SHIFT RULES. I make more money, deal with less administrative BS, the staff is eclectic and fun, and it allowed me to be with my kids, when they were growing up, way more than day shift would...

  9. Lower back pain anyone?

    SICU Queen replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    Count me in for chronic back pain!! Mine gets so bad sometimes that I have spasms across the middle of my back, right at about bra strap level. Sometimes they are so bad it takes my breath away....

  10. See-thru white scrubs

    SICU Queen replied to blueberry21's topic in General Students

    I'm just glad I never have to wear white again!! The fleshy colors work best though, if my memory of nursing school (shudder) serves me correctly.

  11. Looking for a great ICU flow for RNs to organize their shift

    SICU Queen replied to christen13's topic in MICU, SICU

    Those are great sheets,

  12. Would you do nursing again?

    SICU Queen replied to futureTMA's topic in General Nursing

    No, I

  13. Concerned about this and other sites

    SICU Queen replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    Okay, well that's just scary. I located myself quite easily. I'm curious about how much info is in those "reports." Talk about an invasion of privacy. Just because I'm an RN doesn't give the general...

  14. Phenergan?

    SICU Queen replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    We don't have a lot of requests for Phenergan in my SICU. We use Kytril, for the most part (which I HATE, Zofran is better). When we do give Phenergan, it's with 9cc NS and VERY slow

  15. Tattoos and health professionals...

    SICU Queen replied to NurseFirst's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've donated blood in the past. I have a tattoo as well, and plan on getting more. I won't donate after I get my next tattoo only because it's not accepted. My tattoist and his shop are very...

  16. What is your policy/procedure for drawing blood for PTT from Central line....

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

    We can draw from an a-line with a 10cc waste. If there's no line, only PIV's or central lines, the patient gets a

  17. Trying to transfer to Level II Nursery

    SICU Queen replied to my2sons's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You should go directly to the NM. That's what I did. I've been in adult critical care for 11 years, and started out as you did. I've always wanted to work NICU/Nursery, and when an opening came up at...

  18. What characteristics & personality traits

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

    You definitely have to be cool under pressure, and able to think critically and logically in the midst of chaos. Surgical patients can get extremely unstable, and quickly, and you have to be vigilant...

  19. What does your post name reflect about you?

    SICU Queen replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a Surgical ICU, and my friends have always said I'm the queen of my unit... so... my name is a natural progression of

  20. How Do You Choose?

    SICU Queen replied to rn_in_05's topic in General Nursing

    I'm ruling out psych and correctional nursing... after 11 years I STILL know these are not areas for me... :imbar More power to the nurses that can work those areas. You're special

  21. anyone traveled to kuwait?

    SICU Queen replied to rnhopeful's topic in Travel

    I've heard this before... I think it's still just a rumor. I checked it out about 2 years ago and it wasn't true

  22. LPN with Battery Charge on Criminal Record-Help

    SICU Queen replied to 14yearLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know a battery conviction equaled a felony conviction at all?? Isn't battery similar to an assault charge? Where I live that's a misdemeanor... but I'm no lawyer. As far as the daughter...

  23. Floor nursing vs ICU nursing

    SICU Queen replied to faithrn2002's topic in MICU, SICU

    ICU nursing CAN be as hectic as floor nursing, but in a different way. One critically ill patient can keep you running nonstop for hours. I much prefer the ICU craziness over a floor. Every now and...

  24. Pixis for everything?

    SICU Queen replied to NSDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Call me paranoid, but I don't like the idea of having to use my fingerprint for ANYTHING. We're getting Pyxis for our meds, and none of us are happy about it. Especially the fingerprint part. Oh...

  25. Diarrhea! r/t nursing school?

    SICU Queen replied to malau's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like one hell of a stress response! Or, you have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Type Irritable Bowel Syndrome into a search engine and read away! Lots of folks have it and don't realize... I do the...