RNFELICITY

RNFELICITY

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  1. New Grad in ER in Dayton/Cincy?

    RNFELICITY replied to mcs1505's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I don't know of any hospital that doesn't have some type of residency, internship program for orientation of new grads or those new to a certain

  2. BKAT test

    RNFELICITY replied to fiestyirishgirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    jean c. toth, rn, cns, bcc, phd the catholic university of america washington, dc 20064 [email protected] e-mail this lady and they can get you a copy of whatever bkat you need from my understanding. i...

  3. BKAT test

    RNFELICITY replied to fiestyirishgirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am looking for it... I searched this site and found this post with a lot of info on it there are several BKATs out there. Do oyu know which one you need?...

  4. BKAT test

    RNFELICITY replied to fiestyirishgirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    I believe it is copyright protected and you have to pay to get

  5. What School to Choose?!?!?!!

    RNFELICITY replied to marie.clay2's topic in Ohio Nursing

    RN all the way. LPNs unfortunately have a limited practice and are being phased out in many areas. If you want to be marketable and able to do the most...go

  6. Cincinnati Hospitals

    RNFELICITY replied to oreo84's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I have worked at University several times and it is a great place to learn critical care but the staff is not known for their friendliness...and never have been. The Mercy system is a great system and...

  7. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    RNFELICITY replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Now she is an absolute hoot!!! I agree that the pass ccrn book is good, but I find it better as a resource...kind of like one stop shopping when you are in need of looking something

  8. Charge nurses

    RNFELICITY replied to nrsang97's topic in MICU, SICU

    Making note to move to

  9. How many daily one-to-one assignments does your unit have on average?

    RNFELICITY replied to gscott's topic in MICU, SICU

    CVVHD for us is always a 1:1 and that is about it. If a really sick pt comes in that requires a 1:1 for just a few hours, we do not really consider that a 1:1 because the nurse will pick back up her...

  10. Things you'd like the ER to Know

    RNFELICITY replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would actually be interested in reading that. It might help me better understand

  11. Things you'd like the ER to Know

    RNFELICITY replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I actually had a patient rolled in on top of a body bag...lmao They say it "skews" their numbers if the pt dies in the ED...well, I guess if they leave the body in the

  12. Things you'd like the ER to Know

    RNFELICITY replied to CraigB-RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    hey, care to share the titles of the books you are

  13. Responsibilities of a MICU/SICU nurse...

    RNFELICITY replied to PACU queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you have a desire to come to the ICU, go to your manager or the ICU manager and ask to shadow a nurse in the ICU for a day or a few hours. You would be amazed at how willing people are to do

  14. Tell me what could have happened, and did I miss something?

    RNFELICITY replied to dorie43rn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think we have all walked out at the end of the shift beating ourselves up and blaming ourselves...nit picking every thing we did when it really isn't appropriate. We do the best we can with what we...

  15. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    RNFELICITY replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    sorry about the typo...yeah 71% Actually, Her 3 day review was just as user unfriendly as the book. i think the book is good as a reference, but as a review...OMg. It was not for me. Her course...

  16. Pocket Reference

    RNFELICITY replied to jalainec's topic in MICU, SICU

    I probably own about 100 of these so called fast facts kinds of books. I am so anal...lol Anyway, my biggest problem with each adn every one of them is that only about 30 pages of each book is really...

  17. Charge nurses

    RNFELICITY replied to nrsang97's topic in MICU, SICU

    On day shift, our charge does not take patients, but on nights, they take full assignments. We all take turns being the charge nurse. We also respond to only code blues and not rapid responses. In...

  18. ICU Nurse opinions

    RNFELICITY replied to NickiLaughs's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think that as long as you have a heart, these things will get to you. I try to de-brief with fellow nurses on the unit, cry on the way home, come here to vent with others or call my hubby...lol....

  19. Use of peripheral inserted central catheters ( PICC )

    RNFELICITY replied to TREBORICUNURSE's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have trained/certified PICC nurses that place our picc lines. We then do all blood draws from that line. We also hook up CVPs (although I have trouble seeing a good waveform with a picc line) and...

  20. Lowest Blood pH

    RNFELICITY replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    6.8 on a suicide attempt with heroine and every other drug imagineable...pt did not

  21. noise reduction in ICU

    RNFELICITY replied to cabin5's topic in MICU, SICU

    I believe that noise is a huge problem in the ICU...wheeling in new admits, people crashing alarms going nuts. I don't think we can ever get it quiet but we do practice light dimming, shutting the...

  22. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    RNFELICITY replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    A friend of mine was getting 715 AND WENT AND TOOK THE REAL TEST AND PASSED WITH AMAZING scores. They say that Robin's tests are far worse than the actual test but my friend says that a lot of the...

  23. Maybe I shouldn't be an ICU nurse - long

    RNFELICITY replied to bethem's topic in MICU, SICU

    Then you are lucky my friend. In several hospitals i have worked in, intubation is not an acutity level that requires a 1:1 ratio. We frequently have 2 tubed patients and sometimes 3 depending on...

  24. If you weren't a nurse...

    RNFELICITY replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ummm...supreme ruler of the universe? well, that was my young dream...lol Maybe a ceo of some company

  25. How hard is it to move to ICU from LTC?

    RNFELICITY replied to MagnesiuM's topic in MICU, SICU

    You know, I was scared to death when I graduated from school. I started out in what I knew...LTC. I made little hops along the way honing my experience and broadening it by changing units about...