nogzilla

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1. Go to ICU without MedSurg Experience?

   nogzilla replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in MICU

   I was a CNA in a nursing home for 3 years, a nurse tech on a rehab and med-surg floor for a year and then to an ICU as a RN. I value my experience but I work with plenty of competent nurses that came here without a lick of any other experience. Do wh...

2. Hypochondriac Nurses

   nogzilla replied to HillNPStudent's topic in General Nursing

   One too many. One of my dear friends who I went through nursing school had something from each chapter we went through in our med surg books. Sometimes it's hard to be patient.

3. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

   nogzilla replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

   I know this is supposed to be about nurses, but this residents mistake is too funny not to pass on. On the ICU i work on a newer resident walked into a patients room who was alarming asystole. He proceeded to immediately give this sweet little 90 s...

4. fear of vomit?

   nogzilla replied to maggijo's topic in General Nursing

   vomit on me bleed on me dripping pus from an infected wound open abdomen from compartment syndrome with guts falling out dressing changing cough up your trach at me bitten off tongue smashed fingers hamburgler toes poop running down the bed and onto ...