ktliz

ktliz

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  1. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    (BTW, it is 5 months of days and only one month of nights on orientation... enjoy your days while you

  2. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Monkey... just realized from another post that we are in the same network. :) I'm at the other campus,

  3. Lehigh valley 2013 med surg internship

    ktliz replied to NewGN12's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    k1569, Have you had your group interview yet? It sounds like you are ahead of the ball, which is good since they fill internship spots on a first-come, first-served basis. At your group interview,...

  4. Direct Entry Programs- Does ranking really matter??

    ktliz replied to meep05's topic in Advanced Practice

    Wow, that's quite a price difference! Personally, I would go with Jeff. It may not have the national name recognition of Penn, but it is a well-respected school regionally. The only way I would choose...

  5. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Somehow I went into work this week neglecting to realize that it was my first week on my own!! It was actually fine, despite getting an admission on each of my 3 shifts. The first 2 nights, my...

  6. 12 hour shift

    ktliz replied to haiman7's topic in General Nursing

    Love, love, love my 12s. I am generally more mentally alert at the end of a 12 hour shift than I am at the beginning of the shift! However, I do get "bodily" tired, and prefer not to work 3 in a row...

  7. Should Respiratory Care get its own mid-level provider credential?

    ktliz replied to incrediblehulk2016's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny to me that while professions such as nursing are pushing for academic inflation, the medical profession is experimenting with SHORTENING its academic training, from 4 years to

  8. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    CPR... I have never had to do it on my own patient. All my patients that have passed have been transitioned to comfort care or at least DNR. I've been to other codes on the unit, though... I've even...

  9. Seeking knowledge

    ktliz replied to jlimpach's topic in Critical Care

    WHY have I never thought of this?? Great suggestion,

  10. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    I'm trying to stick to the same sleep schedule for my nights off in hopes that it will turn into a routine. Although, I have always been a "napper" so I go to bed with my husband around midnight and...

  11. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Congrats etymed, RN! FlorenceNtheMachine, I felt the same way about days. The one thing I've found, though, is that I get all night to figure out what the patient needs, then discuss it with the...

  12. Is it legal for a a nursing assistant to do vitals/outputs in an ICU?

    ktliz replied to meghan91's topic in Critical Care

    Sure, an aide could do all those things, but not when there is only 1 aide for 26 patients... that would be

  13. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

  14. What are the most comfortable nursing shoes... for big foot?

    ktliz replied to NursieSD's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I love my danskos to death... the key is to UPSIZE. I wear a size 10 women's and my danskos are a size 42. I'm not sure if they go any bigger than that, so you may need men's danskos. They should feel...

  15. Can't hear beats on my Classic II S. E.

    ktliz replied to Jenwillie122's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    This!! Small earpieces made all the difference for me. The fact that the OP hears better with the hard earpieces makes me think this may be the

  16. Take the hit??

    ktliz replied to mmc51264's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is there even a question here?? Onward and

  17. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    I've been kinda casually reading it throughout my orientation. It's very well written, to the point that I consider it an "easy read." You could finish it in a couple weeks, I'm sure, but I don't know...

  18. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    ktliz replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Great idea for a thread! I started my internship in September, and am starting night shift next week with 2 more weeks of preceptorship and 2 weeks of mentorship (where my preceptor has her own...

  19. DeSales University ABSN 2012

    ktliz replied to enilrek's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Of course

  20. DeSales accelerated BSN '11-'12

    ktliz posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hey everyone! I figured I would start a thread for us in the May 2011 cohort, so we aren't hijacking the 2010 thread anymore. :) I just sent in my tuition deposit, and can't wait to find out the next...

  21. IV push medications - nursing students

    ktliz replied to Lev's topic in Patient Medications

    I believe it is state law here in

  22. Mouth crud

    ktliz replied to liveyourlife747's topic in General Nursing

    Just thinking about this made me dry heave!

  23. Brisk vs Sluggish pupillary response

    ktliz replied to Stormy8's topic in Critical Care

    Sorry, I don't have an answer to your question, but I get what you mean about it being subjective. Kind of like rating edema--one nurse may say it's +1 and another will think it's +2. I am a new nurse...

  24. I want to find a long ICU internship, but...

    ktliz replied to SLH16's topic in Critical Care

    The U of U program does sound like a rip-off! My critical care internship is 6 months, with only a 1.5 year commitment, and $9K payoff. Most people stick around,

  25. Stressed out... Need advice.

    ktliz replied to misstm24's topic in General Nursing

    Follow your heart. You are far too young for regrets.