nursejill155

nursejill155 specializes in SICU/Trauma.

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1. ACNP hours and settings vs FNP...

   nursejill155 replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in NP

   DNPstudent... What program are you looking into that has great ICU focus?

2. Question for Psych-Mental Health NPs

   nursejill155 replied to aurora155's topic in NP

   Are you able to do private counseling as a mental health NP? Like I psychiatrist would do?

3. ACNP- post masters certificate?

   nursejill155 replied to nursejill155's topic in NP

   My end goal is ACNP. The university near my offers a DNP program for ACNP, my thought process was to complete another NP degree at a different university and then do a post-masters certificate which would hopefully be a quicker route to practicing as...

4. ACNP- post masters certificate?

   nursejill155 replied to nursejill155's topic in NP

   To further explain my thought process here.. There is a school near me that has an ACNP program the program has been changed from a masters degree to a DNP program. My concern is spending the 5 years to complete this program. I would rather complet...

5. ACNP- post masters certificate?

   nursejill155 posted a topic in NP

   I am looking into an ACNP degree. I am looking for clarification on what is the difference between an ACNP degree as in a masters degree in it and someone who has a masters degree such as an adult NP degree and complete a post-masters certificate in...

6. Chest compressions s/p open heart

   nursejill155 replied to mcknis's topic in CCU

   My pt was coding... Otherwise there is no reason to open the chest of the pt is bleeding they should go back to the or. The icu is not the or you are missing a lot of important equiptment they need! But you are right no other reason but cardiac arres...

7. Chest compressions s/p open heart

   nursejill155 replied to mcknis's topic in CCU

   I have had a post op cabg of not even an hour go into vfib... Think about your question... Your pt codes regardless of being a cabg or not you should start CPR. More likely then not the chest will be reopened but you should try to preserve the brain ...

8. How high have you titrated levophed?

   nursejill155 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU

   I work in sicu and in our hospital we titrate levo up to 1mcg/kg/min or 12mcg/ min... Keep in mind everywhere is different. Also keep in mind to suggest adding something else like vasopressin or neo or even epi... It depends on your pt. It sounds lik...

9. acnp

   nursejill155 posted a topic in NP

   I just found out I was accepted to university of michigans acnp program! Yay! I am looking to work in a critical care setting when I'm done and was looking online and noticed there are some acute adult/ critical care np degrees but they take the same...

10. Just got hired in ICU....any advice?

    nursejill155 replied to nursekatie22's topic in MICU

    Well first of all don't be to hard on yourself. Your going to be scared and thats good, people who are scared tend to ask questions when they are not sure of something. That is my second piece of advice, ask questions! and know your limit and if yo...

11. Medical Mystery...can anyone help solve!

    nursejill155 replied to JJRBuckeyeRN's topic in MICU

    I'm not very good with autoimmune stuff there is A LOT of it and it usually presents in an akward way. It may be related and maybe not...is he a drinker? I'm interested keep us posted

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

    nursejill155 replied to bethem's topic in MICU

    Well keep in mind that everyone makes mistakes! You have to remember to double and sometimes triple check stuff such as orders and meds. As for your patient who self extubated...it happens! More then it should thats a fact. Some people are houdini...

13. Most common medication drips in ICU

    nursejill155 replied to nursegreen's topic in MICU

    Well there are many different gtts you may see depending on where you work but we commonly see... Diprivan, versed, fentanyl, morphine, ativan, norcuron, levophed, dopamine, cardiazem, primacor, natrecor, dobutamine, epi, vasopressin, neo, lasix, alb...

14. SWANS - Wedging

    nursejill155 replied to Kolt19's topic in CCU

    I work in the SICU but we get CT post op pt and we don't wedge them a few years ago a RN wedged a pt and ruptured the PA so we don't do it in those pt but other post op pt with swans we do just depends on the pt.

15. Hemodynamic monitoring

    nursejill155 replied to mmcmarsh's topic in CCU

    We have an external CO/CI machine that we use occasionally. I have used it once only and it involves putting patches on the pt carotids but Imy experience is that it is not very accurate. I have a pt that it was read the CI was 1.4-1.7 and once she...