My undergrad GPA was 2.8. My prereq GPA was 4.0. I had 2.5 yrs EMT-Basic experience as an emergency department tech. I graduated from and accelerated BSN program last December. So in my experience, I...
pietr422 replied to zlatamoya's topic in MICU, SICU
Thanks Dinith88. I agree with you when comparing IJ vs. Femoral. I was comparing IJ to SC, in which case the IJ site would be easier to compress than the sc. I believe that the subclavian vein is...
pietr422 replied to zlatamoya's topic in MICU, SICU
Doctors will often choose the IJ site over subclavian (for central venous lines) when patients have coagulopathy issues. It was explained to me that in the presence of bleeding, it is much easier to...
pietr422 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU, SICU
Racing-mom: I also am a new grad in the ICU. I have been working in a busy general ICU for about 3 months, where we see everything, form fresh hearts to ETOH withdrawal on ativan gtts. Today was my...
I am a nursing student with 5 weeks to go until graduation. I just finished my senior practicum in the ICU, during which I had a septic patient with severe septic shock. This patient was on levo and...