New CCU RN

New CCU RN

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About New CCU RN

Sleep, play, dance, rock climb, run, eat :)

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  1. Am I crazy to consider this?

    Thanks all for your posts. I have plenty of time to think about it, but it has just been on my mind alot. I know I have worked as a nurse for the last five years and I am very ready career...
  2. Did you work when going to nursing school?

    I did! I also ran D1 xc and track for four years which was a 25 hr a week minimum commitment. (But it was paying for my school, so I really had to). My first two years I did work study - about...
  3. Loan Amounts? .. .

    I went to a private university that cost over 25k per year. I did it b/c I was 18 when I was picking out colleges and was a little clueless. However, I got a lot of scholarships for grades and for...
  4. Double Shifts: Your tips and tricks for getting through it

    I personally don't really do this all that often - maybe once a year. However my best advice is to stay hydrated. Try to avoid the urge to eat sweets or drink caffeine bc it will only make you...
  5. Am I crazy to consider this?

    DH and I are expecting our first baby this September!!! We are quite excited and cannot wait. Prior to finding out I was pregnant, I had planned on starting graduate school in the fall....
  6. Personality Type and Nursing

    ENTP! Am I the only
  7. ICU vs. L&D

    I've done both - ICU being where I started as a new grad. I really think that it takes someone with a great deal of desire to be an ICU nurse to suceed whether a new grad or an experienced nurse...
  8. Need info on Henrico Doctors Hospital...

    Have you looked at VCU?? I think new grads start around 20-21 but we have great shift difs and very supportive new grad programs. You do not want to drive two hours to
  9. Hey~ I'm a Richmonder.... and would just like to say that I feel VERY safe here! I moved to Richmond four years ago and love it. It has great culture, awesome shopping, lots to do -- free concerts,...
  10. Hospitals in VA, any experience?

    I'd highly recommend VCU Health Systems (was known for years as MCV). It has good nurse: patient ratios and in my opinion 95% management is great. I know four nurses off the top of my head who had...
  11. Evidence Based Practice - please help

    HEHE... now now, let's not stir trouble... And in all honesty - I'm going to gasp... say something good about admin -- they are pretty good at adhering to recommended
  12. Evidence Based Practice - please help

    NO--- it can be CCU related... each unit is having a nurse represented... I'd love to hear your
  13. Our hospital is starting an evidence based practice internship this summer. Essentially nurses from each area research EVP with regard to a specific area. They then based on the research present...
  14. diluting I.V lasix

    I have never diluted. We push it 40mg/minute though - never heard of the 10mg/min - that would take 10 minutes to push 100 mg which we often
  15. Right now I sleep like a log from when I get home til 5pm - so usually 8-8:30 til 5p. I work 36 hours so three twelves. I am nervous about what will happen come July - we are having our first baby....