BertRN07

BertRN07

Burn ICU nursing

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About BertRN07

BertRN07 specializes in Burn ICU nursing.


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  1. First of all, thank you for reading this! I've been working in a burn ICU since I graduated three years ago! For months now I've been feeling that I'm not up to par - not up on the knowledge, not as...
  2. Starlight Pediatric Homecare

    Hello there- just stumbled on this thread. I've worked on a burn unit for 3 years now. We have pts of all ages, so I have a bit of peds experience. I'm looking for a change of scenery. I think...
  3. Burn Out Already????

    So I've worked in a Burn ICU since I've graduated in 2007, three whole years. Lately (maybe the last few months), I've been having this feeling that maybe I don't really have what it takes to be a...
  4. Hello, Will Be New Burn Nurse Here

    Welcome to the wonderful world of burns... =) All I can say is fluids, fluids, fluids!!! And some major wound care
  5. Labeling IV lines

    We label our lines at the port closest to patient & also we label our maintenance line @ every port with this awesome pink top so it's easily
  6. Starting Nursing Career in the Burn ICU

    I'm no CCRN, but I was in the same position as you - All I have to say is DO IT!! I started in the BICU as a new grad approx. 9 months ago - There are times when I want to cry & pull out my hair,...
  7. Thinking of burn nursing........

    Wow - hdigh, you really summed it up nicely!! I totally agree - Being a burn nurse can be hard, but I can't see myself doing anything else right now... Lots of pain meds, lots of pt. education...
  8. I've only had one code so far (Thank God) - It was the scariest thing ever. I felt as if I was an outsider looking in... I had to push meds. Boy my forearm hurt the next day =( It's not so bad b/c the...
  9. Silly question

    I am SOO understanding what you feel - I too wish nightshift got more respect... We always end up getting screwed w/staffing and day shift doesn't think twice of us.... I didn't see my Nurse Manager...
  10. EDUCATION: BURN UNIT RN in Michigan

    I am a new grad & was just hired into the Burn ICU/Burn Unit... No special training needed beforehand, but I had a Burn Theory Class & was given lots of materials about Burns... Will take ABLS...
  11. New Burn Nurse Here - HELP!

    I hope you did well on your pharmacology test....
  12. St. Barnabas Livingston - NEW GRADS

    I just started @ SBMC in September - I'm starting off with $29/hr before my night shift differential...nycNurse2b - I'm curious as to what you ended up doing - Did you go to NYC or
  13. New Burn Nurse Here - HELP!

    I'm working in the BICU @ St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ... It's going well so far... How about you??
  14. New Burn Nurse Here - HELP!

    It's getting better a little bit with each day... I guess it's just normal to be anxious/scared of it to start off. There's just soo much too learn - It's going to be a challenge that's for sure!...
  15. Burn Techs...ancillary staff on burn units

    We have techs too - All I have to say is Thank God they do what they do!! They are awesome at what they do - Burn Dsg/Wound Care... I could never do what they do! I agree - I'm a new nurse & the...