Conrad283

Conrad283 BSN, RN

SICU, MICU, CICU, NeuroICU

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  1. Med/Surg to ICU

    Conrad283 replied to KayceeLeeRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm going to go straight to ICU after graduation. I'm a little nervous because I'm new to the nursing scene. But, the orientation period is 3 months and you take many classes to further your...

  2. dnrs in icu

    Conrad283 replied to RN1980's topic in MICU, SICU

    Speak to the attending at gather his/her reasoning for keeping the patients in the ICU But remember, DNR, does not mean DNT (Do Not

  3. Being on the Code team freaks me out

    Conrad283 replied to Bella RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think that it's a normal feeling and it will pass with time. Do you become anxious going to codes on other floors, or codes in general. Again, this is normal and I think it'll

  4. NCLEX done...

    Conrad283 replied to mauroberrio's topic in New York Nursing

    Congratulations. I hope to be in your shoes very

  5. ED Physicians Respond to Codes with...

    Conrad283 replied to JaredCNA's topic in MICU, SICU

    Why not just ask ... They won't kill you if you

  6. mouth care for vent patient

    Conrad283 replied to fatoma's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree 100% Good

  7. New Grad in SICU

    Conrad283 replied to Weezie's topic in MICU, SICU

    Helpful post, thanks. I just unofficially took a job in SICU, I just have to pass the boards. It's going to be a wonderful experience and I can't

  8. APA Question

    Conrad283 replied to JohnnysGirl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I hope it was a typo on your part, because I sure hope that there isn't an example paper with an error on the TITLE page! Haha, it's Hunter College. But a hunger college would be pretty

  9. help

    Conrad283 replied to tequilaseay13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No offense taken

  10. pinning speech

    Conrad283 replied to MissDoodaw's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Why not post what your ideas are and we'll provide constructive

  11. Know it all classmates

    Conrad283 replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    There are know-it-alls in every class. I just ignore them and roll my eyes everytime they open their mouth. There was a CNA in our class who was a know-it-all, apparently she didn't because she...

  12. help

    Conrad283 replied to tequilaseay13's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That's how my grandmother died. She was in for emphysema and got up one night, tripped, fell, hit her head, subdural hematoma, and died a week later. We were shocked, you always hear about this...

  13. Questions to determine patient pain

    Conrad283 replied to studentnurse67's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was in the ICU this week and learned the BPS scale for pt's who are

  14. fluid and electrolyte help!!

    Conrad283 replied to tabswifeRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can read any textbook to get a feel for the material so at least you'd be prepared. I have that textbook, but I don't have a scanner. All textbooks are essential the same because they can't make...

  15. Nursing and Celebrities......

    Conrad283 replied to futureRN09's topic in New York Nursing

    I met a belly-gun pilot from WWII. Talking with him for 10 minutes was VERY VERY cool. Most impressive "celebrity" I've ever

  16. Sleep Deprivation & Clinical

    Conrad283 replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Students

    If you really want it, you're going to have to deal with it. You're going to be tired There were good things that were mentioned in this thread: Work fast so that you can get to bed earlier. Stay at...

  17. Can anyone help me?

    Conrad283 replied to greenfaery's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You say that you're not allowed to USE them, but are you allowed to reference them? If I were you, I'd go to Barnes and Noble, or a medical library and look into a careplan book to see how they're...

  18. Questions to determine patient pain

    Conrad283 replied to studentnurse67's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You can use the FLACC scale, if they're

  19. Flight Nursing

    Conrad283 replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    All of these posts were very helpful, thank

  20. CHF ( Left or Right Failure)

    Conrad283 replied to luvmyscrubs's topic in Cardiac

    If you think of where the blood comes from, then you'll know which parts are affected by

  21. Diagnosis Wenckebach- YouTube video

    Conrad283 replied to agent66's topic in General Nursing

    That was funny,

  22. Erickson's Stages...HELP!

    Conrad283 replied to megs0310's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The not being able to be without her husband leads all the back to trust vs mistrust. So I believe you're on the right

  23. need info about IV vancomycin

    Conrad283 replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    trough is the main level that is

  24. Unusual disorder - Trich

    Conrad283 replied to Faster's topic in General Nursing

    Eating it is the tell-tale sign. It's a psych

  25. not coding a non dnr patient

    Conrad283 replied to acerila's topic in General Nursing

    There is such thing as a pharmacoligical code where the MD's pump them full of meds, so I guess there's such thing as a non-pharmacoligical code. The MD's are smart and I suppose that he knew that...