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  1. What is the SICU?

    poppy07 replied to grace8808's topic in General Nursing

    that's funny because I was discussing with this nurse (probably in her 60's), who has been an ICU nurse for decades how we watch shows like Gray's Anatomy, and even on our days

  2. Med Surg Question

    poppy07 replied to 987!'s topic in General Nursing

    you might try shadowing a nurse at a local hospital, to get an idea of what different areas of nursing

  3. END of ICU Orientation

    poppy07 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    So I was told I'd get 12 wks orientation, mgmt tried to take me off at 8 wks, I made sure to get 12 (now over.) I'm wondering what skills I should expect to have down and what I should've been shown...

  4. The Charge Nurse Role

    poppy07 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    What's the standard for years of experience before becoming a charge nurse in your ICU? One RN in our unit has been an RN maybe a year and a half now, is going through the charge nurse class, and has...

  5. Some helpful suggestions please?

    poppy07 replied to 4evaStudent's topic in Nursing Career

    Also, grab a review book and start practicing questions as much as possible! the more you do, the more you will learn and the better you will become at answering. you need to determine if it's the...

  6. END of ICU Orientation

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Could you tell me a little about what you learned in your ACLS class and how it has now helped you? Thanks. I'm currently reviewing EKG stuff on my own, since my hospital is not covering this area...

  7. END of ICU Orientation

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    What I've learned is basically what I learned during my high acuity clinicals during school, and what I've learned on my

  8. ICP Transducers

    poppy07 replied to Treb4K's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    It was my first day working with an EVD, and I had to hook it up to the transducer and monitor. Was it ridiculous to think that it might need a pressure bag to generate a waveform on the monitor, as...

  9. IV Piggybacks

    poppy07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Want some clarification... IV Piggybacks can run alone, or with a maintenance fluid right? For ex) say you have a triple lumen catheter & need to run Cipro, TPN, NS, and KCL. I would have TPN by...

  10. LEVO or VASO--which to wean first?

    poppy07 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I had a pt last 2 days, septic shock, 1 wk s/p c-section, ARF, ARDS, HR 150's (previous day 160's to 170), on Vaso and Levo. Which would you have weaned first and

  11. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What would you do if...? Pt HR in 150s, RR 40-50? Pt on NC 4L B/P stable 115/89 How do you know when to change source of Oxygen? Any guidelines? How can you tell the difference btwn ST and SVT? What...

  12. IV's, piggybacks, IV machines.....help!

    poppy07 replied to brookorrn's topic in General Nursing

    Could someone explain how fast can you run fluids in the different IV gauges? 18, 20,

  13. IV Piggybacks

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    To add, say you had a really sick pt, already fluid overloaded...trying to concentrate gtt's as it is, why then is it necessary to run the piggyback as a piggyback on another bag of fluid?...

  14. IV Piggybacks

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    what is the rationale? Usually these meds have other fluids in them anyway, like NS or D5W... Are you concerned about running air through the

  15. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot quit. I'm a new grad and have a

  16. OSU Medical Center??

    poppy07 replied to Anmarie's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Being a state hospital, OSUMC has one of the best pay rates and benefits for nurses in the state. They belong to a union and pay dues. The hospital is nice and they are constantly building up the...

  17. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    So do you guys have any suggestions since when I talk to the Mgr and Charge RN, both saying "you'll never feel ready"..."what do you need a year of orientation"...etc. and "you're never really on your...

  18. END of ICU Orientation

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    I did have a checklist of various skills... some have not even been observed yet. I've come across several hospitals in which new ICU nurses work for about 6 months or so before getting ACLS. Is this...

  19. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't been shown the pacer, defribrillator, how to operate, etc. I have been forced out on my own (after requesting to stay on orientation...told I'd have 12---they tried to take me off at 8, I...

  20. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    My orientation is OVER! I feel like I should've gotten more out of it, the precise reason I ask these questions... This is the way I think about the pt's I've cared for, anticipating what could...

  21. OSU Medical Center??

    poppy07 replied to Anmarie's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I worked at OSUMC the last 4 yrs, and I have only seen 1 LPN working on the Post-trauma med-surg floor (10 East Rhodes). This person was going to school at the time to get her

  22. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    Also...a HR in the 150s and increasing for a 21 y.o. F. no PMH, 1 wk s/p c-section.... the HR is a

  23. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    new in ICU... I haven't gotten the EKG basic class yet, let alone ACLS. How would you know about the pacer pads? Is that learned in ACLS? Also, what about PEA... good rule of thumb is to just go...

  24. Crash course in quick responses

    poppy07 replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    new RN. what actions would you take besides sequestering the help of others? what should be anticipated? This pt has sats in mid 90's... guidelines for increasing the O2

  25. Routine for the day in ICU + time to chart

    poppy07 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Any suggestions for establishing a "routine" way of doing things in the ICU? For ex) Assess both patients, chart immediately, punch out the a.m. meds, handle probs as they arise. It seems like very...