Sorry, its been a while. Funny you ask about his profession prior. He was in the Postal service, since retired. He makes plenty of inferences from his previous profession in terms of the politics and...
Sorry soooo long, mini vents included Today I started my unit orientation to CCU in a New hospital, in a New state. I've been in CCU and ICU for roughly 3.5 years, have my CCRN. I was very concerned...
I work with a newer male nurse who's been nursing about a year as a second career. He's older than me, he could be my dad. We have a policy at work, all the piggybacks and drips must have a...
This happened to me when I moved from my first hospital CCU to a MICU. It was so bizzare I felt like I went from high standards to a place keeping afloat and trying to meet minimum standards. So much...
I don't feel like I regret being an RN, but I certainly don't want to ever reach that level. Im responding because of how you describe your feelings and what you are going through. Im a new grad,...
Its okay. I really prefer face to face learning because you can be challenged in a class room. Its a lot of info. I printed off all the notebooks it comes with. Good info, just a lot to digest. Im a...
6 weeks is not enough to even gather yourself and transition smoothly. Im a new grad, started working in CCU mid sept. Just started taking a full load after three months. At about six weeks I took 1...
Couldn't help to notice but...I have been on orientation for about 3 months, new grad RN on CCU 12 bed small but interesting. Its not a teaching facility nor a trauma hospital but we do have open...
New grad in CCU where we recover everything and anything ICUish. Feel okay but not enough, need lots of structure but I cannot expect that in the unit because anything can happen. Just making room for...
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Thanks! thats really nice to know. Yup his history shows remarkable for tracheomalacia and laryngomalacia. He's got a ways to go before he completes 1yr. But his growth is actually exponential, of...
Spoke to another recruiter and he said that this cut mostly affects LVN's, he said it was related to most of the home health type cases are medicare and RN's don't usually work those type of cases...
I was talking to a recruiter yesterday and he mentioned this bill. Of course I was concerned because Im on my way over to starting a new job at MMC in santa maria and well that population is very...
I have a lil pt who was a 24 weeker, trached, gt with fundoplication. Now he is approx 6mo chronological and 12lbs. His trach size was changed from a 3.0 Neo to 3.5 Peds. He makes these raspy forced...
Im graduating on the 30th and sit for boards in july. I have an ICU position in the central coast that starts in aug. They are not a trauma hospital but they like new grads and are willing to train in...
Just wondering about how to go about getting CRNA through the navy. Thats my target and it seems like the navy will definately have its greater share of experience for this type of nursing. I really...