Dinith88

Dinith88 has 15 years experience and specializes in CCU/CVU/ICU.

Latest Activity

1. 1 year ICU...ready for ER?

   Dinith88 replied to jmblair1's topic in Emergency

   If you are competent, you would do better than any new nurse. Period. You'll have experience with critically-sick patients and what goes along with all of that...so you should be comfortable when...

2. I am physically sick with worry :(

   Dinith88 replied to SmithTNRN's topic in General Nursing

   Dude..you are totally freaking out for no

3. New male nurse getting ready to tackle first nursing job

   Dinith88 replied to scsunurse85's topic in General Nursing

   And...most women (and all men) who have this attitude are at least mildly homophobic, typically lower-class/income, resentful (for a number of reasons), have poor self esteem, and a very limited life...

4. New male nurse getting ready to tackle first nursing job

   Dinith88 replied to scsunurse85's topic in General Nursing

   Hey man. Bros before Hos! YOu'll do

5. RNs running ECMO on adult patients

   Dinith88 replied to pbear's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Dont be afraid of it. I say go for it. People come to the ICU all the time who die...and will die regardless of what you do or what machine/machines we use...and...when they die it doesnt mean it's...

6. What do you know/have you been taught about Sepsis?

   Dinith88 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

   International project? Have you been talking with Xigris reps/Eli Lily?

7. Stop the bullying

   Dinith88 replied to funmom's topic in General Nursing

   That's it sissies..I'm gonna kick your butts! (cracks

8. takotsubo syndrome "broken heart"

   Dinith88 replied to caeRn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Yes Takotsubo reverses... usually within a few weeks to a few months. Cardiac function usually returns to baseline in that time. In my experience with it, an initial improvement occurs over a...

9. Question for the CCRNs

   Dinith88 replied to akj777's topic in MICU, SICU

   Spoken like a new grad. I'm glad you get confused for a seasoned nurse.

10. Question for the CCRNs

    Dinith88 replied to akj777's topic in MICU, SICU

    New grads can be ok going into ICU (or any other department). There's just a bigger (much bigger) learning curve than with experienced nurses who migrate to ICU. And regardless...even when a new...

11. can i become a nurse if i have a mental disability?

    Dinith88 replied to donnalou86's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap that is the funniest thing i've read here in a long time. If i'd have posted that i would've been reprimanded by the allnurses post-police. Watch it...cuz they've got their eye on you

12. Coping with ICU Ethics

    Dinith88 replied to EMSnut45's topic in MICU, SICU

    I disagree with those who are posting "...well...thats just life in the ICU....". I understand where they're coming from, in that we're constantly...daily...exposed to all this suffering and death and...

13. Do ICU nurses really have more autonomy?

    Dinith88 replied to IHeartPeds87's topic in General Nursing

    Nah thats wrong. The reason for this is because (forgive me if this has been stated already), In the vast majority of ICU's there are no doctors there 24/7. Yes, certainly there are many hospitals...

14. A New Prespective on the Nursing Profession

    Dinith88 replied to whitedoginwi's topic in General Nursing

    True that! (cyber knuckle-bump...bros before

15. A New Prespective on the Nursing Profession

    Dinith88 replied to whitedoginwi's topic in General Nursing

    Females like being laterally violent (what is that?)... or females like doing