NATmicuRN

NATmicuRN specializes in MICU.

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1. Swine Flu Sucess story

   NATmicuRN replied to NATmicuRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

   As for PMH i believe he might have had some HTN but that was all. However he was recently on a trip outside the us. i believe Italy. started having flu like symptoms on the flight home. Strangely his...

2. Swine Flu Sucess story

   NATmicuRN posted a topic in Disaster Preparation

   just wanted to let everyone know.....we had a 50something otherwise healthy male come to the unit +for H1N1. REAL sick eventually developed some ARDS. Actually had to be on a nimbex gtt for a couple...

3. NCLEX!!!! Omg I just took it and it was horrendous!!!!!

   NATmicuRN replied to LoveActually's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   You sound exactly like i did last year.....and i passed. GOOD

4. Traffic in Pittsburgh?

   NATmicuRN replied to vicarious's topic in General Nursing

   i drive down to pittsburgh not to agh or from the same way as you i come parkway west. but i have found i have to leave my house at exactly 6:00 on the weekdays otherwise i will be sitting in traffic....

5. Are you happy with your job?

   NATmicuRN replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

   i love micu...its fast paced and you get all different kinds of pts. its a good choice if you are into the icu kinda

6. Pts admitted from ER

   NATmicuRN replied to Mom2Chaos's topic in Emergency

   i work in the micu and when pts are brought up they usually monitored and on the vent so a resp therapist and an rn will bring them up. We have Voicecare system that we record report for all

7. Timeline when you graduated

   NATmicuRN replied to almostthereindc's topic in First Year After Licensure

   i graduated in june got a job that started in july and took the nclex in

8. Pbds

   NATmicuRN replied to hips12's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i took a PBDS for icu nursing and it was just a video with a pt senario and you had to figure out what they were ill with and what would you do with priotizing involved. afterwords they give you your...

9. Low Census-Cancelled Shifts-Where Are You Located?

   NATmicuRN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   wow i work in Pittsburgh and were always

10. Where to go?

    NATmicuRN replied to kat29's topic in General Nursing

    there are alot of smaller towns around pittsburgh pa with tons of lakes and areas of outside rec. plus tons of hospitals in the

11. Unfriendly Nurses.....

    NATmicuRN replied to NurseDianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think SOME people just dont like "strangers". it sucks that you can see this even through out the hospital i work at. some of the floors are notorious for being rude to people who arnt "one of them"...

12. smart pumps

    NATmicuRN replied to suepozitory's topic in General Nursing

    i love the alaris pumps its so much safer for you and the pt. they take a while to get used to but the benefits are amazing. calculating the right rate for the prescribed meds=

13. Is your manager not paying when you work through your break?

    NATmicuRN replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    wow i can not imagine what i would do with 20 mins of eating lunch not in the hallway outside my pts room...or getting paid that extra money...thats awesome i wish my hospital did

14. I think I passed

    NATmicuRN replied to Hotlando's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    if your liscense is showing on your state board of nursing that means you passed

15. Best Day Of My Life

    NATmicuRN replied to NATmicuRN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you! I had between 75 and 80 questions. Can't remember, after 75 I started stressing. I found out 28 hours after I finished the exam, that I