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  1. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

    classicaldreams replied to Natef26's topic in MICU, SICU

    2:1 99% of the time. 1:1 on occasion. Sometimes I see an order for 1:1. Would your doctors be willing to write for a 2:1 or 1:1

  2. Settling in . . .

    classicaldreams replied to classicaldreams's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for your post and the support. I have been in this particular ICU for 2.5 years. It is a fast-paced ICU, as I have interned/worked in others and sometimes this ICU is just overwhelming. Perhaps...

  3. Settling in . . .

    classicaldreams posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello, Just wanted some opinions on how long it took you to adjust to working in the ICU. I'm 2.5 years out of school. Been in a medical/surgical/trauma level II inner-city ICU since graduation. Love...

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

    classicaldreams replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, Where I work, we don't wean vasopressin up or down but always run it at 0.04 units/hr. Based on our yet-to-be-approved protocol for septic patients, I would start vasopressin if I needed to infuse...

  5. Average starting pay in PA?

    classicaldreams replied to mummer43's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Karen, Please share info about the 12/12 program. I started at $24.53 as a 2005 new graduate in a Philly hospital in 2005. I now average $33.00/hr. with shift diff., cert. diff., etc. Overtime pay is...

  6. Need help with Vital Signs Scenario ASAP!

    classicaldreams replied to TiffanyA's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I see nursing professors still think these kind of exercises are productive. It was frustrating then to get them, and it was reinforced when I started working in a hospital how little some programs...

  7. Who is responsible?

    classicaldreams posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi folks, If another RN offers to help with one of your patients and does the task incorrectly, who is at fault, you or the other RN? Thanks for your help.

  8. Who is responsible?

    classicaldreams replied to classicaldreams's topic in General Nursing

    Another RN was showing me how to do something. I had seen it done on orientation once, the other RN offered to show me again, and I accepted. Yes, I am a new nurse. The problem at hand is that the...

  9. Mental Break or Mental BreakDOWN

    classicaldreams replied to shape0fmyheart's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dear Here with me, I can relate to your post. I'm six months into an ICU job and some nights I feel like I get the difficult patients. I've determined that some of it is my inexperience, some of it is...

  10. Thinking of Nursing career

    classicaldreams replied to lwelling's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hello Lwelling, Honestly? I'll give my opinion. I'm 46 and just graduated from an ADN program last spring. Work now in a busy city ICU. This is the job I wanted and I had seven interviews and five job...

  11. Is anyone else SCARED, after reading some posts from 1st years?

    classicaldreams replied to Paula7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  12. Need Advice, My Son Was Diagnosed With Add

    classicaldreams replied to JasmineG's topic in Psychiatric

  13. New, ICU, and Older Too!

    classicaldreams replied to Nansanurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm 45 and spent many years at home with my own business while raising kids. I had to be very organized and focused to meet deadlines, so I'm use to stress. Just graduated this spring with an ADN and...

  14. Is it even possible anymore to start a home nursing business?

    classicaldreams replied to Roland's topic in Home Health

    Having owned a business in the past, I would not leave a hospital job or hh agency job just to make another $15.00/hr. Overhead, including ss tax, would certainly gooble that up quickly....

  15. In search of advice...MSN vs. RN

    classicaldreams replied to cjkatc's topic in General Nursing

    Dear cjkatc, I can say from experience that Karen's advice is right on the mark. I hold a BA in communications and worked many years in the field. After much research, I decided to pursue nursing. I...

  16. mouth care/intubated patient

    classicaldreams replied to classicaldreams's topic in MICU, SICU

    LIndaMarie and Pricklypear, Thank you for your responses. I'll look up Peroximint. Since our unit is not consistent in care, perhaps something like this is needed. I've found it really difficult to...

  17. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    classicaldreams replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, Philadelphia area, including city and suburbs, $24.00-$26.00/hr. Penn Health System is very competitive for new grads--$26.00/hr. base rate. 15% diff and 20% for nights. I applied to both city and...

  18. Icu orientatations for new grads?

    classicaldreams replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Skysthelimit, Did you investigate RWJ or Cooper Hospital? What kind of ICU orientation are they suppose to have?

  19. What to do about tech refusing to get VS?

    classicaldreams replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm finishing nursing school this spring and work as an aide on a very busy unit. Nursing is a second career for me so I've been around the block a few times. I am constantly amazed at the fact that...

  20. May '05 grad needs Philly advice

    classicaldreams posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hello! I'll be graduating in May '05 with my ADN/RN and want to work in Philadelphia at a teaching institution, particularly because of my interest in science and technology, but also because I prefer...

  21. just an update from clinical

    classicaldreams replied to alansmith52's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  22. Future SRNA's; Words of Encouragemnt

    classicaldreams replied to Trauma Tom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Trauma Tom, I, too, have not applied to CRNA school, but changed careers in 2002 with CRNA being my goal. I'm having to take the long route because of family and financial commitments. Your...

  23. Do nursing schools actually conciously REALIZE they are being ridiculous or is it a..

    classicaldreams replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    Roland, I don't think some of posters really read your post at all. To read 1000 pages in the first week is unrealistic and has nothing to do with it being difficult. Do I want a nurse who was...

  24. help ease my mind

    classicaldreams replied to nursepenny's topic in General Nursing

    Dear NursePenny, As a consumer of healthcare and a nursing student, I am glad to read that you are not writing this off and instead learning from it. I would expect the same from the doctor who made...

  25. Very disappointed in my nursing program

    classicaldreams posted a topic in General Students

    I am so disappointed with my nursing program. If I didn't already work in a hospital with people who respect me, I would be quitting nursing. My instructor degrades us, is flippant, and humiliates us...