nursingpower replied to SummerTimeCCRN's topic in Critical Care
Don't you have a hospital policy?? I know breaks, texting and cell phone use is somewhere in there..lol. As for as knowledge is concern ( Maps, oxygen therapy) if you are precepting, your manager or...
nursingpower replied to mark1973's topic in Critical Care
Nurse managers are people. As you know they are different, have thier own experiences and points of views. There is no way to predict how it would be like. What they may be more interested in hearing...
nursingpower replied to mark1973's topic in Critical Care
-Can you get a job working as a critical care nurse right out of nursing school? Yes you can. Depends on how smart you are, your determination, how well you interview (presentation, professional...
nursingpower replied to caitiecait's topic in MICU, SICU
Not offended at all. As I stated before, I never agreed with that type of attitude. It doesn't just happen in the ICU, it happens in life. We will always run across people who give attitudes for no...
nursingpower replied to caitiecait's topic in MICU, SICU
Hmmmm....vast years of experience doesn't always reap common sense either. You know nothing of my experiences. Maybe you wish you did. Well, my intent was to respond to the OP. I have done that....
nursingpower replied to caitiecait's topic in MICU, SICU
I don't think I am missing the point at all. The OP came to allnursing.com forums to get a different perspective on the situation. I gave my perspective. Sorry but opinions are like A-Holes. Everybody...
nursingpower replied to caitiecait's topic in MICU, SICU
I think her attitude sucks but to be honest, when she asked you to mix it how she wanted it I probably would have done it how she wanted it done. You were leaving. You should have let her deal with...
nursingpower replied to vastudent09's topic in MICU, SICU
I think that a lot of older ICU nurses get upset to see that new grads are able to now work in ICU right out of school. These type of nurses had to "work their way up" (some taking 1-3 or more yrs) to...
i know i am very late but to make sense to people who may come upon this question and still want an answer, i hope this helps. in a critical care setting (icu, er, sdu) there are potent drugs that...