I have the STC and LOVE it! As a nurse in a Coronary Care Unit, this stethoscope allows me to hear all of those extra heart sounds (to the point where you can pick up on Grade I murmurs!). I have...
There is really something to be said for the higher end stethoscopes. I work in a CCU and my Littmann (I have a STC Stethoscope) really allows me to hear those S3s, S4s, and murmurs. I left it at...
ccuCCRN replied to PaulieGooner's topic in Nursing Career
I've never heard of new grads being hired into a dayshift ICU position. I've heard of new grads being hired onto days in a med/surg or tele unit, but not ICU. The dayshift in the ICU is extremely...
ccuCCRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing
I know for a fact that at my facility the majority of male RNs are in the ICUs and the ED. I think I know of three guys who work on Med/Surg (on nightshift, anyhow). James, RN PS: I work in the...
Heck no! For any other non-intubated patient, it might be too much but for the patient in DTs (especially at night when everyone gets nuts) 7mg is not too much. I've even had non-intubated patients...
Hi there! I have been on nights for about 5 years and LOVE it! I never was a "day person" so working nightshift suits me well. At first, nightshift was really difficult for me; I couldn't seem to...