Hello, I have signed a 13 week contract to work ICU at a Level I trauma Center. I am supposed to start next week and I just received the roster, which has me assigned to an IMC floor. I am concerned...
You are all putting my mind at ease. I do realize that IMC is critical care but it is not ICU. I realize that the RN's there need to have critical care skills in order to work there, and while I...
Thanks for the answer. You are right, I did work in an ICU where I was tripled 2 out of the 3 days I worked in the ICU. My biggest worry is that I will lose ICU skills that are not usually done in...
Thank you for responding. The latest is that they are now wanting me to speak with the clinical nurse liason so she can discuss with me what I will be doing. They have said nothing about changing me...
I'm in the midst of making some big decisions about my career and life. I am strongly thinking of quitting my job and going to Travel Nursing instead. I've always wanted to, and it's now or never...
Thank you Rod, I really appreciate you taking the time to answer me so quickly. I needed to hear things that way I think. I do still need to relocate, either closer to my family for childcare, or to...
I would think you could put something like this: Focus- Pt's condition unchanged, no improvement, no declination Data- saO2 90%, RR 28, BP 100/60, T 98.6, HR 98 Action- no changes, continue to follow...