EymieICURN

EymieICURN

Adult ICU (All over), NICU, Education

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  1. What is Long Term Acute Care?

    EymieICURN replied to Spartan05's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    LTACHs serve patients with complex medical needs requiring long-term hospitalization in an acute setting. Many LTACH patients are admitted directly from short-stay hospital intensive care units with...

  2. Tough job decisions!

    EymieICURN replied to SCgirl22's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a great opportunity. I LOVE having my weekends off and not having to fight to have the Holiday I want off! Good

  3. Hello Im in a Hickle of a Pickle

    EymieICURN replied to PrettyKathyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Interview for the NICU job and take it if they offer it to you...it seems like it would be a better fit for you...I worked NICU for a few years and loved it!!! GOOD

  4. Did you get a master's degree?

    EymieICURN replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    I have an MSN in Nursing Education...I am a critical care educator and did some nursing school teaching. For what I do I must have my

  5. Calculations and formulas for daily practice

    EymieICURN replied to alex_hamilton18's topic in General Nursing

    MAP=sbp+2

  6. Is the NICU a good place to prepare for CRNA?

    EymieICURN replied to Aggiejane07's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have worked both NICU and adult ICU. Since most of the issues in the NICU are resp issues, you may not be experienced enough handling a cardiac arrest. I do agree that you may not be exposed to the...

  7. Flushing a Port-a-Cath--to waste or not to waste?

    EymieICURN replied to bruinrn's topic in General Nursing

    Once again....Make sure you follow the policy at your facility...Even if the chance of HIT is only 1%, if it happends to your patient and you did not follow hospital policy you may find yourself in...

  8. Flushing a Port-a-Cath--to waste or not to waste?

    EymieICURN replied to bruinrn's topic in General Nursing

    Check your Hospital Policy. The policy where I work is that you waste 5-10 ml (depending on catheter size) before flushing if the catheter has Heparin. Yes, the Heparin dose is really small, but there...

  9. Trying to pass my NCLEX the second time :(

    EymieICURN replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Use the nursing process to prioritize...Assess before diagnosing, planning, inplementing and evaluating. As an instructor, I see a lot of students trying to do someting before they assess the pt and...

  10. Trying to pass my NCLEX the second time :(

    EymieICURN replied to david.cummiskey's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Try the Memory Notebook of Nursing, there are 3 different volumes. They can be helpful for the visual learners. They are a bit pricey, but you can find them at BArnes and Noble and look them over see...

  11. Im a new nurse and not learning much, HELP!

    EymieICURN replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    Talk to the educator of the floor or at least the nurse manager. The person that is orienting you may need to have a lighter assignment to be able to accomodate teaching

  12. Any review advice for NCLEX?

    EymieICURN replied to untamable07's topic in Florida Nursing

    Good Luck with your test! As a former nursing school instructor, make sure you know your meds. My students say there are a lot of those in the NCLEX. Practice answering questions and read the...

  13. Anyone have experience with Lap Band Surgery?

    EymieICURN replied to Keepstanding's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I had a Lap Band in 2005. I lost the wt and loved having it. Mine slipped twice and caused an obstruction (I was unable to keep anything down, not even water). I was down to 110 pounds (very unhealthy...

  14. Did (does) anyone love nursing school?

    EymieICURN replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I Loved Nursing School. I loved it so much I went back as an