carolina4

carolina4

Surgical Trauma Burn ICU, Oncology

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  1. MCI Grads - Question regarding Employment

    carolina4 replied to justme68_86's topic in Virginia Nursing

    well i'm not even going to bother arguing about this with you since you work in med/surg and really have no idea what you're talking about regarding how "stable" the pt is coming into the ER vs....

  2. New to ICU? What have you learn so far?

    carolina4 replied to RN28MD's topic in MICU, SICU

    Tooootally agree w/ the chest tube comment... and make sure when you admit a new trauma that the chest tube ISN'T CLAMPED! May sound crazy, but yesterday my new trauma came up from the bay with both...

  3. New SICU Nurse Resident

    carolina4 replied to Dogstar's topic in MICU, SICU

    the real learning & knowledge that you'll use in the ICU as a new grad won't come until you're working as a new grad in the SICU. promise. i am 8 months into my job in the SICU/trauma/burn ICU as...

  4. sterile vs. clean dressings?

    carolina4 replied to cherilee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    all our dressings are done using "clean" technique other than central lines/PICC & anything neuro. open belly or not, they aren't sterile. everytime the surgeon comes in the unit to take the...

  5. What did I do wrong?

    carolina4 replied to carebearsRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    ok, meandragonbrett, thats nice of you to take "walk me through an assessment" to the max, but honestly i can not believe that however interviewed you had the nerve to make you do that!!! i would...

  6. Orienting New Grad advice

    carolina4 replied to oliveralways's topic in General Nursing

    umm..its not really a situation worth reporting...it's a PCA..half an hour (or so) after 0400 she checked it? she's only human. i don't know...just not understanding why this is so

  7. Albumin administration rate and IV tubing

    carolina4 replied to arms's topic in Medical-Surgical

    in our icu (surgical trauma burn) we run it in wide open using normal primary tubing, using gravity (aka climb on a chair and hang it waaay up high)...always flush after/between albumin infusions b/c...

  8. Air Tight Cliques-Level One Trauma ER Nurses/ Hospitals

    carolina4 replied to webmansx's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a level one surgical trauma burn ICU and I graduated this past May. I am making it just fine. I am blessed that I have super intelligent experienced nurses that work with me and help me to...

  9. Getting into ICU?

    carolina4 replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm a new grad in the surgical trauma burn ICU so, no, you don't HAVE to work anywhere else

  10. What is it like to be an ICU RN?

    carolina4 replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in MICU, SICU

    LOL so true.... man oh man, sometimes family is the icing on the cake. calling q 2 hours to ask if the damn bolt is out of the pt's head and continuing to receive the SAME ANSWER. AHH so glad i'm...

  11. yes or no

    carolina4 replied to jnw8606's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm a new grad in the surgical trauma burn icu and i don't think i bit off more than i can chew...it's awesome. that being said, i definitely take advantage of my preceptors every single day while...

  12. are southern nurses better educated than northern educated nurse?

    carolina4 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    So very very true... hospitality will never go out of style down here (; If I was on my death bed I'd rather a nurse from GA but, like you said, that's probably d/t my upbringing down South!! btw,...

  13. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    carolina4 replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    hmmm....are you secretly a teacher just posting on this board? i mean, you mention the love for teachers that doctors have in more than 1 post (1 is random

  14. help?! PEG tube incident

    carolina4 replied to morningloryRN's topic in General Nursing

    We crush pills, dissolve pills, open up capsules and put all the junk down the PEG tube with a good water flush. no big deal. if they can't take things by mouth, then there's a reason that tube is...

  15. New Grad starting off in ICU

    carolina4 replied to shoegalRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    traumas usually go to the SICU or TRAUMA ICU..not that often the

  16. new grad

    carolina4 replied to rawrn's topic in General Nursing

    i graduated in may, passed boards in may, and started working in the surgical trauma burn ICU at a level 1 trauma center in july. i LOVE it and dont regret it one bit and have absolutely NO regrets...

  17. New Grad starting off in ICU

    carolina4 replied to shoegalRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    you only got SEVEN WEEKS?!!? that is not

  18. Best city to work in

    carolina4 replied to Mzjez's topic in General Nursing

    Charlottesville,

  19. New Grad starting off in ICU

    carolina4 replied to shoegalRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    i didnt work as a tech in the icu but i was a tech on the oncology floor...i think experience working on a floor period is beneficial. however, i did do my preceptorship in the

  20. Got into critical care!

    carolina4 replied to moonischasingme1's topic in MICU, SICU

    trauma ICU is so amazing. just finished day 7...love it. have

  21. Virginia nurse roll call

    carolina4 replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    im not sure about all heme/onc floors, but that one definitely stood out from general med/surg floors...no other pts were aloud to be admitted to the floor if they werent heme/onc or sickle cell...

  22. Virginia nurse roll call

    carolina4 replied to starletRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    i worked as a tech on the hematology/oncology floor for 2 years before nursing school and i LOVED it. the patients are absolutely wonderful and become like family (as does their family). it is also...

  23. old school vs. new school

    carolina4 replied to camjones's topic in General Nursing

    i just started as a new grad in the sticu and my preceptor is the oldest in the unit, been there some 24 years, and she is AMAZING. thank God for her...so no, i dont think all of them do, but i also...

  24. New Grad starting off in ICU

    carolina4 replied to shoegalRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    BSN and im in Charlottesville, VA working in the surgical trauma burn ICU @ UVA..awesome. day 1 i got to do leech therapy on a pt's ear that got bit off by a dog! so fun. all i did was my externship...

  25. nursing heartbreak :/

    carolina4 replied to bowser301's topic in General Nursing

    Couldn't have said it better