christyness

christyness BSN

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About christyness

christyness has 13 years experience as a BSN and specializes in MICU.


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  1. Moving to Indy

    Hi there! I am an MICU nurse and moving to Fishers soon. I'm wondering how the profession has been affected in the last few years in Indy. Are there crazy patient ratios? Have they given good...
  2. Why don't you just read the chart?

    Weird, I always wonder the same thing about most of the ER nurses I take report from - why don't they just take five minutes to read the chart before they call me to give a "report" on a critically...
  3. How do women feel about pts that only want female RN's?

    1. A little humor - "Now, Mr. So-and-so, you know there's no politics and religion at work! Are you tryin' to get me in trouble?" This approach depends a lot on the patient's personality, the...
  4. MICU reading material

    Absolutely! Best online resource: index Best books (imo) - AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, AACN Advanced Critical Care Nursing, The ICU Book (geared toward doctors, but still full of...
  5. How do women feel about pts that only want female RN's?

    If it were any old patient saying this, I would just chuckle, take a moment to feel sorry for that patient's loss of a kick-ass nurse, and then move on. I didn't become a nurse to make patients like...
  6. Med Surg Nurses That Switched Over to ICU Nursing

    Yes, it is likely you will deal with death and emergency situations, so the qualities and skills needed by nurses in that area would be
  7. First "actively dying" experience 6 months in....

    You will come across nurses like this. Sometimes they are people who should never have been nurses. Many times, they are human beings who have run out of emotional resources. You have to try to...
  8. Med Surg Nurses That Switched Over to ICU Nursing

    I am speaking as a new nurse (I have been working for 7 months) but I'll give you my observations so far: Skills: •Strong assessment skills •Time mgmt and organization •Ability to work with...
  9. Med Surg Nurses That Switched Over to ICU Nursing

    I went straight into the ICU. It is possible. Good
  10. Seeking knowledge

    You can join the AACN, subscribe to critical care nursing journals, and read books. I just got the AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing and The ICU Book by Paul Marino. I like them both....
  11. I'm a new grad in an ICU. I currently have been working for a little over six months, and o my own for a little over two months. I'm starting to get more comfortable in some ways. The beeps and the...
  12. New Grad - ICU

    There are a lot of new grads who go straight into ICU, including myself. It depends on the hospital and whether they have the resources to train and mentor new
  13. Pts on my unit are 1:1 if they are very unstable, on an oscillator vent, or receiving CVVH. Otherwise, they are 2:1, never 3. If they are well enough to be 3:1, they go to the
  14. New Grad - ICU

    I like the AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing. For quick reference, I like a book I have called Critical Care Secrets. If you decide you want something more in-depth at some point, The ICU Book...
  15. Home address on license look-up

    Awesome, thank