BrittanyNicole

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  1. CCRN 2018

    BrittanyNicole replied to RachelP_CRNA2B's topic in Critical Care

    BTW I could only open it in Internet Explorer, not

  2. CCRN 2018

    BrittanyNicole replied to RachelP_CRNA2B's topic in Critical Care

    Elsevier Education

  3. CCRN 2018

    BrittanyNicole replied to RachelP_CRNA2B's topic in Critical Care

    Great tips. I did my CCRN in February and the absolute best for me was the PASS CCRN bank. I did not use the book. They most closely mirrored the exam and I loved that I could focus on subject matter....

  4. CCRN exam and Laura Gasparis lecture

    BrittanyNicole replied to angmags's topic in Critical Care

    I watched Laura in person a few years ago. But I used her DVDs in February to study for the CCRN. Using her DVDs, and the PASS CCRN bank (not the book) I can tell you that you do not need to see her...

  5. What in the world is this rhythm?!

    BrittanyNicole replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in Critical Care

    Sinus bradycardia. I don't know if I'd call those T waves

  6. icu career advice

    BrittanyNicole replied to Nurseynurse94's topic in Critical Care

    I suggest asking for the sick patients. Often times I do not assign sick patients to newer ICU nurses because I do not want them to be overwhelmed especially if I see signs that they get overwhelmed...

  7. Deciding on a unit!

    BrittanyNicole replied to rnsimmons's topic in Critical Care

    I would almost always say choose ICU. However, the fact that there are no nurses that have been there longer than 2 years is somewhat terrifying. Many ICU nurses go on for their NP's so that may...

  8. Intubation turning into a code blue

    BrittanyNicole replied to ICUisLife's topic in Critical Care

    Was there chest rise when bagging? I was in a similiar situation one time with a patient with a swollen airway, physician was unable to tube him, sats started dropping so respiratory was bagging him...

  9. CCRN

    BrittanyNicole replied to Brec16's topic in Critical Care

    I was scoring about 70% on PASS CCRN as well, I focused primarily on cardiac and improved to the low 80 percentile but when I took the CCRN I got 100/125 so don't let that discourage you too

  10. In the ICU, do you get a tech?

    BrittanyNicole replied to Blondekristi's topic in Critical Care

    Techs were taken out of our ICU about 4 years ago, unfortunately. I find it to be very unsafe at times and I know for a fact patients do not get turned and bathed as often as they should on busy...

  11. How long is enough time to stay in the ICU?

    BrittanyNicole replied to Nurse3242's topic in Critical Care

    I believe after 1-2 years you should be competent (maybe not completely confident yet). Three years in an ICU is very marketable, especially if that ICU is in a larger

  12. Why did you choose to be an ICU Nurse?

    BrittanyNicole replied to al3x117's topic in Critical Care

    I have always wanted to be a critical care nurse. I want to be able to help in crisis situations and I feel that critical care nurses are best equipped to handle those situations. I have also always...

  13. Looking for Nursing Shoe Recommendations!

    BrittanyNicole replied to stephaniej1229's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Skechers are the best. Especially the memory foam ones. I cannot wear Danskos as I feel they are too tall and end up hurting my

  14. Nursing Internship Resume Critique

    BrittanyNicole posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am a new grad nurse who just graduated 3 weeks ago and I am wanting to apply to a critical care internship at the hospital I am currently working at as an aid. It is very competitive and I was...

  15. Nursing Internship Resume Critique

    BrittanyNicole replied to BrittanyNicole's topic in Nursing Career

    I have done a total revision on my resume, I thought the nursing skills was a bit much, I saw another resume that listed them, but I felt like it was kind of obvious that most nursing grads have these...