meghan91

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1. anyone hearing about eICU?

   meghan91 replied to overtonis's topic in MICU, SICU

   We have eicu in the icu that I work at. I honestly feel like we don't call to them a lot during the day an evening we have our own critical care doctors in the unit along with nps an pa's. after 7pm...

2. what disorder would this be?

   meghan91 posted a topic in General Students

   hey guys my friend i go to school with is doing a project for school she is a psych major and she was having some issues trying to decide what disorder this case would be and she asked me about it...

3. what is the space on your neck called?

   meghan91 posted a topic in General Nursing

   ok this is a really stupid question but its bugging me and id like to know haha. say someone takes a deep breath in what is that V like shape that get sucked in on the base of the neck

4. best book for learning med dosage calculations?

   meghan91 posted a topic in General Students

   hey guys, i have never been great at math and i currently have the "Dosage calculations ninth edition by Gloria D Pickar" book, i think its an ok book but i want something more straight forward and...

5. Is it legal for a a nursing assistant to do vitals/outputs in an ICU?

   meghan91 posted a topic in Critical Care

   HI everyone, im currently a nursing student and a nursing assistant at my local hospital in the ICU. To make a long story short in the ICU that I work at aides never did vitals or outputs because they...

6. Do I need 2 stethoscopes?

   meghan91 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I was reading a few posts on here and I saw a few people say that they bought a good stethoscope (a littmann for example) and used that for learning, clinicals basically ... that was their main...

7. what supplies should i get for starting my nursing program?

   meghan91 posted a topic in General Students

   hey everyone, in the fall i am going to be starting a BSN nursing program and i was wondering what things i should get. I know i need a stethoscope,white shoes, kelly clamps, pen lights and a BP cuff....

8. MSICU vs trauma ICU?

   meghan91 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   hi everyone, I am currently a nursing assistant in my hospitals MSICU. The hopsital is a level 1 trauma ceneter but we dont have a trauma ICU. I am in nursing school and ever since i was young i...

9. which stethoscope is the best and for what uses?

   meghan91 posted a topic in General Nursing

   hey everyone! i am currently in the market to buy a stethoscope for my clinicals that start this fall for the BSN program i am in. littmann seem to make nice durable well made stethoscopes and since i...

10. What do you want in a set up of a new room for an incoming patient?

    meghan91 replied to meghan91's topic in MICU, SICU

    thanks everyone! i know it seems excessive to have all 3 suctions set up but as soon as a room is cleaned our unit wants our nursing assistant to have the room semi set up in the way that ALL suctions...

11. Fecal Management Systems

    meghan91 replied to JulieRees's topic in MICU, SICU

    our hospital now uses diginicares. i dont think they leak ALOT but they do leak with out a doubt and nurses have told me that they let the smell out a lot more than other systems. i think they are all...

12. What do you want in a set up of a new room for an incoming patient?

    meghan91 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    hey guys! i am currently a nursing student working in an MSICU as a nursing assistant part of our job is to get the room "set up" when an incoming patient is coming to the unit. I wanted to get other...

13. how do nurses wear nail polish?

    meghan91 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey guys! so I'm a nursing student and worked at my hospital in patient transport for a year and I am now a nursing assistant in the ICU. when I worked in transport I noticed this but even more when I...

14. which job would you go with?

    meghan91 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey everyone, i am starting nursing classes for my BSN this fall (all pre reqs and any other classes are already done). I work at my local hospital as patient transport aid (taking patients to rooms,...

15. what is a day like as a MSICU nursing aide?

    meghan91 posted a topic in General Nursing

    hey guys, i currently work at the hospital as a patient transport aide but i want to actually be with the patients more and see whats going on actually and gain more experience while in nursing...