After graduating from nursing school, I went straight to ICU (10 bed) and got myself trained. Like you, therefore, I have very lucrative ICU experience, so it was very easy to find Agency job. when I...
WorldDay replied to gemmi999's topic in MICU, SICU
I think being comfy in ICU will come to you after 12 months of waking up/driving home thinking, "Oh God, I forgot that," "Oh God, I forgot to tell them that." What pathology and what you need to know...
My answer would be no b/c policiy dictates that act level has to be at certain point and PTT has to be less than 45 or something. But this RN says that cardiologist told her to run Integrin until MN...
WorldDay replied to mmccool719's topic in Agency Nurses
Recruiter for me first talked about ICU placement only in Metro areea only, then wondered toward less populated area (1hr drive I live 15 min walk from 4 major hospitals) then mentioned LTAC on vent....
WorldDay replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in MICU, SICU
i was taught to "go big or go home." if my pt's map is truely 40, i would go 20-25 watch the 5cc goes in the pump then back off to 15-20 then quickly titrate down to something reasonable. last thing...
WorldDay replied to nursepeaches's topic in MICU, SICU
Depends on where you work, and their culture, you might winded up getting pick on because those with MS skills mastered knows certain things, and they (ICU RNs) have to teach very basic of nursing....
WorldDay replied to ksuSN12's topic in Agency Nurses
Yah I never recieed EPIC training and figured it out all by myself how to chart. Protocols are similar so I just check with charge and make sure my understanding is correct. It gets lonely but I am...
WorldDay replied to lkoch002's topic in MICU, SICU
Remember 1st, you are in a toxic work environment; not all ICU is like yours, and there are many ICUs with supportive staffs, they welcome new RN with open arm and willing to do anything to help. My...
WorldDay replied to andreaek's topic in Agency Nurses
It's true, you can get block schedule (some place if they like you, they schedule you counting you as core stuff) and work full time. Good part about being agency with less years of experience is the...
WorldDay replied to lmarti10's topic in MICU, SICU
sometime its jut the culture of unit. if you worked in a different unit, they would have just said, "that was bad," or "oh god it was ugly" without attributing fault to any person. so remember at...
WorldDay replied to A_Flood87's topic in MICU, SICU
ICU learning was easier when I was in BSN at the same time. I am sure your education RN could give you some advice. If nothing else then go for it (while you are alive so hard to get started when you...
WorldDay replied to girliegirlieRN's topic in MICU, SICU
I was wondering if you eat regularly at all. Sometime all someone needs is proper break and eat (protein carbs and caffeine). You will be amaze how easy time management becomes and how much more left...