1smartrn

1smartrn has 2 years experience.

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1. your hired!..yay!! now i think i'm gonna puke

   1smartrn replied to persephone714's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I will never forget the first day on my unit! I had been there maybe an hour and we had a code blue. It was a fresh open heart surgery pt, and she was very young (early twenties). She'd had a...

2. your hired!..yay!! now i think i'm gonna puke

   1smartrn replied to persephone714's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I started as a new grad in a CVICU almost two years ago now. I was absolutely terrified! But I hope you will find what I did, and that's a fantastic support system. The learning curve going into ICU...

3. Trust my own instincts?

   1smartrn replied to franciscangypsy's topic in Cardiac

   I work in a CVICU and we use Amio drips with nearly every open heart surgery pt we have in the immediate postop period. We always D/C the amio if a new heart block develops (I know, different...

4. Calling all Open Heart RNs...Please help

   1smartrn replied to **All Heart RN**'s topic in Cardiac

   I started out as a new grad in the CVICU, as well. We do OHS here, and I was oriented to fresh hearts about six months ago. I have been an RN for almost 2 years, now. Let me start out by saying...

5. Med-Surg to ICU?

   1smartrn replied to dani9206's topic in General Nursing

   I started in cardiac ICU straight out of nursing school as a new grad. Our unit hires new grads regularly. I think the previous posts give great advise. Talk to your nurse manager about shadowing...