UmmIbrahim

UmmIbrahim specializes in Cardiac.

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1. When is the Right Time to Leave First Job - Should I Stay or Should I Go?

   UmmIbrahim replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Id agree...2 years looks betterand gives you a chance to move beyond the new novice RN role into a more natural, somewhat seasoned Nurse. ICUs invest quite a bit in new Nurses as do specialized step...

2. Using CCRN books to study for PCCN?

   UmmIbrahim posted a topic in Cardiac

   Good morning all! Random question.. I am taking 8 weeks off my RN to BSN program for financial reasons and am working more but i need something intensive to do in my spare time...lol. taking the PCCN...

3. How woud you treat this patient...

   UmmIbrahim replied to zzyzx's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   For a Cards floor....I'd follow the Cards CP protocol...nitro...Labs...ekg...obviously get the MD involved...if cp not going away anticipate nitro gtt...if pin continues or pt deteriorates or EKGs...

4. How to learn telemetry?

   UmmIbrahim replied to northmississippi's topic in Cardiac

   Class helps but being in Cards as seeing the monitors helps the most...and asking questions of experienced cards nurses.I'm now learning reading EKGs...like LBBB vs RBBB, ischemic changes... you get...

5. Transporting TR band patients from Cath Lab recovery to inpatient room

   UmmIbrahim replied to montyb79's topic in Cardiac

   Hey all...where I work. Big huge teaching hospital + level 1 trauma center on a Cards floor...generally for TR bands we the floor RNs deflate 60-90 min post procedure once in room. If a pt does well...

6. Should I continue to work as PCT to increase chances of getting RN job when I graduate?

   UmmIbrahim replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   I ditto the paying your dues thing...you can easily tell new Nurses who worked as PCTs from those who didnt...and Unit Directors do indeed look for that too! It takes less work to "break you in" to...

7. Should I continue to work as PCT to increase chances of getting RN job when I graduate?

   UmmIbrahim replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   It was a LOT easier for me to get an RN position as I already worked in the same hospital system as a PCT and was a PCT for 2 years WHILE in school...and I was casual though worked more part time or...

8. The sloppy image of nurses today

   UmmIbrahim replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   !!!! Oh my goodness...I think any Nurse will agree that when you are at work your concern is your patients...NOT your hair or looks or even scrubs. Scrubs are meant to be plain and simple and easy to...

9. INR for cardioversion?

   UmmIbrahim posted a topic in Cardiac

   So random question...in a nutshell we had a guy come in who has baseline unsymptomatic AFlutter...was on coumadin at home went to get his INR checked at his MDs office and was found to be....10!!!!...

10. Pacer spikes not showing up monitor

    UmmIbrahim replied to Lev's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Id trouble shoot the monitor and when in doubt then ask someone with more experience with the monitors but usually a bit of trouble shooting on the monitors works...now if everything is done and pacer...

11. VTach Orders

    UmmIbrahim replied to CNSnurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hmmm...Ive never seen an order like that and dont know if Id agree because well, what if its a new run of VT even IF unsymptomatic its still NEW! What if the pt has occasional runs but suddenly...

12. Socially awkward nurse?

    UmmIbrahim replied to mininurse24's topic in General Students

    Trust me when I say with time and practice and experience it gets easier...speaking from experience

13. Really, is this real?!?!

    UmmIbrahim replied to FlossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well...im on a Cardiac step-down in a large urban hospital and its quite frequent for staffing to be 6:1....our ideal is 4:1...but due to extreme short staffing we frequently are stuck 6:1. Our unit...

14. New grad struggling...should I stick it out?

    UmmIbrahim replied to girliegirlieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Im not in the ICU but am trying to move to a MICU from a CRAZY BUSY Cardiac stepdown where we have up to 6 patients...ideally we should have max 4 but due to short staffing we max have 6...anyway, Ive...

15. Interviewing for an ICU position

    UmmIbrahim posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi all, so a question..can anyone pls direct me to interview questions which directors of ICU's specifically ask? I currently work on a very specialized Cardiac Step-Down and am looking to move to a...