MaroonTX

Hey everyone, I took my test on the 25th (75 questions in about 1 1/2 hours) and found out I passed! Since I really appreciated the advice people posted after taking the test, I thought I would pay it forward! Every test is different, so of course ...

I know there are many threads on the subject of resume writing as a new graduate nurse, but I am having difficulty finding consistency in the information that's out there (on this site and others) and was wondering what the most current acceptable pr...

When a person is experiencing chest pain are they supposed to call 911 after the chest pain is unrelieved by the 1st dose or 3rd dose? Some books say 1st some say 3rd, so which is more appropriate in terms of NCLEX?

CVA symptoms can also be subtle.. I had a patient recently who came up to us after getting tpa for an ischemic stroke. When they brought him up he was intubated and sedated so in order to do neuro checks they just had me cut off his sedation every 1...

So I was reading the Saunders chapter regarding cardiac drugs and in the B-Blocker section it said that B-blockers are contraindicated in hyperthyroidism. Anyway I also cross reference things just to make sure I'm not missing something by using only...

The hospital I work at has an ICU fellowship program for RNs with experience outside of the ICU. I am in the internship and the folks in the fellowship go through the same type of education/orientation period as we do, except their length of time in...

I am new nurse in the ICU also (~3 months) and what many of us have started to do (since there's quite a few newer/inexperienced nurses on our unit at the moment), is print off a list of Y-site info for our pt's and pass them off during shift change....

I did my nursing school capstone in the SICU and LOVED it, but like you I had reservations about being a new grad nurse working in the ICU. Especially when so many say "new nurses should start on the floor". However after speaking with those I had ...

Has anyone ever had trouble with near fainting while working?? I remember this happening to me a couple of times in the past, but today it happened again and it really freaked me out!! It seems to happen in the early morning during day shifts (I've...

Lovely- I tried to send you a PM, but I'm not sure if it went through or not (don't think Ive made enough posts or something??) Anyway let me know if you didn't get it!!

I can say that after orientation I'm more excited than ever to start my nursing career at S&W!! Yes, it was a long week, but wow what an amazing opportunity they give all of us new graduates to fulfill our potential as nurses!

Lovely, I had my interview on a Friday and received the call from HR with the official offer on a Tuesday and they e-mailed me the new hire packet later that day. Apparently the offer I was given the day of my interview was "unofficial" (oops lol).....

Congrats lovely!! Sorry, I haven't been on here for a while, but that's really exciting and I will see you in June. As far as places go, I didn't look at apartments because of my dogs so I don't really have any advice on those unfortunately...Howeve...

I went to Temple today and found a duplex that I signed a lease on. I didn't check out the apartments because I have dogs and wanted a backyard, but from what I can tell prices are pretty reasonable (I'm paying $779/mo for a 3 bed, 2 full bath duple...

What unit?? I got the call for the ICU, and I'm super excited :-)

I believe for the ICU it is room 286 on the second floor. I was told it was in the South Tower, but technically you have to go around some strange way to get there. There is a patient services type desk if you take a left after entering the South T...

Yes I'm from Texas. Definitely let me know how it goes, we may be coworkers in June :-)

I interviewed for the ICU. Lovely, what they did was initially talk to all of us in a group and basically gave us a brief overview of how the program and the interview will be conducted. Then everyone is separated and given one on one time with eac...

I agree boooo to the negativity. Of course I appreciate when people share their experiences and give input, but it is definitely understandable that in a competitive atmosphere people do not want to be too revealing. I will go ahead and share that ...

Heyyy everyone! I was contacted yesterday about setting up an interview for an ICU internship position at S&W! Scheduled it for this Friday and I am sooo excited/nervous !!!

I don't know if there is already a post dedicated to this (if so let me know) , but I have been working a lot on delegation lately and wanted to share a list of key words I have made so far that have been helpful. (NOTE: These aren't 100% accurate A...

Yes I took the test on Feb. 25th and passed :-)

I recently graduated nursing school and have just been feeling extremely off lately. I don't know how to describe it but my back feels achy, i have constant tension headaches and have zero energy or motivation. It's been such a strange feeling espe...

Just an update- I went to the doctor and found out that my iron level was LOW, couple that with all the weight I lost due to inadequate nutrition and stress (i'm 5'9" and dropped down to 120 lbs) over the past year and surprise surprise this = NO ENE...

Yes those were the only 2 things I really used. I would occasionally look at the ATI books as well since we had them for school, but they weren't a huge part of my study process