sugarmagnoliaRN

Hey, anybody applying for Baylor's FastBacc program for 2012? I'm applying there as well as Brookhaven (to start Spring 2012)... I'm optimistic about Brookhaven but not as much about Baylor! For Baylor, my prereq GPA is 3.23 with a 3.5 in the science...

Night shift did all the baths where I worked. We were expected to give everyone a chlorhexidine bath every day, so if I got a patient from OR on my shift I'd usually end up bathing around 2 or 3am when things (hopefully) settled down a bit.

I'm joining too! Leaving a busy cardiothoracic ICU at a large teaching hospital for a 500-student preK-5 school in the burbs :)

Thanks! I've got "Fast Facts for the School Nurse" in my Amazon wish list too :)

Hey y'all! I'm new too - I'll be starting my first year as a school RN in an elementary school this fall. My background is all acute care thus far: telemetry and cardiothoracic ICU. Any pointers for transitioning are more than welcome! It looks like ...

Can any of y'all point me in the direction of resources that would help in making a transition from acute care (CV-ICU) to Public Health? I'm applying for a job in a clinic that serves low-income families and I'm wondering where I could get some refr...

Thanks so much!! These all look like a great place to start! I'll look into the mentor program for sure as well. Thanks again!

Ugh so sorry for the duplicate posts y'all - staying up late to transition to a night schedule so I can stay up for my 3 12's in a row, 7p-7a ... my brain has officially turned to mush!

Laflaca - I know this is an old post, but do you mind sharing what kind of office you are employed in? Is it the state health department? County? Just kind of wondering where I'd need to look for opportunities like this Thanks!

I know this is an old post, but do you mind sharing what kind of office you are employed in? Is it the state health department? County? Just kind of wondering where I'd need to look for opportunities like this :) Thanks!

This is kind of a newbie CCU nurse question but I'd really appreciate y'alls help understanding this! I just started in a cardiac ICU and there is a strong preference for vasopressin over levophed... I understand why Levo is good for sepsis because i...

Thank you!!

In case anyone else has come across this thread and would like more info re: vasoplegic responses after cardiac surgery, this is a good article: Vasoplegic Syndrome after Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Thanks y'all!! I appreciate your expertise!

That's my understanding too; my question is why vasopressin would be a drug used frequently in cardiac surgery patients, where you don't necessarily want an increased SVR and thus increased cardiac workload. The answer I've found so far seems to be t...

Thanks for the input y'all! Annaiya, that does make sense about Levo increasing myocardial O2 demand. Armanix- I have actually never seen Neo used in our unit - I think the first-line choices there are epi and dopamine. But then again, I'm no expert ...

At the end of the day, it's always nice to set the next shift up for a good 12 hours, regardless of whose "problem" it is to give the meds.

This seems like best practice to me... sliding scale insulin should be given based on when the patient gets their food (which, on day shift, can be before I even have a minute to get report if they order early enough) but nexium, carafate, synthroid,...

6 patients including LVADs? That's rough.

I'll be in the July 2015 internship cohort for critical care! Currently working in the heart/lung unit at CUH (that unit is actually part of the critical care internship) and am really excited to get started!

Just realized my comment about drips was a bit confusing - obviously we do titrate the insulin drips, just not any of the cardiac meds since we don't have any invasive hemodynamic monitoring!

I work intermediate care/progressive care at a large teaching hospital; our ratio is usually 1:4, occasionally 1:3 but we can go up to 5 depending on the situation. We don't have any vents or art lines, but we do deal with a lot of drips (milrinone, ...

I am an RN working on a telemetry unit (mostly cardiology, CV/thoracic surgery, & CHF patients) at a large teaching hospital and am planning on applying for the next RN internship class to move to the ICU. Interns precept in each ICU (MICU, SICU,...

Thank you! If anyone else has any tips for the interview or things I should start thinking about, please do let me know :)

I took ACLS as a student nurse & I do recommend it as long as you have the money to spend! I did end up retaking it as it was built into my orientation at my first job but it was good to already be familiar with the info. Can't hurt and it'll loo...