BrandonB779

BrandonB779 has 4 years experience and specializes in TNCC, PALS, NRP, ACLS, BLS-Instructor.

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1. Crisis Intervention Training (CPI) for ICU RNs

   BrandonB779 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   Hello All! Reaching out to my AllNurses audience for some help. I am researching whether or not formal Crisis Intervention Training (CPI as it's called here) for our ICU nurses should be...

2. Hey Murses.....Murse?

   BrandonB779 replied to blackvans1234's topic in Men in Nursing

   To add some humor, I took a tactical-medic class (TCCC protocols) and one of the instructors instantly had a new nickname for me: Focker, I laugh about it, and Murse, only a few medics I work with...

3. I want to do well in nursing school...any advice

   BrandonB779 replied to loveSBK's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I graduated 2 years ago from Nursing School, and much like the first reply you saw, yea its a completely different unfair world lol. The GPA hit, happened, the stress, happened. Best advice I can say,...

4. ICU Overflow, What Happens Then?

   BrandonB779 replied to BrandonB779's topic in MICU, SICU

   I wish we had that luxury, unfortunately we don't always. There is a hospital policy that doesn't really allow for transfers unless push comes to shove (anytime between like 1a-5a) and most of the...

5. Airforce or Navy

   BrandonB779 replied to NoKoward's topic in Government, Military

   So I figured I should add my 2 cents into this since I've been on/off about joining the military w/ specifics to the AF since I was a young kid. Now I've graduated a Diploma RN program and currently...

6. ICU Overflow, What Happens Then?

   BrandonB779 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   So here's a question I've been wanting to pose for some time and get some feedback from some fellow RNs. I work in a 16 bed Medical/Cardiac Critical Care Unit. What happens when the ICU is at capacity...

7. Shift change and visitation in ICU/stepdown

   BrandonB779 replied to opossum's topic in MICU, SICU

   We have started doing bedside shift change report in a 16 bed MICU. People have done it for a while prior to it getting implemented and required, others have the "old habits die hard" feeling, etc....

8. New Grad - ICU

   BrandonB779 replied to KelKelRN's topic in MICU, SICU

   Couldn't have said it better. New grad into MICU myself now 1 1/2 years in, definitely keep parameters tight, dont drone out the "alarms" or "noises" pay attention, ask questions, and clarify what you...

9. New grad starting in MICU/SICU soon

   BrandonB779 replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

   Well I'd say first day on the floor, take the time to let your preceptor explain everything to you....they're going to have a wealth of knowledge and you should be familiar with your settings. The...

10. New grad starting in MICU/SICU soon

    BrandonB779 replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    In all honesty I will say it may be difficult for me to give you advice on how to do a thorough and more full approach to a patient assessment; but here's best I will try to offer: First, make sure to...

11. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    BrandonB779 replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    MICU RN for 1 1/2 years now, we generally have 2:1 ration, with specfiics on 1:1 criteria for care (multiple pressor titration, IABP, Protective Hypothermia, or really really crashing) but we have...

12. Is There Truth To This?

    BrandonB779 replied to CJ2blpn2017's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I will add to this, I dont have a BSN, and work critical care new grad fresh out of school with a Diploma in nursing. All hospitals are definitely proving to want to go towards BSN's, but remember its...

13. Need help understanding an insulin drip

    BrandonB779 replied to KD CVICU-RN's topic in Critical Care

    Our hospital puts our insulin drips mixed in pharmacy, but in D5 not D10......and it gets titrated each hour based on hourly glucose

14. Saline flush without a physician order?

    BrandonB779 replied to stephenfnielsen's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospitals policy, anytime an order for fluids or IVs are started there is an automatic policy for flushes Q8 hours in our medication administration record so that we can keep veins patent in...

15. Should new grads only apply for new grad jobs?

    BrandonB779 replied to IMOKAY's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I find it quite interesting that alot of hospitals will specify jobs (especially with alot of the applications online now) that like "New Grads Not Accepted, or Will Not Be Considered" but then others...