BrandonB779

BrandonB779

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. 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...

  3. 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...

  4. 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,...

  5. 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...

  6. 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...

  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...

  16. What's an IO

    BrandonB779 replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

    I learned about IOs while out in the field, I've been a practicing EMT for almost 8 years now, and in school we never ever talked about IOs but I've heard around the hospital ER about how some of my...

  17. How does your unit orient new nurses?

    BrandonB779 replied to Schuur451's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    In the Medical/Cardiac ICU I am currently orienting to, we go through general orientation on top of the then specialty training. We get a telemetry re-run class w/ specialty information for 2 weeks...

  18. Associates or Bachelors?

    BrandonB779 replied to mickjordmoll's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Salzburg, I originally was going to a 4 year university Bachelors program, but because of money issues, I withdrew and found myself in a hospital Diploma program that gave me so much more...

  19. If the 1st year is supposed to be so rough, how do you know you when it's not right?

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

    Also as another new grad, everyone has their days. I currently work in a Medical/Cardiac ICU unit with 14 beds where we usually have 2 patients, 3 if tripled due to a new admission (taking one pt from...

  20. NCLEX Tomorrow..EEK!!

    BrandonB779 replied to Carey2103's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just recently took the NCLEX on June 13 in Connecticut and I will say its def a little bit of a stressor, but for those of you that have passed, congratulations. I def remember not so long ago haha...

  21. First RN job & it's pay

    BrandonB779 replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Same here, just graduated into Nursing, tho with a diploma degree, starting at a main hospital in a Medical/Cardiac ICU at $28.50/hour with shift differential, increase of $1.00 after 6 months...

  22. Telemetry monitoring patient from ICU to step-down

    BrandonB779 replied to Aerose's topic in General Nursing

    Our new step down unit from the ICU is the ICA (Intermediate Care Area) which an RN travels w/ a telemetry monitor to the floor. Other units that the pt requires Tele def monitor and RN, all other...

  23. Roll Call

    BrandonB779 replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hello all! Male Nurse here, Brandon from Connecticut, recent grad out of school w/ diploma hoping to go to B.S.N soon working currently in a Medical / Cardiac Intensive Care Unit with...