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    ORSA Transmission? Help!

    tcvnurse replied to Nurse804's topic in General Nursing

    ORSA? Was this in 1998? (We call it MRSA nowadays :) ) Also, you're fine. IF you have been a nurse for a while I GUARANTEE you probably are colonized with mrsa. I try not to think about it too...
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    CSC help

    tcvnurse replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    I did not study especially for the CSC because I figured if I was working in the cardiac surgery ICU I should be able to pass. :) Anyway, you can buy for like 4 bucks from the AACN some practise...
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    Meg surg certification and transferring to ICU

    tcvnurse replied to Auri86's topic in Critical Care

    If I had to pick between two equally qualified candidates I would chose the certified nurse. Having a certification shows that extra drive. Also, it shows that you have proved yourself by passing a...
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    I've lost all my confidence

    tcvnurse replied to nurseypants328's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the thing. When you start on a floor like yours, you don't realize that the grass is a LOT greener on the other side. I could have written this post a few years ago. I ultimately transitioned...
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    UVA Health System New Grad Summer 2016

    tcvnurse replied to CodeRed5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in the cardiac surgery ICU. We have great teamwork, and we have to because our patients are soooo sick. We have lots of emergent procedures like open chest washouts and stuff. Our manager is...
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    I know this gets posted often...

    tcvnurse replied to aspiringrn1987's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is very possible that they have to hire internal applicants first. Do you have an ASN or BSN? If its an associate degree they might be bound by how many they are allowed to hire. The only addition...
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    Feeling like the dumbest nurse on earth

    tcvnurse replied to Aloe_sky's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, just reading that post was giving me anxiety! I can't imagine trying to learn from this person. Yikes. You should know that this is not how preceptors are supposed to be. Yes we have to teach...
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    Any recommendation for an easy RN to BSN program?

    tcvnurse replied to didiko's topic in Online Distance Learning

    So, you may not be aware of this, but getting a BSN? Is actually hard work. Yes they will nitpick your bibliography because it's supposed to be perfect. Yes, there will be group projects (YAY, not)...
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    A&P2 and microbiology

    tcvnurse replied to msheather413's topic in General Students

    Well I guess you COULD but why would you want to? I took A/P 2 in the summer, back in the day. When I took Micro, I took it with Med-surg 2 and statistics. Ha-HA-HA yeah, don't do that either. I think...
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    10 year old died after I performed CPR

    tcvnurse replied to MjHudd's topic in General Nursing

    Oh sweetheart. I am sorry. This boy was dead when you saw him. Given that he had cardiac history, that was probably a root cause of his death. You did what ANY good nurse/samaritan would do. It is...
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    Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    tcvnurse replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    So here's the deal. We don't know you, we can't possibly if you *should* go into nursing, or what. The reality is that life is what YOU make it. If you decide to be a nurse, then BE a nurse. Own it....
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    Treat the patient, not the monitor

    tcvnurse replied to offlabel's topic in Critical Care

    I am actually a firm believe of 'treat the patient, not the monitor.' First of all, any question, ANY question of a wacky monitor reading means you GET UP and go look at your patient. I can tell an...
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    ICU job shadow

    tcvnurse replied to IVNinja300's topic in General Nursing

    I would ask the ICU to tell me about her best and worst day so you can get a feel of what to expect. Start reading up on stuff ICU related so you can ask sensible questions. --What is your typical...
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    Struggling New Grad...

    tcvnurse replied to ohsosarah20's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly? You have no business being in home health without at least a year of experience behind you. You are out there, all alone, with only your nursing skills to back you up. And as a new grad, you...
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    Patient Conscious During CPR

    tcvnurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    In our facility the ACLS instructor likes to say, "Push hard, push fast, don't stop pushing till they wake up and tell you to stop." I gave compressions one time, and every time the guys would wake...
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    I'm afraid that I will never become a nurse and be stuck with 11k in loans

    tcvnurse replied to Keracee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am the daughter of a banker, and here is what I know: I will NEVER, cosign a loan for anyone, blood relation or not. Because should you default on the loan, the cosigner is held entirely...
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    Balloon pumps and swans on a stepdown??

    tcvnurse replied to boston.nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry-that is an ICU patient. The balloon can migrate unexpectedly and as someone said, occlude circulation to L arm, renal arteries...I've had paint with an AIBP lose pulses in feet suddenly. Run do...
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    UVA Health System New Grad Summer 2016

    tcvnurse replied to CodeRed5's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's a great place to work. The folks there are ridiculously nice. Like, it creeped me out at first until I got used to it. I am from NY originally so I kinda thought they might be faking it. :) Good...
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    RN Relocating to Virginia

    tcvnurse replied to mjbeasley's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on where you work your salary may be lower or higher, commensurate with your years of experience. You may be higher paid if you have a BSN, or a certification. You may be able to negotiate...
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    Better off single?

    tcvnurse replied to westcounty's topic in General Students

    It's very difficult to be a nursing student AND have a life. Really, really difficult. There is a big difference between the prereqs and the actual nursing classes. You sound supportive so I hope...
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    3/6 months... quitting the job...

    tcvnurse replied to nichefinder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You know what? OP, you're right. Get out of hospital nursing. Maybe do some home health for awhile. Learn first hand, exactly what folks are dealing with in their own homes. You will find that that...
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    IS MICU/SICU too much for New Grad?

    tcvnurse replied to RNewbie0203's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well this is tough. I believe that getting a couple years of med surg makes you a MUCH BETTER ICU nurse than you would've been otherwise. Because then you have that much more relevant nursing type...
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    CABG --why is IV albumin given?

    tcvnurse replied to SBURNSTEVEN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Fresh hearts of often extremely labile for the first few hours after arrival in the ICU and sometimes longer. Generally if their blood pressure is wildly flipping from high to low the patient probable...
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    Three-year RN BSN, Still Having Great Difficulty Landing Hospital Job

    tcvnurse replied to thinkingpositive's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    University of Virginia is
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    tcvnurse replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really think the doc in this case deserves waaaay more vitriol than your colleague. For one, he is the one who is married. She is presumably single? Why should she be responsible for his behavior?...