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  1. Not enough ICU experience?

    Cook26 replied to Adventuretime's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think this is a very generalized statement and not indicative of everyone. Perhaps this person is an accelerated learner. I work in a large level 1 trauma center and at one year, I had many...

  2. Career change to Nursing...not interested in Clinicals, should I continue?

    Cook26 replied to jbs203's topic in General Students

    If you are looking to advance to the NP role without actually being a nurse, I don't think nursing is the right path for you. If being a nurse is something you have to put up with while getting an...

  3. CCRN w/ non-nursing Bachelor's

    Cook26 replied to duzer56's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Akron has an RN-MSN option. I'm not sure of the specifics because I didn't need to know when I was preparing my application since I have a BSN. I did see it listed in their possibilities

  4. Vanco: give or wait for vanco trough?

    Cook26 replied to rn.5245's topic in Patient Medications

    Just a question, but why didn't you draw the lab yourself instead of waiting for phlebo to come? Also, in what area of the hospital do you work? In my ICU (and all others at my hospital), we don't...

  5. What kind of blood pressure reading will you see in shock patients?

    Cook26 replied to Axmann, RN, BSN, NREMT-B's topic in Critical Care

    Your question is much too vague to get an accurate answer. There are many different kinds of shock and many resulting physiologic changes. Blood pressure can depend on whether the person is...

  6. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    Cook26 replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sounds like if they are needing help that bad on the floor then you would probably have the option to become a floor nurse. Lots of times in life a decision is to be made on whether you take a job you...

  7. Hyperkalemia a ticking time bomb?

    Cook26 replied to JenHRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Did they not receive a calcium/sodium resin (e.g. Kayexalate) to excrete the excess K? If it was given in the ED it could have been nearly done in 2 1/2 hours. The insulin only hides the potassium, it...

  8. Rapid Response

    Cook26 replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Congrats on your interview. Where I work (large university level 1 center) we require 5 years of ICU experience before you can apply for Rapid

  9. Laptop / Tablet / COW for electronic flowsheet?

    Cook26 replied to SummitRN's topic in Critical Care

    We have desktops all over the place. You can't step 5 feet without hitting another one. We also have computers in every room. I work in a large university level 1 hospital with new towers that we are...

  10. Facial hair for interview?

    Cook26 replied to Doindia's topic in Men in Nursing

  11. University of Cincinnati Anesthesia Program

    Cook26 replied to CCU_CCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Interested in this as well. Bumping this thread up for some possible

  12. Ativan

    Cook26 replied to Mborn2185's topic in MICU, SICU

    Why didn't she give Robinul to decrease secretions? Takes away the rattle sound and makes families much more at

  13. Maximum number of IV meds & lines

    Cook26 replied to nursebettee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If I have a few meds I will stack them by using alligator clips and connecting to the IV line. If it gets to be too cumbersome, I typically choose to use a bridge and connect everything with stopcocks...

  14. ICU Charge Nurse with Patient Assignment

    Cook26 replied to joeameehan's topic in Critical Care

    Same where I work. Charge gets patients like everyone else. We usually try to set it up where the charge has a lower acuity so they can manage the unit as well. Also, charge doesn't receive any...

  15. How did you become a Critical Care Nurse?

    Cook26 replied to Ultraposh's topic in MICU, SICU

  16. proper IVP administration

    Cook26 replied to Iwander's topic in Critical Care

    If possible I try to keep a KVO/med line by itself. Patients are typically getting intermittent antibiotics or seizure meds or replacement elytes or something that isn't compatible. While not always...

  17. Nicardipine gtt outside ED/Crit Care?

    Cook26 replied to safetygirltrish's topic in Critical Care

    I work in the ICU. We allow Cardene drips on our progressive units, but titration is not allowed. Drips can only be titrated in the ICU by qualified nurses. In progressive, a patient has to be on a...

  18. SCRN Exam

    Cook26 replied to ice2015's topic in Neurological

    Where did you get the practice questions