icyounurse BSN, RN

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    detailed/complete admission procedures

    icyounurse replied to leanmachine's topic in General Nursing

    It varies from facility to facility. But here is a general overview: First assess the patient, get immediate vitals/put them on a monitor if indicated, check the orders for what needs to be done now,...
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    Intensity of different floors

    icyounurse replied to fsaav's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the previous posts, there is no easy area for a new grad that I am aware of. Its all hard when you are a new nurse. I would look at what else you want out of your job and where you areas of...
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    Vultures

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that genuine mistakes happen and there are genuine lawsuits where medical staff/hospitals/ ect need to be held accountable. BUT chances are, if you have a genuine lawsuit, you didn't come...
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    What would you do?

    icyounurse replied to Scrubby's topic in General Nursing

    Some doctors have ego problems. It sounds like he was wasting everyone's time, and you were absolutely in the right to speak up about
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    help! new(er) grad questions

    icyounurse replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU, but when we give prn ativan for anxiety its not considered a chemical restraint and a note about why we are giving it and follow up on the effects are all thats needed documentation...
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    To code or not to code, that is the question

    icyounurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I work in ICU and last night I took care of this lady who was 84 years old and had come in earlier that morning with acute abdominal pain x 1 week. She was admitted to floor, got shocky with low BP...
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    NP Program- acute or primary??

    icyounurse replied to strugglingnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am in an acute care NP program and know a few people who have graduated with the title. One works with a pulmonary group and rounds in ICU and such and the other works at a heart clinic with hers. I...
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    MRSA and Isolation

    icyounurse replied to tgirl84's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree. Especially when its like a history of MRSA in the urine or something and they have a catheter and their IV pump beeps constantly or they are on the call light non stop and you use like...
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    Scary Endoscopy Situations, Opinions Please

    icyounurse replied to Babs0512's topic in General Nursing

    I definitely agree with you that those situations sound unsafe and I would have certainly questioned the doc on both occasions. I am surprised the doctors don't want to cover themselves better, I mean...
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    To code or not to code, that is the question

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all who replied. I am fairly new at this facility and felt that the situation was less than ideal and pretty sketchy. Luckily I have had some off nights to destress and get ready to go back...
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    To code or not to code, that is the question

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right about that. I was so disappointed not to get a DNR from the family when the docs talked to them on the phone, it would have made me feel alot more assured. You just never know about...
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    To code or not to code, that is the question

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the response. Its always pretty tricky in these circumstances. But in this case the attending and critical care doc were at bedside and very aware that there was no perfusion and I was told...
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    Burnout or just a "rough patch"?

    icyounurse replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am sorry you are going through this. I will say that I can somewhat relate to the grad school issue, as I recently got into a somewhat prestigious CRNA program and devoted a whole year preparing for...
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    Does anyone working in south Miss or Mobile al area?

    icyounurse replied to 2bManNurse1017's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Mobile Infirmary for a few years until last year. When I started I got 19.25 right out of school, plus 3$ an hour shift diff. Now the shift diff is like 3.50 or 3.75 I think, so that would...
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    Travel nurse info summoned.

    icyounurse replied to rowmi0's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken 3 travel assignments in ICU. I really like Onassignment, they pay pretty well and provide nice housing and even airfare and a rental car on most assignments, which you won't find with...
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    CALLING ALL NURSES: I Need Your Input

    icyounurse replied to PACURN216's topic in General Nursing

    OK I work ICU in a community owned not for profit hospital. 5 things that are most important to me: pt to nurse ratio, pay, flexibility with scheduling, look and feel of unit(does it have new...
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    Area of hospital - least patient lifting & moving?

    icyounurse replied to ExCorporateRN's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone here has some great suggestions. The first thing that came to my mind was surgical admitting/surgery holding. They are involved mainly in starting IV's, doing a ton of paperwork and making...
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    Input Wanted

    icyounurse replied to mikemay1969's topic in General Nursing

    I went to ICU right out of school, and the recruiters all tried to give me a speech about how you really should go to Med-Surg first, ect.........but I didn't and I did fine. So will you. If tele is...
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    Recovering from a very crappy start to 2008, need NP school advice(long)

    icyounurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have decided that I really want to go to NP school, specifically ACNP. I really want to be out and about and making rounds, diagnosing, and making plans to treat and apply advanced knowledge and am...
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    Gre Update!

    icyounurse replied to LaeDeesNP's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations!! I knew you would do
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    LVN to RN

    icyounurse replied to scubagoddess's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I ran into similar b.s. when going from ADN to BSN. I was already an RN with the same license and job as someone with a bachelors, and yet I had to take ALL kinds of classes, they had me...
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    Egads! NP student- Feel like the village idiot!

    icyounurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Cut yourself some slack, nobody knows everything:specs: I am sure you are doing better than you think. I am trying to start ACNP this summer, I am pretty excited about
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    Level 1 Isolation

    icyounurse replied to amynahmed's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what the hospital policy answer would be, but I think most of us do it sometimes.
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    PLEASE read. I need help!

    icyounurse replied to heavenly14313's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that the school is being unduly harsh and while, yes there may have been a HIPPA violation, you were placed in a very unique situation that there is probably not much precedent and...
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    Nursing Career Question

    icyounurse replied to babiiprycess's topic in General Nursing

    Well, if you worked as an RN to get some experience and had a masters in administration, then you could possibly get a nurse manager position, or a director position. The pay varies, but I have heard...