Christie RN2006

Christie RN2006

SICU, EMS, Home Health, School Nursing

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  1. How much math daily in Nursing?

    Christie RN2006 replied to mrsdylan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work in an adult ICU... I guess I do use more math than I realized. It kinda becomes second nature after a while. The computer calculated our I&O's, so at least we don't have to sit there...

  2. Which pressor to use???

    Christie RN2006 replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree with everyone on here... I would have started the levo first. My hospital really doesn't use epi drips, we just use it in code situations. Levophed would be your best bet because it wouldn't...

  3. How much math daily in Nursing?

    Christie RN2006 replied to mrsdylan's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I do math occasionally... the majority of the time it is when I have to a heparin nomogram (I hate those things) and I normally have someone else double check my math before I fax it to pharmacy. If...

  4. What's In Your Pocket?

    Christie RN2006 replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I purposely bring odd pens that I can recognize when I leave them at random places around the nurses station. My favorite was a bright blue pen from another hospital...lol Much to my dismay, it...

  5. Shoes!

    Christie RN2006 replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    My favorite shoes right now are nurse mates... I have several different pairs including one that they discontinued and the style called "dove" My favorite uniform brand is nu dimension... they are...

  6. Nclex-rn

    Christie RN2006 replied to jab77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Oh and the biggest thing is calm down and don't worry so much!! You will freak yourself out! I know its easier said then done, but really try not to stress so much about it. Also don't freak out...

  7. Nclex-rn

    Christie RN2006 replied to jab77's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I also took the Kaplan review course... I think it helped a little bit. I really liked the books they give at that review course. I think the biggest thing that helped me was just going over...

  8. signs and symptoms of a concosion???

    Christie RN2006 replied to studentIVlife's topic in General Nursing

    Haha very true... gotta love diprivan

  9. tennessee

    Christie RN2006 replied to us4halls's topic in General Nursing

    Go check out the Tennessee forum... and by the way, I have spent many many weeks in Clarksville :) It was like a second home to me for a while! Some friends of mine were living down there and I used...

  10. What's In Your Pocket?

    Christie RN2006 replied to AmyD_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At the beginning of the shift I always have: Right pocket: 2 black pens, 1-2 pairs of hemostats, bandage scissors, EKG calipers, 1-2 pen lights (I work with a lot of neuro patients), and my "brain"...

  11. The Top 10 List!!

    Christie RN2006 replied to goinforit's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    First of all congrats!! I work in a surgical intensive care unit in a level 2 trauma hospital and I really like it (well, the majority of the time ) My unit gets all the neuro, surgical, bleed, and...

  12. Share Your Saying

    Christie RN2006 replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    Keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you're up

  13. Poll: How long is your orientation?

    Christie RN2006 replied to jessi1106's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am an RN working in surgical intensive care... my orientation was about 4 months

  14. Average hours an RN works a week

    Christie RN2006 replied to james2007's topic in General Nursing

    I was employed to work 36 hours per week, but we can pick up extra hours if we want. The max they let us work is 60 hours per week. For the next couple months I am going to be working about 44...

  15. what kind of patients go to MICU?

    Christie RN2006 replied to sasparilla's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yep to all of that above! I work in a SICU and we also get neuro patients. On a rare occasion we will also see cardiac patients such as MIs, etc. We also occasionally get post partum moms that had...

  16. Pay Rate

    Christie RN2006 posted a topic in Home Health

    My great uncle is suffering from alzheimers and the family is trying to figure out how much per hour to pay a nurse to take care of him. If any of you have even a ball park guess it would be greatly...

  17. Home Care Costs

    Christie RN2006 replied to Christie RN2006's topic in General Nursing

    What they are looking for is 1-2 nights a week, since his worst times are at night from approx 9pm-6am. They are primarily looking to find someone that is a

  18. Home Care Costs

    Christie RN2006 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was just wondering if any of you know what the current pay rate is for Home Care Nursing. My great uncle is suffering from alzheimers and the family is trying to figure out how much per hour to pay...

  19. "Funny Codes"?

    Christie RN2006 replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I completely forgot about something like that happening to me until you said that... I had a patient die one night and we were waiting on the funeral home to come pick them up. Well at my...

  20. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    Christie RN2006 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    We ended up with about a foot in a half in the shallow areas. At my house there are drifts that are 3-4 feet high, but I got to see pics of drifts that are 6-7 feet high that make the drifts at my...

  21. Student Nurse in search of a mentor!

    Christie RN2006 replied to Jgonzales's topic in General Nursing

    I am also a new grad... I have been working in the ICU for 3 1/2 months now, but if there is anything I could help you with, feel free to

  22. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    Christie RN2006 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    So I fell asleep at 9am with only 2 inches on the ground and woke up at 6 to over a foot! They are saying that the worst is just now

  23. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    Christie RN2006 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well those of us in Ohio are dealing with this topic today... we are supposed to have blizzard to near blizzard like conditions. The nurse following me actually showed up at a decent time, so I was...

  24. Tips on making that ICU bed look perfect after a bath

    Christie RN2006 replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    The scent of vanilla covers a lot of odors

  25. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    Christie RN2006 replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    x-ray was in my patients room the other day and they said something that I have heard hundreds of times, but for some reason it really struck me funny... could have been lack of sleep, but anyways...