Nurse_Jessie

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1. Time Management Tips/Advice

   Nurse_Jessie replied to EMEddie's topic in MICU, SICU

   Does your facility do bedside report? If so, hopefully you and the outgoing nurse are doing at least a brief assessment of the patient's primary issue. Take a look at their dressing and make a...

2. Assertiveness, Having an "edge". Advice needed

   Nurse_Jessie replied to EMEddie's topic in MICU, SICU

   I got the same feedback during my residency, and for me having confidence in my own assessment skins and knowledge of what was needed to helped me gain assertiveness. When you talk to a physician can...

3. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

   Nurse_Jessie replied to RN-icu's topic in Critical Care

   Is there any aspect of ICU nursing that you are interested in? My hospital has several different ICU's with different focuses, a Cardiac ICU, a Neuro ICU, an Open Heart ICU, etc. Is there an area...

4. How is your ICU staffing done?

   Nurse_Jessie replied to cmp424's topic in MICU, SICU

   ICU patients are always 1:2 or 1:1 (1:1 are rare, generally only if we are cooling them after a cardiac arrest, if they are on the balloon pump, or we are proning them for respiratory issues),...

5. Able to finish all tasks in ICU?

   Nurse_Jessie replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in MICU, SICU

   I agree with the previous posters on the importance of staying on top of your documentation as much as possible. I have a fairly detailed brain sheet and I check things off as they are done, so I...

6. Anxiety on my days off!

   Nurse_Jessie replied to NurseBerter's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I think that this is common for all nurses. I've found that if I'm tired my anxiety is worse, so I work hard to get to sleep after my last shift of the week so that I don't have exhaustion adding to...

7. 5 Tips in How To Adapt to Night Shift

   Nurse_Jessie replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

   If you can, try to stay on a more nocturnal schedule even on your days off. I'm still single and don't have children, so this won't work for everybody, but most people that I spend time are working...

8. Hey guys! Laptop, tablet, or plain old paper, pen, and clipboard?

   Nurse_Jessie replied to dsingson5's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Pen and notebook is the way to go. We actually weren't allowed to have computers or tablets during our residency classes, they seemed to think we might do something other than take notes with them (a...

9. What you should never say at an interview

   Nurse_Jessie replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   "I want to work in this unit because I'll only have to take care of [X number] of patients" "I figure I'll move on to something better once I have a couple years of experience." "I want to work in the...

10. Is the ICU for me?

    Nurse_Jessie replied to LillyBud's topic in MICU, SICU

    I came off my orientation in the ICU about 6 weeks ago, and I have to say that work has been so much better since I got off orientation. During my orientation, my preceptors frequently encouraged...

11. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    Nurse_Jessie replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm a new nurse (6 months into my first job) and I love having 12 hour shifts. The extra days off are really worth it to me, and I generally stay busy enough during my shift that the time goes by...

12. New Grad Job Market: A Game of Chance

    Nurse_Jessie replied to sourapril's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Another factor that comes into play is that many facilities know that new nurses will take whatever job comes along to give them the magic 1-2 years of experience that the jobs in more desirable areas...

13. Dumb things new nurses do....

    Nurse_Jessie replied to OhioCCRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I was a student I started priming piggyback IV tubing with antibiotic, but I started with the tubing unclamped. The entire bag of antibiotics ran into the trash before I realized my mistake....

14. How do I find jobs in a state I do not live in?

    Nurse_Jessie replied to woodenclocks's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    California is a really tough market for new grads. However, the method that I would suggest using for looking for job is to search "City Name Hospital" for wherever in California you will be moving...

15. New RN Job Probation Period:

    Nurse_Jessie replied to pumpkinspice555's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The probationary period is standard. Mine goes for 60 days beyond the end of my 4 month orientation. However, consider that they are spending the time and money to train you for this position, so it...