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    Opening or Closing Doors?

    lisajtrn replied to oldcatlady71's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I too am weighing the pros and cons of what to do. I am currently working in ICU and have been for only the past 4-5 months. I worked on acute medicine for 13 years before that. My medical experience...
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    Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    lisajtrn replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    I work with a nurse who made over $200,000.00 last year. She is a floor
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    Highest Paid Nurses in B.C....how is this possible?

    lisajtrn replied to teeheeuhoh's topic in Canada

    Look at the "sunshine list" published in ontario every year. There are many floor nurses on it, myself and many of my colleagues
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    What would you do?

    lisajtrn replied to tnelso150's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Have had patients code in chairs, on the toilet is a great one, on stretchers, in hallways far from their room, stuck between the bedside table and the bed in the corner of the room feet sticking up...
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    Transition from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hello all I am new here but have cruised around a few times before. The hospital I work for has recently finished building a brand new facility and closed the old building that I have worked in for...
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    Transition from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank-you. I am looking forward to the day that I am as comfortable in my new position as I was in my previous one. One year seems to be the general consensus. Medical nursing has provided me with...
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    Transition from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank-you for the words of encouragement. In my 13 years on an acute medicine unit I attended and participated in many codes but there were never that many people at them, Just the 3 or 4 nurses that...
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    What type of shoes do you buy?

    lisajtrn replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    Birkenstocks all the way for me. I am on my 3rd pair for work and only ever bought new ones because they started to smell really really
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    First fulltime job from a stay at home mom. help please!

    lisajtrn replied to mommynurse25's topic in Emergency

    Glad I could help you out. It worked for me and I hope it works for you. I was able to work and still be home every weeknight with my husband and kids. Was there for every dinner, saw them off to...
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    First fulltime job from a stay at home mom. help please!

    lisajtrn replied to mommynurse25's topic in Emergency

    I worked 3-12 hour night shifts every weekend, fri, sat and sun, for 13 years when my children were small. I didn't need daycare as my husband was home on the weekend. and just suffered through...
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    What's the BEST nursing shoes?

    lisajtrn replied to BigCSN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have had many pairs of shoes over the years and have been wearing Birkenstocks for the last few. I absolutely love them. I have flat feet and a bunion starting on one foot. Wearing birkenstocks has...
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    Transition from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    That is what I was thinking, about a year to settle in. Glad to hear from someone who has made the same move.
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    Transition from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank-you for the reply. Many years ago I spent 3-4 months in ICU as a student and when I first graduated I did the odd casual shift there, so it wasn't totally foreign to me. The move to the new...
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    Transition from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes I have ACLS certification. I understand the roles and what needs to be done but when you have an overabundance of people in the room ,as was the case with the last code, there were about 10 people...
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    from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn replied to lisajtrn's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the reply. During my interview the nurse manager asked me how I felt I would manage going from being expert at what I was doing to being a novice. I now really understand what she
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    from medical floor to ICU

    lisajtrn posted a topic in Critical Care

    sorry this is a double post I first posted in the MICU / SICU section before I realized that there is a general area. Hello all I am new here but have cruised around a few times before. The hospital...