RN-icu

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1. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

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

   Turns out I may just hate being a nurse all together, not ICU specific. I switched to a different department at the end of April. I went to the Women's care department. We do a mixture of mom/babies,...

2. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

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

   Thanks for the responses I'll start looking for ambulatory jobs too. I never thought about that setting. Yes, BSNgrad2010. I would LOVE to do some sort of nurse educator job. I have that set into my...

3. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

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

   So here is the list so far. I'm sure I could add to it, but it's getting late and this is all I can think of now. I dislike: Titrating pressors. Actually I like doing it, but I do not feel educated...

4. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

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

   Thanks for all the responses. I work in a 240 bed community hospital on a 22 bed icu/tcu unit. Our patient ratio is 1-4 depending on the acuity. (1:1 is pretty rare for us tho) We do resp failure,...

5. Icu Nursing isn't for me help

   RN-icu posted a topic in Critical Care

   Looking for advice! I am a relatively new RN-bsn, almost 2 years in, all day shift critical care. I also worked as a cna in the same department during nursing school. So I feel that I have given...