pinkflamingo72

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1. Serious about critical care, RN

   pinkflamingo72 replied to pinkflamingo72's topic in Critical

   What kind of patients do you have on a typical day? Patients tend to be CHF/fluid overload, renal failure (its most likely will end up getting dialysis), MI rule out, detox (etoh, barbiturates, etc.), stroke rule out, rhabdomyolisis (drug induced, e...

2. Serious about critical care, RN

   pinkflamingo72 replied to pinkflamingo72's topic in Critical

   thank you!

3. Serious about critical care, RN

   pinkflamingo72 replied to pinkflamingo72's topic in Critical

   I know I need to work in time management, getting in and out of patient rooms in a timely manner, and prioritization of patients (I have up to five as a nurse on a critical care-step down unit). What are ways that I can get in and out of a patient's...

4. Serious about critical care, RN

   pinkflamingo72 posted a topic in Critical

   Hi all, I have been orienting on a step down/critical care unit for the past 6 weeks. I transferred in from subacute/long term care and feel like I have been making progress. I have been studying as hard as I did in nursing school in order to prep...