onconewgrad

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1. Transitioning to MICU, any advice?

   onconewgrad posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   Hello everyone! I have 1.5 years experience on an oncology/tele/medical surgical floor and I was recently hired for a position in the Medical/Surgical/Trauma ICU. I will be primarily in the MICU but I...

2. Any advice for a new grad looking to transfer to ICU?

   onconewgrad replied to onconewgrad's topic in General Nursing

   I always have at least one patient who is a q 2 hour turner, incontinent of both urine and stool, etc. I am used to total care, and sometimes we only have 1 PCT for 32 patients, so often times I don't...

3. Any advice for a new grad looking to transfer to ICU?

   onconewgrad posted a topic in General Nursing

   This May, I will complete my first year as a new graduate RN. Currently, I work on an Oncology/Medical Surgical/Telemetry unit. I have dealt with a large range of patients, and I have been exposed to...

4. Tips on how to improve communication between pharmacy and nursing staff

   onconewgrad replied to onconewgrad's topic in Patient Medications

   Since I am night shift, we might be having more issues with this only because there tends to be less staff at night (at least that is what I have noticed). But we can bring it up to our unit to make...

5. Tips on how to improve communication between pharmacy and nursing staff

   onconewgrad replied to onconewgrad's topic in Patient Medications

   Yes, there are pharmacy techs and pharmacists, but there are also RNs who mix the

6. Tips on how to improve communication between pharmacy and nursing staff

   onconewgrad posted a topic in Patient Medications

   I work on an oncology/med surgical unit and one of the persistent problems we have been having on the floor (esp. on night shift) is the communication between pharmacy. Most of our medications are in...