Trauma_drama14 BSN, MSN, RN, APRN, NP

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    IV starts: Need tips!

    Trauma_drama14 replied to NurseBecky4's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard, but you'll get there. It takes practice and I've heard years of practice too. I like those IV catheters and have just started to get used to them so it's unfortunate that our hospital is...
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    IV Insertion Difficulty

    Trauma_drama14 replied to chanjyj's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up! It's ok, alot of nurses are not good at IVs. Right, most ICU patients do tend to have central lines, but you should still have a good amount of options in attempting IV starts (in my...
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    I don't like pediatric patients, am I normal?

    Trauma_drama14 replied to Wonder RN's topic in General Nursing

    oh, definitely not abnormal at all. I feel you on that, I'm the same way but have been pretty much ever since I got into nursing. No peds or mother/baby for me, ever. I just started working on...
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    Does Death Have A Smell?

    Trauma_drama14 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Oh no, death definitely has an odor and you're definitely not a freak. You know, that's funny you mention it. I just got off orientation on SICU and have that smell hit me twice. But, honestly it...
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    Hey RN's that used to be LPN's !

    Trauma_drama14 replied to Tieuana's topic in General Nursing

    I tried to go back for my RN as soon as I could, unfortunately when I transferred from the tech program to my community college, I had to do some pre-reqs (even though I was on the "fast track LPN to...
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    how much do you pay on student loans per month

    Trauma_drama14 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    I think I have about 35k or maybe a little bit more than that to pay, with a two different loans. I have yet to decide how much I will be paying back yet. On the other hand, my husband paid for his...
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    How long did you work med-surg before getting an ICU job?

    Trauma_drama14 replied to Lev's topic in MICU, SICU

    I worked on the surgical patient care unit for a little over a year and then transferred to sicu. Best decision I have ever
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    The Six Month Scream

    Trauma_drama14 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Try to stick it out at least a year and then try to transfer out. Thats what I did.. Or at least planned on it. I loved my floor, but the staffing got too much and turnover rate was ridiculous. I was...
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    Surgical care nurses out there...

    Trauma_drama14 replied to Tjen's topic in General Nursing

    Alot alot of teaching. IS use and lots of drains. There's alot of wound care also. In my year, I don't ever think I seen a hemovac and have had an epidural once. There were alot of JP, penrose, wound...
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    Why don't nurses bond?

    Trauma_drama14 replied to bellcollector's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I dont think all places are like that. My last unit and my unit now, we all kind of bond. My last unit, we all kinda bonded but dont see eqch other much outside of work (mostly dayshift peopl, nights...
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    ok nurse's trade school or communty college?????

    Trauma_drama14 replied to skyboyx1's topic in General Nursing

    Because of what I went through, I would say community college. I went to trade school for my lpn in 2009 and owe around 24,000. Definitely not worth it at least where I am because the hospitals want...
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    Lost my new grad job 3 months in

    Trauma_drama14 replied to lhall92's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds really shady. I mean what were the reasons that you were given for why they let you go? 16 weeks is alot of training, especially in ICU. I have been given 10 and my husband 12 weeks so it just...
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    clamp the foley

    Trauma_drama14 replied to mciobotea's topic in General Nursing

    My question is why would one want to clamp a foley for a CT scan? As a former urology nurse, heck no you do not want to clamp the cbi. With all thay fluid running into the bladder, where else would it...
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    Anyone excited about your RN life ahead?

    Trauma_drama14 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty excited about not only my nursing journey but also my husband's. We've had some conflicts through both of our lives but went to nursing school and ended up the best we could both be. I'm...
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    CNA/Patient Ratios in ICUs

    Trauma_drama14 replied to French Roast's topic in Critical Care

    Level 1 Trauma Center- 23 bed SICU. There is 1 PCT (sometimes) for the unit and 1 HUC that for MICU/SICU. PCTs mostly do like stocking and what not, we all do our own patient care. All of our patients...
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    Looking for something different!

    Trauma_drama14 replied to slb_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Patient load is 1:1, 1:2... Rarely 1:3 or if the patient is that bad, they can be 2 or 3:1 patient. But you honestly do everything- direct care. I just switched to nights and i feel as if i have more...
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    New nurse

    Trauma_drama14 replied to dannerse's topic in General Nursing

    Dont worry, youll probably suck at IVs for awhile. Its pretty much like a new grad thing... I'm still crappy and I have a little over a year of experience. When I was an lpn, we really didnt have much...
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    Starting out in a hospital?

    Trauma_drama14 replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in General Nursing

    No not necessarily. When I was hired onto my old floor last year, I was hired onto day shift. There was also two other new grads who were hired on day shift around three months later. When I...
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    Looking for something different!

    Trauma_drama14 replied to slb_rn's topic in General Nursing

    What about a faster pace environment? I just transferred from surgical patient care to SICU and I am loving it so far! I was in the same boat. I worked on the floor a little over a year and i loved...
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    how long is enough orientation for icu

    Trauma_drama14 replied to <3ingRN's topic in Critical Care

    My NM told me 6 weeks orientation on the SICU when I started three weeks ago (we're mainly trauma and the hospital is a level-one trauma center) and I had one year on a medsurg floor. Once I started...
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    why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    Trauma_drama14 replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've never understood why people say they are nurses when they aren't. My mom pulled that card five years ago and I gave her the '***** look. I don't get it, definitely one of my pet peeves. Why do...
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    Burn/Trauma ICU vs SICU

    Trauma_drama14 replied to yaaserwaa's topic in Critical Care

    Interesting, you guys have a burn/trauma icu and sicu? Neat! I also work in a level one trauma center and just started in the sicu. We have a neuro icu, cardiac icu, medical icu and sicu. We do have...
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    med-surg RN desperately wanting into ICU

    Trauma_drama14 replied to megRNn's topic in Critical Care

    Yes, find out who the NM is for the ICU you want and harass them! Lol, I graduated last May and started off on a busy surgical patient care unit of a large hospital. I some how ended up running into...
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    I am a real nurse

    Trauma_drama14 replied to annienurse86's topic in Psychiatric

    It's unfortunate how some people think that some nurses arent "real" nurses because of their specialty. Unfortunately it happens all the time. I experienced it when I was an LPN, where some people...
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    ER or Trauma Nurse

    Trauma_drama14 replied to chicagoboy's topic in Emergency

    I think that trauma nurses and ER nurses are the same thing. BUT, also, I think you can find trauma nurses on certain floors throughout the hospital but have provide different levels of care. For...