ICU.RN23 BSN

ICU.RN23 has 12 years experience as a BSN and specializes in ICU.

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1. Peer Eval

   ICU.RN23 replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

   I do try and talk to them as much as I can and ever since they came back from leave, its been worse. They don't think that they're causing any problems and deflect what they did onto something else....

2. Peer Eval

   ICU.RN23 replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

   There was a day where the charge and the nursing supervisor had a plan in place for when the 8-hour nurses left at 3 pm, but this nurse (and another one that normally doesn't get involved) decided to...

3. Peer Eval

   ICU.RN23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have to do a peer evaluation of another nurse that I work with almost every shift. In the room for improvement section, I need help finding a professional way of saying to let the charge nurse do...

4. Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

   ICU.RN23 replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

   RNNPICU, she could handle one patient, but not a critical one as of now. I had to tell her to turn off sedation for the sedation vacation. I had to tell her to titrate down on pressors since we had...

5. Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

   ICU.RN23 replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

   ruby_jane, our manager is very receptive and appreciates our opinions, which is a huge plus and it’s probably the reason why she got more orientation shifts because she wants her to succeed. I...

6. Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

   ICU.RN23 replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

   jess11RN, the new orientees have touch base meetings scheduled with our manager throughout orientation with and without the preceptor so they can discuss how things are going. It has been discussed...

7. Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

   ICU.RN23 replied to ICU.RN23's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for this. There’s so many of us that agree, she can handle lower acuity patients, like med/surg or PCU, but when it comes to ICU patients, it’s like she

8. Help with new grad RN orientation/Added shifts

   ICU.RN23 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hello everyone! I currently have three more shifts with a new grad, who has already had three months of orientation, but isn’t catching on and got six extra shift of orientation. Her preceptors for...

9. Replacement for NrG by Barco

   ICU.RN23 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I need some desperate help! I've worn the 5-pocket scrub pants by NrG by Barco for almost 10 years and the company discontinued the pants! I'm wondering if anyone has found a pair of scrub pants that...

10. Orientee with untreated ADHD

    ICU.RN23 replied to ICU.RN23's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    This is extremely helpful and thank you so much for giving my your insight. I'm a very passive person and I just didn't know how to approach her about this. I have ADD and we talked about it one on...

11. Orientee with untreated ADHD

    ICU.RN23 posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Hello all! I've been working as an RN on an ortho/neuro/trauma med/surg floor and I've had one orientee that was AMAZING!! She worked on our floor as an aide so she was knowledgeable on our floor. My...