brit_RN_

brit_RN_ specializes in Adult ICU.

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1. List of ICU internships???

   brit_RN_ replied to irondumpling's topic in Critical Care

   Almost all the hospitals in the St Louis area have been hiring new grads in the ICU. I second the opinion above, I wouldn't limit it only to "internships". I went straight to the ICU and it was 12...

2. New grad preparing for ICU

   brit_RN_ replied to DoulaJessie's topic in Critical Care

   I'm going through the AACNs critical care book now because I'm studying for my CCRN, but that would probably be a good one. Don't load yourself up too much with extra classes or training, you will get...

3. Serum bicarb - CO2?

   brit_RN_ posted a topic in Critical Care

   I'm a nurse in a general ICU. We have an intensivist that always refers to blood CO2 levels as the "serum bicarb". It's been a few years since my chemistry classes, but isn't bicarb HCO3, and CO2 is...