CairnsICU

CairnsICU has 23 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Masters Degree assgt on L&M help please

   CairnsICU replied to CairnsICU's topic in Nurse Management

   I am a RN in Australia in an Intensive Care unit. I understand how to structure it as to how to have the paper formatted, but I mean, as whether i should start with a definition of both leadership and...

2. Masters Degree assgt on L&M help please

   CairnsICU posted a topic in Nurse Management

   I am currently in the process of completing my Masters in Critical Care Nursing. One of my mandatory subjects is Leadership and Management (uurrgghhhh) my current assignment is titled: "Management is...

3. lactic acidosis in status asthma

   CairnsICU replied to zzyzx's topic in Critical Care

   Ironically I was admitted for the same thing last week. I had a lactate of 5.3 that was worrying since I was not intubated and my sao2 was down to 86%. I was coughing non stop for just under 4 hrs...

4. Interview Question that has me stumped

   CairnsICU replied to CairnsICU's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   The interview question was "You are working with a nurse who just graduated from university. She comes to you and says that the policy and best practice guidelines are incorrect. What do you do?". I...

5. Interview Question that has me stumped

   CairnsICU posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I was asked an interview question that my new manager wants me to elaborate about before I start as an ICU RN. qstn: "You have a newly graduated RN who comes to you with a problem about the best...