MYSTICOOKIEBEAR

MYSTICOOKIEBEAR

Cardiac/Transplant ICU, Critical Care

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About MYSTICOOKIEBEAR

MYSTICOOKIEBEAR has 5 years experience and specializes in Cardiac/Transplant ICU, Critical Care.


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  1. Switching from Neuro ICU to Cardiac ICU

    Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN checking in! Become familiar with your Adrenergic Agonists, vasopressors, and vasopressor like meds. You already have ICU experience so you know how to walk the walk, now...
  2. Emergency Titration Protocol ?

    I don't want to sound rude or unprofessional but you can tell them to stick to their check lists and office work. This is the big leagues not some Doctor's office or school nursing office. Bring it to...
  3. Emergency Titration Protocol ?

    I don't want to sound rude or unprofessional but you can tell them to stick to their check lists and office work. This is the big leagues not some Doctor's office or school nursing office. Bring it to...
  4. Neuro ICU vs. Transplant ICU for CRNA School

    I am a Cardiac/Transplant ICU and having worked dozens of shifts in other ICUs (SICU, MICU, CCU, NICU). My advice is go with the Transplant ICU. It will give you more experiences with SWANs,...
  5. Being friends with residents on Facebook

    Sorry OP, I thought you were talking about Medical Residents NOT nursing home residents as in the patients . That being said, I completely agree that it is inappropriate to have a nonprofessional...
  6. Worried about turning in my two weeks

    Before you give your two weeks, make sure you have another job lined up. That being said go and meet with your manager, tell him/her that you are putting in your two weeks, and also hand him/her a...
  7. Being friends with residents on Facebook

    Is there a specific reason as to why you have a problem with this? I don't want this to come off as rude, but maybe you should mind your own business? You seem unnecessarily and overly invested in who...
  8. New Grad RN going into ICU - prepare?

    Congratulations, that is quite a feat! One thing that is not really explained to well is what to do/where to be during a code. I made a video to help explain different roles and key positions during a...
  9. This is a very interesting subject because it has a lot to do with culture. In Japan, if you go out with your company for the monthly hangout, you are EXPECTED to get plastered with your coworkers,...
  10. Case Review: BP and Urine Output

    Did you have a SWAN in? If so, how was the CI and SVO2? How was your CVP? How was your Base excess/deficit on the gas? Did you choose those drips? There are a lot of questions that would help paint a...
  11. CCRN tips

    Pass CCRN was a fantastic guide and is a pretty good indicator of the types of questions that will be on the actual
  12. CPR

    Hopefully no patients get cooked? The reason that we start the Arctic Sun protocol aka therapeutic hypothermia is if we are worried about Anoxic Brain Injury. By cooling the patient, decreasing their...
  13. New Grad in the IICU Advice?

    First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You should be really proud of yourself for all of your hard work and landing a pretty sweet gig after graduation! Going into the Critical Care arena you find out...
  14. CVICU or NTICU?

    I am a Cardiac/Transplant ICU RN in a Top 10 hospital so I bet you can guess where I will tell you to go! In my CTICU the MDs (residents, fellows, attendings) heavily rely on our input and our insight...
  15. Struggling with what goes on around me.

    I don't mean to sound insensitive or disrespectful, but we are NURSES, not MDs. Our job is to advocate for our patients, give them the best care possible, and to notify the MDs if we see a change in...