Kssrn404

Kssrn404

Cardiovascular recovery unit/ICU

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  1. Good book to work in CCU

    Kssrn404 replied to Plenur's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I second the vote for Cardiac Surgery Essentials for Critical Care Nursing/ Hardin and Kaplow. This is a great book. I just got it off amazon. Just make sure you are getting the second edition. Also...

  2. HELP!! NEW nurse feel like Im getting eaten by sharks

    Kssrn404 replied to newbie9909's topic in First Year After Licensure

    this is amazing advice!!!! Read this post again and learn from this wonderful nurses advice. Hang in there. You WILL get through this transition period. It's the hardest part of your nursing career...

  3. New nurse, having issues at first job out of school, advice is appreciated

    Kssrn404 replied to jlb1988's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It does not sound as if you are not in a very good learning environment. I'm so sorry this is the case. When I graduated with my RN I was hired for an internship for cardiac critical care. It included...

  4. Age Discrimination in Nursing

    Kssrn404 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I do agree that you need to keep up on writing resumes. I am about to turn 53 and have been out a long time raising three kids. Two of them were too sick to attend daycare due to suppressed immune...

  5. A Headache is not an emergency

    Kssrn404 replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    Using the ER for Tylenol is not for the ER I agree but I'm a migraine sufferer. I am under the care of a neurologist, have been for 20+ years. When all of the prescription treatments my neurologists...

  6. Evil Nurses

    Kssrn404 replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a new grad to critical care I was a part of an internship. 3 months in critical care Ed with resources given to study on my own days off. Then precepted for three more months. I wouldn't even...

  7. Evil Nurses

    Kssrn404 replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sounds like you're working in critical care. About to embark on the same journey but have some good mentors in my unit. So sorry for you. This should NOT happen. We should support each other.

  8. Evil Nurses

    Kssrn404 replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've had supervisors do this. Really too

  9. Will paramedic be useful for ICU job?

    Kssrn404 replied to BradS's topic in Critical Care

    ABSOLUTLY! One of the best nurses I ever worked with in the surgical heart unit was a former EMT. She was super confident, calm and focused. Nothing rattled her at all. Not even opening the post op...

  10. Is this normal orientation for ICU??

    Kssrn404 replied to Aloe_sky's topic in Critical Care

    I went to CVR straight out of school but had a three month orientation or internship in the critical care education Dept specific to my new unit. Then I was precepted for 12 weeks. I worked my way u...

  11. A Headache is not an emergency

    Kssrn404 replied to Patient4life's topic in Emergency

    I used to suffer from severe migraines. was under the care of a neurologist too. When all of the meds she gave me to take failed to work and I was going blind I would go to the ER under her advice....

  12. Disrespectful patients

    Kssrn404 replied to Mrs.in2015's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Had a deteriorating pt on the floor that had to be moved to ICU. The doctor was great at explaining the reasons and the pt condition to the family in the room. One doctor in particular hadn't rounded...

  13. Nursing student asks nurses the question..

    Kssrn404 replied to 2bNurseDR.T's topic in General Nursing

    I went to nursing school in a large teaching hospital. I got some of this attitude too but most of the staff were helpful or indifferent to us students being there because they were so overwhelmed...

  14. Results from What You Hate Most about Your Job Post (5/25/16)

    Kssrn404 replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I vote this to be the top problem. Nurse/pt ratios are way too high even in critical care. And "they" say there's a nursing shortage..... Hire more

  15. What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    Kssrn404 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    You are NOT TOO old!!! I say go for it!!! I'm 52 and just starting back to work in cardiac critical care after being off for 14 years to raise my three kids. I had to go back to school for a while but...

  16. What is the Registered Nurse Patient Ratio at your hospital?

    Kssrn404 replied to LinenP's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! That's hard work! When I worked cardiac step-down or intermediate the ratio was 1:3. 8 bed unit that had the capacity to open up to 16

  17. Use of cellphones while at work

    Kssrn404 replied to givxnchy's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to think its okay to look up drug info quicker than thumbing thru the PDR. Also some hospitals use loppincott nursing app to help the nurses if they need more info on a procedure for...

  18. What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    Kssrn404 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Mississippi here

  19. Being a Hostage to Your Bladder

    Kssrn404 replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately I ruined my bladder holding it for so long at work, then I had three kids close together. I carried all of them very low... Right on my bladder. First my bladder was suspended ( tendons...

  20. Best quality care cannot be provided

    Kssrn404 replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    Thats why I prefer working in the heart recovery unit. Eight beds. Although it's tough because the pts are very sick I know everything about my one or two pts from head to toe. I round w each doc and...

  21. Should I leave this racist town?

    Kssrn404 replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nancynurse12 As I said in my post above, I work in a small southern hospital. I am a minority white nurse. I am treated with respect as I treat my coworkers with respect. Most of the doctors, nurse...

  22. Should I leave this racist town?

    Kssrn404 replied to ChutneyFries's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am just so sorry to hear this. Unbelievable!!!!! I live in the Southern part of Mississippi. Yep the place you hear the worst things about. I will tell you though, I work in a smaller hospital and...

  23. The elephant in the room

    Kssrn404 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN,BSN with 9 years cardiovascular recovery experience in a 8-16 bed unit. I had to leave nursing to stay at home with three young children. Two of which had severe asthma and were in and out...

  24. "I do the same thing as an RN"

    Kssrn404 replied to WheresMyPen's topic in General Nursing

    I like your post. I worked my way thru RN school as a CNA. I wanted to first help pay for college and second start at the beginning so I would know what it's like. I know how to work with CNA's now...

  25. The elephant in the room

    Kssrn404 replied to Kssrn404's topic in General Nursing

    Just got hired to work in CVR! My position: being a mother is one of the most important jobs one could hold. ( I also completed a refresher course for a whole semester lol). Thanks for the replyí...