Kssrn404

Kssrn404

Cardiovascular recovery unit/ICU

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  1. Best quality care cannot be provided

    Kssrn404 replied to uniqueguy34's topic in General Nursing

    You may want to consider a higher acuity area like ICU OR CCU, CVR. You are with the pt all of the time and do everything for them. Yes, they are very sick but it's challenging and rewarding at the...

  2. Can I ask to work exclusively day shifts?

    Kssrn404 replied to kassiahgp's topic in General Nursing

    I was just hired for FT days. I feel pretty lucky that this hospital has night positions and day positions. That doesn't mean that occasionally( once a month I'm told) I won't be asked to pull a...

  3. Ever Feel Inadequate?

    Kssrn404 replied to NotYourMamasRN's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally understand where you are coming from!! I had to take more than ten years off to raise sick kids. Two of the three were severely asthmatic. I just completed an RN refresher course and did...

  4. Request for advice from veteran CVSICU nurses

    Kssrn404 replied to CarpeDiem'15's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    One more thingí ¾í´“ Make sure your hospital has a very good education department and preceptor program. It sounds like they do. Also find someone you admire that has a great work ethic, is...

  5. Request for advice from veteran CVSICU nurses

    Kssrn404 replied to CarpeDiem'15's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This is so on point. You first understand the why and what behind the physiology/drug/procedure, then understand how to apply it in real time. THEN you can make mnemonics or cheat sheets to jog your...

  6. 41yrs old going back to school.

    Kssrn404 replied to Amay24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I love your post! This is so true. I had to leave nursing for 15 years due to three young children, two o which were very ill. I was needed at home. I just completed a refresher course with clinical...

  7. 41yrs old going back to school.

    Kssrn404 replied to Amay24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    In many areas you can work well past

  8. what's your pet peeve?

    Kssrn404 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Hate when the anesthesiologist IVP neo then dashes out of the unit after stating "their BP is stable".

  9. what's your pet peeve?

    Kssrn404 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I wish I had that type of backup from adm. It's all about PATIENT SATISFACTION! Give me a

  10. what's your pet peeve?

    Kssrn404 replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    NON COMPLIANT PATIENTS!!! While working on a busy( I know this is an understatement ) med surg floor , a patient awaiting open heart surgery was a smoker. He signed the non smoking facility agreement...

  11. Help! Cardiac Interventional Unit

    Kssrn404 replied to Vely01's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi! I worked in cardiac step down as a new grad. My hospital gave me a three month long course in cardiac critical care. We had to pass exams and check offs. Then I was placed with a preceptor for...

  12. Mid-forties : Looking for a Specialty to Grow Old In

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

    I am 51 and have been out for ten years. I'm going back to CVU. Post surgery. No lifting though it is high stress it's not so

  13. Why did you choose to become a Nurse?

    Kssrn404 replied to LucidDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    I grew up with a very sick dad. He was suffering from heart disease. He had his first bypass at 36 and finally passed at 50 during a second surgery. I spent many years in the cardiac unit visiting him...

  14. Follow up after applying for job

    Kssrn404 replied to shellfrmmo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all! I'm new here and glad to be a me member. I have been out of the nursing field for.......here we go. 15 years to raise my three kids. Two of which were very ill with severe asthma. I have...