Emmers4

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  1. New to ICU from tele - tips needed!

    Great thank
  2. New to ICU from tele - tips needed!

    Yep! I believe in total is about 9 months, and a separate orientation for each ICU, so I believe about 3 months each. Does that seem like a reasonable amount of orientation? How long is a typical...
  3. Hi everyone! I recently accepted a job as an ICU float at a new hospital that will be starting in a few months! I have worked for the last few years on a busy Telemetry unit and felt like I wanted to...
  4. Hi Everyone, I am curious as to your thoughts on what I should do? I currently work on a busy telemetry floor, and have for about 2.5 years. I recently have been looking at positions, and received an...
  5. PRN scale opioids

    Thank you guys!! I did check with our hospital policy, and it does stipulate the 1 hour rule that I had mentioned. Thank you for your
  6. PRN scale opioids

    Hi everyone! Question for you guys! I work on a Tele floor, and many of our PRN pain medications are on a scale- for example, PRN morphine IV 2-4mg q4hrs. Let's say that you give 2mg at noon, I was...
  7. Preceptee medication error

    Thank you so much for your thoughts! As a new grad, I'm not sure how big of a deal to make about these things, so I appreciate your response! And yes, it was
  8. Preceptee medication error

    Hi Everyone, So I have a question regarding an error that was made last week. I am a new grad, been working on a Telemetry floor for about 8 months now. I have just started precepting, which is a...
  9. Hi Everyone! I'm trying to gauge opinions on my situation, and wanted to ask people who may have experience with this! So currently I am a nurse on a Telemetry floor working straight 8s evenings. It...
  10. Which job should I take?

    Thank you very much, I appreciate your
  11. Which job should I take?

    Hi Everyone! So I am going to be a new graduate nurse in a few weeks, and have been searching for jobs these past few months. About a month ago I had an interview at a hospital for a medical position....
  12. Which job should I take?

    Hi Everyone! So I am going to be a new graduate nurse in a few weeks, and have been searching for jobs these past few months. About a month ago I had an interview at a hospital for a medical position....
  13. Central line confusion

    I have a question regarding PICC lines, or just all central lines in general. I understand that these lines are placed for either long-term IV access, such as antibiotics, poor IV access, or...
  14. Soon to be nurse considering leaving

    Thank you very much for the advice, I will take all of it to
  15. Hi everyone! I am very excited to be graduating in the spring from a BSN program, but I'm having some concerns about whether nursing is for me. I love taking care of patients and my clinicals at the...