Kareegasee

Kareegasee RN

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  1. New grad in critical care

    Kareegasee replied to kaitlinw208's topic in General Nursing

    I think starting in the ED would be great! There is such a wealth and variety of knowledge that you would learn that just isn't part of the daily routine on a med-surg floor. You would gain confidence...

  2. nurses not using stethoscopes

    Kareegasee replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

    So many nurses fall into habits like this because these actions are tolerated or shared. Another big part of the problem is that they have likely become focused on what they perceive as their "to-do...

  3. Please help!

    Kareegasee replied to AddictedToCoffee4657's topic in General Nursing

    pas·sive adjective 1.accepting or allowing what happens or what others do, without active response or resistance. Google is a great resource. (Or a dictionary) Example #1 Feeling content with an...

  4. What has been the most rewarding moment of your nursing career?

    Kareegasee replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    Getting invited into the OR for an organ harvest surgery on a young Gift of Life patient I had been solely taking care of x 3 days. I got to stand at the head of the bed next to the anesthesiologist,...

  5. as a nursing student will I get more out of working in the ICU as a CNA?

    Kareegasee replied to michigan94's topic in Critical Care

    YES. The techs I work with get to see so much and we would be lost without them! They have a vast knowledge and responsibility in so many of our bedside procedures. They set up and assist the...

  6. Lymph Nodes Mystery

    Kareegasee replied to NatashaDW's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, did YOU have the CT scan or a patient you took care

  7. Help, I got a tough choice to make

    Kareegasee replied to morganm_0819's topic in General Nursing

    At the hospital I work at, we hear a lot of codes get called from the ortho floor right outside of our ICU unit. Fat embolisms from them long-bone fractures, gotta love

  8. Week 1 and already drowing

    Kareegasee replied to VictoriaxB's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Alright, listen up. First of all, no one can say what the "hard part" is. She could be talking from the experience of seeing students struggle with it, or she could just be referring to the amount of...

  9. Tele

    Kareegasee replied to Denell's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think either of them are illegal, and it probably has more to do with your facility's policy than state law. However, failing to monitor tele patients obviously carries a very heavy risk, both...

  10. Thoughts?

    Kareegasee replied to GuineaPigs's topic in General Nursing

    Respect and flirtation are very different, remember that. I'm not sure what your actual question was, or your point in posting this at all, but I've found that people are usually treated in ways they...

  11. Sepsis help

    Kareegasee replied to RugerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    It will not drop with sepsis, it will drop when the sepsis continuum progresses to septic shock. The massive vasodilation that occurs as a result of released inflammatory mediators is what causes BP...

  12. Just started in the OR... wondering if it's for me. Opinions?!

    Kareegasee replied to Bnw684's topic in General Nursing

    I always had this impression (where I got it, I can't say) that OR nurses held one of the most challenging positions. I pictured them standing at the right hand of the surgeon for hours on end,...

  13. Wrong Job or Wrong Profession?

    Kareegasee replied to maryk7's topic in Nursing Career

    Anything can seem impossible when you are tired. Wait until you have kids I'm guessing sleep deprivation and the lack of time you have for normal activities and family is largely contributing to the...

  14. Grand Rapids Hospitals

    Kareegasee replied to Aimee0816's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The major hospitals in Grand Rapids are the Spectrum Health Hospitals (Butterworth, Meijer Heart Center, Blodgett) and Saint Mary's (owned by Mercy Health). I have never made $32/hr, however, it seems...

  15. Thinking that nursing is not for me afterall. Advice, please.

    Kareegasee replied to Wildcat_RN's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you're being too hard on yourself. I don't know much about an Associate's Degree in nursing but maybe you just didn't get all of the information you needed for the intelligent questions that...

  16. Has working in a nursing home changed your views on nursing?

    Kareegasee replied to jwolansk's topic in Nursing Career

    I worked in a long term care facility right out of school for just over 1 year. It wasn't my dream nursing job but I fell in love with my residents and took advantage of as many opportunities to learn...

  17. RN salary in Grand Rapids area?

    Kareegasee replied to Macruzer36's topic in Michigan Nursing

    3 years experience on day shift, about

  18. Navy Reserve Nursing

    Kareegasee replied to NavyNurseCorpsPM1's topic in Government, Military

    Toto7891, I'm a SICU RN interested in joining the Reserves. I've done some research but I still am wondering, is it possible as a reservist to be pulled into Active duty, or put into an assignment...