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I am a new grad (just graduated this month) and in the process of getting my NCLEX scheduled. I rotated at a local OR in a hospital for my recent / final clinical rotation which I loved. Since ending this rotation I have applied here and other places...
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Hi Nurse Beth, I've worked in healthcare for over five years now, one year as a registered nurse. During nursing school, I completed a clinical rotation in the Neurosciences ICU of a top-area hospital, and I loved it! I was offered a job, but I could...
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Hospitalized patients often experience pain. In the ICU, most patient experience pain to some degree. As more invasive and painful procedures are performed, pain escalates. Add in intubation, multiple lines and your patient experience a wide variety ...
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Whether you're a new nurse looking to land your first job out of nursing school, a seasoned nurse making the transition to the ICU, or moving to a new ICU environment, the following list of questions can help you prepare! From knowing what to expect ...
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Is working in the ICU all it's cracked up to be? Part of me has always wanted to work there--I won't really feel like I've "made it" as a nurse until I can take care of the sickest patients. I'm thinking about making the switch to my hospital's MICU....
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What is a Step-Down Unit (SDU)?
SDUs fill a gap between ICU and the MedSurg/Tele units by providing a:
lower level of care than resource-intensive ICUs and a
higher level of care than MedSurge/Tele units
SDUs provide care to stab...
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One of my old buddies from high school just got her LVN and told me she got hired by some travel agency to work at nursing homes & other psych places. The interesting part is that she is nearly making 3x as much as me as a new graduate LVN......a...
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Do graduate schools accept experience from PCU?
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Hello, I recently graduated and my goal at the moment is to land a job in the ICU. I have two job offers both from a nurse residency program. One being surgical PCU or Med-Surg. But if I accept the surgical PCU position I have a 2-year commitment and...
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Hi Nurse Beth,
I am a nurse of 7 years currently working in informatics and outpatient GI. Most of my RN experience is in outpatient. I was a new grad on an acute care unit, but I failed out of the new grad program (3 month program), so I moved ...
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I know on one hand , I could save the most money per diem for CRNA school vs I’m missing out the time to gain ICU experience . Appreciate any input ? Hello ?? everyone !! Here’s my stats.. RN 9+ years ms/tele/pcu. Debating to continue per diem vs. I...
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So I am working back in psych where I have a state pension (not 401k, 403b, etc), but I just left neuro ICU where I worked for 3 years. So my question to all of you is how long can a nurse be out of the ICU and working in psych before the nurse is s...
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Hey, guys! I have an interview coming up next week for an ICU. I’ve got over 10 years experience in critical care, but I’ve been away from it for 7 years now due to I went to drug rehab and I live in a big city where the job market is very competitiv...
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Just curious what other regions/ hospital systems are experiencing.... I am an ICU nurse at a Midwestern hospital (community size roughly 250k) and we are the main hospital system in the city - we have 3 ICUs... Med/surf, cardiac and neuro/trauma. ...
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I'm curious. Most of the people I went to school with want to be ICU or ER nurses. They've never worked in the ICU or the ER but that's all they want to do. I told one girl who refused to work anywhere else other than ICU to go into a nursing home if...
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I won't say that I always wanted to be a nurse, but it is a near thing. Even when life got in the way, and delayed my career for several years, nursing was always in the back of my mind. When I finally did get into nursing school, I was ecstatic. It ...
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#1 Adapt and Overcome
Remind yourself that you are capable of handling whatever your shift throws at you. You can always adapt and overcome. A positive attitude goes a long way in your next twelve hours.
#2 Find A Routine That Works For You
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I just started on a ICU floor and am super overwhelmed with information especially regarding vents. Almost every patient on the floor is on one so I know it is super important to understand them.
Can someone explain to me how the Pressure Suppor...
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Over the past year I have been working in a Trauma 1 center. My background is Trauma ICU, paramedics and have several certifications. When I interviewed for the job I made it clear I wanted to advance my career in Trauma. I had already been part of a...
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Hi, I am a new grad nurse in ICU. It is a small hospital with only 10 beds I guess, I love the nurses there. It is feels like family and everyone is so helpful. But it is not high acuity, most of our patients are med- surg or step-down. The pati...
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Dear Nurse Beth:
Is ICU for me? I accepted a position at a small specialized surgical ICU at a teaching hospital. Unfortunately, I HATE it. Most of these patients are on the unit several months to a year and should transfer to the floor, but the p...
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Shifting roles and responsibilities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, my role and responsibilities quickly shifted from caring for only adult oncology patients, to medical patients, to ICU patients on ventilators. The challenges of learning how to ca...
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Old-school RN here. Studied for Boards (before they were called NCLEX) while traveling West in a wagon train, fighting dinosaurs along the way. Cut my teeth in several ICUs, when Swan-Ganz catheters were becoming all the rage. Have seen trends and tr...
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Hi everyone! I'm a new graduate nurse that has been in the ICU since April. I'm experiencing alot of stress related to COVID. We're in our 2nd wave of COVID now and the amount of death I'm seeing is almost too much for me at this point. We are coding...
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I was a home health nurse for 1 year. I have been a LTACH nurse for 1 year. My LTACH has a ratio 1-5.
At my LTACH, there are tons of tasks per 5 patients like wound care, mobility x2( out of bed), q2hour turns, record breakfast,lunch Dinner,...
