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[murse90]

Heyy, what's up m8s?! just checking into to see this thread is still alive after all these years.

Background: Spent 2.25 years working M/S. Currently working Level II MICU for the past 9 weeks. Gonna work my ass off to do CRNA applications by July 1, 2017.

Learn from my mistakes and don't settle for work you don't like. Nursing is a vast field and simply changing work environments can invigorate or destroy. Keep your heads up and grind because this profression is -great- and there's so much opportunity for the taking!

[guyman123]

Got my first CRRT patient, boyos. Feels good man

[spicyprice]

Post Name: Physical Therapist

Place: Houston, TX, United States

linkedpt.com

We are looking for full and part time Physical Therapists to join our team in our third location. We have an amazing in-house therapy team here, and we are doing great things with our outpatient cardiopulmonary patients.

Experience/Qualifications:

Texas licensed Physical Therapist
New graduates are welcome to apply


If anyone want rhis job, please contact to above link.

Thank You

gtfo.

[guyman123]

gtfo.

lmao. the misc of all places.

[DatMurse]

Got my first CRRT patient, boyos. Feels good man

how did they do?

[guyman123]

how did they do?

Great! I actually took it down by the morning. I was able to do things on my own like recycle blood within the machine, actually disconnecting it, drawing blood, etc. The only thing that I could not fukking wrap my head around was how to properly chart everything, but I finally got it ten hours into the shift.

[DatMurse]

Great! I actually took it down by the morning. I was able to do things on my own like recycle blood within the machine, actually disconnecting it, drawing blood, etc. The only thing that I could not fukking wrap my head around was how to properly chart everything, but I finally got it ten hours into the shift.

dasitmane. Have you done ECMO yet?

[guyman123]

dasitmane. Have you done ECMO yet?

No, I haven't. I have a friend in the NICU who gets it a lot. Isn't it rare for adults to have that done unless they're having some kind of CV surgery or some kind of extreme complication? Srs question.

[StickLegs78]

No, I haven't. I have a friend in the NICU who gets it a lot. Isn't it rare for adults to have that done unless they're having some kind of CV surgery or some kind of extreme complication? Srs question.

Some places will put ARDS type patients on ECMO: teenagers that have the flu and are going to die, etc etc. survival advantage is unclear, but some people recover. Only ECMO I saw in the adult SICU though was hearts that they couldn't get off pump. There is some guy in Cali that is famous for putting ED trauma patients on ECMO.

Personally, I hated CVVH, but I know people that love it.

[guyman123]

Some places will put ARDS type patients on ECMO: teenagers that have the flu and are going to die, etc etc. survival advantage is unclear, but some people recover. Only ECMO I saw in the adult SICU though was hearts that they couldn't get off pump. There is some guy in Cali that is famous for putting ED trauma patients on ECMO.

Personally, I hated CVVH, but I know people that love it.

I was doing CVVHD! Why do some people prefer that mode?

[SwiftRick]

Just checkin in on you brahs!

Hope all is well

Can't wait for rotations. I'm sick of basic science

[DatMurse]

Some places will put ARDS type patients on ECMO: teenagers that have the flu and are going to die, etc etc. survival advantage is unclear, but some people recover. Only ECMO I saw in the adult SICU though was hearts that they couldn't get off pump. There is some guy in Cali that is famous for putting ED trauma patients on ECMO.

Personally, I hated CVVH, but I know people that love it.

I hate some Acute lymphostatic leukemia patient 25 years old code during a bronchoscopy. he had superior vena cava syndrome and it was pressing against his airway as well. they had to do ECMO, bilateral femoral. they had to give him chemo in ICU under ECMO. scary **** to look at him, cause he was just a few years younger than me,. He also had reactive thrombocytosis with platelets at 1 million. I was sitting there wondering if he would stroke.

[veggie530]

I'm transferring to the ED in mid-July. Excited. They're looking to train me to be a supervisor down there after they've interacted with me as hospital supervisor / resource nurse on a regular basis. I'm excited at the potential to work extra and make OT again

[DatMurse]

I'm transferring to the ED in mid-July. Excited. They're looking to train me to be a supervisor down there after they've interacted with me as hospital supervisor / resource nurse on a regular basis. I'm excited at the potential to work extra and make OT again

what were you before that again brah?

[SoyEnergy]

I've been on my unit for 7 months now and i just started my rn to bsn. i was gonna transfer to the sicu at my 1 year mark but decided to wait unit after i finish my degree. I'm getting to comfortable on my unit brahs

I hate some Acute lymphostatic leukemia patient 25 years old code during a bronchoscopy. he had superior vena cava syndrome and it was pressing against his airway as well. they had to do ECMO, bilateral femoral. they had to give him chemo in ICU under ECMO. scary **** to look at him, cause he was just a few years younger than me,. He also had reactive thrombocytosis with platelets at 1 million. I was sitting there wondering if he would stroke.

sounds like you guys get higher acuity onc pts on your unit. crazy **** like that never happen to our pts. also i didn't know ONC ICU existed

[DatMurse]

I've been on my unit for 7 months now and i just started my rn to bsn. i was gonna transfer to the sicu at my 1 year mark but decided to wait unit after i finish my degree. I'm getting to comfortable on my unit brahs


sounds like you guys get higher acuity onc pts on your unit. crazy **** like that never happen to our pts. also i didn't know ONC ICU existed

You get sickest of the sick at research hospitals.

Hospitals that have it.

UCSD
USC
City of Hope
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Memorial sloan
Dana Farber.

Stanford will be starting one in 2018. My goal is for onc icu. however I think itsl ike 80% of them will die.

[veggie530]

what were you before that again brah?

6 months on tele

20 months ICU

now 9 months as a house super / resource & code team leader (respond to STEMI/Stroke/Code/Rapid/code 3 nurse and lead the codes).

[xVERITAS]

passed NCLEX. Officially an RN. Start in Neuro Trauma ICU AUgust 15

[Rabbitw00t]

passed NCLEX. Officially an RN. Start in Neuro Trauma ICU AUgust 15

Congrats! Make the best of it and enjoy!... The neuro breath

[DatMurse]

passed NCLEX. Officially an RN. Start in Neuro Trauma ICU AUgust 15

big thing i remember of trauma icu in school is some guy with a gash across his eyelid so it was split open. he was grabbing at my arm and his eyes were close but that one was open because it was sliced.

he didnt remember any of it the next day, thank god.

[methxs]

Long time reader, first time poster. In 3rd year of my bachelor of nursing in NSW Australia. Any Aussie/NSW nurses in this thread to give tips on my new grad application to NSW Health? These are the questions if anyone is interested (150 word limit per question):

1) Demonstrated high level interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

2) Demonstrated clinical knowledge and clinical problem solving abilities.

3) Demonstrated ability to work within a team

4) An understanding of the professional, ethical and legal requirements of the Registered Nurse or Registered Midwife

5) A demonstrated understanding of the role of the RN or RM in applying continuous improvement, quality and safety

6) A demonstrated understanding of NSW Health's CORE Values - Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment

[StickLegs78]

passed NCLEX. Officially an RN. Start in Neuro Trauma ICU AUgust 15

Nice brah, neuro trauma is no joke - very subtle patient changes are a big deal so the nurses tend to be a top notch.

[veggie530]

big thing i remember of trauma icu in school is some guy with a gash across his eyelid so it was split open. he was grabbing at my arm and his eyes were close but that one was open because it was sliced.

he didnt remember any of it the next day, thank god.

lol ouch

Heyy, what's up m8s?! just checking into to see this thread is still alive after all these years.

Background: Spent 2.25 years working M/S. Currently working Level II MICU for the past 9 weeks. Gonna work my ass off to do CRNA applications by July 1, 2017.

Learn from my mistakes and don't settle for work you don't like. Nursing is a vast field and simply changing work environments can invigorate or destroy. Keep your heads up and grind because this profression is -great- and there's so much opportunity for the taking!

This is great advice. Your nursing career should not be defined by one unit, hospital or specialty -- there's a world of opportunity to explore.

[DatMurse]

This is great advice. Your nursing career should not be defined by one unit, hospital or specialty -- there's a world of opportunity to explore.

any of yall ever pick up on other floors?

I picked up on non lockdown psych, medical(For ****s and gigles), liver transplant,and ortho.

Its kind of cool to see how other units run. I hated general surgical. ****ing bitches at my hospital work there.

Everyone hates that floor.

[Hoop_Dreams]

Any Occupational Therapists or OTA's in the thread??

[VitaCrave]

Passed my CNA exam, now to get into nursing school

[DatMurse]

I got the job for UCSD. Offer letter will be done by next week.

BMT said they have enough internal candidates and that I was a piece of **** so I am going to med/onc PCU

[gorbeth]

passed NCLEX. Officially an RN. Start in Neuro Trauma ICU AUgust 15

Congrats, brah. I love ICU. I worked adult MICU right out of school, then switched to trauma ICU, then Peds ICU/trauma ICU, traveled for a year and now I'll be taking a perm spot in Las Vegas (probably like 2 years or so) at a pretty low acuity PICU.

ICU is a bit overwhelming at first, but if you have a good preceptor, orientation, and have no problems asking a seasoned nurse for some help- you'll be golden. Now anytime that I float to med-surg, my hats go off to those nurses- I hate it!

[gorbeth]

I got the job for UCSD. Offer letter will be done by next week.

BMT said they have enough internal candidates and that I was a piece of **** so I am going to med/onc PCU

The perm PICU spot I'm taking is having me train for hem/onc. Im not exactly looking forward to it. I want to learn the stuff- but our hemonc docs are not the best and it doesn't seem safe to give chemo at my hospital (even though they do a ton of hemonc patients). idk how you do it, man

[DatMurse]

The perm PICU spot I'm taking is having me train for hem/onc. Im not exactly looking forward to it. I want to learn the stuff- but our hemonc docs are not the best and it doesn't seem safe to give chemo at my hospital (even though they do a ton of hemonc patients). idk how you do it, man

childhood leukemia has a solid cure rate(ALL). The solid tumro one for kids seems worse imo, but i rarely cross those kids.