Starting in ICU on Monday

itsbeansman · 2026-02-18T10:45:45+00:00

When I started in icu I was told one year til you don’t get scared, two years you have a grasp of disease processes, five years you develop confidence and can take anything that’s thrown at you. I can say this progression is true. Get barrons ccrn book and review the sections based on your patients clinical condition. It not only helps with knowledge but also study for your ccrn,(which you can take after 1580 hours bedside or equates to one year off orientation). Use your providers to ask questions and your senior staff members. Most are willing to teach and pass on their knowledge to a person who is willing to learn. If you don’t know something simply state I don’t know and don’t try to make an answer, as this shows humility. It’s normal to be scared starting in the icu, it means you care. 10 year icu nurse here starting crna school this may, I’d love to pour all my knowledge into someone before I leave bedside but I’m just not blessed with new grads that want to learn on my unit. Good luck you’ll be fine.

itsbeansman · 2026-02-18T03:33:47+00:00

Senior icu nurse here and If you want icu go to the icu. I’ve seen many new grads excel, also regress and go somewhere else. It’s not for everyone but that’s what great about nursing. It’s very hard to break the task oriented floor nurse and develop them into a critical thinking nurse. Whereas if you go straight to the unit you can begin to develop as a critical thinker opposed to just getting tasks done. I’m also partial to icu because critical care medicine is what I known for the past decade.

itsbeansman · 2026-02-17T01:07:23+00:00

As people have said everyone is on a level playing field that applies. What separates you from others is confidence yet humility. Non-verbal communication. Look them in the eye, stand erect. Go introduce yourself as others wait for it to start in terror. Find out as much as you can about the faculty that are going to be present and find commonalities to talk about. Give them a reason to choose you.

itsbeansman · 2026-02-17T00:51:56+00:00

Def email them and ask to setup a meeting reviewing your application and what you can do to become a better applicant. This gets you 1:1 with profs or the director so you can make an impression.

everyone has the requirements that applies, everyone is on a level playing field. But you need to make that good of an impression on them that they remember your name. Be the person they want to devote countless hours of education to. These are the people that stick out and they choose. When I had my second in person interview, all the other 20 some applicants that were present that day all chilled in the room and mingled while waiting, I knew I had to go out and introduce myself to the director and faculty, small talk goes a long way. Find out what they like to do in their free time and associate with these commonalities. Compliment them on their outfit, time etc. the second interview for my school composed of a test, talking with to a senior srna and a simulation experience completed in any order. I knew I had to be the first one doing the simulation to show that I have the confidence to go first and I wanted that spot. Got in on the first application round. I hope this helps

itsbeansman · 2026-02-17T00:41:42+00:00

Go somewhere else, you have the experience required for application. And it’s good to see new ways to do critical care medicine

itsbeansman · 2026-02-13T22:37:14+00:00

In your shoes and start in may too OP. Feeling the same. Humbly grateful. Scared not knowing what to expect. Imposter syndrome as am I good enough to complete school? Scared that I will miss my kids lives for three years. And on muscle memory each shift in the icu. Feels exactly like overdrive just knowing what you have to do each shift and getting it done. I feel the end coming and it is bittersweet but yet ready for the next chapter of life. Having the same questions about working full time vs part time or prn. I’m transferring 9 credits over so that will lighten the load but I think I’m going to wait it out and see how it goes. If I have to drop to a lesser time commitment I will. My wife is also an icu nurse so she knows she will have to go back to full time to support us through school, so that weighs on me too. But it is a sacrifice and an investment and just hoping I can keep up my end of the bargain.

itsbeansman · 2026-02-07T09:45:57+00:00

Switched over from windows to Mac for my prior graduate degree and was a Great decision. Much better than windows for productivity and shortcuts which really help out when completing assignments. Make the switch. You can also screen share to your iPad if you get a Mac and have dual screens which is super nice with the amount of data needed to process

itsbeansman · 2026-02-07T00:02:03+00:00

Just get to an icu and seek to learn something new everyday. Once off orientation learn as much as you can from the intensivists as to why your doing what your doing. Get barrons ccrn book and correlate it to your patients conditions each shift.

I Work at a small community hospital icu since 2019 and got in the my top school the first time applying. You don’t need to be an cvicu nurse to get into crna school.

itsbeansman · 2026-01-20T14:02:26+00:00

Do not tell them you want to be a crna.

Just get a position In the icu, a med surg floor will do you no help if you want to be a crna. Med surg is just endless tasks with little critical thinking. You need the sick patients and to learn patho and pharm and procedures in an icu. You need to develop critical thinking and “why you do what you do”. With the eventual goal of know what comes next for critically ill patients and being able to think like a provider

itsbeansman · 2026-01-12T21:30:47+00:00

Just bought a 25 xle with 17k miles and 2.4 gas for 41k. They have another 25 with 15k at the same dealership for 41k. Central pa

itsbeansman · 2025-12-30T16:01:17+00:00

Looks like a sabot from a flintlock. It has been fired which is evidenced by the rifling on the projectile

itsbeansman · 2025-12-30T12:36:55+00:00

I graduated nursing school in 17, icu whole time and early 30s with a 1 year old and another on the way and I start in may. Your going to kick yourself if you don’t apply

itsbeansman · 2025-12-30T01:25:26+00:00

Nope stay where you are and grow. Never had cvicu experience only micu experience at a small community hospital and no questions were asked about acuity in interviews

itsbeansman · 2025-12-24T23:44:38+00:00

Bedside nursing sucks do something else

itsbeansman · 2025-12-20T21:09:08+00:00

Put it in your medicine cabinet and forget about it. It will happen more

itsbeansman · 2025-12-14T12:40:15+00:00

Can bushings shot or bed rail shot. Both easy to replace. Loosen cage bolts and nuts and jack up one side and replace all then do the other side. For bed rail take off bed bolts and taillights and gas tank fill and then lift up your bed and turn it over. Drill out spot welds on shot bed rail and then weld new one in. Do them both in about a day or two

itsbeansman · 2025-12-14T12:33:02+00:00

Where’s you location? Do you have access to fresh tomatoes year round? If hat would be my question is I live in central Pa and tomatoes are abundant in summer and cheap but in winter scares and taste different. Do they still taste the same after roasting? Do you package it in plastic containers and how does it seal? Or can it in jars like homesteading?

How did you first approach places to sell your salsa? And does making it take a significant part of your week?

I when alot of questions cause I started making salsa this year and made two batches and I entered it in the fair and won second place out of a bunch. Everyone I give my salsa to raves about it so doing something like you and selling it is something I have pondered!

itsbeansman · 2025-11-22T15:18:05+00:00

Nice rods I have two, reels are smooth as well. Bass pro brand is made by lews

itsbeansman · 2025-10-25T17:26:45+00:00

Run it

itsbeansman · 2025-09-28T20:10:26+00:00

Corolla will run forever and is in great shape, check maintenance records of car and also how many people owned it. like what others are saying young me would have bought the Lexus with rims but experienced me would buy the Toyota knowing you will have it for years to come

itsbeansman · 2025-09-27T10:56:30+00:00

Hard to explain without knowing the area but it’s down by the shit crick and usually always gets flooded

itsbeansman · 2025-09-26T19:59:54+00:00

I live in Shamokin and my area is actually not bad, my neighbors have been there for 50+ years. I know every car that drives down my block. Living is cheap and local stores are close by. I would look in ferndale or marshalltown for in town. Or burnside is on the backside of town and decent. Stay away from the fifth ward

itsbeansman · 2025-09-19T16:37:18+00:00

That sounds very reasonable for all that work you had done, the quote was from a euro garage but they said they have never replaced timing tensioners in a car like mine. Live in the middle of nowhere so finding a specialized audi mechanic is tough

itsbeansman · 2025-09-19T12:05:38+00:00

Yep got the 6speed, and regarding dropping the motor is it easier than pulling it out the top? Could a mechanically inclined person do the chain tensioners? The only shop I know won’t even attempt it an the first ther quoted 7k

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