Elibri

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1. Terminated the third week into my orientation

   Elibri replied to HippyHappyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah, I was kind of surprised to read that you thought you would be able to be hired at that same hospital. That'll say anything at your exit interview/firing. IDK what to say about divulging that on your resume. Some places will retain the right to ...

2. Restraint Free Facility?!

   Elibri replied to Verygreennurse's topic in General Nursing

   We've been doing this for some time. For our vented patients, we use pain control and some sort of sedative. We've switched to using Precedex more often. It can cause bradycardia and hypotension, takes awhile to titrate for effect but doesn't suppre...

3. Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

   Elibri replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

   I hope you are a preceptor, in advanced practice, education, or some sort of role where you can mentor, educate, and support our fellow nurses. Many of us have the same knowledge but the way you explain things and put it into perspective is your tale...

4. Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

   Elibri replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

   The more I've read of this thread, it seems likely to me that the patient came in with septic shock, complicated by her HF with EF 20%. Pt at high risk for arrhythmias. Usually these patients receive a defibrillator (AICD) just for that reason alone...

5. Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

   Elibri replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

   Yup! Ya gotta fill the gas tank before you start pumping. Using levophed on a septic patient that is by definition profoundly intravascularly dehydrated along with a reduced EF of only 20%, is a disaster waiting to happen, if not carefully managed. T...

6. Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

   Elibri replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

   Excellent, excellent response. I see too often that we intervene with patients based on standards of care without taking into account the individual patient. This is where the critically thinking nurse comes in and is so important. And, not to go int...

7. I don't know how I could've handed this differently

   Elibri replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

   Exactly. I understand that people must work, take care of children, and have little time for a variance in their schedule but how about having some of these family members rotate their visitation schedule throughout the stay? If its that important, s...

8. No Respect.

   Elibri replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

   HUGE difference! And the prioritizing of all the other details of the situation can't always be translated in a post. Who knows what else was going on. I totally get what the OP is saying. It's always when you least expect it that some crazy event ha...

9. Should drug diverters be prosecuted?

   Elibri replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Unfortunately i feel like people responsible for staffing will say anything to get a warm body there