brissie

brissie specializes in CICU.

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1. Lasix gtt

   brissie posted a topic in CCU

   Just curious how often you check a K on a pt with a lasix gtt. I had a situation at work the other night where a pt was on a Lasix gtt at 10ml/h and apart from the occasional PVC was SR w/ no ectopy, well shortly after getting report and just as I w...

2. Help How to keep pts IN Bed

   brissie replied to Mazzi's topic in Geriatric

   One thing that can lead confused/unsteady patients to get out of bed is needing to go to the bathroom. We did a little evidence based practice thingy on a unit I used to work on and we found that frequent toileting of the confused/unsteady patient l...

3. Respiratory Assessment: Put your thinking caps on!

   brissie replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

   I only got 5... 1. Pursed lips 2. Tripoding (leaning forward at least!) 3. Core and peripheral cyanosis (I think) 4. Use of accessory muscles 5. JVD

4. Intubation & Chest Tube skills

   brissie replied to naz220's topic in Emergency

   Paramedics do not insert chest tubes rather they do needle decompression which of course is usually just a temporary fix. Chest tubes themselves are inserted by physicians. Intubation can be practiced by nurses trained in it, for example critical c...

5. Is it a HIPPA violation?

   brissie replied to DixieNurse2244's topic in HIPAA

   I think you mean 0.09 not 0.9 lol. 0.9 and you would be pretty skunked!

6. Know meds before you give them...how...

   brissie replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

   Good for you for wanting to be safe and professional. I have worked with nurses with big egos how are too embarrassed to use a drug guide. I have been a nurse for 11 years now, mostly in critical care and I still keep reference books with me on shi...

7. From school to ICU...What was I thinking?

   brissie replied to ArtOfNursing's topic in General Nursing

   It will take you at least a year to begin to feel comfortable. If your co-workers are helpful then that makes things easier. I have to agree with some of your co-workers; yes it is good to be scared. Complacency inevitably leads to errors, even th...

8. Ethical question-being friends with a patient

   brissie replied to tharris22's topic in General Nursing

   Your license is safe. Your friend overreacted. You have treated the whole incident as a lesson learned and you will be a better nurse for having learned it. Good luck.

9. How much do you do for the next shift . .

   brissie replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

   I applaud you for your efforts to help the next shift. You went above and beyond to provide assistance. Nursing is all about having unexpected things happen at inconvenient times, that is what we are paid to deal with. It has also been my observat...

10. Student Loans

    brissie replied to saskrn's topic in General Nursing

    What is your status here in the U.S.? Are you a permanent resident or are you here on a student visa? If you are a permanent resident then you are entitled to federal loans. If you are here on a student visa then you will have to apply for a privat...

11. what is the best place to be at as a nurse?

    brissie replied to zaky's topic in General Nursing

    Best place for me to be as a nurse is home, watching TV with an ice cold beer.

12. Is hypnosis within the scope of nursing practice?

    brissie replied to bookwormom's topic in General Nursing

    Man, I would be hypnotizing patients all night...."you don't have a call light"....

13. New director is a nazi

    brissie replied to olddog1's topic in Emergency

    If your manager can't take the heat she should get out of the kitchen! If you love your job hang in there, with all the PC stuff and "sensitivity" training that goes on in hospitals today she won't last long treating her nurses like that.

14. How to respond to these type of nurses!?

    brissie replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    So many factors could be coming into play here. I am not offering excuses for their behavior, swearing is absolutely unacceptable behavior in a professional setting, yet maybe the nurse had been having a bad day or maybe the pt had been verbally abu...

15. Kootenai Medical Center?

    brissie replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Idaho

    Kootenai Medical Center's starting pay for a new RN is $23.88. Deaconess Medical Center's starting pay for a new RN is $23.79. Sacred Heart Medical Center's starting pay for a new RN is $23.08. Kootenai Medical Center pays more than both major hospit...