funkywoman

funkywoman has 18 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Propofol and drug overdose

   funkywoman replied to ICUenthusiast's topic in MICU

   also would work well in er setting to quickly sedate in order to evaluate/treat without looking at lasting side effects

2. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

   funkywoman replied to icu26RN's topic in MICU

   thanks, I really miss that place, had to relocate due to husbands job, in the market now and looking, wish me luck

3. Unsupportive 'team' members

   funkywoman replied to Chixie's topic in Relations

   Before you start writing up you may consider discussing this with management first. Good luck, it is hard to work with someone who won't do their job, esp. when it effects your ability to do your job.

4. Policy development: Central lines

   funkywoman replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in MICU

   smaller syringe is more pressure on the picc therefore dont wanna rupture the picc, seen it too many times when I worked at one place in FL

5. You Know You're a Nurse When...

   funkywoman replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

   OK I fought myself about putting this on here, but Nursing acronyms...... we all have them right? When I worked with the army people in an army hospital in Seoul Korea ( I was civilian) was indoctrinated and ***** was new to me ( "messed" up beyond...

6. What does an ICU nurse do exactly?

   funkywoman replied to MJB's topic in MICU

   I must say that is a pet peeve of mine, when I have worked places that let floor nurses float to ICU we always get the "wow this is so easy, only two patients" A lot of float nurses just do NOT get that ICU will give them the easiest most stable pati...

7. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

   funkywoman replied to icu26RN's topic in MICU

   sorry to say this, but at my last job was told that the reason we don't get more art lines is medicare has strict standards and won't pay. I am happy to say that we had a new group of hospitalists that came in and but a quick end to this. They ha...

8. Quick question- PICC flushing

   funkywoman replied to Cat_RN's topic in General Nursing

   10 ml with push pause technique, while on the subject never use smaller than a 10 cc syringe to flush a picc, can rupture the line, worked one hospital that routinely used 3 ml syringes and we actually had "picc repair kits"

9. Ativan IVP vs Propofol gtt

   funkywoman replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in MICU

   Not quite clear, if the order was to wean the propofol and the patient was not tolerating the wean then why keep weaning?

10. I feel like a fool

    funkywoman replied to handyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck hun, I hope it works out for you. I only had to quit one job without notice and that is when patient safety was in severe jeopardy due to the actions of a coworker. You already have something lined up. This job is stressing you out. Def...

11. Did I get the job??

    funkywoman replied to wishinguponastarLPN's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like a good sign to me, had quite a few jobs due to moving (military wife) and the drug screen always came with job offer. good luck

12. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    funkywoman replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    Did you give tylenol? Yes, did it work? yes, how long ago? 8 hours but the fever came back.............just wanna pull my hair out

13. You Know You're a Nurse When...

    funkywoman replied to Brownms46's topic in Humor

    my husband had edema post neck fusion and could not get anything down. I had the urinal from the hospital (just in case) and was doing outputs on him to decide if we could make it till monday morning or needed to go to er. HAHA.

14. Lies of the ER.....

    funkywoman replied to Cari Turner21's topic in Humor

    When I was a new nurse we had a patient in SICU who was "running down the stairs and fell on a knife" and we kept his xray (back in the old days when x ray was actual film on lighted board) up for days, butcher knife coming out of his back. Wife tr...

15. Share Your Funniest Patient Stories...

    funkywoman replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Humor

    My husband had some serious c-spine problems, ended up with 4 level fusion and double culpectomy. When we first went to a chiropracter (not realizing how bad it was) he told the doctor "my cervix hurts". The doctors jaw dropped and he just stared ...