traumalover replied to fencer1119's topic in Emergency
everytime I've received an order for a gtt it states start levo gtt and titrate for sbp>90 or map>60. They've also said occasionally start at a certain rate but never titrate by so much, only titrate for desired effect. Could you possibly sha...
traumalover replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing
As a new grad with LPN experience I was hired into ICU and given 3 months orientation. have never looked back. Great reviews, prn'd in the ER after six months, did open hearts, balloon pumps and CRRT in my first year. Three months is a long time. ...
traumalover replied to keikei's topic in Emergency
Had a patient's daughter complain to director nurse "ignored her mother's cries of pain all night while she sat on the Internet all night and only checked on her twice." Thankfully we wear Big Brother tags that you can run a report on....SHOCKINGLY ...
traumalover replied to keikei's topic in Emergency
everyone is entitled to their opinion. I have seen a lot and been around the block a few times. Perception is reality. What's real to you as a person in one room in pain and afraid may not be the same perception of the people involved. I have wit...
traumalover replied to keikei's topic in Emergency
Your circulating blood volume consists of components. Hemoglobin and hematocrit are only indicative of the part of the rbc count that binds to oxygen, and not reflective of total blood volume. After a traumatic injury or blood loss, you produce new...
traumalover replied to keikei's topic in Emergency
Mmmmm....something about this is just not adding up. don't want to fight or debate but as a ER/ICU vet in three major hospitals, remember, perception is not always reality.
traumalover replied to learning&yearning's topic in General Nursing
had four interviews before I got hired, two panel. never knew there would be another until they called to set up the next one. First with a recruiter, second with a panel, third with the hiring manager, follow up/fourth with her again.
To the frequent flier OD drugseeker repeatedly pushing their call light while we are emergently intubating and putting lines in/starting pressors on my two day post partum septic patient (very sick) to tell me over and over again she can't sleep and ...
Can you ask to shadow a day to see exactly how the patients are assigned? Acuity in our hospital depends a lot on whether drips are titrated or not...stable amio/cardizem gtts and low dose Dopmaine/Dobutamine are on our stepdown units. All our open...
Don't agree. It's the same everywhere. I started as a new grad in a competitve ICU and had a great experience there before I moved and started a new ICU job. I don't even remember seeing instances of bullying and "eating the young" and if they hap...
traumalover replied to SweettartRN's topic in Relations
no flipping idea which patients have insurance or not. Doesn't affect my care one whit. From a ICU nurse viewpoint. Not saying it doesn't affect others.
traumalover replied to Rabid Response's topic in MICU
if you plan on having them insert an appendage in you or vice versa. Or show up when ur hubby's had a massive MI is on a IABP and scream "where are the god!@# drugs?"
As a new grad, you need to learn many skills. You shouldn't worrying about being competitive. Learn from experienced nurses. Ask questions. Read up on things you don't know. Never do something without knowing why. Watch procedures. If you simp...