kvsherry

kvsherry specializes in ICU.

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1. Log Roll/Axial Precaution Question

   kvsherry posted a topic in Neurological

   Hi Guys- I work in a Trauma ICU and we frequently have patients who are either full axial or log roll spinal precautions. My question is this, when you turn your patient to the side, how do you prop them up? We have "Macgyvered" a set up by taking a ...

2. Best one sentence handoff report

   kvsherry replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   Along the same lines, from the surgeon... "you're not going to save him".

3. More questions, this time not medical! =-)

   kvsherry replied to Celt42's topic in General Nursing

   Regardless of the program requirements, it would be a good idea to have real world experience prior to the NP. Your chances of being taken seriously without it are slim.

4. To All Female Nurses ????

   kvsherry replied to xGuYx's topic in General Nursing

   I like working with other guys, until they start getting all bent out of shape and pissy about being called a 'male nurse'. That is what I am because I am trailblazing in a field in which I'm a minority. By the way, I love my "Rosie the Riveter" lunc...

5. IVPB 5-6hrs of ABX when pt is on cont IVFs

   kvsherry replied to fiveofpeep's topic in MICU

   i hope this helps!

6. I desperately need advice

   kvsherry replied to ElseeRN's topic in General Nursing

   Do you belong to a union? If so, talk to your rep. Then, since I'm no expert on labor law, I would second the other posters advice about speaking to a lawyer and finding greener pastures right quick. You may not have done anything wrong, you may be t...

7. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

   kvsherry replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro

   First off, let me correct Mr. Singer's 'research'. ICU nurses do, in fact, know the difference between clinically dead/brain dead. Those of us that do talk to our dead patients do so for many of the reasons laid out below. However, the reason that I ...

8. Leveling art line to tragus for cpp???

   kvsherry replied to jimmy_hat's topic in Neuro

   With regard to the question about drainage and checking ICP. It depends on your surgeons preference for that particular patient. Some patients, the really sick ones, require having the ICP open to continuous drain at XXcmH2O. On these patients, we cl...

9. You Just Can't Fix Stupid!

   kvsherry replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   First question of the admission assessment for round two should be: "You can't be serious...again?!"

10. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    kvsherry replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    my family usually drops the RN bomb. I don't say anything personally unless I am asking for something like lab results. I like the staff to know that they can give me as much information as they are comfortable sharing and not have to worry about me ...

11. You might be a trauma nurse if...............

    kvsherry replied to T14WFLY's topic in Emergency

    you can accurately predict a patients BAC by his breath.

12. Womens interest in male nurses

    kvsherry replied to johny1's topic in Men

    yeah, sorry about that, I was trying to reply to something in the middle of the conversation.

13. Womens interest in male nurses

    kvsherry replied to johny1's topic in Men

    [color=white].....

14. Male Uniform in nursing

    kvsherry replied to fabiusgile's topic in Men

    smartest thing would to say you misspoke and drop it. anyway, back to your original question...Dickie's scrubs work great for me. They sell Unisex (no flaring obviously woman's pants or plunging neck lines) and have some really nice scrub cargo pants...

15. Chest tube to suction?

    kvsherry replied to traumamomtx30's topic in General Nursing

    I meant if the patient has a chest tube connected to Pleur evac and wall suction and the CXR showed no pneumothorax. The doctor writes and order saying to turn suction off. Do you just turn suction off and leave suction tubing connected to suction so...