martha joan

martha joan specializes in MICU/SICU.

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1. What I Love About Nursing Is....

   martha joan replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

   ...learning something cool every day. AND ...Even though I'm packing their naked, unconscious, post-arrest family member in ice, they still hug me and say, "Thank-you so much for being so nice."

2. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

   martha joan replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

   It was a cardiologist in an ICU, for a stepdown overflow patient.

3. If I Murder A Co-worker, How To Hide The Body??

   martha joan replied to walk6miles's topic in General Nursing

   Is there a laundry Chute on the floor?

4. Anger management

   martha joan replied to fluffwad's topic in Stress 101

   One of our nurses took that class, it made us all laugh because she seemed to get worse!

5. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   martha joan replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   It makes me squirm when I hear even seasoned nurses refer to using AMNEODERONE. Especially when they say it in front of Doctors. I cannot stop myself, "Do you mean Amiodarone?"

6. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

   martha joan replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

   I had a manager in an ICU that used to come out of the office screaming, "DON'T YINS HEAR THEM ALARMS?" Completely embarrassing.

7. Rapid Response Team

   martha joan replied to pk1's topic in Management

   Go to the IHI website. We took pretty much all of our info from there. We have the ICU charge RN, Resident MD on call, Lead Resp Therapist, EKG tech respond. It goes well, and when we get there if the problem is easy, the resident on call handles ...

8. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

   martha joan replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

   Pepsi QID.

9. why the cliques in nursing ?

   martha joan replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in Relations

   You are entitled by law to a 30 minute break, without interruption. This treatment is clearly an example of poor leadership in your unit. Your charge nurse should be making sure you get your break, with someone watching out for your patients(even th...