Rabid Response

Rabid Response

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About Rabid Response

Rabid Response has 5 years experience and specializes in ICU/CCU.


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  1. LPN working towards ICU

    Go for the tech job at the trauma hospital. The experience itself is probably not going to count for too much on a resume for RN positions, but you will have a foot in the door at an acute care facility. Never underestimate the power of networking. A...
  2. Is attending a patient's funeral overstepping "the" boundary?

    I've only attended one funeral for a patient, and I'm not sorry that I went. He was in our ICU for a long time, and I got to know his wife very well. I came to work the morning after he passed and did not realize he was gone. His wife was there to si...
  3. Ugh. This post brings back bad memories of my own student clinicals. So few of the nurses wanted anything to do with us, and the ones who were forced to work with us either ignored us or hid from us. Some of the blame must fall to your clinical instr...
  4. Not a waitress or barista

    A few days ago, a patient's wife was irate with me because I hadn't brought HER any breakfast. "You didn't even bring me a coffee!" she shouted. I explained to her that I am not allowed to provide food or beverages to anyone who is not my patient. I ...
  5. Rant: I will SHOW you where it is

    I work with one of those too. When I first started on the unit, I helped her a lot. It seemed that she didn't know how to set up/use the majority of our equipment and never had any idea where things were stocked. Also I was constantly running to answ...
  6. do you wear those clogs?

    I really wanted to love clogs. I never felt quiet right in Danskos or Sanitas. Although I don't ever really run while at work, I don't like the feeling that I couldn't if I wanted to. I wore Crocs for a while but I would bump the toe of my foot on th...
  7. If I see one more post titled....

    I have a 2.0 GPA, a criminal record, and I'm pregnant. What are my chances of getting into nursing school? Should I wait to apply until after the baby is born? Should I wait until I'm paroled? Also--do these pants make me look fat?
  8. Morphine vial dose...HELPP!!!!!

    Our Pyxis always prompts us with a message like--"Are you going to give the whole 4 mg?" to which you must answer yes or no. If you answer no, it will not let you continue without a witness. If your patient is still on the unit, you can go back in th...
  9. I would get my CRNA license and then work with an organization like Doctors without Borders. I would also get a Masters or higher in Disaster Management or some such degree so that I could be a useful volunteer at large disaster sites. Teaching nursi...
  10. Student nurse gets the boot...veteran nurse fired

    I'm reading this while recuperating from a surgery I had three days ago, in which I did have part of an organ removed. Really the thought that some silly nursing students and (I'm sorry but it must be said) a callous OR nurse would think it was amusi...
  11. Dreaming about work?

    I had a similar nightmare recently. In the dream I was in attendance at some bizarre educational post-mortem the attending MDs were holding for the new residents. There were three bodies laid out on gurneys. The one closest to me was the body of a yo...
  12. Intubation without RSI meds??

    Horrible.
  13. "Potty Talk"

    We usually have one or two notices posted on the back of our bathroom door. Often they are announcements of the time and date of the next unit meeting. My favorite was the flyer advertising free pap smears offered to hospital employees that week duri...
  14. It's all in the resume!

    Great work on the resume and cover letter. I'm in the process of revamping mine for a CRNA program application, and you have given me the inspiration I need to finish that tedious job. Thanks for posting, and congratulations on your new and well-dese...
  15. CC Posible Over Dose

    We got an overdose patient in the ICU once. His medical history contained a diagnosis of known etoh abuse going back decades. His roommate brought the guy's home meds to us in a paper lunch sack. Among the contents of that sack were three bottles of...