sweetsmiles10363

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1. NGT/FT securing techniques?

   sweetsmiles10363 replied to myita32's topic in CCU

   tegaderm and benzoine on the cheek works best for me. i've also found that after the commercial strips have lost their stickiness, small strips of silk tape stick like they never have before! We don't have CNAs either, but we still turn our pts eve...

2. A fellow ICU nurse needs some assistance!

   sweetsmiles10363 replied to MelRN13's topic in MICU

   The Survey: Years in Nursing__1.5______Years in Critical Care __1.5______ What does the "culture" of critical care nursing mean to you personally? when i think of 'culture' i think of the people i work with. I would not have survived if they had not...

3. administration of sodium bicarb

   sweetsmiles10363 replied to texan_nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I've never heard of a nurse not being able to give sodium bicarb either. i just gave some magnesium sulfate last night, through a central line of course, but we routinely push bicarb in codes.

4. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

   sweetsmiles10363 replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Humor

   yeah for the CCU!! H&P from a severe COPD'er: 'pt states last cigarette 1-2 hrs ago, but denies any attempt to kill himself' "**** happens. sometimes it happens before you can get your pants down" Rectotomy: cutting the nerve connecting your eyes...

5. End of life therapeutic music

   sweetsmiles10363 replied to nursecass's topic in MICU

   pandora.com is my favorite!!! you can go to the website and set up a station that only plays a certain type of music. I play an 'enya' or "david Lanz' station for end of life pts and agitated pts on vents. it always seems to relax them.

6. Troponin question

   sweetsmiles10363 posted a topic in CCU

   pt with a post AAA, we did serial cardiac enzymes (every 8 hrs post surgery 3 times) and the first 2 were wnl, however the last one was elevated (troponin of 9.6, previous 1.5, CK and CKMB were very elevated as well). Surgeon was notified, but it di...

7. Need advice from seasoned RN's

   sweetsmiles10363 replied to mandarae13's topic in General Nursing

   just finished my 1st year of nursing (went into the SICU right out of school). My best advice is make sure you get a good orientation! You'll probably do just fine wherever you want to go; yes, its very stressful, but you can get through it as long...

8. i hate heparin

   sweetsmiles10363 posted a topic in MICU

   i had a pt the other noc, 100% occluded--running only on peripherals, scheduled for a CABG in the am. Heparin and nitro gtts, obviously. Sharp, sharp woman. she was nauseous during the night, so vagaled down with SBP up to 200, than came right bac...

9. What are your thoughts on Disney or AIDET "customer service" training?

   sweetsmiles10363 replied to marie-francoise's topic in Relations

   I think it's ridiculous that nurses, of all professions, are being taught customer service. we who are the most 'caring' and 'trusted' of professions. why is it even being brought up? Because pts are unhappy with our services; they feel 'uncared' ...