ello7

ello7 has 2 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. intraventricular hemorrhage

   ello7 replied to becky0124's topic in General Nursing

   A massive IVH could cause the brain to shift, causing debilitating injuries or brain death with a very very very slim chance of ANY recovery. Family probably didn't want her to suffer, especially with her PMH.

2. nurses and spelling

   ello7 replied to Bormio's topic in General Nursing

   haha, a minute before posting this, I just asked my finance how to spell conscious for another post. Just a funny coincidence

3. Which penlight do you use? Incandescent or LED?

   ello7 replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

   Honestly, I have one of each. I work in neuro, so you need a good one to assess pupils. I usually only use the LED one on pts who are intubated/sedated/etc to get a better assessment on someone who can't talk to me. I would never shine that LED light...

4. It pays to be a nurse.

   ello7 replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

   Lucky. Last 2 times I got pulled over, I was in uniform... and got a ticket. So way to go! :)

5. A&O x... How many?

   ello7 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Nursing

   Being in the hospital can be very disorienting, especially when it comes to the date. I barely know the date myself, I couldn't imagine what it would be like if I were in the hospital, being woken up day and night and being sick. I generally just ask...

6. Just had my first one.....

   ello7 replied to Crux1024's topic in General Nursing

   Something like this just happened a couple months ago. I've had several patients die, but this one just hit me harder. It was a 99 year old woman just told told me how wonderful she slept the night before. I left the room and no more than 2 minutes l...

7. where to work to serve most needy/impoverished? if salary not an issue

   ello7 replied to CeilingCat's topic in General Nursing

   Most major cities have a free clinic (or several) who rely on and love their volunteers. I know it isn't as glamorous as going overseas, but they tend to always be short staffed, and there is a lot to learn in the clinics. Just a thought :)

8. Are my classmates delusional??

   ello7 replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

   I suppose the area of nursing you're going into affects the amount of poo and other bodily fluids you see... but the bottom line is if you're going into floor nursing, you're going to get your hands dirty... sometimes literally. Expecting a CNA to cl...

9. R/O Seizures

   ello7 replied to desertnurse222's topic in MICU

   Painful stimuli is a good indication... Also if the patient repeats something you've said during the midst of the "seizure"

10. New Grad Neuro Stepdown ICU

    ello7 replied to mrsshifflette09's topic in Neuro

    You'll be surprised by how much you know when you get out there, and if you don't know something, ASK. There's no shame in it. I think just about everyone felt like they didn't know anything when they first started. Heck, some days I still have that ...

11. Lidocaine topicalization?

    ello7 replied to Californiadreamer's topic in CRNA

    I've seen it done only once. It was a patient who had a trach, then was decannulated. A few days later, they went into resp distress. So he used lidocaine through the trach stoma, then intubated orally. I'm not sure for the reasoning behind this.... ...

12. Biopatch use...

    ello7 replied to pedihemoncRN's topic in General Nursing

    I use biopatches currently in NC, and I also used them in Ohio when I lived there.

13. Incorporating ECCO

    ello7 replied to PrairieRN's topic in CCU

    I completed the ECCO program. We were to complete it at home. We did get paid for it, although we would not get paid overtime for it. We just had to turn our CEUs in from that particular section, and got paid however many hours were on the CEUs. At t...

14. poor prognosis/family in denial

    ello7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey everyone! I was wondering how everyone deals with a patient who has a poor prognosis, but family insists on everything being done. Sometimes I feel like we're torturing these poor patients. Despite explanations from doctors, and educations from n...

15. EKG HELP!!!

    ello7 replied to inteRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I LOVE this! :typing