criticalcarenurse93

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1. drinks at the nurses station

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to gamegirlkimmy's topic in Management

   In my unit, it's pretty relaxed. We are discouraged from eating at the nurses station (and yet sometimes it still happens.......we're busy you know!) but drinking has never been an issue. We do try to keep cups, etc with covers, though.

2. My Dad is in CVICU...need help!!

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to EmileeMc's topic in CCU

   My Only Advise Is To Be His Kid Right Now. You Are Not The Nurse. I Know The Family Appreciates Your Insight, But You Need To Be His Daughter. Tell Him How Much You Love Him And Keep Praying For Him. Be As Strong As You Can For Your Mom, Etc. And Rea...

3. Vent: CV pt that should have gone back to OR (long)

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to jbp0529's topic in MICU

   I've Had Those Days.....you're Opening Statement In Your Notes Is "report Taken. Pt Coding" And Then Your Ending Statement Is "report Given, Pt Coding"! I Think Overall, The Advantage Of A Smaller Hospital Is That The Docs Take These Patients Persona...

4. FIVE family members in a crowded ICU rm all night long!

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to APRN.'s topic in CCU

   I Do Agree 5 Extra Folks In The Room Is Too Much..... It's Very Hard To Do Your Job With The Extra Distraction Of Family. It Would Be Wonderful If They Could Realize Our Jobs Are Not Easy And Manuevering Around Them Just Makes It Even Harder! A Littl...

5. Best Colonoscopy prep?

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to sharann's topic in Gastroenterology

   I Have The Halflytely And My Colonoscopy Is Set For Friday. I Hope It Is Not As Bad As The Golytely...who Named This Stuff,anyway! My Dad Died At Age 49 Of Colon Ca When I Was Only In My Early 20's So You Can Imagine How Many Of These Things I Have ...

6. Got told our/ any neuro ICU is not really an intensive care unit

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to labman's topic in Neuro

   SINCE OUR UNIT IS COMBO, WE DO NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES THAT COME WHEN ONE HOSPITAL HAS NUMEROUS ICUs. TODAY YOU MAY HAVE A NEURO PATIENT, TOMORROW IT MAY BE AN OPEN HEART, OR YOU MAY HAVE A COUPLE OF MEDICAL OR SURGICAL ICU PATIENTS. THERE ARE PROS...

7. Got told our/ any neuro ICU is not really an intensive care unit

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to labman's topic in Neuro

   Neuro intimidates me the most of all the areas of critical care nursing. At my hospital, we have a large combination unit....so we have to do it all........

8. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU

   Our unit uses diprivan but the trend is now leaning towards fentanyl. It does not seem to drop the BP as much and the patients appear more comfortable.

9. Do all of your vented pt's get restrained?

   criticalcarenurse93 replied to JHUBRAIN's topic in MICU

   We have a largecombination intensive care unit. We have neuro, cv surgery, pulmonary, medical, surgical, cardiac patients.....we do them all. It is common practice in our unit to restrain ALL vented patients. This is the preference of our pulmonalogi...

10. Maybe I shouldn't be an ICU nurse - long

    criticalcarenurse93 replied to bethem's topic in MICU

    I have been a critical care nurse for almost 18 years and there are days I feel the same way......"maybe I should't be an ICU nurse"! But because you have those thoughts, it gives me a good feeling about you! You will do fine...you have the concern ...