sugar plum

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1. sterile or tap water for meds?

   sugar plum replied to wanderlust99's topic in MICU

   I always use tap water.

2. ED Admissions

   sugar plum replied to ashleyjean3's topic in MICU

   It is the policy of my small hospital for a ED Rn and tech to bring the patient to the AICU. We do go down in pinches. I believe that a physician and RN or two RN's bring the unstable patient to the unit. I would not want to be the one in the elevato...

3. Looking For Other Pa Nurses!!!!

   sugar plum replied to Pete495's topic in Pennsylvania

   Hi PA nurses, I live in northwestern PA. Have worked as an RN for approx. 2 years now in ICU. Was an LPN for 15 years before that. Would love to meet others in my area to chat to.

4. How high have you titrated levophed?

   sugar plum replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU

   In the facitility that I work in levafed is the last choice of pressors. We are usually starting to max out on neo the starting to add the levo. Checked at my facitlity to see what the max is levo 30 mcg's, neois 200 mcg's. Our docs are pretty open...

5. Day shift nurses needed...WHAT??!!

   sugar plum replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

   I would perfer to work just the 7a -7p shift but unfortunately no one has a straight any thing in our unit. Craziness!!! The nights just leaves me feeling ill and all messed up in the head.

6. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

   sugar plum replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Just discovered this site while working on an assignment for my BSN program. Wished I had found this site while I was in my associate program