Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN

Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN

MICU, SICU, CRRT,

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About Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN

Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RN specializes in MICU, SICU, CRRT,.


Now woking in ICU at Brookwood

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  1. Rapid Response Team & ICU

    Our RRT is shared between all units. Basically each unit, CCU, MICU, SICU and CVSU take turns..rotating on a weekly basis. Each week the pager is transfered to the next unit. When a rapid response call comes in, any nurse from the assigned unit that ...
  2. You Know You've Had A Hectic Shift/Day At Work

    you leave work, get out of the parking deck and stop at the 4 way stop sign, and sit there for ten minutes waiting for the nonexistant light to turn green so you can go.....
  3. Nurses Say the Darnedest Things!

    BSE..maybe bedside eval?? just a guess since it was preceeded by PT/OT/ and ST. And reading these before going into a 3 day long ICU stretch was just what i needed :)
  4. pressors and sepsis

    Wow thanks guys! I have been in ICU for 9 mos now, and i always knew that Dopamine wasnt used as much because of the higher HR, but i never realized it had anything to do with O2..not sure if i just missed this information while working with these pa...
  5. Wildest lab values you've ever seen?

    Glucose 2300. Patient came to us from ER, with orders for IV insulin per protocol..ER started at 1 unit/hr!!! Needless to say on admission we started the correct infusion..but his SATs were in the 70s on 100% non rebreather, blood pressure 60-70 syst...
  6. Best Hospital for New RN Graduates?

    I work at Brookwood, and i am not sure how often they start the residency program, but from what i see on the calendar, as far as education days for new hires, it looks like they restart pretty often. I am in MICU there, and love it! Hey Leigh!!
  7. Biggest mistake you've made in clinical

    We all make mistakes, and hopefully they do not cause the patient any harm. Anywhere from little mistakes to big ones, from students all the way up to upper management. They are all teachable mistakes and most can be corrected right away, hopefully r...
  8. Why Do Nurses Write: "no new orders received"?

    I always make note that orders were or were not received, anytime i speak with a doc regarding change of status, or even if the doc was a bedside with the patient. Its a definite CYA thing. I also chart what time i paged/called the doc, what time the...
  9. What to expect during clinicals

    And whatever you do, when asked to do soething by someone, as long as it is within your abilities as a student to do or to help with, never, ever turn up your nose or act like you didnt hear the request. Always volunteer to help, or to at least learn...
  10. The Dreaded Death Bath and a Moral/Ethical Dilemma?

    Actually, we faced this situation recently. Very unstable patient with severe pulm edema, ascities, very unstable respiratory wise, on multiple pressors, CRRT and a no code at that (actually, no compressions, no intubation..chemical code only.) He wa...
  11. Thank you..thats the most important. Sometimes we tend to get caught up with different things going on, and we always EXPECT to be helped, and usually forget to simply say thank you, or good job.
  12. Waiting to hear from CACC

    I graduated CACC childersburg in December. I got my letter in the second week or so of July, but it wasnt good news. I was wait listed. I was very upset, but i kept my head up..i still had a couple cores to take anyway..they called me the second day ...
  13. Dealing with ICU visitors

    we usually do the same..but usually they call back in about 10 minutes...something about an "hour or s" just isnt comprehendable to some people!!
  14. Dealing with ICU visitors

    We have oopen visits, with certain "rules", that are never followed. Supposed to be open from 0830 to 1800, but we ALWAYS have familys rolling in at all hours, while were are trying to give/get report, and trying to hoard the docs while they are tryi...
  15. Labs and vasopressors..new icu nurse needs advice

    I agree an A line is best, but in the real world..at least my unit,it isnt always there. Usually on a patient that has one or two pressors and are only expeted to have them for a short time, the docs wont place an aline if the cuff pressures are pret...