stellina615

stellina615

Med-Surg/Oncology, Psych

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stellina615 has 1 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg/Oncology, Psych.


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  1. VP shunt...yikes

    Hi guys! Thanks for all the replies. Reviewed the sloshing again today with the neurosurgeon, who directed the day nurse to the CT scan of the pt's brain. I took a peek at it myself. About 40% of the space in his head is abnormal fluid collection....
  2. VP shunt...yikes

    To clarify, I heard the sloshing as the pt was quickly putting his head back onto the pillow from an upright sitting position, not when he was sitting still. Thanks for any input!
  3. VP shunt...yikes

    Hi guys, Today I had a pt come up from the PACU who was s/p VP shunt revision. Apparently his previous VP shunt had had a crack in it, and was leaking CSF fluid. For the pt, this manifested as increasingly painful headaches. He came to me, VSS, ne...
  4. Burnout

    I find that I'm more invested in my nursing care when I'm doing a good job of taking care of myself. When I work hard to make sure I have enough time to sleep enough, eat properly, spend time with people I love, and have alone time to relax, that's ...
  5. Body Bags

    I apologize for asking such a strange question, but I'm wondering what different facilities use for body bags or other post-mortem shrouding supplies. I recently had to pronounce time of death for the first time. My patient was very sick before she...
  6. Sooo...What are you doing with your MSN?

    Thanks to everyone for their responses! I'd love to hear more stories of what people are doing with their MSNs. I've attached the description of the program of study. I also emailed my advisor to ask for some specific examples of what students hav...
  7. Hi everyone! Just got the good news this week that I was accepted into the MSN program I've been hoping for. The university I was accepted into offers 3 tracks within the Masters of Science in Nursing Program: NP, clinical nurse leader, and evidence...
  8. UNH Direct Entry Masters Program

    Hi guys! I realize that this post was last updated about a year ago, but I'm wondering if either of you (or anyone else) have further thoughts or opinions on the graduate nursing program at UNH. I'm thinking about starting there in 2011. Thanks a b...
  9. OK, Cultural question here, please forgive the stupidity.

    If you're trying a make some kind of valid point, then perhaps you should cut the snarkiness and use a little more respect when addressing other nurses, especially nurses who are going out of their way to learn about how to treat their patients well....
  10. "Think" about what you say!!!

    Michigangirl, Thanks for this post. You make a really good point. I do see what other posters mean about not being too hard on yourself, but recently I've had a couple incidences where family members and friends have been on the patient side of the...
  11. Do nurses still get signing bonuses?

    I don't want to get the discussion off track too much, but I live in New England and I'm not familiar with the border towns in Texas that some of the posters have described. I'm sorry if this is an ignorant question, but what exactly makes these are...
  12. NH market for new nurses

    From what I can tell, things haven't improved much. We haven't had layoffs at our hospitals since the summer, but there's nothing in the way of increased job availability, either. Hospitals definitely aren't creating new positions, and it seems to ...
  13. Why do I have such a bad feeling about this?

    One of the important lessons I've learned from more seasoned nurses is to go with my gut feelings. It seems like you're already leaning towards trying to get yourself out of this negative environment. If you're feeling a bad vibe and you've only ju...
  14. Have you ever had a pt that you knew in real life?

    Where I work, taking care of someone you know isn't really an option...if administration finds out that you've been in the medical record of someone you know outside of the hospital context, then that's the end of your job. Being someone's friend or...
  15. DAU?

    Last week, we had a patient on my unit (a locked psych facility), who began to appear sedated to a degree that wasn't consistent with her prescribed meds. We suspected that one of her visitors had snuck in some additional meds to her, and we obtaine...