BlessedMomRN

BlessedMomRN has 2 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Traveling with intubated patients

   BlessedMomRN replied to mcleanl's topic in MICU

   Yikes, my least favorite part of caring for an intubated patient! We are a little country hospital and bag them all the way there, during the procedure, and back. We don't have port-o-vents. Everytime I see an order for a CT for one of my intubate...

2. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

   BlessedMomRN replied to asdf88's topic in Critical

   This is a tough position for you because even on med/surg blood is given routinely. I think you need to discuss this with the elders of your congregation and come to terms with if it is a violation to give blood. I work with a JW nurse and she has ...

3. Possible exposure to Hep C from needle stick

   BlessedMomRN replied to RNmom24's topic in General Nursing

   You must, must, must report this to your occupational health department and to your OB. You did not do anything wroing, this is a bad needle design. Get the healthcare you deserve now; especially for your baby! Please keep us posted on your progress...

4. IV start question.

   BlessedMomRN replied to cecilsgirl's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen fellow nurses get a flash, but once cath is introduced and flushed, no blood return. The IV still worked fine. I've been told that the cath could be against the vein wall. By the way, I'm a three year old ICU nurse and stink at starting I...

5. A REAL Nurse

   BlessedMomRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   Let's by all means trash the nurse who probably worked her rear end off, got a good education, and made her way to "the ivory tower." Sorry, but until I hear the Ivory tower's nurses side of the story, I'm not quite sold.

6. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

   BlessedMomRN replied to nursehunnie's topic in Professionalism

   A different perspective... I know some physicians that are irritated that PhD prepared nurses are referred to as Dr. Smith.

7. Is it to late for me to become a Nurse?

   BlessedMomRN replied to louis345's topic in Pre-Nursing

   i was 43 when i graduated from nursing school. i'm living the dream as an icu nurse! with age comes life experience. get your degree; the opportunities are so wide open to the type of nursing available, you can keep changing careers and never leav...

8. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

   BlessedMomRN replied to AZO49008's topic in Uniform/Gear

   agreed. i read over and over that nurses don't get the respect we deserve for our clinical expertise, yet i see nurses running around in cutsie scrubs. i'm a big fan of solid navy blue, gray, black, and green. i wish we had a standard neutral col...

9. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   BlessedMomRN replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   Any doctor that sits at my work station the moment I stand up to answer a call light; logs me off in the middle of what every I'm doing and pushes my stuff to the side so they can log on. There is a doctor's office complete with computer and printer...

10. Accelerated BSN, how much did it cost you

    BlessedMomRN replied to Sophiamez's topic in Pre-Nursing

    University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh BSN. Had to have a Bachelors,required sciences and a CNA to apply. $22,000 tuition only. Classes were online and all clinicals except the first were one on one precepted with a working RN in 4 to 6 week increments...

11. Ambulate with Femoral Lines

    BlessedMomRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in CCU

    Unless the patient could walk on their hands, I'd tell the doctor who wrote the order that they may ambulate the patient.

12. New to ICU? What have you learn so far?

    BlessedMomRN replied to RN28MD's topic in MICU

    i come from a low-tech country hospital which is one of 15 hospitals in a large system. we ship many patients to our mother ship which is a huge hospital equipped with state of the art medical technology and cutting edge procedures. however, my litt...

13. Can a doctor write you up or fire you??

    BlessedMomRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Oops, looks like I need to use spell check prior to posting!

14. Can a doctor write you up or fire you??

    BlessedMomRN replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    A tip... When a doctor tells you "stop calling me about this patient," (and you will hear that at some point), state "Let me repeat this order I'm writing on the chart... Stop calling me about this patient. Do I have that correct doctor?" I wish I co...

15. Just interviewed a nurse who *loves* her job

    BlessedMomRN replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

    I love my job too! I'm 45 years old and have only been a nurse for 2 years I was hired directly into ICU on the weekend program. I hate the alarm at 0500 and lay in bed for 30 seconds going through a list of deathly diseases that I must have which...