I decided to make the jump from the dental field to the nursing field. I had a bachelor's in healthcare management before getting my BSN through an accelerated program. I have a wonderful husband and two amazing children.
Here's what else I do: Zero the bed, lower it and put all the side rails down Remove blanket, top sheet and extra pillows Take the recliner out of the room (our bathrooms are big enough to put it in there) Ensure there are flushes, IV tubing, etc. Se...
I am interested in finding out how you all cope with giving post mortem care. It has never really bothered me, but I see, from my coworkers, that it bothers them. When I give post mortem care, I treat the patient as though they are still alive. I ...
The only thing I could come up with is perhaps they were previously compensating for an acidosis (respiratory depression from the morphine perhaps) which drove up the bicarb (which takes longer) and then started hyperventilating making them alkylotic...
mochamonster replied to mochamonster's topic in General Nursing
Thanks for your input folks. Unfortunately mine do respond to meds and are on the rarer side. I have neurological symptoms, but no pain. I felt like I was letting everyone down by not being able to care for my patients. I am sure I am being harde...
Hi everyone,So at work today I got an abnormal migraine and was unable to take care of my patients. Other nurses took over their care, but I feel awful because I was sent home by employee health and we were already short staffed. I haven't had one ...
mochamonster replied to mochamonster's topic in Critical
Usually after, yes. What is prompting me to write this is a patient that has their days and nights so mixed up that they sleep all day and then they are a wild banshee all night. Unfortunately they had to be put back on propofol because they are so...
Hello everyone, It is my understanding that patients still experience sleep/wake cycles while sedated on propofol. However, I am having difficulty finding more information about this. I am curious if measures can be taken when a patient is sedated ...
mochamonster replied to mochamonster's topic in MICU
I'm with ESME12, but like you say we weren't there and who knows what they saw. Mattmrn2013, COPD is not a confirmed diagnosis, just my suspicion from looking at the patient. They just "looked" like a COPDer to me along their decades long smoking h...
mochamonster replied to mochamonster's topic in MICU
Thanks for your responses everyone. Patient was not a good historian. All the patient could tell was that they had a "lung disease" (suspect COPD, but ABGs were good on BiPAP) and history of heart fibrillation from the patient's adult child (a-fib ...