Creamsoda ASN, RN

Creamsoda is a ASN, RN and specializes in ICU.

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1. I HATE THE ER

   Creamsoda replied to EDNURSE20's topic in General Nursing

   I've been a nurse 15 years. Primarily ICU but I've worked ER as well. I HATE the ER. I just hate it for many reasons. I LOVE ICU. I mean we have our days there too but to me I get more satisfaction from it than the ER. I never have time to think in t...

2. Misconceptions/truths about specialities

   Creamsoda replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Maybe in Canada! Definately not the USA. I've worked both countries and long for the days in Canada only having 1 patient.

3. Misconceptions/truths about specialities

   Creamsoda replied to vintage_RN's topic in General Nursing

   Ha, most places I have worked, ambulatory surgery is usually where older nurses close to retirement go to die. They did their 30+ years in ED, ICU, med surg and finally had enough. Day surgery it is! So I know they can cut it and am happy they went t...

4. Vanity Plates?

   Creamsoda replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in General Nursing

   Thats one I would get, haha. I def dont care for vanity plates, dont see the purpose, but thats a good one

5. Should I go through with nursing?

   Creamsoda replied to Guest1118589's topic in General Students

   So it sounds to me like health care is not exactly your passion but I dont think that necessiraly will make you a bad nurse or hate the profession overall. Have you been to clinicals yet? Had direct patient care yet? I definately wouldnt want you to ...

6. What Is One’s Opinion If You See A Man Wearing a Dansko Shoes?

   Creamsoda replied to Ben_Dover's topic in General Nursing

   Ive seen plenty of men wear danskos. to me they are unisex. Ive seen a lot of male surgeons, male physicians etc wear them. If you just get black or born pretty unisex to me. Or if you want to be more vibrant, get some hot pink ones!

7. Patient’s family threatening to report me to BNE

   Creamsoda replied to GilligansPlace's topic in General Nursing

   You literally did nothing wrong and everything right. IF she does report you, which I doubt she will, its likely just threats and intimidation, you documentation will back you up. You followed all hospital procuedures appropriately. Not sure what els...

8. PACU "brain/cheat sheet"?

   Creamsoda replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in PACU

   In my experience you dont really need a brain. And I am an ICU nurse who requires a brain sheet when I am working in ICU. In pacu not so much. I might just have a piece of paper that as patients come i might write down basic info like name, procedure...

9. Can’t a nurse be fired?

   Creamsoda replied to Barbara Fouch Lentz's topic in General Nursing

   Like someone else said, they wouldnt be fired for not doing CPR, they would be fired if the issues was they didnt find a patient for 5 hrs and they were stone cold dead. You would not do CPR on someone who is dead dead, with rigor mortis Or as others...

10. I can’t get past orientation and want to be an aid instead

    Creamsoda replied to Bjessica's topic in General Nursing

    dont give up. maybe you just need to try something non inpatient based. IV infusion therapies PACU is not bad, only 1-2 patients, but you do have to be on the ball watching for airway issues, ensure they are recovering well, but its less chaotic in ...

11. Thready Pulse in Cardiac Arrest

    Creamsoda replied to CCU_RN_2's topic in General Nursing

    If they have a palpable pulse, you do not continue with CPR. If there is any question that there is a pulse, just continue with CPR, but if you have a pulse, even if weak, you dont need to continue compressions. You can get some pressors going like l...

12. I am new to nursing but I don't want to do this anymore

    Creamsoda replied to newgradkat's topic in New Nurse

    What you are feeling sounds very normal, and I think nursing school does not really prepare you for feeling that way, even though I would say most of us went through the same thing. It takes a while to get your groove. Like others said, after about a...

13. Pts who insult you?

    Creamsoda replied to 2018nurseandbeyond's topic in General Nursing

    Patients who insult me? Muahaha bring it on. They could call me literally anything in the book and it would not bother me one bit. I know im doing my job and what im supposed to. If they want to fling insults at me or make fun of my appearance let th...

14. PTO

    Creamsoda replied to SidyJean's topic in General Nursing

    Ding ding ding! exactly. Im not sure why so many nurses think that staffing is their burden. So the DON has to cover for her. let the DON whine about you using your PTO which your entitled too. WHO CARES! They will get over it and also probably find ...

15. PTO

    Creamsoda replied to SidyJean's topic in General Nursing

    me no understand....just take more days off. Its your own fault for capping out and not being able to acrue more. Unless of course they wont approve time off. But you know how much you accure, so plan ahead and just book some days off here and there ...