A~L~B

A~L~B

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  1. IV therapy

    I use arm boards on most of my picu patients. I use pall filters in my congenital cardiac patients. At one of my hospitals they filters come packaged in line on the regular tubing and the other they are in line on the micro tubing for syringe pumps. ...
  2. 'Marking' for IV sticks, safe?

    We have an infrared vein finder at work. I stick in the dark. But I also work pedi and always have a second set of hands in the room to turn on the light when I need it.
  3. Please help! Job decision!

    Do either of these hospitals seem to have a high number of travelers or agency nurses working? Are there support staff? Are the nurses working at either facility happier? It is so hard to tell what it is really like until you are an insider. Do yo...
  4. Difficult decision

    I have been a PICU nurse for a year and a half. Before this I was in adult ICU. I did my first year in the PICU at a large teaching hospital. Med/surg, trauma, liver, kidney, multivisceral transplants with cardiac thrown in here and there. 6 months ...
  5. I also did this program with HCA. One year in I accepted a job at a different hospital. I was fully prepared to pay my way out. I left seven months ago and am now back per diem once a week. I have never been asked to pay the remainder.
  6. Med passing question from a student

    Lol @ That Guy. I work adult & pedi ICU. The other night I had an adult pt with 15 meds to go through the G tube at 2200. It took me quite some time just to scan, crush and mix the cocktail of all those meds. Had I spilled the whole concoction I ...
  7. What is the lowest HGB you have seen?

    I had a Jehovah's patient for 3 days straight who died on Christmas Day last year. He had a lower GI bleed with hgb 3.1. We coded him for 45 minutes. I tried to get a DNR before he went. No way to save him when we are only circulating 0.9% NACL.
  8. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    Miami Florida Pediatric ICU 1 year experience $25.54 hourly $6.00 differential from 7p-7a $3.15 weekend $.75 /hour parking reimbursement Union
  9. I'm curious do you experience this too?

    Yes!!! One huge time waster is searching for items in our "point of use" room. They are constantly moving stuff around so it takes extra time to find a stat lock for a foley or whatever one might be looking for. Another time waster is the med scanne...
  10. I started out in ICU. I've been there for 9 months and love it!
  11. i HATE my job. Does anyone else feel the same?

    I work in the ICU. My favorite patients are sedated and on a vent. When they become able to use the call bell I'm ready to see them go. Most days I really like my job.
  12. Does anyone out there enjoy being a Nurse?

    I graduated in May 2012. I was accepted into a critical care program with 7 weeks of classroom and 6 weeks of orientation in the ICU. I have been working on my own since October. I love being a nurse. Yes, I have bad days and there are definitely ...
  13. New grad position in S. Florida???

    Nurse2B-I'm nearing the end of the same new grad program, mine started in July. 2 more weeks and I'm on hospital payroll! I feel so lucky to have a job. It was a tough 6 weeks in the classroom! So much information, simulations, computer modules fr...
  14. White scrub bottoms

    Most definitely Koi. They have the best white bottoms, the Linsey model.
  15. New Grad Mother/Baby and NICU Interview

    I just got hired into a new grad residency in the ICU. I was interviewed by a panel of 8 people. In my interview they asked me about a time that impacted me during my critical care rotation. They asked if I had to face an ethical dilemma and how I...