NurseIn11

NurseIn11 specializes in ICU.

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1. Hourly doses of vent sedation, is this common?

   NurseIn11 replied to jkej's topic in MICU

   We have that on our vent protocol but we usually use propofol. The prn morphine is good because not everyone needs continuous pain meds but I'm not a big fan of prn Ativan either. Actually I'm not a fan of Ativan gtts either bc it ALWAYS builds up a...

2. Do I need TED hose/support hose for long shifts?

   NurseIn11 replied to cogath's topic in Uniform/Gear

   YES!!! I'm 22 and wear them every day...I used to not wear them the whole 3 years I worked as a tech and I already have some spider veins..yuck!

3. ICU duties?

   NurseIn11 replied to jfpruitt's topic in MICU

   In response to the discussion of going into ICU straight out of school, I just graduated and am working in a MICU, doing okay. BUT I strongly suggest working as a student in that unit. I work as a tech in an ICU then my school had a 5 week practicu...

4. Would you give Lantus without BG check?

   NurseIn11 replied to Prettybrowngirl's topic in General Nursing

   I'd look at their trends. A spot check won't really tell you much since Lantus doesn't peak. If they tend to drop every day around the same time or whatever, I'd suggest a change in dosing. If they're stable and have been on that dose for a long t...

5. Nursing Externship.

   NurseIn11 replied to kv07's topic in General Nursing

   Don't let it get you down. Definitely follow the advice about going to career services and making a resume and practicing interviews. I have worked as a tech at a hospital since before I was in the nursing program. I applied for their extern and d...

6. New Grad going for ICU..interview tips please!

   NurseIn11 posted a topic in MICU

   I graduate in May with my BSN and am wanting to work ICU. Where I live the hospitals suggest applying mid-January to early February...that's only a month away! I'm naturally quiet, so I stuggle in interviews. I feel like I have had good job experi...

7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   NurseIn11 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, I also forgot: Lor-A-tabs, roto-cuff (rotator cuff), and the age old dia-beet-us...that one makes me cringe.

8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

   NurseIn11 replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! SONO-meters drives me crazy too! In one of my first nursing classes one of the instructors pronounced it like this and I thought it was some weird form of measurement I'd never heard of. Also "pedal pulses are palpatable" Really? You can have...