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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...