EyeSeeYouRnOhio

EyeSeeYouRnOhio

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EyeSeeYouRnOhio specializes in SICU.


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  1. How to pay for it all?

    I am a ADN, finishing up my BSN with plans to go on for my ACNP. I was recently talking to a pts family member who happened to be an NP in Cincinnati and when I asked him about how expensive graduate school was he chuckled and said "If you have to pa...
  2. H1N1 season and not taking the vaccine

    I think the decision whether or not to receive the flu shot is a personal decision and you should do your own research before deciding whether or not to receive it. Getting the flu shot is no guarantee that you will not get the flu as it does not cov...
  3. Ativan IVP given undiluted into central line.

    Oh I HATE DT's!!! I am a ICU nurse not a detox center. Nothing works on alcoholics!
  4. Need some Precedex advise

    Thanks for the info mskate. They were definitely using this for RSI and it was a flaming diaster. After I read up on the drug(we had no heads up that these new guys were going to be changing things up, our NM is all about education) it did not seem ...
  5. Need some Precedex advise

    We recently acquired two new intensivists, one from Texas, other from New York. We typically sedate w/propofol, however these two prefer Precedex. On two separate occasions when they opted for Precedex the pts were buck wild. We could not even inita...
  6. Ativan IVP given undiluted into central line.

    I always use IVP Ativan cautiously in nonintubated pts. Some drs get very liberal with dosing(q 1-2 hrs) so if they are not intubated I weigh my options carefully, I personally prefer haldol, geodon or versed over ativan. However if they are intubat...
  7. Favorite Dr or Nurse Name

    Urologist-Dr Peck Cardiologist Dr Bacon
  8. Highest temp you've seen?

    Highest I have ever seen was a MR pt with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. 107.0(yeah we use F). Second time he was admitted w/NMS, whenever they tinker with his Lithium his body revolts.