justatraveler

justatraveler has 5 years experience.

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1. Seeking the ever elusive FENS refresher course... (foreign educated nurses)

   justatraveler replied to justatraveler's topic in Immigration Advice

   Hello michelle4uk, well, it was a long road, but i did succeed in the end. I went throught CGFNS, got my Danish degree assessed and as it turns out they found it comparable to an American nursing...

2. The Slow Code: Justified?

   justatraveler replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   oh wow... smokin hot sarcasm.. yet so

3. CES report- insufficient number of hours in nsg. theories

   justatraveler replied to maia718's topic in Nurse Registration

   Hi maia718, I am curious to know what happened with you. I am in a similar situation, but i need 10hrs in theoretical maternal/infant nursing. Please let me know how things worked out for you....

4. BP arm VS calf while running pressors

   justatraveler replied to anarchy187's topic in MICU, SICU

   Arteriel lines are a must if the patient requires inotropika/pressors. It's a non-issue at my facility. There can be major discrepancies betweein invasive BT and

5. Sedation in ICU... your opinions/ experiences?

   justatraveler replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

   Well, for most patients who are agitated, we will have a 'sitter' who stays with the patient constantly keeps a constant watch over the patient. If the patient is very agitated/delirious (we CAM-icu...

6. Any ICU's ambulating vented patients?

   justatraveler replied to hodgieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

   Some of our patients stand up out of bed, walk in place, and take a few steps over to an easy chair, where they might sit for a few hours or so.

7. Sedation in ICU... your opinions/ experiences?

   justatraveler replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

   So sorry your experience was so horrible. If you wouldn't mind telling about it, I would be very interested to learn about your experience. On our unit, we do not use restraints. If patients are...

8. Sedation in ICU... your opinions/ experiences?

   justatraveler replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

   lol... yes, I can see where that would be confusing. Unfortunately, I cannot go back and correct it. And just for the record, our practices here are evidence based....

9. Sedation in ICU... your opinions/ experiences?

   justatraveler replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

   I work in a 23 bed micu/sicu at one of the largest hospitals in Denmark. It is a university hospital/learning hospital. The approach here is that NONE of our intubated patients are sedated. There are...

10. Seeking the ever elusive FENS refresher course... (foreign educated nurses)

    justatraveler replied to justatraveler's topic in Immigration Advice

    thx

11. is it appropriate to take ABG sample from dorsal pedis artery?

    justatraveler replied to gezaltoshmal's topic in Critical Care

    I would expect that rates of infection at femoral sites are higher than pedal. Femoral sites are just harder to keep

12. Seeking the ever elusive FENS refresher course... (foreign educated nurses)

    justatraveler posted a topic in Immigration Advice

    Hullo out there I am writing in the hopes that someone out there in the great wide world of nursing can direct me to a foreign educated nurse refresher course. I have seen said program mentioned...

13. Sedation..Your thoughts?

    justatraveler replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a SICU in Denmark. We do not sedate our patients while intubated, unless there is something that indicates a need for it. F.ex. not being able to accept being intubated, pulling at the tube...