well i can say that as a relativly new icu nurse, it can be a great help, and also working nights, a great help. but i do understand about having someone "looking over your shoulder" as well. but that is all about the person behind the camera; they s...
we have a trauma team, but most of the time that consists of keeping them alive long enough to get them to the or, and then the or keeps the sort of alive until they get to us then we get to resusictate them. usually massive pressors ( i had a pt co...
i really actually love the rotoprone beds by kci, what a life-saver (literally). in a year that i have been in icu, we are the 2nd in placement on the rotoprone behind mayo and i have seen ppl walk out that we thought would code and never make it. . ...
Karen-- I work in a large ICU in Indianapolis, IN and this is what we do: Wedge-As ordered, or every 8 hrs. Saline--If the pt. has overly high PT/INR or if on Xigris Heparin--All other pts. If the Swan has been in for more than 1-2 wks, the need is ...
I just wanted to say that I met my soon-to-be-husband ( can't figure out how many e's for finace/fiancee??) by taking care of his mother 2 yrs ago. We corresponded via email for 2 mos before meeting face to face again, and have been together ever sin...
I thought heparin did not dissolve clots but just prevented new ones from forming? I never did understand how that works. . . Any thoughts? I start as a new grad(RN-BSN) in an Adult Critical Care Unit on Mon, eeeek. Any and all prayers will be a...
At the end of June this year, my VERY close friend had a horrible motorcycle accident at 0830 a.m. By 9pm, all reflexes ( cough, gag, response to pain) were gone. Jason was a LPN to RN student and had been an Army medic for over 10 yrs. He was only ...
I have been a CNA, done clinical and "extra" work time in the ER and a Student Nurse Externship on a Medical unit, and am now hired as a G.N in a Level I Trauma Center ICU ( Adult Critical Care ) to start in a month. Best advice? Be motivated, learn ...
Wow. I have been a nurse's aid for 5 yrs, and I graduate in 2 wks w. a BSN. I have been punched, kicked, bit, spit at and about anything else you can think of, and I had no idea you could file charges. I understand probably not toward an elderly n...
Hi: To answer Question 1: Pro is that yes, pt and family CAN distinguish RN from other staff. Con: Everyone feels like their individuality is threatened when you MUST wear a certain uniform. And NO ONE pays us for uniform expenses even if the insti...
Hi-- I am a new grad and I was fortunate enough to have a Trauma NP/APN (she had both certs) as a clinical instructor at a Level I trauma center in Central IL. From the way I understood her role, after the trauma suregons/ER docs had either do...
Well I can say that from working on a Medical unit for the last 6 mos that has a really high risk population ( AIDS/HIV, HepC/HepB, VRE) that you adapt to what the situation calls for. I learned very quickly to put on gloves as soon as I walked into ...