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  1. liver transplant questions

    There is some new technology out there at about 5 hospitals...Duke, Stanford and three others I can't think of right now. They are researching a liver dialysis type machine to prolong the life of those who need a transplant when a whole organ isn't ...
  2. Swan questions

    If the patient is a fresh post op or unstable (even the hearts), we do a full set of vitals, swan numbers with wedges q1 (for at least 12-24 hours). We get hemodynamic numbers q2 or q4 depending on stablity. We only use saline in our flush bags due...
  3. Cooling Blankets

    Our cooling blanket protocol was for anyone over 104F. Most of the time these people had a swan ganz to get a temp from or a temp sensing foley. When their temp reached 104 we paralyzed them (dr's order needed), put the blanket under them with a sh...
  4. Hey All, I'm beginning to think that I need to go back to school and get my masters. My current employer will pay for 6 hours of grad school credit a semester which sounds pretty good. I'm a little discouraged in my current job and am looking for a...
  5. DVT sleeves and technology

    We use SCD's on our patiens without TED hose. They stay on the patient until they become ambulatory. There is some controversy about how much protection you get from just the lower leg SCD's vs the ones that go up to the thigh. Our patients all ge...
  6. Question for nursing professionals

    Since there seems to be a shortage of nurses in all different areas, most hospitals have training programs for new grads. I went through ICU training and OR training. It was 4 months for ICU and 6 months for OR. I think with this training you gain...
  7. Magnet hospital

    I work for a hospital that has magnet status. When we first acheived it, I didn't think much of it and a lot of other nurses complained about it. I thought I would find something better so I went traveling. I went across the country to a hospital...
  8. SEC Basketball Games

    To bad we didn't come through today. I hope we make a good appearance in the NCAA though.
  9. What makes a good nurse?

    A good nurse know's when to trust her gut and when to ask questions about anything. There is nothing more dangerous than a cavalier nurse (or doc).
  10. How do you feel about ADN nurses?

    I'm from Kentucky, did a traveling assignment on the west coast....were it seemed people thought I was stupid cause I had an accent....and OMG I WEAR SHOES....Just cause I talk slow doesn't mean I"m stupid!! I have a BS in another health related fiel...
  11. Where do you nurse?

    First was Cardiothoracic ICU, then Surgical ICU, traveled in a MICU, now in the OR.
  12. family presence during CPR

    I have been on both sides of this issue. I started out as a nurse tech/aide on a telemetry floor, then went to the ICU. I saw several people code, some survived, some didn't. At the time, I got an adrenaline rush from it - helping the nurses, savi...
  13. I have gotten such a laugh out of this thread!!!! So, I thought I would add a little to the pot. I had a patient once, older lady, who called her genitalia her "kitty kat". I was helping her bathe and she said "Can't forget to wash the kitty kat"...
  14. Unfair treatment

    When I was in college, doing a program other than nursing, we had a sort of similar beef with a professor. You can go to the ombudsman for the school and discuss this situation with him or her, that way it isn't with the dean of the college if you a...
  15. Working while sick!

    Just curious, don't you have sick time at your hospital?? p.s. I agree with who ever said to shake her hand. I would give her whatever it was I had and see if she called in sick!!! Geez, don't they know that its better for you to stay home and ge...