LNRN11

LNRN11

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About LNRN11

LNRN11 has 4 years experience and specializes in Cardiovascular ICU.


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  1. Neo/Levo

    Yeah, I'm not a fan. Our cardiologists in particular seem to like it. When I see it running, I'm just like, "Greaaaattt…"
  2. ICU Nurse in USA To Ask Questions Of

    You will certainly still have some say so as far as the ventilator is concerned. Most RTs are good about collaborating, like previous posters have stated. I work in CV surgery and all of our open hearts come out vented. We wean them down with the RT,...
  3. Neo/Levo

    Out of curiosity, do any other hospitals make Neo/Levo combination drips rather than having two separate? Some of our docs are big on that at my facility, but I feel like it makes it confusing for titrating. I know our max on Levo is 20 mcg and our N...
  4. Hyperkalemia a ticking time bomb?

    I would most certainly have been alarmed in that situation. 2 1/2 hours?! I get that the house sup probably had a multitude of things going on, but yikes! Hospitals have got to quit sending pharmacists home at certain hours. I've heard of this, but i...
  5. Nurse in her 40's trying to work in Critical Care

    I think it depends on your location, because I ran into the exact opposite problem. When I was a new grad, no ICU in my area wanted me. I know there's a lot of places that like new grads because they can essentially mold them; but, there are also tho...
  6. Looking to transition out of ICU

    Cath lab definitely has transfer friendly devices, but they also pull sheaths all day in recovery. It is very hard on the shoulders and hands holding manual pressure like that. I work in CVICU and just holding pressure for like 20 mins on one patient...
  7. PA catheters/swan ganz

    If you get a chance to lay hands on one, I guarantee it will start to make more sense. I work in a CVICU and every single one of our open hearts comes back with one. They have not, by any means, gone out of favor with our surgeons and they will activ...
  8. Question???? Please reply

    ^^^ Exactly what they said. It can take people quite awhile before they wake up from Versed, especially if they already have renal or hepatic issues. Diprivan is very quick! I've had patients where you shut it off and it seems like they are awake alm...
  9. Overloaded new m/s nurse.

    I feel for ya. I definitely remember being there not too long ago. Med-Surg is rough. I really commend those nurses that stick with it for years or even their whole careers. I did M/S for about ten months and then transferred to ICU. Although the pat...
  10. Any ICU nurses come from med/surg?

    I did! It's totally doable! :) I worked M/S for about ten months. I was on orientation with a preceptor for two months when I transferred to CV. It was actually the perfect amount of time, too. I was a little worried it wouldn't be long enough, but t...
  11. Open Heart Training

    We don't have a formalized program either. If you're a new grad on my unit, they stick you with a preceptor for three months. If you come with some prior nursing experience, you're with a preceptor for about two months. One of our CT surgeons who is ...
  12. Getting an ICU position as first job

    Speaking as a relatively new nurse (two years in), I have to agree w/ the two previous users. Sometimes, even a sparkling resume won't get you an ICU position right out of school. I remember getting so bummed when I would apply and they would deny my...
  13. vent about floating

    I hear you! I work CVICU and get floated pretty frequently to SICU, MICU, and ER. It's so irritating because we purposely sign up for OT days on my unit so we aren't understaffed. The other units don't do that, so we end up floating to staff theirs. ...
  14. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    Ktlitz, the CVICU I work on has been. Our entire unit closed the week of the 4th. It's starting to pick back up, though.
  15. Funniest Things Doctors say!

    We had a younger gentleman on our unit who was incredibly rude to the nursing staff and pretty much anyone he encountered. One of our female surgeons was on call that weekend and rounding for her colleagues patients, which included this particular pa...