nursey246

nursey246

critical care, neuro

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About nursey246

nursey246 specializes in critical care, neuro.


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  1. Spring 2014 Article Contest - You Pick 4 Winners

    DONE!
  2. To My Preceptor

    Love this!
  3. Time Management Tips for New Critical Care Nurses

    I think one of the biggest time suckers is inefficient charting. You want to chart everything right away but sometimes it's not always possible and then before you know it, you're late with more important things like meds or you miss something when y...
  4. Encouragement For Those Who Think They Can't

    I love your story. Good luck in nursing school, the profession will be better with you in it!
  5. Time Management Tips for New Critical Care Nurses

    Haha I agree. And I love your profile pic.
  6. It was a normal shift. I started out with the typical two patients. One stable and one not so much. My not-so-stable patient was a 50-something guy with a wife and 4 kids. He had a massive ischemic stroke from an unknown origin last night. He was int...
  7. Drugs to know in the Neuro Icu

    I was going to write a list for you but this is basically every single med I would say.
  8. After I get report on my two patients, I print and interpret my telemetry strips and verify their alarms on the monitor. I then decide which one is less stable (or more labor intensive if they are both stable) and start there. At 0730, I complet...
  9. Get together at NTI 2014 Denver - Will You Be There??

    I will most likely be there; still waiting to hear back from my employer if everything has gone through! I would LOVE to meet you!
  10. April 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    I hope the next table doesn't puke this time.
  11. Winter 2014 Article Contest - You Pick 4 Winners

    Woo hoo! I am honored, thanks so much to everyone!
  12. Are you good at charting in "real time?"

    I'm not a fan of real time charting .. but I am at the same time. I'm not because feel like the patient thinks I care more about the computer than them. However, when it comes to time management, it's glorious because you're constantly caught up. I...
  13. FFP infusion

    22 gauge is fine. That nurse you gave report to needs to chill.
  14. RN New Hire - what would you expect them to do?

    The most I would expect would be writing themselves up. No firing. Brand new RN, overwhelmed with their new job and forgot to toss their sharp? It happens. They need to know how serious it could be and write themselves up and move on.
  15. Peg tube feeding splashed on my face

    I've been there, done that! Unless they were infected, like the other people who commented stated, you're good. Honestly, I've got much, much worse things on my face at work.. last week my coworker accidentally splashed pee in her face when she dum...