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Dec 06, 2008 at 04:55 PM by mskate
So, its my first week at the facility. Non teaching, small community hospital.
Now that i'm here, i've learned the icu travelers spend the majority of their assignment on tele. i oriented to the icu, only to get a patient with a hr in the 150s with pvcs, a sbp of 70 maxed on levo and dopa, going through 2, 22g periph. iv's, non intubated but gasping on a 2l face mask (2 l on a face mask, whats the point?!), that the family had been there and wanted to make a dnr but the docs simply didnt call back all night, so they just sat on her waiting for morning. that it happens "all the time", that is "normal" to run pressors through periph. there. another patient was on a heparin gtt and none of the nurses had been paying attention to the low platelets and didnt even know they were low. they "dont allow" deaths in the icu and its expected to have to run the patient and their family to the floor, no matter the discomfort, because they are worried about their stats! and even had the pleasure of watching an attending walk in, intimidate everyone and watch the whole unit jump hurdles to make him happy again or else he might "call the manager!!" even their nurses are telling me they are looking for a new job because they are worried about their own licenses!!! let alone me - not knowing their policies, the way they do things, and the way they do things seems unsafe!!!
gah!!!
opinions and thoughts from other nurses who have been there?
who has gotten a contract canceled? what happened? do you feel i have grounds to try to cancel it?
what are cancelation fees like?
can it be avoided if i get another contract immediately?
i am also in company provided housing...
please help!!
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