LonghornChic BSN

LonghornChic has 8 years experience as a BSN and specializes in CrItical Care, Street Medicine/PHM, School nurse.

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1. My First Code Blue! Still Trying To Process It

   LonghornChic replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you did the best you could. In the past 6 years, I’ve had 2 of my patients actually code - both were during hemodialysis. Having recently switched to ICU nursing, I’ve helped code at least a dozen patients within the last 6 months. You be...

2. Went from PCU to ICU. Is it normal to feel like a new nurse?

   LonghornChic replied to JJinTheBay's topic in Critical

   I worked in IMC full time 4-5 yrs ago before going back PRN last year. I filled the other years with outpatient nursing (street medicine and school nursing). I got a full time ICU job this year, received 8 weeks of orientation and have been on my own...

3. Back to the Hospital?

   LonghornChic replied to AshleyM RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

   I worked IMC for 2 years then left for a “Street Nursing” position. I left street medicine because finding ran out so I became a middle school nurse for 1 1/2 yrs. I have never felt so unappreciated and alone (professionally atleast) in my life. D...

4. Baptism by fire...vent session

   LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in Critical

   Thank you all for your advice and support!! I’m definitely going to look into more hobbies. I feel so exhausted but I know I need to keep my mind occupied on my days off. Sadly, this poor patient ended up herniating a few days later and the f...

5. RNs Replacing Registered Respiratory Therapists?

   LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

   I’m in awe of your flight nursing experience!! I am totally on board with having RN’s help RRT’s with manageable tasks when they are busy but what kind of threw me off is having someone else come assess my patient and then make the determinatio...

6. RNs Replacing Registered Respiratory Therapists?

   LonghornChic posted a topic in General Nursing

   At my current HCA hospital, we have an extreme shortage of Registered Respiratory Therapists. To help with that shortage, several nurses have been trained to assist the one RRT with things such as neb treatments, vent checks, suctioning, preparing fo...

7. Baptism by fire...vent session

   LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in Critical

   I did want to add that I had asked the MD about possibly changing to another pressor, such as Levo, that might help increase BP as well as HR but he decided that we should try what we had hanging already.

8. Baptism by fire...vent session

   LonghornChic posted a topic in Critical

   Hi all, I've been an RN going on 5 years. My first 2 years were at the bedside in IMC and the last 2 1/2 were outpatient. I recently returned to the bedside but to a 40 bed ICU unit. I had an 8 week orientation (most was COVID related) and this ...

9. Street/Mobile nursing

   LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in Public/Community

   It’s a relatively new area of public health. There’s very few programs like this and I feel incredibly lucky to be part of it. I’m hoping to be able to assist in expanding it. It’s a little scary stepping into this role knowing that future program fu...

10. Street, mobile medicine

    LonghornChic posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi! I’m not sure where to post this but here it goes. I’ve been in nursing for a little over two years with a background in critical care. Recently moved into the public health spectrum. I’ve been working with the homeless and mentally ill at temp...

11. Street/Mobile nursing

    LonghornChic posted a topic in Public/Community

    Hi! I’ve been in nursing for a little over two years with a background in critical care. Recently moved into the public health spectrum. I’ve been working with the homeless and mentally ill at temp brick and mortar sites but will be transitioning int...

12. Patient safety compromised

    LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I felt some pity towards the intensivist at the end because I had a sense that this delay was due to another reason and not the one he told me about. Maybe something had recently happened that caused him to be hesitant in transferring patien...

13. Patient safety compromised

    LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks! I felt some pity towards the intensivist at the end because I had a sense that this delay was due to another reason and not the one he told me about. Maybe something had recently happened that caused him to be hesitant in transferring patien...

14. Patient safety compromised

    LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! This was the first time in my career that I've ever had to go through this much stress to get someone transferred. It was definately an eye opener!

15. Patient safety compromised

    LonghornChic replied to LonghornChic's topic in General Nursing

    In this particular step down we can do certain pressors and very limited use of BiPap. This patient became MICU appropriate due to her rapidly declining respiratory status. The MD held off on putting her on Bipap (despite the confirming ABG's) beca...