scizzerin

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1. What does your Intermediate Care Unit look like?

   scizzerin replied to Artemis2's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a smaller hospital, so we combine our cardiac w/ icu stepdown, it's a PCU.(progressive) we have 20 PCU beds and 8 ICU beds. we have cardiac, trachs, bipaps and others in PCU, but vents only in ICU. In ICU, RN to pt ratio is 2:1 max, and PCU...

2. Being called "Nurse".

   scizzerin replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in General Nursing

   I don't care, except that I'm not a nurse yet! For some reason, pt's think I'm a 'real nurse', but I'll correct them with, "No, I'm your tech but I can get So-snd-so for you, who's your nurse."

3. Please help me with my new Customer-er...I mean Pt

   scizzerin replied to KellNY's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Crappy attitudes come in all shapes, sizes and departments. I had my daughter @ 30 wks, and would have LOVED to make it to 37 wks!

4. The C.R.A.P. Score

   scizzerin replied to hollysunshine's topic in Emergency

   te he he!!!! if only......

5. Patients die when turned on left side??

   scizzerin replied to PCUSheryl's topic in General Nursing

   I don't know about that, but it sounds logical, with CHF pts. I've a few die shortly after a really good bed bath, but I hadn't paid attention to which side they were on. I joked that I cleaned them to death....

6. Can anyone tell me what a HCA or PSW scope of practice?

   scizzerin replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

   I am a PSP (patient support partner) They name us different in whatever facility, because I've heard it many ways. I am a certified nursing assistant (CNA) went through a training course for that certification. I am not in nursing school yet, still w...

7. Using Same Equipement on all Patients?

   scizzerin replied to Atl_John's topic in General Nursing

   Hi. On my unit, we just recently adopted assigning BP cuffs to each patient, that follows them if they are transferred or thrown away when they are discharged. Before, it was a pain to clean the equiptment when exiting the room (the cuff & o2 sat...

8. Day in the Life of a Nurse

   scizzerin replied to chubbi's topic in General Nursing

   I agree 100% percent about the above poster's suggestion to become a CNA. That's what I do now, and I work in an small ICU/PCU. I love it, but a lot isn't what I thought it would be. Lots of poop! LOL! I figured if I can handle to gross stuff and see...

9. Soap for Restless Legs Syndrome?

   scizzerin replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

   Man, here I thought ole grandma was getting senile.... She does it and swears by it, but not for RLS, more for general aches & pains.

10. What is the point of a uniform?

    scizzerin replied to ben123's topic in General Nursing

    I wish we had a uniform! Everyone just wears scrubs, and whatever kind or coor. Housekeeping is the only difference; they wear burgundy. I'm a tech, and constantly get med questions or the pt just starts in on their issue (I'm still in school! Let me...

11. First patient death...

    scizzerin replied to scizzerin's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you, everyone who replied to my post. If anything, it has solidified my intention to be a nurse.

12. First patient death...

    scizzerin posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all. This seems like the best place to do a wee bit of venting. I had a patient (I'm a tech in an ICU) for 3 12's in a row. She was a crack up and her family was awesome, and I really enjoyed taking care of her. She had been getting better (pn...

13. One grateful family made a horrible day better

    scizzerin replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the post. I'm in school and working as a tech in an icu, and after an especially hectic day, a lady with whom I was caring for her elderly aunt said, "Honey, I hope you stick with it; you have a good heart." That made me feel my efforts we...

14. "I don't want to do bed side nursing"...SAY WHAT!

    scizzerin replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a tech now, and I LOVE working with the nurses who show their passion for patient care. I agree about the skin care and bathing being an integral part of the nursing assessment, and have seen nurses 'find' something that requires a change in thei...

15. What can I do to help a struggling student nurse??

    scizzerin replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, each Christmas, we all pitch in to get a 'care package' for one of us in need. We keep it confidential, and no one knows who's getting it, but everyone pitches in and votes who they think it should go to. In the past, we had grocery cou...