MissAnthrope

MissAnthrope specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Valley Healthcare Systems and TRS

   MissAnthrope replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Travel

   No experience with Valley, but I currently work for TRS. You're welcome to message me privately if you have any specific questions and I'll do my best to answer. I worked with a fellow traveler with Valley and she recommended it highly, gave me a nu...

2. Rough night as a new RN in ICU please HELP!

   MissAnthrope replied to Jessielee22's topic in MICU

   Some (hopeful) humor: From the great novel The House of God: "The patient is the one with the disease." Meaning sometimes they live because of what we do, and sometimes they live in spite of what we do.

3. best reads for us going into nursing

   MissAnthrope replied to bohica's topic in General Nursing

   Absolutely! Great book.

4. Funny things that pts say

   MissAnthrope replied to jRN4now's topic in Humor

   I had an 87 year old lady once, post-op, doing fine considering. She wasn't very talkative, kind of grumpy looking. But me being the person I am, that is a challenge to me. I'll pick and pick at someone until they talk to me about something. So ...

5. post cardiac cath

   MissAnthrope replied to submarine1's topic in CCU

   My very first code blue ever as a nurse was a post cath pt. The wire had perforated the artery (unsuccessful angioplasty attempt). It was small enough, but large enough at the same time, that he got back to his room, and to me, was there for thirty...

6. Your worst travel assignment?

   MissAnthrope posted a topic in Travel

   Anyone care to tell their horror stories? Such as technology (meaning lack thereof), rudeness from staff and patients, etc? Obviously no names/identifying details. Thought it would be interesting to hear other experiences. I'm not liking my curre...

7. Cross Country vs. American Mobile

   MissAnthrope replied to jack4408's topic in Travel

   Traveled with CC and am signed up but have not travled with AM. I never had a single problem with CC, my recruiter checked in with me almost twice weekly and I never had to wait more than a couple hours for a callback from him if I left a message (d...

8. opiates and large Vts

   MissAnthrope replied to hepatocyte62's topic in MICU

   I thought opiates/narcotics can cause hypoventilation by decreasing respiratory drive (rate) and shallower breaths (thereby lowering the Vt)? a one liter Vt is no bueno on a 65kg vent pt.....:uhoh21:

9. travel nursing to ireland or australia

   MissAnthrope replied to ttucowgirlnurse's topic in Travel

   Do a google search for continental nurse travel...i can't remember the address. I looked into Australia as well since they're having such a need and you can get basically an "express" ticket into the country if you're a nurse. Someone said, and I t...

10. Do you think the nursing shortage is disappearing?

    MissAnthrope replied to MissAnthrope's topic in General Nursing

    I like the point someone made about bedsie nursing being just a stepping stone to grad school, CRNA, etc. Part of the main reason we've lost so many experienced nurses (and therefore hired twenty new ones) is that so many are going on to Master's De...

11. STAT! I need san diego housing! Suggestions?!

    MissAnthrope replied to CleioRN's topic in Travel

    Grew up in San Diego....gosh I miss it. I lived in the Kearny Mesa area/Clairemont area which at that time was some of the most affordable apartments...due to being near the community college and the University of San Diego. Not sure about how it is ...

12. Do you think the nursing shortage is disappearing?

    MissAnthrope posted a topic in General Nursing

    It feels to me like more and more new nurses are coming out of schools. We've hired, in the last four months, twenty new grads in our two critical care units alone. There will always be certain areas that run short - dialysis, long term, psych, etc...

13. Anyone travel to Arkansas Children's Hospital?

    MissAnthrope replied to sample24's topic in Travel

    Seems like the midwest as a whole is trying to phase out travelers. ACH was always a big one for travelers. Its a fabulous hospital...my son was a patient there twice and I can't say enough about how great it is. Consequently a lot of people want ...

14. Understanding ABG's

    MissAnthrope replied to charlieroe's topic in MICU

    It helps to remember "ROME." Respiratory, Opposite: meaning if the ph is down and the cO2 is up (moving in opposite directions), or vice versa, it's a respiratory cause. Metabolic, Equal: meaning if ph is up and bicarb is up (moving in equal directi...

15. How often do you assess your patients?

    MissAnthrope posted a topic in MICU

    Just a poll - and I do mean ICU pt assessments. I've been places where it was q2, some where it was q4, some where it was once a shift and then q2-q4 "unchanged" check boxes. Currently my facility's policy is q4 head to toe, with no option for "unc...