NurseBoricua

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1. Seminoles unite!

   NurseBoricua replied to versatile_kat's topic in Florida

   Seminole Class of 2001 here. And yes, Dr. Flannery was still there when I was there. New Dean now, too.

2. Have Nurses Created the Nursing Shortage?

   NurseBoricua replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

   Ther is no doubt that budget, the higher ups, and other variables influence the workplace and morale. Constantly changing to the demands of healthcare is challenging. However these problems are not exclusive to nursing. As the nursing shortage ge...

3. Hey DONs, Nurse Managers, Educators!!

   NurseBoricua replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

   It is the manager's responsibility to take appropraite course of action for those nurses that truly are placing patients' life at risk due to pure laziness, yet on my floor I feel as if my nurse manager does not hold other workers on the unit to simi...

4. Job Satisfaction for Nurses begins with the Nurse Manager

   NurseBoricua replied to ainz's topic in Activism

   Ainz, I have to say, you have read my mind. At my current job I am experiencing this. You took the words right out of my mouth. I have worked for an SICU that although I left after 7 months had management that was supportive and understood the com...

5. Quad and 5 lumen CVP's

   NurseBoricua replied to shoelace's topic in MICU

   Baxter has the AVA introducer out...Is that the one you recall using? I've been trying to find more info on it also. ICU uses sometimes...think because nurses aren't aware of them as an option.

6. worst ccu experience

   NurseBoricua replied to irismae's topic in MICU

   Being a nurse for a only a year, I just want to say thank you for all your stories...It's nice to have some validation.

7. use of restraints illegal?

   NurseBoricua replied to kats's topic in MICU

   Hate having to place patients in restraints. It is a last resort, legal with documentation of doctor's order and documentation of need for them and monitoring ( protect airway, tubes, and for patient's safety).

8. Chest Tubes and Clamping

   NurseBoricua replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing

   1. Do not clamp chest tube 2. make sure there is order to allow off suction, for ambulation and xray. 3. Can order portable suction device, or get portable xray ( I usually do the second). 4. And don't let a doctor do it, even after injecting tube...

9. Sick To Death Of Hippa!

   NurseBoricua replied to RNIAM's topic in HIPAA

   I agree...it is getting way out of hand

10. Ever leave work crying?

    NurseBoricua replied to New CCU RN's topic in CCU

    New Ccu RN, I had a similar experience when I started as a new SICU RN. It took me four hours of phone calls to finally get my sedation and my lines from the resident. Like your situation, the intern was hopeless (person could not grasp the rationa...

11. IABP removal

    NurseBoricua replied to kscrnfa's topic in CCU

    Where I worked Critical care NP's were trained to pull, and one thing that was stressed to me was to let the balloon passively deflate...her rationale was that some patients developed complications from using syringe to deflate because it creates a f...

12. Longest run V-tach?

    NurseBoricua replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    Had pt. in ICU with ICD set at 190. Kept having runs whole dang night. Pressure stable. Hmm Amio drip not working...pulse 187..189.. 182 170 aww c'mon already shock him you dang icd. Hmm here I go again pushinhg lido. Longest I waited was three ...

13. question about new grad orientation

    NurseBoricua replied to irismae's topic in MICU

    When I did work in sicu, the hospital provided a four month orientation and inservices on equipment whether you were a new grad or not. They also staff a nurse educator to help you with getting signed up for acls and inservices. You learn a lot and...

14. Taking Call

    NurseBoricua replied to Kansas_RN's topic in Safety

    The big kicker is when people routinely call in because they know there are two nurses on call that day

15. fatigue.....the nurse's

    NurseBoricua replied to micro's topic in Safety

    Agree with Gardengal. Sometimes ther are situations in our lives that the opportunity of OT is a blessing...like a sick spouse, an accident, or death in the family, etc. It depends also on the individual. So it has a lot to do with what you value ...