tutu123

tutu123 has 8 years experience and specializes in tele,step down, micu.

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1. What do PCU nurses do?

   tutu123 replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in MICU

   They are progressisve care nurses, in other words stepdown nurses. This is the transition between ICU and the floor. YOu can have hearts that are extubated but cannot go to floor, failure to weans with trachs, thoracotomies, cardiac caths, MI's, ec...

2. Scary Story

   tutu123 replied to BlueEyedRN's topic in MICU

   I had an rt hook the vent up to the yellow air outlet, becuase there was a green gauge on it. I noticed that the pt sats were dropping like a rock. The rt was grateful that it was caught quickly. As we said before mistakes do happen. Always check...

3. Maybe I shouldn't be an ICU nurse - long

   tutu123 replied to bethem's topic in MICU

   :DI have been a MICU nurse for 4years and I can tell you that your pt will extubate themselves even if they have restraints on. Dont be hard on yourself. You have only been a nurse for 2 years, it is a learning curve everyday. Many pts can bite the ...

4. Need your opinion, please

   tutu123 replied to ravensrn's topic in Safety

   I refuse to wrtie verbal orders for a dr that is standing right there and telling me what they want. In a code or emergency this is ok but, I always have the dr write to orders. Some facilites that I have worked at have nursing orders that you can wr...

5. working in nonclosed units

   tutu123 posted a topic in MICU

   I am currently on a travel assignement where any dr can admit into the icu, and all of the consultants write orders. The result is having a pt with 6 different drs writing orders on one pt. And they are always conflict with their orders. I have a h...

6. increasing critical care knowledge for hire

   tutu123 replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in MICU

   Go to a bookstore and get books that are designed to give you an over view about critical care. also ask if you can shadow a icu nurse for a few days to get first hand knowledge. And what type of unit do you work on now? It is best to work cardiac t...

7. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

   tutu123 replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU

   yes, I am. Good Lord the nuero part is killing me. I would like to bounce questions off other people.

8. Do all nurses get assaulted by patients?

   tutu123 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

   :nurse:Well to answer your question, it does not happen all the time. Some areas have a higher incident than others. You will learn over time and with training how to avoid situtations that are dangerous. Remember you are dealing with humans. An...