sandyteele

sandyteele specializes in ICU, PACU,TRAUMA, SICU.

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1. dayshifters please please please...

   sandyteele replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Nursing

   Geez,... how rude of those individuals calling you at all hours. I would talk to those people for calling you for inane reasons and let them know... in a kind and respectful way... that you don't appreciate their calls. I say, "in a kind and respect...

2. How Do You Handle Stress/Anxiety?

   sandyteele replied to franciscangypsy's topic in Stress 101

   Sounds like you had a busy day and that you were pulled in all directions. Sorry, that you felt that way. Know that we all go through these trying days as nurses. There was a time we had an ongoing nursing shortage, with stress and exhaustion being ...

3. RN Shift Report Sheets - New Grad

   sandyteele replied to SICURN3's topic in MICU

   An addendum to my previous post would also include any pain medication (prn or boluses) that were given for dressing changes, turns, etc. and how effective were these meds? It seems that there is so much information being given to the oncoming nurse...

4. RN Shift Report Sheets - New Grad

   sandyteele replied to SICURN3's topic in MICU

   Congratulations on your new position! Welcome to the world of SICU nursing! Actually, shift reports are the end product of what you did and accomplished for the past 8-16 hrs. with a brief history of how and why your patient got to the ICU. I found ...

5. was nursing the right move?

   sandyteele replied to amms's topic in General Nursing

   Your feelings of being a new nurse is very common. I see first, you have to adapt to just being a nurse. Its a lot of responsibility, ...overwhelming to most new nurses. The fact you have to work nights, literally turns your life upside down. Your wh...

6. Nurses and religion

   sandyteele replied to Lauren3787's topic in General Nursing

   " All major religious traditions carry the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness, the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives." Dalai Lama

7. Which comes first: PACU or ICU?

   sandyteele replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

   Good question. ICU skills are necessary to work in the PACU. You'll never know what drips, PA caths, artlines a patient will come out of the OR with. And a PACU nurse must be competent to handle all critical patients if need be. Pretty much any s...

8. Patients talking politics to me...

   sandyteele replied to MsBruiser's topic in General Nursing

   I appreciate patients opening up to me about their viewpoints, feelings and anxieties about medical and non- medical issues. It almost seems as a nurse, people feel an increased comfort level with us, ..a trusted professional who truly cares about yo...

9. Aline pressure verses cuff in sepsis

   sandyteele replied to Darkfield's topic in MICU

   Central pressures are more reliable for sure. A cuff pressure would be part of the picture, but the femoral art line pressures would be the one I would go with. Levophed could likely be the culprit in the lower cuff pressures, but the picture stil...

10. First Nursing job, and I drowned!

    sandyteele replied to galenanurse's topic in New Nurse

    I am very sorry that you experienced such a nightmare work experience while going through such tough personal challenges. You may think you have failed, but you actually succeeded in showing that you had a lot courage under terrible circumstances. I ...

11. FFP with diprivan?

    sandyteele replied to photomom's topic in MICU

    Diprivan and FFP (blood products) should never run together in a peripheral line. A central line cath/ or cordis is the standard practice when administering these two products. Preferably, two central lines should be saved, one only for Diprivan and ...