3fins

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1. Anybody got rule out Coronavirus patients yet??

   3fins replied to socal212's topic in COVID

   I can tell you we had one (now ruled out) and the patient was allowed visitors. I spoke to someone in infection control about this, I was told: "We told the visitor to go straight to their car after every visit." LOL I then stated the obvious about p...

2. Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

   3fins replied to rnnina19's topic in COVID

   Cmon people, grow some! You have a RESPONSIBILTY to refuse an assignment, legally, provided you have not received adequate training! Most of us have NOT received any such training! By accepting such an assignment without adequate training you put you...

3. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

   3fins replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

   Any lawsuit will fall flat. Medical waste piled to the ceiling? Cmon, people - call a spade a spade. RN and other staff knows better than to care for a patient under such conditions. You do have a right, even a responsibility, to refuse an assignment...

4. Nursing and the Ebola Virus

   3fins replied to 0.adamantite's topic in COVID

   So now we have a second positive - as well as more info coming out about decrepit conditions under which Duncan was cared. First off, Tom Frieden of the CDC should resign. The CDC wasn't monitoring hospital operations in any way, there were no protoc...

5. ICU RNs running CRRT?

   3fins replied to liz0105's topic in MICU

   CRRT is 1:1 in our ICU. I'm appalled to hear the staffing ratios at other facilities are anything but 1:1. Maybe our dialysis machines are just old, but between changing bags of fluid, titrating drips, drawing labs, calling docs, documentation, manag...

6. ICU nurse offered job in PCU - should I take it?

   3fins posted a topic in MICU

   Long story short: I've been a MICU nurse for 3 years (my entire nursing career). Recently got my CCRN. My wife and I have been seeking to relocate across the country. Haven't had much of any response from ICU jobs where I've applied. However I've ap...

7. To RNs, what are your thoughts about the mandated nurse-patient ratio?

   3fins replied to kchilla's topic in Activism

   I know this is an old post but I wanted to weigh in. Let me start of by saying I'm opposed to government involvement in anything. Way on the libertarian side of things. Here's why I support mandated nurse staffing ratios. 1) The state requires RNs to...

8. ICU nurse with CCRN... how the heck do I get into NICU?

   3fins replied to 3fins's topic in NICU

   I've looked out of state to no avail, and I'm not interested in peds. I think the bottom line is no one has the interest or financial resources to train people anymore - and that goes for any specialty. The nurses will continue to age within their sp...

9. ICU nurse with CCRN... how the heck do I get into NICU?

   3fins posted a topic in NICU

   I started my career in the ICU as a new grad and am going into my 4th year. Also have my CCRN. I've always really wanted to do NICU but can NEVER seem to find a hospital that hires anyone who doesn't already have NICU experience. So how the heck doe...

10. Blood after foley insertion

    3fins posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an ICU nurse for a year and half, and had an issue come up during foley insertion on an elderly male at the end of shift yesterday who was agitated and going through DTs. The insertion - 18 french - went rather smoothly. Plenty of lube jell...

11. The Disrespect Of Nurses

    3fins replied to TheCommuter's topic in Relations

    Simply put, it is because most nurses are women. Women have a tendency not to stand up for themselves. Therefore management allows the abuse in the name of patient/family satisfaction. If the majority of nurses were male, it wouldn't be that way. I g...

12. When to hold cardiac meds?

    3fins replied to dizzyray822's topic in New Nurse

    I used to get annoyed when I have a BP med to give that's "Hold for systolic less than or equal to 100." and a systolic of 102. What I do is look at the patient's vital's history and trend (how did he previously handle the drug?) and consider the big...

13. Getting stuck with the blame

    3fins posted a topic in New Nurse

    I'm a new night nurse, 3 weeks in, starting off in the ICU and had this situation arise yesterday . Patient was transferred to ICU from telemetry and nurse knew barely anything about the the patient except he was admitted for exacerbation of a pul...

14. Where to buy EKG calipers???

    3fins replied to 3fins's topic in General Nursing

    one of these http://www.amazon.com/General-Tools-6-Inch-Flat-Divider/dp/B00004T7S4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311722245&sr=8-1 and I'm good to go?

15. Where to buy EKG calipers???

    3fins posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any suggestions for a place other than a scrubs supply store where I can buy EKG calipers? I need some by Thursday and everywhere around here either doesn't carry them or is sold out...