alaskaman

alaskaman has 29 years experience and specializes in Critical Care Emergency Room.

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1. PTSD from COVID Deaths - Help getting back

   alaskaman replied to pmaries1816's topic in Career Support

   First off you are not alone in your reaction and symptoms. Your response is a natural event related to a world wide pandemic. Talking talking talking is the recovery ticket. Like many you thing you can do it. Give yourself a year talking weekly, pote...

2. PTSD from COVID Deaths - Help getting back

   alaskaman replied to pmaries1816's topic in Career Support

   You probably know already that talking it out is the main way to recover from traumatic events. The other thing that will help is to understand that the world is going through a worldwide pandemic. It is real. Step back and just consider that for a f...

3. Critical Care Travel

   alaskaman posted a topic in Critical

   I have worked critical care for 10 years and the last 2 years in a step down unit. I am considering taking one of the very high paying ICU jobs on travel. I can make 4x what I may now in one month. I can carry COBRA. May or may not be able to r...

4. Why are you proud to be a nurse?

   alaskaman replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday I took care of a 96 year old man who was approaching hospice and scared. He was throughout his life able to control events, his work and his scope of responsibilities of which he had many. He began to who signs of delirium at risk of pullin...

5. How do you handle female patients your age or younger?

   alaskaman replied to DanGIT1322's topic in Men

   I have not placed a female foley for 15 years. Nothing happens if I'm not there. I routinely request a female colleague to place it. I do this to protect my practice. It only takes one allegation of any kind and my income is gone. It is simply ...

6. When to know that it's time to leave your first nursing job?

   alaskaman replied to FutureCRNA5's topic in General Nursing

   Trust your gut and yourself. Walk the unit. Meet the people. Are they friendly? Do you like the physical layout? Do people smile or do they look away...? Of course you're nervous. There are techniques to manage anxiety. Work with a Psychologist to le...

7. Californians with Convictions

   alaskaman replied to Guest1007726's topic in Criminal

   Is the OP still here?

8. Feeling terrible about mistake

   alaskaman replied to Forever a New Nurse's topic in Critical

   Does your pump have a med library? If so it should have prevented this rapid infusion of lasix.

9. Californians with Convictions

   alaskaman replied to Guest1007726's topic in Criminal

   A solid story. Congratulations. Hard work (and in your case very hard work) pays off.. Well done.

10. New to ICU from tele - tips needed!

    alaskaman replied to Emmers4's topic in Critical

    Yes Get an IV drug book I think Gahart's in one choice which I like. Study critical care drips vasopressors, sedation to pain. Many times these drugs will be used with patients continuously. Knowing their actions will help you understand how they wo...

11. New to ICU from tele - tips needed!

    alaskaman replied to Emmers4's topic in Critical

    Do they have an orientation to the various ICUs? It a different animal that Step Down.

12. Want to work in ICU

    alaskaman replied to Guest1030824's topic in Critical

    https://www.amazon.com/Gaharts-2019-Intravenous-Medications-Professionals/dp/0323612725 If it were me I would look at jobs at major hospitals with commuting distance. An ICU training program can be a big commitment and frequently they will expect you...

13. Want to work in ICU

    alaskaman replied to Guest1030824's topic in Critical

    You will want to get your stroke cert. I think that your application should be refined to get attention. Your 2 years of nursing will look strong with written or phone references from those supervisors, charge nurses or managers. Those will be very i...

14. Want to work in ICU

    alaskaman replied to Guest1030824's topic in Critical

    How many months of nursing experience did you have before taking a break? What units?

15. Want to work in ICU

    alaskaman replied to Guest1030824's topic in Critical

    What have you been doing while earning your BSN?