ICUisLife

ICUisLife has 2 years experience.

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1. Intubation turning into a code blue

   ICUisLife replied to ICUisLife's topic in Critical

   Offlabel: Yes, you might be right! There is definitely that possibility, that he didn't give the succs time to work.

2. Intubation turning into a code blue

   ICUisLife replied to ICUisLife's topic in Critical

   No, he did not use an airway. We switched to another bag as we thought maybe the bag/valve was malfunctioning, but it wasn't. Once he was finally intubated, bagging worked just fine.

3. Intubation turning into a code blue

   ICUisLife posted a topic in Critical

   I would like to ask for some of the more experienced ICU/critical Care RN's opinion. (I've only been an ICU RN for 2 yrs.) Last night we had a 33 y.o. repeated admission for PNA, (last admission a month ago with ARDS, hx COPD, drug abuse). He was de...

4. Best Washington City

   ICUisLife replied to Gem_jewelry's topic in Washington

   I know you'll probably think I'm nuts, but we live in Tacoma and I really grew fond of it. It has a beautiful North End at the Ocean (where we live) ...and it just has character... dark side and bright side... romantic and provincial, and gruff and u...

5. Do you like being an LPN?

   ICUisLife replied to montinurse's topic in LPN/LVN

   Wow! I dont know wich state you live in, but I'm a hospital nurse in WA and I never have days when I am not running my a$$ off. And I wouldn't want to either. Reading a book on the job?? Out of question. Here I can give IV pain meds and of course ha...

6. Do you like being an LPN?

   ICUisLife replied to montinurse's topic in LPN/LVN

   the only differces are, that: a) I can't hang blood (hospital policy, but they say soon to change), b) I can't give ativan and cardiac drugs and D50 IV push (strange, huh? ..since everything else I can give, including things like morphine, dilaudid...