sabrosa1

sabrosa1 has 2 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Dear preceptor

   sabrosa1 replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I think most of us had one of those, I will never forget mine and all the demeaning things she said. A few years later I took care of her family member she was very nice. I think is like the military when you are in basic training they treat you like...

2. Middle aged men are such babies!!

   sabrosa1 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

   I find that every time I take out a needle all the male visitors run out of the room :) I had this man in his 40's armed forces high rank go down stairs for a stress test, I got a call from the radiology department that he needed something to calm h...

3. How high have you titrated levophed?

   sabrosa1 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU

   You know when you have 2 vassopressors running max yes you could have added more but you need to look for the cause "why is he hypotensive" what is his H&H is he septic? If he is septic then he vasodilated and he needs fluid. You have terrible AB...

4. How high have you titrated levophed?

   sabrosa1 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU

   No what I'm saying is Patient should have been vented, lined, and have an MD there trying to turn this patient around a nurse should NOT have to do this over the phone with a HOSPITALIST! I would have gone to charge RN and asked to try to get an MD o...

5. How high have you titrated levophed?

   sabrosa1 replied to racing-mom4's topic in MICU

   This patient had no pressure that is why you had no output MD said no to Neo and if you kept on giving fluid boluses he would have drown in fluid. After 30 mcg I don't know if it would have done anything for this Pt. I have titrated all my pressors t...

6. I had to take care of druggies today, and was disgusted!

   sabrosa1 replied to RN 4 U's topic in Virginia

   I will graduate in May 07. I worked all summer has an extern and had about 5 patients which is a lot I thought I needed roller skates. The nurses told me that I spoiled the patients. I looked at all my clients has members of my family, the alcoholic ...