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  1. Returning wasted blood to a line?

    aquaphoneRN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    When you draw blood from a central line, or an a-line, or a peripheral IV, you first draw out a few mLs of "waste" blood, then you draw your labs, then flush. What do you all think about the idea of...

  2. In Icu Are Is There A Preference For Whites

    aquaphoneRN replied to tammyg652's topic in MICU, SICU

    Honestly, I doubt it is you ethnicity that is preventing you from getting a job, if that's what you're saying. I work in the MICU/SICU in NYC, and I can tell you that in the SICU, the cheif surgeon is...

  3. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    aquaphoneRN replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    Okay, again, for the record, I'm a male RN who has worked in ER and ICU. At no point did I EVER say I asked female RNs to insert my foleys for me. Nor did I say I was uncomfortable with inserting...

  4. Coping skills for dealing with trauma

    aquaphoneRN replied to VivaRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    It sounds like work is really getting to you, much more than it should. You should talk to someone about it. I hear that burn nursing is not for everyone. I'm not saying that is the case with you,...

  5. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    aquaphoneRN replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    I'm not sure I understand you correctly. Are you saying that a male RN should go ahead and insert a foley cath into a female patient without a chaperone? Or am I misunderstanding

  6. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    aquaphoneRN replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    Well then, I agree. I'm a male RN who worked in the ER. I've put many, many foleys into female patients, done EKGs on females, suppositories, etc. However, on more than one occasion I've been given a...

  7. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    aquaphoneRN replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    How much is rent in

  8. Male RN-assist with pelvic exams?

    aquaphoneRN replied to walnuttree91's topic in Emergency

    This is a very simplistic statement which doesn't appear to have much thought behind

  9. From Med/Surg to ICU

    aquaphoneRN replied to AmyRN1227's topic in MICU, SICU

    I believe your 5 years of med/surg experience makes you an excellent candidate to work in MICU/SICU. Of course it will be a difficult transition. You have to be willing to learn and you will have to...

  10. Need Help & Opinions/Orientation Problem

    aquaphoneRN replied to LaurynRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Every experienced nurse you tell this story to seems to have the same advice. That should tell you

  11. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    aquaphoneRN replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    Camden, NJ! Wow! Short of Iraq or Africa, you won't find trauma like that

  12. Need Help & Opinions/Orientation Problem

    aquaphoneRN replied to LaurynRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my hospital, it would be a violation of union policy to come off orientation without completing the critical care courses. The manager would have a lot of explaining to do if they attempted this....

  13. Very Unhappy With My Career

    aquaphoneRN replied to Nupe4sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This is turning out to be a very positive thread after all. I think it's very easy to misunderstand each other on these forums and I'm rally glad you feel this way and posted again. I also understand...

  14. an interesting and somewhat ignorant article title

    aquaphoneRN replied to zrmorgan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Allright, I apologise. I think I was perceiving your comments insulting and therefore I missed your point. Certainly most everyone in my ICU can keep a patient alive with a BVM. Wether or not we're...

  15. Burnt out in ICU

    aquaphoneRN replied to PollyPutTheKettleOn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was giving sympathy and comic relief to the original poster. I did not mean that I actually wanted to leave my current job or that it was in fact a good place to work. I was implying that any normal...

  16. Very Unhappy With My Career

    aquaphoneRN replied to Nupe4sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You don't have to be a CRNA to see that the poster might be more unhappy with their current employer than their actual career choice. The poster talks about arrogent surgeons, being rushed to take...

  17. Very Unhappy With My Career

    aquaphoneRN replied to Nupe4sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So, in the future, I should not give advice to anyone unless I have the same job title? Why do you feel threatened by an non-CRNA giving career

  18. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    aquaphoneRN replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    So that's about $13.14 an hour today if you adjust for

  19. Burnt out in ICU

    aquaphoneRN replied to PollyPutTheKettleOn's topic in MICU, SICU

    Wow! Your new ICU sounds great! And your manager, well, I only wish my manager was that smart. I think you're just burnt out! How can you even think of leaving? Maybe you should give up nursing all...

  20. Returning wasted blood to a line?

    aquaphoneRN replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'd never heard of a vamp before it was mentioned here. Wish we had them in my ICU. Although I guess on an adult patient, even one with a low H+H, 5mL of blood isn't going to make much difference....

  21. Very Unhappy With My Career

    aquaphoneRN replied to Nupe4sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  22. Anesthetist programs that DON'T require ICU experience

    aquaphoneRN replied to EnergizerNurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    As a nurse who has worked in med-surg, ER, and ICU, I agree

  23. an interesting and somewhat ignorant article title

    aquaphoneRN replied to zrmorgan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Perhaps it is YOU who doesn't know how to properly bag a patient. In the MIUC/SICU where I work, EVERYONE (MDs RNs, RTs) knows how to bag a patient. Are you for real? What do you do for a

  24. Why CRNAs are here to stay

    aquaphoneRN replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, the thing is, when you consider that most nurse anesthetists work 40 hours a week, I think their per hour compensation is fantastic. I think $130k annually for a 40 hour work week is more than...

  25. Why CRNAs are here to stay

    aquaphoneRN posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've heard some people say CRNAs are not going to be able to get good jobs in the NYC area, or that they will be passed over in favor of anesthesiologists. Well, my opinion is, CRNAs are here to stay...