goldenbobcat

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1. eICU

   goldenbobcat replied to patccrn's topic in General Nursing

   Our hospital has been utilizing the eICU concept for about 6 months ago. The biggest down side from my perspective is that there is no physician present between 0600 and 1800. The eICU has been very useful for the night shift when the doctor is as cl...

2. Using a 30 cc baloon rectal cath for urethral drainage

   goldenbobcat replied to elizadream's topic in MICU

   Eliza...your post brought to mind a question regarding rectal drainage tubes. What we use is a fabricated concoction using a nasal trumpet and a urinary drainage bag which only works when the stool is very running. Otherwise it leaks. My hospital has...

3. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

   goldenbobcat replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men

   I have been a nurse for just over 22 years...and yes I am a male. I can only think of one time when I was ever discriminated against because of my gender. That unfortunately was by my fellow nursing students. There were four females in my class who d...

4. RN Scrubs

   goldenbobcat replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

   May I add another observation I have made over the past years...that being the wearing of thong panties (are these actually classified as such?) The mere design of a thong would make the wearing of one under a pair of scrubs ill-advised. For when a l...

5. RN Scrubs

   goldenbobcat replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

   Just recently, our nurse manager decided that everyone (RN, PTCA, UC) in the unit should wear the same colors (khaki, navy blue. or white) to "promote unit pride". And in addition, the name of our unit is emblazoned across the back of the scrub shirt...

6. Open Visiting Hours in ICU...Yes or No?

   goldenbobcat replied to goldenbobcat's topic in MICU

   I again would like to thank those who have responded to my question and to all those who have voiced their opinion in the poll. This is by no means an easy situation to find compromise. A case in point. One of our current patients has been in our uni...

7. Why do you want to/did you become a Nurse?

   goldenbobcat replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in General Students

   Allow me to add my "two sense" worth to your question. Having been a nurse for a very long time, I have seen people enter nursing for all the right reason as well as for the entirely wrong ones. Nursing is a challenging and very rewarding profession....

8. Please Advise..need help

   goldenbobcat replied to edynjoy's topic in Neuro

   Take heart Ed. I have been an RN for many years and have worked almost every discipline of nursing. Neuro patients are by far the most difficult to provide care for. Aside from that, the patient's families tend to be more dependent and hovering. You ...

9. ICU nurse needs some neuro info...

   goldenbobcat replied to Phishininau's topic in Neuro

   Since you tell me that your patient has developed HITT (heparin induced thrombcytopenia and thrombus) then I would assume that she has thrown a clot to someplace in her head. As a point of education, patients who have HITT react to heparin by forming...

10. Vanderbilt Interview

    goldenbobcat replied to nursehottie's topic in Neuro

    As a well seasoned veteran of both the Neuro ICU and ICU's in general, I would like to offer some thoughts. Being a new graduate there should be some questions that you need to ask your future employer. Neuroscience is without question the most inten...

11. Open Visiting Hours in ICU...Yes or No?

    goldenbobcat replied to goldenbobcat's topic in MICU

    Thank you for your responses. Allow me to add some additional information. When this concept was proposed, we were told that this was being formatted using "research based" criteria. I have yet to see the research on which this practice was based. In...

12. Open Visiting Hours in ICU...Yes or No?

    goldenbobcat posted a topic in MICU

    I currently work in a critical care unit that has instituted a policy of open visiting hours. Aside from a two hour time period in the morning (0630-0830) and the evening (1830-2030), up to three visitors are permitted to be in the patient's room at ...