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  1. Pretending to palpate pulses

    yeSICU replied to nessajune21's topic in General Nursing

    You are probably right about the dummy torch... but it really bugs me that so many nurses can't simply say, "I don't know". If that was the case, she should have directed the student/poster and...

  2. Pretending to palpate pulses

    yeSICU replied to nessajune21's topic in General Nursing

    As mentioned above color, blanching, temp, mottling, are all other signs of blood flow status. Not every one is as adept at palpating as another. There have been patients that I have felt a weak pulse...

  3. Documentation Of A Fall

    yeSICU replied to JettaDP's topic in General Nursing

    Patients never fall per say... They are "found on the

  4. foley bag tubing

    yeSICU replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah you learn quickly that it doesn't matter how long you have been a nurse or how many years of education you have... The patients FAMILY knows best. Harsh reality of our job (especially in the ICU...

  5. foley bag tubing

    yeSICU replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Considering that you place the Stat Lock retainer clip on the top of the pts leg, I would say that the accepted position for the foley tubing is over the leg. Plus If it ends up under the leg, which...

  6. Regulation Proposed to Help Protect Health Care Providers from Discrimination

    yeSICU replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Maybe these people shouldn't work in a hospital all together, where moral/ethical issues are commonplace... People need to face the fact that these types of situations and behaviors happen where ever...

  7. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    yeSICU replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Many of the people labeled as seekers, are truly persons with psych issues that are simply self medicating. You can't really hold it against them. If I saw little blue men and no one believed me that...

  8. Money ruining CRNA hopefulls?

    yeSICU replied to shakeandbake's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    We pursue jobs because we need money because the more of it you have the more opportunities you have in this day and age. The lucky ones of us get a job that we love, and they have the bonus of paying...

  9. When good vent threads go bad.....

    yeSICU replied to squeakykitty's topic in General Nursing

    I think the best solution to this PITA problem is to spend a little more money on Nursing assistants. With as sick as people are going into the hospital these days, and the amount of teaching and...

  10. a patient who things she's in a hotel

    yeSICU replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    Seeker or not, I just give the drugs. I figure at least they are getting clean drugs in a controlled and safe situation. I am not there to detox them, I am there to do my job as a nurse and keep them...

  11. Just got BA...is being a CNA "below" me?

    yeSICU replied to kix86's topic in General Nursing

    I worked as a NA with a BS and half of my masters completed. I never even questioned whether it was below me or not. It is an important job, and if you want to go into nursing then it is the place to...

  12. Grad level courses in Houston

    yeSICU replied to tyro8's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Retake courses that you bombed, especially A&P, Pharm, and Organic. This can aid in your GPA depending how the school factors retakes, and it also shows that you are serious and want to get in....

  13. thoughts on only Paralytic while intubated....

    yeSICU replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    We use dilaudid, versed and etomidate for urgent intubation on the unit. We string up the propofol after the patient has shown they are not vent compliant (love love love propofol) I have heard of...

  14. Sticky removal from skin! aka Today I was the patient

    yeSICU replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    Detachol is what we use when we bath to get electrode goo off pt's. i haven't been told that it

  15. Doctor title, Nurse title

    yeSICU replied to pegbord's topic in General Nursing

    I just call residents by their last names unless they introduce themselves as "first name". I notice with female doctors though I always call them Dr. so and so. I wonder why I do that...lol. I use...

  16. SRNAs with young children

    yeSICU posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just looking for some insight. I turned in my application only to find out I am pregnant a week later (just my luck). My husband is adamant that I follow my plans and said we will make it work (I told...

  17. Should I retake some math classes?

    yeSICU replied to sarahneeyah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Buy a GRE review book. There is no calculus on the GRE. The math is very basic. I would get a review book and go from there. Algebra and geometry are pretty much all you need. Don't worry, the word...

  18. How many nurses say they want to be a CRNA?

    yeSICU replied to Annieee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    LOL... I guess I am either psychic or have great intuition because if you read the second post down on this thread, I called this type of behavior before it even started. Funny thing is, these are not...

  19. Nurse fired for calling police

    yeSICU replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    yikes. I can't believe she was fired. She was trying to do the right thing and keep her coworkers safe. How can you hold that against someone. Security should have been called first because they can...

  20. Scrubs: All solid, or mix and match/prints?

    yeSICU replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    We wear "grey's anatomy" blue scrubs. On my unit we dont wear prints, but I think that is because it is the ICU. The people in Peds wear cute tops for the kids. I have seen some nurses wear print...

  21. proper documentation....and am i over-reacting?

    yeSICU replied to climbingkp's topic in General Nursing

    Choose your battles wisely. It is sufficient to address the party involved and let them correct there error, then go to the manager without naming names and suggest an inservice. No one is perfect,...

  22. ICU or Progressive Care

    yeSICU replied to PrairieRN's topic in General Nursing

    To make things more complicated... my unit is a 20 bed ICU that has 6 surgical progressive level beds. Funny thing is that the pt's in those rooms just shuffle back and forth from our ICU beds back...

  23. needlestick :(

    yeSICU replied to colleennurse's topic in General Nursing

    Very scary. I got poked with a needle used for suturing a fresh trauma pt's art line about 6 months into my first pregnancy. I was speechless when it happened and the poor NP that did it cried (she...

  24. Complete 1 yr ICU req. in the first year of CRNA Schoo?l

    yeSICU replied to FutureNurseSaga's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Oakland University in Michigan has, although I would say it is not the norm. I wouldn't suggest applying fresh out of nursing school though. I spent many a long night on the phone with my friend when...

  25. Difficult Decision Re: Stagnant Job.

    yeSICU replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on what type of nursing home you are in. Some of them are very challenging, especially if you are in a skilled care type facility. We send our trauma ICU pts. out to these type of...