SnickRN BSN RN CCRN

SnickRN BSN RN CCRN has 14 years experience and specializes in Mixed med ICU, Critical Care, EMT-B.

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1. Question about IV piggyback

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to ppppf's topic in General Nursing

   Your thinking is right. If the meds are incompatible, they shouldn't run together. Depending on the length of the time of the IVPB infusion determines your next steps. If the medication is a short duration, disconnect the LR, run the med, the res...

2. NGT Suction

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to TishaAdriane's topic in New Nurse

   An air vent does have the ability to remove stomach contents, the opening is not wide enough for everything. If you placed it, then I would make sure someone helps you next time. If you found it that way (I.e. you didn't hook it up), reach out to the...

3. Medication Order

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to Nurse1282's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with Tweety. My facility used to allow ranges and then Joint updated a few things. The only time we have ranges is for drip titration. Our facility now does a tier system for meds defined as mild, moderate or severe pain, and each with ...

4. Nurse Lunch Break Survey

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to esrun2015's topic in General Nursing

   I have been a night shift staff RN for 13 years, the last 9 in a mixed med ICU, the last 4 as charge/staff. My last 5 shifts I was staffing once & was able to take a break. The other 4 were a Charge & I took one lunch. We don't have an open c...

5. Midline Usage

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to Rabid_Panda's topic in General Nursing

   So a midline is a longer peripheral IV that ensures placement in a vein but does not end in a "central" area (I.e. IVC, RA, SVC). A PICC, right IJ CVL, Temp Dialysis cath all terminate in the RA or just above. A groin CVL tterminates in the large fem...

6. Pennsylvania Nurse Charged in Deaths of 17 Patients.

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Headlines

   Wow. Just Wow! Hired to several place without background checks, sometimes as an assistant DON. Management ignoring patterns & concerns. No reporting to the BON. This woman sounds highly manipulative, able to convince herself she was doing rig...

7. What am I doing wrong in interviews?

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   My biggest advice is to follow up on the interview. Thank them for the opportunity to learn more about the group/system, and ask what you could improve on for future interviews. I did that for my current job and found out that I was actually suppose...

8. New Grad Orientation Doesn't Feel Safe or Supportive

   SnickRN BSN RN CCRN replied to Camillus_Was_a_Murse's topic in General Nursing

   The ICU is a different beast but you shouldn't be thrown to the wolves at three weeks in. First and foremost, skip the Charge (who could be helping and getting that RN off her butt) and go to the educator, the manager then HR. Her/his at...