CVICURN2003

CVICURN2003

CVICU, MICU, CCRN-CSC

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  1. Art lines in the ED

    CVICURN2003 replied to debi1rn's topic in Emergency

    They get sent ASAP to the unit where we (Anestheia or Intensivist) inset A line. I have only seen a handful put in in the ED and those were full blown

  2. Help me to do it

    CVICURN2003 replied to hajer's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in ICU since I graduated in 2003. We usually have central lines or PICC lines and that is what they go to the floor with. I hate to start IV's I'm not good at them. I get the chance to do...

  3. Question on Nursing Hours Required

    CVICURN2003 replied to Lynn07's topic in General Nursing

    Georgia started the odd/even thing last year. I had to renew in 2006, although I had renewed in 10/2005 too. Now I will renew in 2009. Some have to renew this year. I can't remember how I got "picked"...

  4. Crash Cart

    CVICURN2003 replied to pat8585's topic in General Nursing

    All of our code carts are checked q shift. We have two seperate locks, one for the drug drawer and one for the supplies drawer. If at anytime either one is broken our central supply and pharmacy come...

  5. How much DIPRIVAN?

    CVICURN2003 replied to adean's topic in Patient Medications

    Diprovan does not give pain relief. We always give pain meds in conjuction with propofol. Maybe the patient was in pain and that is why she was wide awake? Was it going into a central line? Was the...

  6. Liability Insurance

    CVICURN2003 replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you do not follow the hospital protocol exactly, the hosptial will blame you for the incident. Regardless if it is because your pharmacy stinks, you did not have any help etc...they will hang your...

  7. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    CVICURN2003 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to start IV's on anyone...and I'm not very good at it. Most of our patients have a PICC or a central line. But I can recover an open heart pt, run CRRT and a balloon pump quite well, sometimes...

  8. So Embarrassed! Forgot to remove the saline lock!

    CVICURN2003 replied to pink2blue1's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :smiley_aa I read that and thought I was going to choke on my Diet Dr. Pepper....how funny.... But, to the OP, if any nurse tells you they have not done something STUPID (maybe not...

  9. Med error could cost my job? Need help!

    CVICURN2003 replied to dmwRNpa's topic in General Nursing

    Our pyxsis at work can go back and see who took what drug out. If there is a discrepancy it is bright red letters if it is a narc. If it is not a narc it shows up in grey letters. In my unit, if we...

  10. Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    CVICURN2003 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think that is rather niave(i know i spelled that wrong) to think that just because things like this happen that where he works is a negative environment. we had a situation that was taken very...

  11. Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    CVICURN2003 replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We have lots of great nurses in our unit that are male. Some of them will ask us to help, some won't. I have never seen one of them have a problem getting a female nurse to help. I have asked my male...

  12. Nursing and Depression

    CVICURN2003 replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to say exactly

  13. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    CVICURN2003 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    You know most big stores (Wally-world, supermarkets) have "codes". Like a code blue at Walmart is for shopping carts??? I hear the word code over the loud speaker and automatically the adrenaline...

  14. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    CVICURN2003 replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    It is a terminatable offense where I work. I have taken naps at lunch though (only 30 min...I am paranoid). But then again you have the people that socialize or smoke (or whatever else) for that...

  15. Desperately need NIGHT SHIFT ADVICE!!!

    CVICURN2003 replied to RebeccaJeanRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i actually did call dh one night in the middle of the night after he had repeatedly awakend me for stupid things. then he decided it would be "okay" if he let the bobcat man do some work (next to my...

  16. HELP! I DON"T WANT TO GO THROUGH CNA first...

    CVICURN2003 replied to lookingforward's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked as a tech/CNA on a gyno-sug floor that is how I became comfortable talking and interacting with patients and families at their best and worst times in life. I had never worked in a...

  17. Thinking about changing to HH...

    CVICURN2003 posted a topic in Home Health

    Hi. I currently work in a CVICU. I have never worked anywhere else(four years) and I do love my job, but since I have never worked anywhere else I think I am at a point where I would like to try...

  18. Need help finding very entry level employment.

    CVICURN2003 replied to timinchrist's topic in General Nursing

    Just as all nurses have different education levels (PHd,MSN, RN, LPN) then you have CNA's, so do truckdrivers. Just like with Nurses it depends on where you work the education level and job...

  19. Need help finding very entry level employment.

    CVICURN2003 replied to timinchrist's topic in General Nursing

    My DH drives a truck and makes more money (WAY BETTER for less days), has better benefits and a better schedule than I do as a full time CCRN, CV ICU nurse with 4 years exp. Also, I bet he uses his...

  20. vented patients

    CVICURN2003 replied to LisaRn21's topic in General Nursing

    We are required to do a wake up assessment at least every shift. This is to assess that the patient will still follow commands and has had no neuro change since the last wake up assessment. See if the...

  21. Question, med admin times?

    CVICURN2003 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    We actually can get levo and regitine out and mix ourselves in an emergent case (and god help us for the questioning we have to go though from management). However, we can't get atropine out. You...

  22. Doctor apologized

    CVICURN2003 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Especially, when they learn that you snap back. I work with CT and vascular surgeons. At my hospital, they think they are God. Usually, you "earn" their respect. if they are crappy to a new nurse...

  23. Question, med admin times?

    CVICURN2003 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, at my hospital a certain "time" schedule is set per the pharmacy. Example: BID equal 9a, 9p. Period. No matter how many times you try to get it changed. Even if the order is written at 1300, the...

  24. Need Help With Balloon Pump!!!!!!!!!!!!

    CVICURN2003 replied to adean's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yep. We have to take a class, a test, etc...I would not take a IABP if you have not been

  25. I don't want to gag

    CVICURN2003 replied to fathernurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Me too! I can clean it up on the patient with no problem...but to empty it out gives me the heaves. I think it has to do with my terrible gag reflex. It makes my brain think that someone is puking...