lotosho

I guess you have to look at the big picture, if you dont place some sort of tube to divert the blood from just sitting in the gut, it could causes other issue. I have heard of the blakemore tube but never used or placed one. The ultimate goal is determining where the bleed is and what cause it and how to stop it. Treat the signs as they present and to keep the patient hemodynamically stable.

I was hoping none of that was a factor, I assumed that we where all professional and striving to provide quailty patient care. Thank you for your words of encouragement.

Thank you for those words of encouragement.

I just experince the worst tranistional period in my nursing career. I accepted a position to transition from medical surgical/hi-obs nurse to MICU nurse. It seemed like nothing I did was correct, I was always offending someone by stating that I was not use to doing a task a certain way or that if you show me one I will do one. It was like I was being reprogramed all over again. I down graded my previous position( LTAC) to seek this new position in hosptial setting ( MICU). I was informed by several coworker that I was not going to have a good experince or like where I was going, but I wanted to see for myself. I am 40y/o and single and I wanted to enhance my nursing skills and to continue to further my professional development. Needless to say I got fired, this was quite a shock to me, I have never been fired, this made me rethink my blind ambition. I forgot to mention, I will graduate in a month with honors from an RN-BSN program, was I wrong for going outside my comfort zones?