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  1. Noting orders

    nilepoc replied to swacht's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes, as a charge nurse, I would go insane if this were the way my facility worked. I bet there are over 100 orders a shift on my unit. I cannot imagine having to check them all. I usually operate...

  2. Verbal Orders, Do you take them?

    nilepoc replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Oh and to me phone and verbal orders are the same

  3. Verbal Orders, Do you take them?

    nilepoc replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Well the reason that we are not allowed to take verbal orders, is because the orders are sometimes to general and leave too much flex in regards to what should be done. I.e. you can't write in an...

  4. Physical Demands of CRNA?? Please Help!

    nilepoc replied to SomBum's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    First, are you currently a nurse, because if not, getting through nursing school and the two years of required ICU expereince may be to much for your shoulder. But I would think that CRNA might work...

  5. see-through white pants? Hate it!!!

    nilepoc replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my, love to hear how it

  6. Help! Ventilators

    nilepoc replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't mind reading, you should go to the medical bookstore or library and pick up Paul L. Marino's "The ICU Book". This book is the best reference I have ever read, it blows most nursing texts...

  7. Lunch breaks

    nilepoc replied to moonshadeau's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    So I am going to stir the pot now. What about smoke "breaks" everytime I work, it seems that the smokers are the only ones that actually get and seek out their breaks. I have actually stated that I...

  8. Stethoscopes

    nilepoc replied to Lisa32's topic in General Nursing

    Tell them you have an ear infection, see if they want it then. I endorse littman all the way, especially since they are

  9. see-through white pants? Hate it!!!

    nilepoc replied to scootermcnutt's topic in General Nursing

    You could just embrace the style I saw in Europe this summer. It seemed that sheer white pants and thongs were all the rage. Barring that however, if your hospital will allow it, start looking for...

  10. Arterial blood draws, tips

    nilepoc posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello, I have vasilated on wether or not to repost this, as it is a response I made to another thread. url of original post follows....

  11. Can anyone give me pointers?

    nilepoc replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    In my facility, arterial sticks are strictly the nurses responsibility if there is no arterial line in the patient. As such, arterial sticks are a cause of some stress in our orientees. They require...

  12. Patients on suicide precautions-what is your facility's policy?

    nilepoc replied to deespoohbear's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I currently work in an ICU, I think that placing them in the ICU is the wrong move. It is expensive, and in our busy institution, it is wasteful of resources. What we do, is pay someone to sit in the...

  13. CRRT: Who does it??

    nilepoc replied to NephRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    one other thing to add, pharmacy mixes all the dialysate, and replacement

  14. CRRT: Who does it??

    nilepoc replied to NephRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We do everything ourselves, with minimal backup. The ICU nurses in our TSICU (trauma/surg/burn) and MICU takke classes on prisma and from then on run the therapy and do all of the things you mention....

  15. tar removal

    nilepoc replied to jimminy's topic in Burn

    There is a thread on this very topic in the Emergency nursing forum. We use Mayo here, its cheap and works like a charm. And you can use whats left to make

  16. BUN and Creatinine prior to CAT scan

    nilepoc replied to radnurse2001's topic in Radiology

    All of my experience in this arena is related to trauma. To begin with, we usually order a full set of labs on every admit we get. Then we subsequently order any additional tests, radiology...

  17. Hepatitis B Vaccine... Needing Answers

    nilepoc replied to AmyL219's topic in General Nursing

    I like you am a non-responder to the vaccine. I have had two complete series of the vaccine and one booster. These were met with no response. So I am considered to be at risk for Hepatitis B...

  18. Color Coding Nurses

    nilepoc replied to BrandyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital does not have a dress policy, They seem to be happy as long as you cover up the important bits. Personally I wear scrub tops, with military style BDU's (I like the pockets). Our OR...

  19. How is code blue announced at your facility?

    nilepoc replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    Dr. Heart is paged overhead with the floor number and the ICU that is responsible for codes that month is paged. Whats funny is that usually the pager goes off while you are doing compressions. The...

  20. Floating of ICU RNs

    nilepoc replied to braveheart's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our ICU nurses float quite regularly. The order of floating is as follows travelers first casual pool next overtime next, ( double time people get the choice not to float) regular staff ( after a...

  21. Seeking your expertise with blood draws

    nilepoc replied to WashYaHands's topic in General Nursing

    Preferred site of blood draw, radial artery. using a 10 or 20cc syringe and a 20g needle. If the radial arteries are shot from repeated sicks or arterial line placements, the dorsal pedal arteries...

  22. Financing Anesthesia School

    nilepoc replied to Tonya Campbell's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As far as stipends go, I have seen people get positive responses by posting on http://www.nursingnet.org under the CRNA jobs board. good luck. As for the other posters question. I am not accepted yet,...

  23. How much does a CRNA really make?

    nilepoc replied to Imrnlil's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Some of the CRNA's in the hospital I work for are making as little as $60,000/year. It all depends on the location, and what type of position you take. I saw one position listed on...

  24. Do you mix your own IV's?

    nilepoc replied to deespoohbear's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am pretty sure that our hospital went to premixed KCL drips as a result of a JCAHO recommendation. (I.e. fix this or we remove your federal funding). You Could see if JCAHO has a recommedation...

  25. ECMO

    nilepoc replied to nrsen99's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our hospital does many adult ECMO cases a year. I believe we are one of the only facilities doing it fo Hanta Virus. While I won't say that we have a stellar success rate, there are definaltely adult...