TemperStripe

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  1. Regional Float Pool at Centura?

    TemperStripe replied to IVNinja300's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Yes, I am. Feel free to PM

  2. Are swans going "out of style?"

    TemperStripe posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Just heard from a coworker who returned from a conference that there are a bunch of new, really cool, much less invasive way to measure cardiac output and such, and that we are going to be swanning...

  3. New hospital with agency...no orientation?

    TemperStripe posted a topic in Agency Nurses

    I have been agency/float full time for almost a year now and have floated to probably 30 different units, but wanted to bounce something off everyone. I just finished paperwork for a large...

  4. New hospital with agency...no orientation?

    TemperStripe replied to TemperStripe's topic in Agency Nurses

    Great, I feel totally vindicated. :) I've set up some additional orientations at these places and feel totally solid that it's the right thing, not just for me but for my patients. Thank you

  5. Regional Float Pool at Centura?

    TemperStripe replied to IVNinja300's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm with the RFP and I love it. Can't say enough good things about the managers, educator, and schedulers. It's a great fit for me because I hate unit politics and am very protective of my schedule. I...

  6. Light therapy for night shifters?

    TemperStripe posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any night shifters use light therapy and/or sustained release melatonin? Just curious about your experiences with it, especially if you switch back and forth or live in a darkened

  7. Light therapy for night shifters?

    TemperStripe replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    I started taking mine to work to use it during breaks and charting and 5 or 6 other nurses ended up buying their own lights. :) I use it mostly during the winter and also take a massive dose of...

  8. When to call in sick to the SICU

    TemperStripe replied to DuluthMike's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have twice made the mistake of NOT calling in sick...thinking I'd be fine and it would pass. I was having sore throat/cold-like symptoms. MISTAKE. Both of those days ended up being some of the...

  9. Patients who are too unstable to turn

    TemperStripe posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Does anyone have any suggestions for preventing skin breakdown on a patient that is too unstable to turn? I was moving his arms and legs and tilting the bed hourly at least. And of course, he pooped...

  10. Future of wireless monitoring?

    TemperStripe replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have heard it can already be done but who can afford it? Not sure. As economics allow, I definitely think it's the future of the

  11. Is turning to supine considered a turn?

    TemperStripe replied to sockov's topic in MICU, SICU

    Side-Back-Side I posted a few weeks ago about a patient I couldn't turn at all so I just moved his arms and legs whenever possible. Miraculously he didn't have any skin breakdown when I checked him...

  12. Light therapy for night shifters?

    TemperStripe replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    I had used melatonin and also found it to be useless. However, I was taking 3-9mg at a time before going to bed. I've been reading that this is way more than the pineal gland ever secretes, and...

  13. Patients who are too unstable to turn

    TemperStripe replied to TemperStripe's topic in MICU, SICU

    This particular case was an incredibly unstable pelvic fracture so the wedge wouldn't have worked because the patient needed to be 100% flat, but I will definitely keep that in mind for the future. I...

  14. OSA in the ICU

    TemperStripe posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    We've had a rash of elective surgeries that have had to stay overnight in the ICU because the patients have OSA. The policy states they have to be in ICU even though they have q shift vitals! I'm...

  15. OSA in the ICU

    TemperStripe replied to TemperStripe's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's because the OSA makes them "high risk." However, many of them don't even have their own CPAPs. They're on room air all night

  16. OSA in the ICU

    TemperStripe replied to TemperStripe's topic in MICU, SICU

    Obstructive sleep

  17. Packing for Haiti

    TemperStripe posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any must-haves for my trip to Haiti tomorrow? (Yes, found out kind of last minute.)

  18. Packing for Haiti

    TemperStripe replied to TemperStripe's topic in General Nursing

    Good idea on fun stuff for the kids! Will try to squeeze in some candy and bubbles. :) I don't actually have any psych experience outside of my degree...well, I guess everyday is a new psych...

  19. Inappropriate ICU admissions

    TemperStripe replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We get inappropriate admissions all the time. Lately it's been pretty bad. A lot of times, it seems the docs are more comfortable with the patient-nurse ratio on the unit, and even though the patient...

  20. Coping with ICU Ethics

    TemperStripe replied to EMSnut45's topic in MICU, SICU

    We get this all the time, especially in surgery. Read the book "The Final Exam" to get a better understanding of how doctors tick, and how they are taught, from Day 1 of medical school, that death is...

  21. Good critical care apps for IPOD

    TemperStripe replied to nurseiam08's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have an iPhone but previously I had an iPod Touch which could support all of the apps I mentioned above. I loved my iPod touch... Don't know about a droid, you'd have to check their app store. Sorry...

  22. Good critical care apps for IPOD

    TemperStripe replied to nurseiam08's topic in MICU, SICU

    I use my iPhone all the time at work. Here's what I have: Nursing Central: includes drug reference, lab reference, Tabers, and some random journal articles. I use the drug reference all the time, it's...

  23. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    TemperStripe replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    Dec' 08 grad here. We rarely see 3:1 assignments, even when our acuity is low (which does happen...our hospital has no step-down unit so they tend to hang out in ICU longer.) Hope you're able to find...

  24. What does an ICU nurse do exactly?

    TemperStripe replied to MJB's topic in MICU, SICU

    The answers to these questions tend to be very unit-specific. As a new grad, you should ONLY work on a unit with great, supportive team members. I would say that is the number 1 thing to look for when...

  25. Adjusting to being an RN

    TemperStripe replied to Wondergirl0905's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I graduated in December, '08. Switching days and nights in the same week is extremely difficult, even without all the pressure of just being a nurse, let alone being new! It's no surprise that you are...