Rainagrey

Rainagrey has 8 years experience and specializes in MICU.

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1. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

   Rainagrey replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

   We use propofol pretty regularly on my unit and (as far as I know) haven't had a case of propofol infusion syndrome. My question is, why do patients develop blue/green urine? I'm going to hop on...

2. UMASS Boston RN-BSN Online update

   Rainagrey replied to gerry79's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

   Hi ladies! I graduated from the UMass RN-BSN program this past May, although I did the program through UMass Amherst, not Boston. It went really well and really quickly! Feel free to PM me if you...

3. On-line RN-BSN or MSN programs

   Rainagrey replied to KIttyRN712's topic in General Nursing

   *waves* Hi! I'm in an online program right now actually through UMass Amherst. It's the best deal I could find, being a resident of Mass, it costs me roughly 10k total, and it's three semesters. I...

4. Heard of American Mobile Healthcare

   Rainagrey replied to jaycrue's topic in Travel

   Hi guys! Wow, I feel like I found this thread just in time, lol! I have an application to American mobile that I've been filling out over the past couple of days, but all these comments are giving...

5. cRNA programs and BSN?

   Rainagrey posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Hi all! I currently have an ADN, and my long term goal is to go to cRNA school. I've been told by several people that it doesn't matter where I get my BSN from, just so long as my grades are really...

6. "Labs" is up at www.icufaqs.org ...

   Rainagrey posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   Hello all. A new file: "Labs", is up on the micu faq site at http://www.icufaqs.org. Let us know what you think. All the

7. Breaking rules: what about ETOH for DTs?

   Rainagrey posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay, somebody tell me why we don't give patients alcohol when they come in developing DTs? Why are ER patients forced through the benzo thing when (it seems) a bit of ETOH would stabilize them right...

8. Vecuronium question

   Rainagrey replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hi there. IMHO, the paralytic ileus business is usually due to the opiate drips that get used along with the paralytic. Lately I've been hearing about using doses of neostigmine to make the ileus go...