nrsang97 BSN, RN

Neuro ICU and Med Surg

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    I'm tired of screwing up at work

    nrsang97 replied to solneeshka's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^^^Exactly! This system will cause more
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    What Is The Shift You Will Never Forget?

    nrsang97 replied to bsartor's topic in General Nursing

    Another shift I will never forget. I was right off orientation and I mean less than one month. On the night of 9/11 we had 3 RN's scheduled. I was the only one that was there so by default I became...
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    Smarten me up please! I come to you humble.

    nrsang97 replied to PatMinotaur's topic in Psychiatric

    Congrats to you. I don't know about any resources for psych as I am a critical care nurse. I just wanted to wish you the
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    Schizophrenia

    nrsang97 replied to NursingIsfun03's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I am so happy to hear that those of you affected with schizophrenia are able to be stable on meds and work. I couldn't imagine living with visual and/or auditory hallucinations. Thank you for...
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    Got fired for changing fluid rate

    nrsang97 replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    Most tele floors I have been worked on do not allow titration of Neo, Dopamine, or to run vasopressin. This was a truly inappropriate admission. The pt should have been stabilized further or sent to...
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    Got fired for changing fluid rate

    nrsang97 replied to lolakbolak's topic in General Nursing

    This was a totally inappropriate admission to a med surg floor from the ER. Where was your preceptor? Why on earth weren't they concerned regarding the BP? Something just isn't right about this...
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    new to neurosurgical icu, need advice pleaseeeee

    nrsang97 replied to froggy8's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Know your meds for seizures and vasospasam. Know meds like vimpat, dilantin, keppra, zonegran, depakote, and their theraputic levels. Know nimotop. You will give it a lot for SAH patients. Know the...
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    What Is The Shift You Will Never Forget?

    nrsang97 replied to bsartor's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few memorable shifts: The time I got the dead pt from the ER. She was not a DNR wither. We coded her got a hold of her family and they had us extubate her immediately. She passed away...
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    Blue about Code Blue

    nrsang97 replied to barbaralynn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So have I but the poster previous to you was stating more along the lines of being trached and pegged after prolonged CPR and being left with no quality of life. Most of us wouldn't want something...
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    I ignored my instincts...

    nrsang97 replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like your co workers are a bunch of three year old kids. I would have just shook my head and walked away. Kickball really? Did you not play good enough or something? Jeez no reason to yell...
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    Fairly Unique Situation

    nrsang97 replied to Drstrangelove88's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I completely agree. I am now on my journey to completing my BSN. I have been a RN for 12 years. I may someday want my masters. Just not
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    Ever have the spike come out from a hanging bag of blood?

    nrsang97 replied to Billy_Ruben's topic in General Nursing

    Do you use the Alaris pumps? I have seen this happen multiple times with these. We actually have gotten emails about proper blood spiking due to this
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    Dobhoff Tube Insertion

    nrsang97 replied to infirmiere77's topic in General Nursing

    Only MD's in our system. I have never inserted one as a
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    Do you tell people where you work?

    nrsang97 replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    I usually tell others where I work. It isn't a secret or anything. His reaction was way over the top. I usually hear good things from people. I usually get how they could never be a
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    Stress, students and stomach aches - a minor rant

    nrsang97 replied to Flare's topic in School

    We had a kid kill himself in a local school bathroom. Another student found him. I believe they were in like 8th grade. Who knows why he did it. Rumors were bullying then it was found he was a...
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    Charting...what to say?

    nrsang97 replied to chrisrn24's topic in General Nursing

    I have charted "RN spoke with pt about ...." Or "Writer observed pt get up oob w/o assist and reminded pt to use call light for assist." I have never used "I" in
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    Theme song to your Nursing career?

    nrsang97 replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    For those in Psych "Unwell" by Matchbox
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    How long does it take you to complete these tasks?

    nrsang97 replied to tsm007's topic in General Nursing

    ^^^ Exactly! It can take me a long time to get an IV in someone depending on their vascular status. Some people are much easier to get an IV in than
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    Thoughts on new grad being made charge?

    nrsang97 replied to mwc1230's topic in General Nursing

    I was put in charge on my first nursing unit because I was the only staff RN working that night. We had 3 scheduled but 2 called out. One was pregnant and lived in Canada (this was right after 9/11...
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    Which is more stressful: med-surg or SCU?

    nrsang97 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    1:8 on stepdown? That sounds awfully
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    Which is more stressful: med-surg or SCU?

    nrsang97 replied to Nurse ABC's topic in General Nursing

    The previous poster is right. Teamwork makes or breaks the unit. There was more teamwork in the ICU than in the med surg units. Not all med surg units are bad for teamwork. I have seen some great...
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    "I'm not floating."

    nrsang97 replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    Usually it is the staff member being difficult. Some staff just will whine about anything. Especially floating. I understand being in an unfamiliar environment is tough, but we all have to
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    "I'm not floating."

    nrsang97 replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't mind floating. Sometimes there were floors I hated to go to. Most of the time when I floated in the ICU the floor I was floated to was kind to us not giving us a super sick assignment or...
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    Coworker having access to my password and charting

    nrsang97 replied to CorinneRN's topic in General Nursing

    This needs to be reported to IT and HR like the other posters already said. She shouldn't have any access to your
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    Refusing Orders.

    nrsang97 replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in General Nursing

    We had a pt go into SVT gave adenosine one time. Rate slowed and then sped back up into A-Fib with RVR. Resident orders give adenosine 6mg IVP now. We collectively refused. We said give cardizem...