PICNICRN

PICNICRN BSN, RN

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  1. Where to go?

    PICNICRN replied to kat29's topic in General Nursing

    I loved Colorado..... we lived halfway between CO Springs and Denver in Castle Rock... which was a great town!(we moved back west because of family, otherwise we'd still be there) If you love the out...

  2. I think I am in the wrong place......

    PICNICRN replied to Eldow076's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Depressed in AZ.......... I am also in AZ and I think I might know where you work. If I do, than I can tell you that all places are not like this, other RNs should not be out to get you! My advise, if...

  3. How do you practice this??

    PICNICRN replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    Well, when I was in school, we practiced on each other.... but I think that is frowned upon now? I'm sure some one will let us know. We also had clinical labs with fake arm with veins so that you...

  4. Artificial Fingernails and Direct Care Staff

    PICNICRN replied to pumpkin92356's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I must say that I would love to wear them because I think they are really pretty(if short)! But yuck!! Total germ breeding medium! We too have had a policy against artificial nails for...

  5. Rushville, IN Helicopter Crash

    PICNICRN replied to sjt9721's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I now live in a city that, in my opinion, uses air transport for patients way too casually. Very many patients are in the air that could easily be in an ambulance. Air evac is used very frequently...

  6. Tracheostomy care

    PICNICRN replied to billy bow legs's topic in General Nursing

    OK............ I seem to remember adults having an inner and outer cannula- I wouldn't know about that. Pediatric trachs are one cannula with an opturator. You place the trach and pull out the...

  7. Unfriendly Nurses.....

    PICNICRN replied to NurseDianne's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ya know... if you think about it, why is this unit in need of travelers anyway? Why are they short staffed? Here is my guess...... they can't seem to get staff to put up with this attitude on a full...

  8. Nurse to patient ratios and acuity in YOUR PICU

    PICNICRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What does your nurse manager say about all of this? Is there anyone that can help you guys? This just sounds

  9. Please dont hate me for saying this...

    PICNICRN replied to RN2BENAUSTIN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember when I was a student on a PICU clinical I once saw a nurses come to the desk and get her assignment and say "Great... give me the dead kid"(sarcastically) then she sighed and walked away. I...

  10. pregnant nurse in LTC

    PICNICRN replied to sparkles_2221's topic in General Nursing

    Oh , and

  11. pregnant nurse in LTC

    PICNICRN replied to sparkles_2221's topic in General Nursing

    Universal precautions will protect you from most things so make sure you are using your PPE as required by protocol. The big ones are CMV, Rubella, and Chickenpox/shingles if you do not have...

  12. Abuse of Nurses

    PICNICRN replied to widi96's topic in General Nursing

    And after you make file your assault complaint with the police...... get a restraining

  13. Letting a pt on suicide precautions out of their room to ambulate.

    PICNICRN replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    You absolutely were NOT wrong........ it is YOU who is responsible for that pt! Not the sitter/ not the friend!!! You totally did the right thing! About 5 years ago, I worked in a community hospital...

  14. salary in denver co

    PICNICRN replied to blue butterfly's topic in General Nursing

    I just moved back out west from the Littleton area! PM me and I can give you some info on the hospitals if you want- I just came from a NICU in Lone Tree- great hospital! As for pay, I have to say...

  15. Pediatric Rapid Response Team in a Community Based Hospital

    PICNICRN replied to guardwife's topic in General Nursing

    Our RRT consists of a PICU RN and RT and the House Supervisor. No docs because this is not a code. Seems to work pretty well so far- usually we get called for a pt with worsening condition(usually...

  16. smart pumps

    PICNICRN replied to suepozitory's topic in General Nursing

    "I love the pumps for titrating weight-based meds such as Diprivan, Levophed, and Dopamine." Yep---- everything we do is by weight so it is a really nice way to not only titrate but give a "per kilo"...

  17. Nurse to patient ratios and acuity in YOUR PICU

    PICNICRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yes, every kid should have the chance to see the sky before they die. They should also have the chance to catch a ball, swim in a pool, go to school, ride a horse, and many other things. Sad hard fact...

  18. smart pumps

    PICNICRN replied to suepozitory's topic in General Nursing

    We just got them.... I'm still learning, but so far I really think they are ok. I like the gaurdrails... less room for error! I also like the display- no more putting tape on the pump to label whats...

  19. nursing unions

    PICNICRN replied to dizzier80's topic in General Nursing

    I did work at a County Hospital out west that was union- I found it to be pretty nice actually. Great staffing ratios, ALWAYS got our breaks, best pay in the city, very low turnover. I found that the...

  20. Nenate Ambu Bag

    PICNICRN replied to Yayamaya's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not a stupid question! Usually an anesthesia bag is used with the neonatal population- in my experience. This type of bag has to be connected to an O2 source to fill, unlike the self inflating bags...

  21. Finally!!

    PICNICRN replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!! Keep us posted on how things

  22. Bringing diseases home to your kids from work?

    PICNICRN replied to abbabask's topic in General Nursing

    I work with snotty and infected kids all day and I have 2 little ones at home. I do especially worry during RSV season(especially when they were babies). My clothes come off at the door and go into...

  23. Nurse to patient ratios and acuity in YOUR PICU

    PICNICRN replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Oh Jan.... you guys are brave!!! Never have I been asked to "take the hypoplast on flolan out for a walk"!! Sounds like a huge liability for the

  24. How much waste do you see?

    PICNICRN replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

    yeah- thats what I say..... the stuff is in

  25. How much waste do you see?

    PICNICRN replied to PiPhi2004's topic in General Nursing

    On our unit, everything that is left in a patient's room after they leave is thrown out.... rolls of tape, unused tegaderm, packaged 2X2s, packaged suction caths, packaged yankauers, and always a few...