PICNICRN

PICNICRN BSN, RN

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  1. Anyone else feeling frustrated with their job?

    PICNICRN replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

    Many nurses rely on OT to make their monthly bills- times are tough and its not like we can just go get a perdiem job at another hospital or get any agency hours at this time. Management is cutting...

  2. Grad gift - survival kit

    PICNICRN replied to RNBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Tylenol, hand lotion, and a pack of gum. BTW this is really a nice thing to do you your

  3. Looking at Chicago Hospitals...

    PICNICRN replied to kellicRN's topic in General Nursing

    My heart belongs to Children's Memorial but if you are wanting to do Mom/ Baby and L&D..... I would say Northwestern- very close to where you are looking to live. Also, there is a great "little...

  4. Bacterial Pneumonia, Top 5 assessments??

    PICNICRN replied to ShanaLynn329's topic in General Nursing

    Where do you ALWAYS start? Think ABCs and go from

  5. Just Got Fired, Need Interview Advice

    PICNICRN replied to MelissaPhoographerRN's topic in Nursing Career

    You would NOT be eligible for unemployment if you QUIT! You were fired- you are

  6. Reasons for Becoming a Nurse

    PICNICRN replied to MarathonRunner1's topic in Nursing Career

    YOU know what you are doing! Trust

  7. Should we chart in 24-hour time?

    PICNICRN replied to MikeyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought all hospitals used "military time"! I'm kinda

  8. Adult ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)

    PICNICRN replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I think it only takes one Doc with a special interest! Maybe you could "encourage" one of your docs to be the "director" of the ECMO team. Come up with a standing order set- frequency of...

  9. Adult ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)

    PICNICRN replied to WalkieTalkie's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an "ECMO team"? Or are your patients managed by your CV team? I come from the Pediatric world but we do alot of AV and VV ECMO in the PICU.... RDS and CV population. We have an ECMO...

  10. Bolusing sdation medications form the syringe pump

    PICNICRN replied to RNNPICU's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We've been doing it since we have started using the "smart pumps"- I love it! No need to run to the pixys while someone lays on your kid so they don't extubate themselves. Also no more need to take a...

  11. Cheesy Activities in LTC

    PICNICRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    My Grandma is in a LTC facility and she really seems to enjoy the activities they provide- although I must say her favorite is BINGO!! Ha Ha! But they play for cash! She won $2 last week off a...

  12. I just dont understand!!

    PICNICRN replied to sassyson_989's topic in General Nursing

    Be patient young grasshopper!! You'd be suprised how much of that knowedge you will draw upon later in life- oxyhemoglobin curve, sodium potassium pump, krebs cycle- it all comes back to you later!...

  13. Self-scheduling

    PICNICRN replied to HURN's topic in General Nursing

    We have always self scheduled- we work every 3rd weekend and we place people on their w/e at hire- weekend A,B, or C for instance. Other than that, everyone MUST schedule themselves 4 mondays or...

  14. RRT initiated by family/patient

    PICNICRN replied to Penelope_Pitstop's topic in General Nursing

    We/ve been doing it since we started the RRT- about 2 years. Our calls go to the hospital operator and get called overhead like the CODEs do.... we do not carry a pager or anything, we just respond as...

  15. HELP! Afraid to lose license after fired!

    PICNICRN replied to indylpn08's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I doubt you will have your license revoked from being terminated from a job. From what you have described, I doubt what you did would warrant a complaint to the board for suspending your license. You...

  16. Do you agree with me?

    PICNICRN replied to Mikerinhouston's topic in General Nursing

    I'd do it your way- according to specialties. I once worked breifly at a hospital where the floors were divided up by age. Know what happeded? The CV surgeons kept the kids in the PICU until the went...

  17. Plastic surgery etc. to defy age

    PICNICRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    It's an epidemic happening all over the nation! I'm thinking I need to go into Aesthetics- better hours, less stress- now we're on to

  18. E-mail I got today....

    PICNICRN replied to flightnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, they have already changed the term Patient to

  19. Student Reports Alcoholic mom

    PICNICRN replied to skoolnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally understand what you are saying and you might be right.... BUT... it is not our job to make that assessment. Would you feel differently if the kid said that the mom was abusive? Kids do make...

  20. Student Reports Alcoholic mom

    PICNICRN replied to skoolnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, the teacher whom the child reported the substance abuse to should have already made a CPS referal if they were doing what they were supposed to. However, if they did not, you should. Now, CPS...

  21. briefs or diapers

    PICNICRN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    Working with kids, I've been known to call them "Hospital Pants"- no 6 year old wants to wear a diaper either! Sometimes after they are extubated and come out of their sedation haze- they will ask "Am...

  22. Help PLEASE!!!!

    PICNICRN replied to DN08's topic in Pediatric

    How high is the K?? Just slightly elevated or like 7? Depends! A really high K could mean renal failure(acute or chronic) but sounds like that is not the case- especially if the Creatinine is low....

  23. Walk the Stairs at Work Challenge Thread

    PICNICRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm in- this includes the parking garage

  24. Help PLEASE!!!!

    PICNICRN replied to DN08's topic in Pediatric

    The answer is probably not the "respiratory issue" exactly- most likely it is the viral infection itself. Especially in the neonatal population you will see a decrease in H/H and increase in Plts with...

  25. Vent and NGT Question

    PICNICRN replied to GatorRN21's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Do you have a VAP protocol in place? Ours states that all tubed kiddos have an OG(not NG) in place. I usually drop one in while they're still zonked even if they are planning to extubate in the am-...