fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. Bedside report in the ICU setting

    fiveofpeep replied to squirtle's topic in MICU, SICU

    oh ruby, thank you for the term "death watch" which when used so candidly as you did made me laugh out loud

  2. Nurses: If jobs were equally abundant in America, where would you most want to work?

    fiveofpeep replied to Samian Q's topic in General Nursing

    I live in california and wouldnt want to change it for anything except for maybe the PNW in some beautiful utopian town with huge trees right by the ocean...but I highly doubt Id ever find that with a...

  3. Letter to the Offended

    fiveofpeep replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    hey whats wrong with thongs under scrubs as long as no one sees

  4. Turning Patients

    fiveofpeep replied to Sg0223RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    ^ what about a hoyer

  5. Post code patient question

    fiveofpeep replied to tknoob's topic in MICU, SICU

    yeah atropine causes that fixed, dilated pupil

  6. is pursuing a degree in nursing still worth it in this depressed economy?

    fiveofpeep replied to xtin0712's topic in General Nursing

    in one word: no. Im blessed with my dream job but Ive seen too many new grads unemployed and destitute. working any entry level job is better than being unemployed with student

  7. Halloween Scare

    fiveofpeep replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    oooh yes. I swear one room is haunted but I dont want to give up my identity because I have widely discussed my suspicions. very creepy and also opens me up to the brunt of a lot of subsequent pranks...

  8. Survey regarding tube feedings

    fiveofpeep replied to cruisin_woodward's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    1.) Does your intensive care unit have a specific guideline or protocol regarding enteral nutritional therapy in critically ill mechanically ventilated adults? c. No 2.) In your practice, do...

  9. Bipolar Job Disorder...really!

    fiveofpeep replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    you're so not alone. I go through loving and hating my job multiple times per

  10. theme costume ideas

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in General Nursing

    This Halloween we are allowed to dress up. The morale is very low lately and I thought it would be a nice boost if we all dress up in some sort of theme. Something funny or surgical-related would be...

  11. hanging blood with the wrong fluids

    fiveofpeep replied to newnurse012's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I dont know exactly what would happen, but the reason we use NS is because it is isotonic. RBCs may lyse d/t extremes in osmolality such as with hypotonic or hypertonic solutions. RBC lysis can cause...

  12. The Hospital Robot

    fiveofpeep replied to kd2010's topic in General Nursing

    that's super cute. I want a robot couple to roam our halls

  13. Nurses and your significant others

    fiveofpeep replied to sourapril's topic in General Nursing

    try to find someone else to vent to and I also agree with the rule of rehashing in the car and stopping by the time you are in the driveway. my bf is a nurse so he doesnt like hearing stuff either....

  14. "Shotty Neck"

    fiveofpeep replied to PrairieRose's topic in General Nursing

    oramar: Im pretty sure it's a virus. my sister had it and her bf had to re-hard-drive her computer or something to fix

  15. Fictional-Hospital Scrubs for Real-Life Nurses

    fiveofpeep replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    ^

  16. Fictional-Hospital Scrubs for Real-Life Nurses

    fiveofpeep replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

    it's not advertising the show, it's a brand. I like them because they are soft, durable, and comfortable, but trust me, if I could rip that GA tag off I would! I hate when journalists write with an...

  17. annoying family members

    fiveofpeep replied to noctanol's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    yeah I had one family member give his mother meds from home (not prescribed by the md) right in front of me just after I had told him absolutely not. I was

  18. annoying family members

    fiveofpeep replied to noctanol's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    my ideal patient is a comatose orphan with no friends Im trying to work on my compassion, but I totally can get where you are coming from when a family just grinds your

  19. how to deal with this intensivist

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey Everyone, We all had a horrible week. Acuity is extremely high, we dont have enough nurses. Everyone is burned out and overworked. On my last day of many consecutive days in a row I missed that...

  20. how to deal with this intensivist

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in MICU, SICU

    well I do agree that it was my fault. Im the one supervising the entire care of the patient. Even if RT should have been reviewing the orders, I still should have noticed the orders werent enacted. To...

  21. The Money is my motivation

    fiveofpeep replied to RNDreamer's topic in General Nursing

    once you reach a certain point, critical care will be quite boring too. patients are much more needy and there are even more tasks that seem "exciting" but arent in actuality. some nights you wont...

  22. Does it have to be a fingerstick? (accucheck question)

    fiveofpeep replied to simvee's topic in Critical Care

    I use all sorts of blood (basically I'll take what I can get) to minimize sticks. Ive done accuchecks from blood draws, a lines, and central lines. you can also check syringe compatibility on...

  23. Craniectomy / SDH questions

    fiveofpeep replied to simvee's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    we do mannitol prophylactically for many patients. havent seen any side effects yet and we have a really high success rate with a very high acuity neuro population. we give hypertonic saline boluses...

  24. Flipping days/nights while keeping normal off days

    fiveofpeep replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    I stay up all night the night before my first night. At least till 0300 but usually go to bed around 05-08 if I rally. Then I can sleep all day for my first shift. A lot of my coworkers just come in...

  25. New grads can't get jobs afraid of becoming an old new grad.

    fiveofpeep replied to sunspotmia's topic in General Nursing

    I have done exactly that, commuting 3hrs RT to have my dream