miss arron

miss arron

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About miss arron

Tired and hungry nursing student

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  1. Leveling art line to tragus for cpp???

    I'm a year or two late on this thread, but I found it so interesting.... I've worked in two ICU's that have had neuro patients and both places have leveled the art at the phlebostatic axis and just...
  2. "Capped Care" in the ICU

    sounds similar to what we called "no escalation" on my old unit. ie: yes we will continue the pressors at the current level they are at but will not add a new one or turn up what we have, or no we...
  3. Single Use Leads

    I just started in a new hospital where they use them and I think it's a great idea. Does anyone out there know how long they are good for? I had a patient tonite that's been here for just about a...
  4. Intubated Pt's Using Bedside Comodes

    The majority of intubated patients I've had would yank that tube out the second the restraint is loosened let alone if attempted to get them up to a bedside commode, or desat the second you lower the...
  5. Do you get a lunch break?

    at one of my jobs i almost always get a lunch break, at the other almost never. at the one where i do get a break, we take a full hour b/c chances are you won't get away on 3 seperate occassions to do...
  6. i'll be working in cleveland as a surgical icu nurse and i couldn't be more excited to get started
  7. saliva vs. serum

    my sister went to a new doctor recently and he ordered some lab tests for her, but not serum, saliva. i have no experience with saliva testing so i was skeptical. i tried doing some research online...
  8. Working 7p-7a

    i work as a nurse tech on the 7p to 7a shift and i hope to find a job in the same shift when i graduate in may..... you couldn't pay me enought to work
  9. if you need to work, you'll find a way i worked part-time through my first year (24+) hours a week and my grades were very good you can do it, you just need keep somewhat
  10. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    my bf had a similar problem with an IV this spring... it had been in for 5 days and had definitely infiltrated (unfortunately i wasn't in nursing school then and didn't recognize it)... anywho, our...
  11. Rules for Rounding

    my method: gtt and insulin are whole (duh) tablets are either whole or half values (ie 2 tablets or 3.5 tablets, never 3.4 tabs, 0.7 tabs, etc) adults - round to 10th peds - round to 100th chemo -...
  12. Things you would LOVE to say to your nursing instructors...

    to my med-surg instructor: 1. learn to do math 2. i can read notes just fine on my own, if all you are going to do is read from your notes, i'm not wasting my time coming to your lecture to my...
  13. Weird, Odd Nurses Behavior.....

    1. food cannot touch (i had no idea there were so many of us) 2. i am completely disturbed by hair not attached to a body, i have to use a lint roller after i hold on of my guinea pigs, and i hide my...
  14. called me a maid

    rofl