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...
miss arron replied to micker14's topic in MICU, SICU
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...
miss arron replied to nikkicoliCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU
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...
miss arron replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Critical Care
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...
miss arron replied to beccainabox's topic in Critical Care
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...
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...
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
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
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...
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 -...
miss arron replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in General Students
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...
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...