bellehill

bellehill RN

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  1. How do you get motivated to exercise after work?

    bellehill replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I work night shift and find it so hard to exercise my first night off. I consider my 12-hour shifts to be exercise so I already exercise 3 times a week. On slow nights I walk up the stairs and I...

  2. Nimodipine shortage

    bellehill posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Our hospital is experiencing a nimodipine shortage so our patients are being started on nicardipine drips. I was curious if this shortage was nationwide and if anyone has seen an increase in the...

  3. I'm tired of it! I had enough!

    bellehill replied to marshalbc77's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, do you realize you are totally burntout and just described every nursing job? I have worked in 4 different hospitals in 4 different states...all nursing is the same drama and politics. My...

  4. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Here is an eICU update for those of you who were interested. We have been "live" for one week, of course the acuity on the unit dropped as soon as we went live. The main problem is our attendings...

  5. Becker Drain

    bellehill replied to Tricie's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Everytime we have someone new see a ventric go in the doc asks them if they want to keep the drill. It usually takes a few minutes before the rookie realizes it is a joke, priceless facial expression...

  6. Hi everyone, Im New

    bellehill replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Rodney, welcome to the group. You will get a lengthy orientation to whichever unit you decide to join. You went to school for a reason, use your degree, trust yourself. You will be amazed at what...

  7. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    That is one of the reasons we are looking forward to the eICU. We had that same situation the other night, SBP in the 50's, boluses started, no MD call back for 30 minutes. Unfortunately in this state...

  8. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    No problem, I will let you

  9. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I can't change your mind and you can't change mine so we might as well agree to disagree. This eICU is coming in about 1 week to my floor whether I want it to or not so I might as well keep an open...

  10. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    An eER would not be effective because the patient does not stay for an extended length of time and there are multiple doctors available if the patient starts crashing. On our unit we have nobody at...

  11. End of Life and DNR

    bellehill replied to Teachchildren123's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have a very different way of dealing with DNR in Ohio. There is a DNR-CC and a DNR-A. THe DNR-CC denotes only comfort care, no treatment with meds, TF, intubation....the DNR-A denotes that we treat...

  12. Death and how to deal

    bellehill replied to ArmyWife,RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I can't think of a single nurse I have worked with who wasn't bothered by the death of a patient. Sometimes we view it as a tragedy and sometimes it is a blessing. It is something that I too have...

  13. I am on the ICU floor this week...

    bellehill replied to tryinrealhard's topic in MICU, SICU

    As an ICU nurse I enjoy teaching new nurses as long as they want to learn. If you walk on the unit "knowing everything" I am immediately not interested in you. Talk to the nurses, ask them questions...

  14. Nimodipine shortage

    bellehill replied to bellehill's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    That is interesting, do you remember what journal he was published in? I would love to find that

  15. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    What I took the post to mean is that they are sitting in front of the computer and will be able to look up your labs for you if needed, no way do the results get called to the eICU that isn't what it...

  16. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I an an excellent ICU nurse and I am not insulted or threatened by the eICU. I am excited that my patients will receive the best possible care and will have the best possible outcomes. The nurse who...

  17. Does this sound good?????

    bellehill replied to CardioTrans's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sounds like a great place to work and a supportive work environment. The only hitch may be the 45 minute

  18. eICU

    bellehill replied to CVRNof4's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our NCC is the last unit to go "on-line" with the eICU. It has mixed reviews in our facility so far but I have heard more positive than negative. Our eICU monitors three different facilities, ICU,...

  19. Please walk me through a code blue

    bellehill replied to blackIrish's topic in General Nursing

    The first few codes I saw I was the recorder, that is an enormous help to learn what happens and when. I have been in maybe 5 codes, they don't really get any easier. The main thing to remember is...

  20. Hardest Equipment to work with in Nursing

    bellehill replied to hrtprncss's topic in MICU, SICU

    I love stories like that, thanks for the laugh. The clinitron beds are terrible for patient care, I also have difficulty using the hoyer weight lifts (our ICU doesn't have weight beds for all the...

  21. Refugees from NO

    bellehill replied to teeituptom's topic in General Nursing

    We've been alerted in central Ohio to expect up to 300. We are ready and willing to

  22. CVICU open visitation

    bellehill replied to chaosRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Didn't you hear that hospital nursing is all about the customer service scores now? We get that thrown at us every shift, I am so tired of customer service scores I could puke. Without some control...

  23. Evacuation of New Orleans hospital...(link to article inside)

    bellehill replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I am going insane watching all this coverage on TV and not being able to help. My donation is sent in, I need to contact the red cross about future volunteering. Listening to an ICU nurse at Charity...

  24. CVICU open visitation

    bellehill replied to chaosRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There is a really good thread in the medical ICU board, try doing a search for it. If I remember correctly it had a lot of good opinions and information in it. Open visitation is a volatile subject;...

  25. Real nurse vs. TV nurse.

    bellehill replied to MyBlueSky's topic in General Nursing

    I always figure those are TV shows and not real life...take it with a grain of salt. Ruby Vee is right, most large teaching facilities have more autonomy for the nurses and more respect from the...