AliRae

AliRae

PICU, surgical post-op

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  1. I'm Taking a Poll

    AliRae replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I wish I had an answer for you on that one, but I don't. We don't actually use follow the VAP bundle protocols. I'm not sure why we're backwards in this, but we don't. And we're a new cardiac...

  2. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    AliRae replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Not in the pediatric

  3. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    AliRae replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Reminds me of my kid the other day ... severe scoliosis, in halo and steinman traction following an anterior release, hadn't pooped in a week. I sent up a silent prayer and gave her the...

  4. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    AliRae replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks ... will do! (I think I can actually get a code from my work to get on that whole system ... I need to look into

  5. advice requested= track to PICU

    AliRae replied to jopadeevra's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    What she said. =) I'm so useless with smilies that I'll let Jan's party up there suffice. Congratulations! And let us know how the world of PICU treats you,

  6. Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    AliRae replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    To add my voice, yup. As hokey as it might sound, I feel that nursing is a calling for me. As in, if I were doing anything else, I would be missing out on what I should really be doing in life. I...

  7. Humidify low flow oxygen?

    AliRae replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if our adult hospital does it, but we humidify everything in our children's hospital- even as little as 0.25 litres. That being said, I'm going to go back and read those articles now....

  8. Humorous Introspection

    AliRae replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't started swearing quite yet. In fact, it's become something of a game on my unit to see who'll be the one to make me crack. Does anyone else find themselves going to the bathroom at home and...

  9. Would you rather have a child said to be SS or abort?

    AliRae replied to ICURN7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the risk of sounding redundant, I would agree with those who have stated that sickle cell is a very treatable disease. Yes, kids and adults with sickle cell do have crises, and some more than...

  10. Colors used to identify IV sets usage?

    AliRae replied to jorogume's topic in General Nursing

    We have a hospital-wide system to identify major classes of drugs that we might be running. We have label sheets that have a big one to go on the pump itself with the name of the med and a few little...

  11. "You're gonna need to learn Spanish...."

    AliRae replied to smkiya's topic in General Nursing

    That's why I read the whole thread before posting! Because, my sentiments exactly. It fustrates the heck out of me to deal with patients who don't/won't speak English. I also live and work in NJ,...

  12. Phenergan IV changes in policy

    AliRae replied to RNKPCE's topic in General Nursing

    I know the thread's about phenergan (which we don't use) but I do want to ask about the demerol issue ... We use it all the time. Especially on scoli surgeries ... the kiddos across the board come...

  13. "Closure" with long term patients

    AliRae replied to Kytrejela's topic in General Nursing

    I work PICU, and we'll have patients come in as traumas and stay with us for a few weeks (or longer, depending on the situation...). When they leave us, they'll usually go to the floor for a while...

  14. your PICU scrubs

    AliRae replied to Ginyer's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Oh my. I'm at work right now (LOVE the weekends when there's no "grownups" around to get mad at us for going on the internet) and my patient's sister just looked out of the window to see why I was...

  15. What would your ER do?

    AliRae replied to charebec65's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be VERY interested to know their heartrate and see their EKG. And I'd also be drawing up

  16. your PICU scrubs

    AliRae replied to Ginyer's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Tee hee. Granted, some days it's a LITTLE cold for such footwear. The only days I subject myself to "real" shoes are the days we have snow. Which aren't too too many, since I live in Jersey. We...

  17. your PICU scrubs

    AliRae replied to Ginyer's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    We wear our own. Our children's hospital provides us with a pair of royal blue scrubs with the logo on them, but they're not always easy to come by, and I haven't managed to get a set in my size yet....

  18. precepting days--then shipped off to nights?

    AliRae replied to jamonit's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'm with Jan. Although I don't get to work all that many nights, I love them when I do. It's true that days are generally more fast-paced and there are more opportunities to learn (its a rare doc...

  19. T-shirt Slogans

    AliRae replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Me

  20. Pediatric Stethoscope

    AliRae replied to googabin02's topic in Pediatric

    I had a littman adult steth during school and bought a pedi littman once i started in PICU. I love it. I notice it especially when I have isolation kiddos and am forced to use the crappy isolations...

  21. Floating to your unit

    AliRae replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Yay! Glad you had a better time this time around. We had the same thing happen to a float nurse yesterday, only we managed to keep the kid from getting tubed. Now stop breaking PICU kids!

  22. How to get to work in a snowstorm?

    AliRae replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    i love the fact that you've skiied to work. it just makes me happy. last year i was working the one weekend we had a bad-ish snowstorm (anything over 1 inch and jersey freaks out!). i hadn't heard...

  23. Why must all docs bathe in cologne?

    AliRae replied to kessadawn's topic in General Nursing

    I've often thought the same thing and then wondered "But is she wearing perfume, or is that just the glorious smell of CLEAN?

  24. phone calls no outsider would believe

    AliRae replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    wasn't exactly a phone call, but we had a girl in our ER whose dx was listed in the computer as "ran away from home for 3 days, mom wants to know if still a virgin" you can't make this stuff

  25. Inspiring stories

    AliRae replied to googabin02's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I remember that day! I was cracking up the whole time thinking "What on earth?!" But the HN had asked me in the morning if I felt comfortable with the assignment, and pointed out that the 2 nurses...