AliRae

AliRae

PICU, surgical post-op

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  1. Is my employer's cancellation policy draconian...

    AliRae replied to nell's topic in General Nursing

    We're canceled in 4-hour blocks. You get called 2 hours prior to the start of your shift and are offered the option of staying home for 4 hours. They won't commit to giving you the whole day off,...

  2. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    AliRae replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    CONGRATS!

  3. Baths on night shift?

    AliRae replied to RNforLongTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just found this thread, and I have to admit, I'm shocked. The subject of baths has never once come up on our unit. We do them on days, and if we don't get to it, we pass it along in report. A...

  4. ICU Visiting Hours

    AliRae replied to LaRose's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have open hours, but limit the number at the bedside to 3, which includes parents. We have built-in beds for a parent (or 2 if they squish) to stay the night. Sometimes this is a blessing. There...

  5. was i out of line with this resident?

    AliRae replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Amen, sister. Although, in our case, we've been lucky. The resident in my story is a third year, so we already know not to expect anything good from him. As for the newbie second year? She's...

  6. You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    AliRae replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Aaaaaand, I have tea all over my keyboard. Thanks. =) Whenever I get a family who starts snarking me because I'm actually enforcing the visiting policy in the ICU (I dunno, maybe so I can keep the...

  7. was i out of line with this resident?

    AliRae replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    The funny part about all of this is that I had literally JUST finished talking to my extern about respect for the nursing profession and how, if we want it, we're the ones who are going to have to...

  8. was i out of line with this resident?

    AliRae replied to AliRae's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I like that idea a lot. Our attendings and residents are always on the floor with us so we can just walk into their office with questions. I could always say, "Would you like to go speak with Dr....

  9. New Grads at RWJUH

    AliRae replied to luv2yoga's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Yes to that. They do hire new grads. Many units, including just about any critical care area, would like you to have already worked there as a tech or an extern, but it's not absolutely required....

  10. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    AliRae replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    I had the same experience today! We have a baby on the unit who we're doing PD on, and I had him for 16 hours yesterday, so I knew him back to front. I came on at 3 today, and one of the most senior...

  11. Urine Sample from Foley

    AliRae replied to elysium's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our ports are supposed to be used for getting samples, but once a needle goes in there, the blasted things leak forever. I usually just get sterile, disconnect from the drainage bag and use a toomey...

  12. venting: fetal demise

    AliRae replied to redhedgoddess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    [[[redhedgoddess]]] I hate this part of our jobs. Unfortunately, working in hospitals, we get to see amazing things, but we also get to see the times when miracles run short. I cry all the way home...

  13. Nms...

    AliRae replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    aaaand, as of right now, i'll forever be calling them "the brain toots." it's official.

  14. Nms...

    AliRae replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    WOW. Thank you for the tact in not just laughing me out of the park on that one! I knew there was a reason I don't usually post after a busy day. Total brain fart there. (And I'm looking for an...

  15. Discharging complex babies

    AliRae replied to RNSC's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm a PICU girl, but with our NICU bursting at the seams right now, we've been getting the older NICU grads. These are often rather complex little ones, and we finish the teaching and discharge them....

  16. Nms...

    AliRae replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    We had a kid in our PICU with NMS. I think he was less severe than what you're describing, though. He was a quad following an MVA, and would get extremely hypertensive and diaphoretic with noxious...

  17. vein viewer

    AliRae replied to pedrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We're trialling it on our unit right now (PICU, not NICU). It's been getting mixed reviews. We did place a couple IVs with it, but it's not really good on chubby black babies, which is the...

  18. What would you do?

    AliRae replied to jordydan7295's topic in General Nursing

    Am I going to sound too starry-eyed if I say nothing? I went straight from school into the PICU, and have never regretted it. I think I'm far enough past the newbie phase now (having even lived...

  19. Whites or Colored scrubs?

    AliRae replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    PICU here ... I'm precepting an extern this summer, and the official hospital uniform for externs is all white. We went to our director the first day; she told us she'd strongly prefer if the extern...

  20. How do YOU feel about scalp IVs?

    AliRae replied to dawngloves's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a baby who got his last scalp IV when we was almost 9 months old. Absolutely nothing in his periphery. We don't really use them all that much though, being PICU and not NICU. I've actually...

  21. Patient privacy with people in the news?

    AliRae replied to avatar78's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work at a level one trauma center, so our patients are often in the news. Every morning, everyone gets listed as "fair' "serious" or "critical." If the news calls looking, that's all they're told,...

  22. Terrorist attacks in the UK again

    AliRae replied to madwife2002's topic in International Nursing

    My cousin is a taxi driver at Glascow ... we haven't heard from him yet, but assume that everything is okay. It's a scary world we all live

  23. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    AliRae replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I just have to share again! I called the floor today because I was going to go visit that kiddo, and she went home on Sunday! Walking, talking, laughing, totally fine. I LOVE when we make a...

  24. does anybody NOT like nicu???

    AliRae replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    if they're still not ready to go home, do you transition them to PICU or peds at some point? They've started doing that at my hospital, and it's a little frustrating. They have 40 beds up there, and...

  25. does anybody NOT like nicu???

    AliRae replied to crazylilkelly's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    See, PICU is a bird of an entirely different colour. We only have the rare few who stay for a while (like the one babe who's celebrating day 200 on... Wednesday?) The rest are in & out. I think...