Sugarcoma

Sugarcoma RN

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  1. Cardiac Arrest/ MI

    Sugarcoma replied to benmca13's topic in Critical Care

  2. Cardiac Arrest/ MI

    Sugarcoma replied to benmca13's topic in Critical Care

    Hi benmca13. You sound very much like me. I too could not wrap my head around the differences between MI/STEMI/NSTEMI/Cardiac arrest etc. Here is what I have learned through questioning multiple...

  3. Second Semester Nursing Student Educates Staff

    Sugarcoma replied to mclennan's topic in Nursing Humor

    This blog is fantastic!!!! Thank you thank you Mclennan for posting

  4. And this is why I hate floating to stepdown...

    Sugarcoma replied to calivianya's topic in Critical Care

    Yes the monitor tech should have absolutely alerted you. The previous shift nurse should have absolutely included "runs of v-tach" in their report. It is quite possible they didn't catch it or did...

  5. Will ICU nursing get better for me?

    Sugarcoma replied to Apple71286's topic in MICU, SICU

    What you are feeling is normal. I personally would be fearful of anyone just off orientation in the ICU who didn't feel this way, no matter how much experience they had (unless ICU). You are...

  6. Understaffed

    Sugarcoma replied to Kaye22's topic in Critical Care

    I am in a similar circumstance with being tripled and I am very tired of it as well. My boss has made the same noise about finding another job. I have told her bluntly that I am looking. When a Dr....

  7. ratio's with induced hypothermia patients

    Sugarcoma replied to **LaurelRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our hypothermia patients are one to one for induction and once they reach goal temp the nurse can get another patient, but not an admit. During maintenance they are doubled. Singled again for...

  8. The Face of a Medical Error...

    Sugarcoma replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We will make room for you!!! You are exactly what we need more of in this profession! Rational, compassionate, intelligent, and

  9. The Face of a Medical Error...

    Sugarcoma replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I disagree with the poster who stated we needed details. Details are really irrelevant. This is not a thread about how to prevent an error, it is about recovering from one. I for one appreciate...

  10. The Face of a Medical Error...

    Sugarcoma replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    First of all I would like to say that I am sorry you have found yourself in this position. There is not one of us that goes into work thinking "I don't care if I do something that harms someone...

  11. Propofol

    Sugarcoma replied to clarkw12's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Clark, I am going to assume this is indeed a homework question. That is not a bad thing you will just find that most of us here like to help students hone their critical thinking skills rather than...

  12. What are the little things you do to help the next shift?

    Sugarcoma replied to kristandrews's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I try to make sure my room is stocked, call for re-fills of any drips that may be running out soon, make sure all am labs are resulted and addressed, give prn pain meds if due soon, and clarify any...

  13. Fired for med error

    Sugarcoma replied to KJAKE's topic in Patient Medications

    This is a brilliant post!!!! This is supposed to be the standard to encourage everyone involved with a med error to come forward so that it can be examined and potentially prevented from occurring...

  14. Good camp nurse nicknames?

    Sugarcoma replied to CloudySue's topic in Camp

    Cutest story

  15. Patients who love their sick role

    Sugarcoma replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    AHAHAHA this post should of came with a warning! I almost spewed coffee all over the keyboard I laughed so hard. Talk about old school do it yourself. Thank God you never needed an appy lol! I...

  16. Patients who love their sick role

    Sugarcoma replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OMG this is my mother as well. Drives me crazy and is the source of my dislike for these types of patients. Every time I talk to my mother or one of these types of people I have to bite my tongue to...

  17. What Are Your Thoughts On This? Guards Sleeping.

    Sugarcoma replied to havehope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THIS,THIS, A THOUSAND TIMES THIS! Very excellent points here. Bolded points by me for emphasis. HR and corporate personnel at one of the facilities I work at tried desperately to explain to other...

  18. What Are Your Thoughts On This? Guards Sleeping.

    Sugarcoma replied to havehope's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sex offender or not, dangerous or not, (some people are inmates for petty crimes etc.) the guard is being paid to GUARD the prisoner. 99% of the time it is routine and nothing happens but they should...

  19. Patients who love their sick role

    Sugarcoma replied to sammiesmom's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I read the title of this thread a very particular type of patient came to mind. I just spent a weekend with one of these. I call them Grande Dames, or the Matriarchal Martyr, as they are almost...

  20. Best Experience to get into an ICU

    Sugarcoma replied to John SPN's topic in Critical Care

    John, in my opinion I would think ER would definitely give you more experience in handling critical situations. That being said the PCU unit (I assume progressive care is the same as step down?)...

  21. Best Experience to get into an ICU

    Sugarcoma replied to John SPN's topic in Critical Care

    Never worked ER here, had no idea. I used to say to myself when having a miserable shift "at least I am not picking trash off the side of the road." That is until I realized that would probably be...

  22. Comfortable in ICU

    Sugarcoma replied to NurseYe's topic in Critical Care

    At one year I finally stopped feeling like I should cut my coworkers part of my paycheck. At two years I feel very confident in some types of cases and not so confident in others. My stomach still...

  23. Antibiotic initiation/effectiveness

    Sugarcoma replied to 1fastRN's topic in Critical Care

    You reach a point of no return with sepsis. You can do everything humanly possible and you are just not going to save these people. I am often shocked at how sick some of these people are when they...

  24. What is the big difference?

    Sugarcoma replied to EMEddie's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ours is a combined ICU/Stepdown. I's are 1-2, 1-1, or 2-1 for some. Stepdown is 4-1 and we take vents and drips as well as DKA's. MY previous unit was a high acuity med surg that functioned as a SD...

  25. Seizure activity during re-warming phase of hypothermia

    Sugarcoma posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am relatively new to hypothermia and have only rewarmed twice. Both developed what I interpreted to be seizures but what docs told me was myoclonic jerks. Increasing paralytic did not suppress...