TigerGalLE BSN, RN

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    Wired Jaw :( Food Ideas Please

    TigerGalLE replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bolthouse farms makes some really tasty smoothies! Some have 30g of protein. Strawberry banana is my favorite. They are really healthy with no preservatives or artificial anything. The protein shakes...
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    How do YOU organize lines/leads/cords/etc? And other make-do tricks of the trade?

    TigerGalLE replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    I've not seen the medicine cup trick but I'm imagining they turn the cup upside down and tape it to the side rail. That way if the patient is still it will hold the lines but if they pull hard or turn...
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    Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    TigerGalLE replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow some of you guys... including the OP... are quite harsh. Everyone has slow days. So maybe you did walk through the unit and see someone on their computer googling running shoes... But you probably...
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    Is it weird that I love wound care?

    TigerGalLE replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    See if your hospital has a Wound Care Team/Skin Care Team or some other variation. You could volunteer to be the representative for your unit. Not only will you learn a lot but you will get to use it...
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    Tylenol IV

    TigerGalLE replied to Adri_RN's topic in Patient Medications

    We use it in my ICU often. Works great to get those high fevers down on patients who have gut issues with decreased absorption. Sure beats a cooling
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    Any suggestions for a MedSurg nurse interested in ICU?

    TigerGalLE replied to clw8006's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey y'all.... I was recently in your shoes. I worked on a medsurg floor for 3 years and then transferred to ICU. I've now been in ICU for 1.5 years. I love it. You won't really be considered a newbie....
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    Do you ever just have a hunch?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Lets start a thread about times that you felt like something was off... Went with your gut... and saved a life. My patient today took a turn for the worse following a routine thoracentesis. Vitals...
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    Do you ever just have a hunch?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

    I found out this morning that the patient died during the night. Really sucks. I hate to see people do poorly after routine procedures. Reminds you that everything has risks and you don't need to...
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    Do people really deserve this?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    There are so many days that I feel like I am just torturing people. Extending their life so they can die debilitated and miserable. Yes we do good work. We save lives. People do leave ICU and go on to...
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    Suicide on unit

    TigerGalLE replied to as1234's topic in General Nursing

    Before I worked at my hospital a man came in and shot his wife (the patient) and then himself. Very sad and scary situation. So sorry you are having to deal with
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    What would you do? ...stop TPN or not

    TigerGalLE replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

    Did the TPN have insulin in it? Not all TPN
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    Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    TigerGalLE replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think as fellow nurses we should support the OP. Don't you remember the situation recently where a nurse committed suicide following a mistake that lead to the death of her patient. Mistakes happen...
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    feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    TigerGalLE replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    I never dreamed to be a nurse. I never wrote essays in high school about becoming a nurse when I grow up. Actually I wanted to be a teacher. When I entered college the classes for elementary education...
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    Question about PEA (pulseless electrical activity)

    TigerGalLE replied to Always_Learning's topic in MICU, SICU

    The best way is to go back and look at the history. Maybe they had a
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    I gave a back massage yesterday

    TigerGalLE replied to melmarie23's topic in General Nursing

    Often I will rub my patient's hands and feet during their bath when I apply lotion. I will do a short back rub on my patient if they are stable enough. Most of my ICU patients don't do well with the...
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    Protonix use

    TigerGalLE replied to laughingtoe's topic in Patient Medications

    Research has shown that being in the hospital puts patients at risk for stress related stomach ulcers. Protonix is ordered as a prevention. GI
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    I just feel that I would feel in much better hands if I had nurses that were sexy

    TigerGalLE replied to themoreyouknow's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I didn't read the whole thread so forgive me if this has been repeated. But I was reading some comments about his review on the website and he did apologize. At least he realized he was a jerk. "I...
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    I Feel Like The Most Incompetent Nurse Ever!

    TigerGalLE replied to tonet0908's topic in General Nursing

    What was the name of the
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    Hemodialysis with low BP on pressors?

    TigerGalLE replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

    I guess it depends on why they were wanting to do dialysis. Was it for fluid removal or clearance? We have done CRRT on patients who are on 1 pressor before. If you are on 2 or 3 pressors I wouldn't...
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    Need you advice on an MD order

    TigerGalLE replied to Raquel8's topic in MICU, SICU

    My thought is that he will probably go into kidney/liver
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    Are some people just not cut out for ICU?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

    Not everyone drowns. You just have to be able to see the big picture. Understand basic physiology. Know how each organ effects the other organs. Be able to pay attention to details. Labs, vitals,...
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    Moderate (Concious) Sedation by RT?

    TigerGalLE replied to OkieICU_RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have RTs that do conscious sedation in the bronchoscopy lab and at the bedside in ICU. We have some great RTs that work in that department. They come to the bedside for all bronchs. They prep the...
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    Are some people just not cut out for ICU?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

    I want to thank everyone for you posts. Opossum, thank you for sharing your experiences. I'm going to continue to work with her and try to be supportive and educational. I'm also going to try to...
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    Are some people just not cut out for ICU?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree with her not being "scared" enough of ICU. I don't think she grasps how sick these patients really are. She is at the point where she is taking both patients independently. And the patients...
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    Advice to an ER nurse thinking of making the leap to CCU

    TigerGalLE replied to 360jRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    The larger ICU seems like a pretty tough commute. But it isn't impossible. I travel 35 minutes to and from work and it isn't too bad at all. One thing you need to consider it that the patients in the...