TigerGalLE BSN, RN

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    And What Did YOU eat today?

    TigerGalLE replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    Breakfast: half a blueberry bagel that nursing students brought in (thanks!!). I ate it while peaking around the corner at my patient who had bilateral mittens on. She was determined to get those off...
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    Highest temp you've seen?

    TigerGalLE replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I had a 26yr old 2 weeks ago with a rectal temp of 106.9. All cultures ended up being negative. Was diagnosed with
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    New Perm caths and bleeding issues...

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work on a renal/medical floor. I work with many ESRD patients everyday. One common problem I encounter is bleeding after temporary tunneled caths are placed. They either bleed from the stitch, the...
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    My first needle stick today... :(

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    So it happened today... Oh soo fast... I feel like such an idiot! My patient's PICC line wasn't working so I was drawing her labs from her hand. I drew about 2cc and the blood quit coming. Thinking I...
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    Report from OR: What do you want to know?

    TigerGalLE replied to BridgetJones's topic in MICU, SICU

    Of course I want to know the patient's history and what surgical procedure has been done ect. But if you don't know much about the history at least tell me what they had done, what lines they have,...
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    My first needle stick today... :(

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Yea I'm glad I reported
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    Normal SQBS, critically low venous BS?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever seen this happen? I work in ICU. Patient had acute mental status change on floor, SQBS 130s, went to radiology for stat CT of head. Went into respiratory arrest in CT. Code called....
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    Normal SQBS, critically low venous BS?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was a peritoneal dialysis patient. But she did not run the night
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    Normal SQBS, critically low venous BS?

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Semi-quantitative blood
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    My life is about to completely change.... Nervous/Excited!!

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Not sure who has been following my posts or not... I am currently working on a medsurg floor and have been for 3 years. I applied for an ICU position about a week and a half ago. Interviewed...
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    1st Day Off exhaustion

    TigerGalLE replied to Student2Registered's topic in General Nursing

    We are in the process of remodeling our house. We are doing all of the work ourselves... Everyday that I get home from a 12 hr shift my husband is like... Good, I'm glad your home.. you can help me...
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    Wrong label on drip..suggestions?

    TigerGalLE replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in MICU, SICU

    I hope you wrote the pharmacist
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    communicating w/ pts on ventilators

    TigerGalLE replied to turnforthenurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    It really is humorous at times... One day I tried to figure out what my patient was saying all day. We finally were able to extubate him and I asked him... "so what did you want to tell me all day."...
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    Great article re: death and dying

    TigerGalLE replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    awesome article. Thank
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    The trauma I cant let go of

    TigerGalLE replied to ER_JEN_RN's topic in Emergency

    I agree with you that sometimes it isn't just the gore that sticks with you. I work in a medical ICU so I don't see a lot of trauma. But, this weekend I cared for a dying 86yr old man while his wife...
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    When to transition from non rebreather to bag valve mask?

    TigerGalLE replied to theodog's topic in MICU, SICU

    In BLS it states that you should give rescue breaths for patients who are agonal breathing. And not to confusing agonal breathing for adequate respirations. So I'd say if the patient's respirations...
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    To recommend or not to recommend?

    TigerGalLE replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    That was the first question I was asked when I inquired about moving from med/surg to ICU. I went to the ICU manager's office a few days after applying to introduce myself. The first question he asked...
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    To recommend or not to recommend?

    TigerGalLE replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    I can imagine that ICU managers really struggle with this issue. Turn over rates are high in our ICUs because of this very reason. This is bad for the budget. Fortunately, most of the nurse I know...
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    Awesome day -I, a lowly RN student "helped" deliver a baby!

    TigerGalLE replied to HealerWoman's topic in General Students

    If I was you... I would've been the one to poop... in my pants!! Way to
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    Healthcare is a commodity

    TigerGalLE replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Yea but you can't sue your bank because they didn't double your bank account. People can sue because the neurosurgeon was late seeing a consult. Just
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    need a name for ICU's softball team

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Ok so we changed names. We are officially the IV Leaguers!! Yay! Go
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    need a name for ICU's softball team

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in General Nursing

    Any ideas? We need something funny. So far we have: The resusitators The toe taggers Team
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    Fluids vs Pressors?

    TigerGalLE posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Okay so here is a scenario. I would like some advice from some other ICU nurses. I had a slight disagreement with the doctor yesterday and I want to know what you guys think. I received a patient from...
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    need a name for ICU's softball team

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I think we are going to be the Resuscitators. But man y'all had some great ideas!!! So funny! A bunch of us played trivia last night at a local restaurant and we were the Public Enemas... hahaha!!!...
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    need a name for ICU's softball team

    TigerGalLE replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO!!!