nursejill155 replied to stanquim's topic in MICU, SICU
I work in the SICU, we take the traumas but we also get MICU pt as overflow. It depends what you are looking for in a job. MICU usually are chronic pt or "repeat offenders" they don't always get...
nursejill155 replied to kimmie518's topic in MICU, SICU
Insulin during a code is not per ACLS protocol....BUT I have given it during a code. I am sure your teacher was probably talking about if a pt has a high potassium, which may cause them to code, give...
nursejill155 replied to kimmie518's topic in General Nursing
Insulin during a code is not per ACLS protocol....BUT I have given it during a code. I am sure your teacher was probably talking about if a pt has a high potassium, which may cause them to code, give...
nursejill155 replied to tlsweet's topic in MICU, SICU
I get the impression that you want to go to the ICU so you have less pts....am I correct? You stated that you would not be doing so much running, just keeping your 2 patients alive. Let me tell you,...
nursejill155 replied to jspacegirl's topic in MICU, SICU
Bo honest about why you want to work there, you don't need fancy words or tricks to get in. When I interviewed I spoke a little and listen a lot, my manager was graphic about what you see and what...
nursejill155 replied to CactusFlower's topic in MICU, SICU
I never have heard of an RN doing an A-line! I thought it was a MD responsibility only! I have seen some pretty bad outcomes of a-lines that people have messed up because of a hard stick! I don't...
nursejill155 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU
When you are using the rapid infuser, you might as well through the policies out the window. If you have to use it in the first place, your patient is dying or will die and that is what a level 1...
nursejill155 replied to FuturoEnfermera's topic in MICU, SICU
When I was in nursing school, I felt the same way. always picked the most complicated pt and ended up doing hours of research the day before the clinical, and I LOVED it! I started out on a step...
nursejill155 replied to squirlkeeperCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU
It seems that most people on here have stated that they don't see swans very often and I have to say that I see them quite a bit! All of our post-op hearts/valves have them, septic pts usually have...
Alright, I had a patient recently who was septic, on dopamine and vasopressin. The nurse giving me report stated "he needs more fluid" and she was looking at his ABG. Is there some connection...
nursejill155 replied to ccyoung's topic in MICU, SICU
I have seen the patient have prescribed the nitro paste and it is placed on the part of the toes that are necrotic. It seemed to work! I couldn't believe it but it
Don't be to hard on yourself, this was a good learning experience for you. I work in the ICU and have many tools on hand that you don't by working on the floor. The ICU nurse was right, that you did...
ICU/CCU it sounds like...if you are not taking the CABG's fresh post op (if you were you would see a lot of gtts there and definately hemodynamic monitoring, most CT surgery pts will have a swan) but...
nursejill155 replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in MICU, SICU
I dont' see dobutamine to often but we had it last week in the unit for a pt who had a massive MI, she also had a IABP and other stuff. It has set parameters like dopamine mcg/kg/min. Epi, I usually...
nursejill155 replied to just_peachy83's topic in MICU, SICU
I find it hard when death occurs in my unit no matter what they age. Everyone is someones sister, mother, father, brother or friend. I feel that it is good to cry but try to keep control, don't sob...
I graduated last May and was hired onto a step-down pulmonary unit. We took patients who where vented/trached, we did some drips (dopamine, nitro etc). I worked there for 7-8 months and recently got...
nursejill155 replied to nursejill155's topic in MICU, SICU
Well the orientation is 18-24 weeks...which when I got hired I thought "Oh that should be plenty." But I feel totally lost and I've been on the floor for three weeks now. I try to go home and read...