CRNI-ICU20

CRNI-ICU20

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  1. dcotor asked me to leave room

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to jam2007's topic in General Nursing

    I agree that drs. should have that confidential time with their patients if it warrants....but one thing a dr. should remember is that often in such a litigious society, it might be foolish to not...

  2. Accused of being too busy and not "social" enough?? (long)

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to jbp0529's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Being social is not on the skills checklist for ICU level care!! Knowing how to critically think in a crisis IS! You did....and your patients are alive because you knew what to do when.... People who...

  3. Have you ever heard of this? UGH!!!!

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    "and how would you like that cooked????" "will you want that with a side of fava beans and a little fine Chianti??" Sorry, I just couldn't resist! Actually, this mother has, under the HR Code 46 of...

  4. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    also, I wondered about blood sugar control.....maybe she has some labile blood sugar

  5. Mystery symptoms on hip pt.

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    I would get a stat CT brain....if she was bleeding enough to cause some superficial bleeding over her pubic area, she may well have been anticoagulated enough to have bled into her brain....not all...

  6. CNA training: Some questionable behavior

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to FinderKeeper's topic in General Nursing

    what is the purpose of charting in the first place???? TO DOCUMENT THE ACTUAL BEHAVIOUR, BODY FUNCTION, ETC. OF THE PATIENT.... These CNA's should be fired. Charting three days in advance is...

  7. Is this normal?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    mrsa mrsa ME!! what are they

  8. Lymes disease...the silent killer everyone should know about...

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Neferet's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your post! So often, patients are treated as "FAKING" their symptoms, because many times these symptoms are so nebulous and in constant change. When doctors don't know what is wrong,...

  9. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    after seeing MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING: "windex per ETT" Prn for pulmonary

  10. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    admit to icu vital signs q 4 hrs. and prn...... ------------------------------------- 200 mg. labetolol iv push every 20 mins. prn systolic bp >160......luckily i didn't give this dose....ahem...

  11. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    here's another point I thought of: when you work for a business, like a bank for instance, where you are handling large sums of money....a background check is part and parcel of employment. There is a...

  12. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    here's another point I thought of: when you work for a business, like a bank for instance, where you are handling large sums of money....a background check is part and parcel of employment. When you...

  13. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    and so what happens when the malpractice attny. comes along and subpeona's everyone's drug screen tests in the office after his/her client was injured, maimed, or maltreated by the dr./office staff...

  14. Nursing with a major disability

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    I stand corrected....not cerebral palsey, but lou gerhig's

  15. Nursing with a major disability

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever heard of Professor Steven Hawking? He just happens to be one of the most intelligent minds on our planet right now....he is also severely disabled with cerebral palsy.... We shouldn't...

  16. advice for dealing with slacker co-workers

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to NPs4health's topic in General Nursing

    don't give the slackers the option of saying "no" when you ask for help.... Instead of saying, "will you help me in room 12?" say, "I can see that you are not busy right now, and you need to come...

  17. For all you old-timers: How have you lasted in nursing so long?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to BBFRN's topic in General Nursing

    How do we do what we do??? Eat healthy; drink fluids;(non-alcoholic you ninny!!) and take time out for myself once a week to do whatever makes my heart happy inside....I also read alot....both on line...

  18. nails

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to iluvmynavyman's topic in General Nursing

    what troubles me about the constant mantra about the "two nurses" in the nicu is that one had regular native nails and one had artificial nails....both harbored staph and gram neg. organisms under the...

  19. Question about ETOH and clotting

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    This patient is in liver failure. Quite possibly close to the end of his life. When the liver becomes toxic from the alcoholism, it can no longer make the clotting factors necessary for normal...

  20. My DON makes me feel like I am worthless

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    OY VEY! First, you didn't do anything wrong....YOU WERE BULLIED AND BACKSTABBED... They are looking for a fall guy, and YOU"RE IT!.... Find another place to work....give your notice, and move on.......

  21. Stressed Nurses: What keeps you going?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    strong tea and YOUNG MEN!! (ha!) Hey, I might be older, but I ain't

  22. "The Jesus Factor"

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks you guys....I feel so thankful and humbled to work with such amazing nurses, and you all are among them....some of you should be cloned!!! for all the good reasons, of

  23. Wacko RN - Write Up vs. Direct Report

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

    can you say, cuckoo for

  24. Embarrassing moment at work

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to smurfed_05's topic in General Nursing

    Ah...plumbers and nurses with that ugly butt crack problem.... Time to get out the spackle! So...what's wrong with mooning your manager?? I have wanted to do that for years!! but never had the...

  25. I know this is wrong - but how wrong is it?

    CRNI-ICU20 replied to papergirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Jane needs to clean out linen closets when she's bored! Or maybe give a patient another backrub; or offer to change someone' else's patient's dressings.... If she will brazenly go this far with a...