traumalover

traumalover RN

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  1. Pot Smoking and Nursing

    traumalover replied to MrsNurseCA's topic in General Nursing

    I Have Seen Io Twice-once On A Trauma Pt Who Had One Extremitiy Off At Scene, And Was Very Cold/clamped Down We Could Only Get The Other Femoral Line In-we Were Transfusing Ivf By Liters, Blood...

  2. What is the funniest thing that you have seen while working?

    traumalover replied to 2benurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    It's okay I have terrible grammar too Molyy!!!! I still

  3. Go right to the floor or to a specialty?

    traumalover replied to hbug's topic in General Nursing

    Straight to the ICU as a new grad. Thre years now and I wouldn't change it. The thing is I loved the unit so much I told my director when she hired me I would do whatever it took to be successful,...

  4. iabp

    traumalover replied to Feldner's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    wE HAVE CLINICAL EDUCATORS IN OUR UNIT THAT ARRANGE IT, AND A REP FROM THE TYPE OF IABP WE USE COMES OUT AND TEACHES PART OF IT AS WELL AS ONE OF OUR

  5. Milranone and B/P

    traumalover replied to MacNurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There are nice ways to say things and give advice. When you put someone down for asking a question it gives ICU nurses the whole nasty nurse vibe. Personally, you should look up all meds and side...

  6. iabp

    traumalover replied to Feldner's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    twenty bed icu-all kinds. only 1:1 pts are crrt. other pts will be singled based on need. I have never seen one of our balloon pumps singled in four years except

  7. What do you never leave home without?

    traumalover replied to RNCRNA2BE's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    IPod for breaks...helps me relax

  8. Differences

    traumalover replied to usarkred's topic in General Nursing

    I would refer them to the charge nurse. This is a situation that could become tricky and you must protect

  9. Differences

    traumalover replied to usarkred's topic in General Nursing

    The best thing to do is identify why you are uncomfortable with the plan of treatment or discharge. Calmly and quietly state your opinion and reason for it, and allow the md to make his decision, or...

  10. Would you take this assignment??

    traumalover replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    In our unit we are normally are 1:2 but people have been triple assigned. WE don't have a step down unit, so some pts we have are very easy-straightforward resp failure-vent, turn, feed. we have...

  11. Would you take this assignment??

    traumalover replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    POST OPS ARE DIRECT ADMITS. tEAMMATES AND CHARGE NURSES PITCH IN AND WATCH PT NEXT DOOR. THE ONLY TIME I'VE SEEN A POST OP HEART 1:1 IS WHEN SOMEONE IS NEW TO THEM. WE DO TWO-FOUR POST OP HEARTS A...

  12. Would you take this assignment??

    traumalover replied to SICU Queen's topic in MICU, SICU

    open hearts are never a one to one in our unit....unless they are on crrt. Have never had problem with double assignment anymore than wih a severe septic shock pt who kept coding all day long or...

  13. Whoa! Crazy ProTime/INR

    traumalover replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    Highest INR I've seen was 17-on an acute abdomen in septic shock needing or .....five jumbo ffp's and two vit K sq later she rolled into or-she was on coumadin and turns out hadn't had her level...

  14. Help! Question for all RN's! ARE NURSES MEAN TO EACHOTHER??

    traumalover replied to AudioGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Not all nurses are mean. We have a very nice team. Yeah there are some-just like there are mean people everywhere. I have had other jobs and actually like my coworkers now the best. Abd you know,...

  15. Views on New Grads Entering Critical Care

    traumalover replied to ICUNurse11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Started in the ICU as new grad. Very very hard, as ours is 20 bed ICU that takes all-renal-sugrical-trauma-cardiac, etc. Lots to learn. I always do wonder if I would have been more comfortable the...

  16. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    traumalover replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    Had the sweetest nurse ever taking care of a pt who mumbled a lot-she thought he kept saying his nether region hurt over and over again. he became more agitated...she said "okay, your blank hurts, I...

  17. Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplant

    traumalover replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    All the organ donations I have worked with (ten or so) have been heartbreaking trauma patients that something positive came out of....people received vital organs that let them stay with their family....

  18. new grad having trouble w/ icu personalities

    traumalover replied to extraordinary067's topic in MICU, SICU

    I started in the ICU as a new grad too. I also have a very strong personality and am very blunt (so I've been told). Our ICU is very high stress and lots of people used to when I asked for help...

  19. Ummmm..are they ALLOWED to do that?

    traumalover replied to NurseJacqui's topic in Emergency

    Wow. First post. Was inspired to join and post because I have been an icu nurse for 2 years. Also prn in the er and on the floor and have been floated to ms. everybody works hard, in different...