Glad2behere

I am trying what career path to take now that I have reentered nursing, and if there is anyone who can relate experiences that may help me decide. I have my BSN circa 1977, now work CCU after a 20 year absence. I was previously self-employed and ha...

I have noticed that no new jobs have been posted lately...just intrigued by it that's all. Glad2behere

What is really icky to me is to see all the divorcees trying to score a doc on our unit. I work at a teaching facility so it is similar to the original poster's. Faces change often. Docs, male or female, have made a huge investment in time, money...

Txsugarlvn is on the right track. Nurses will be recruited and trained "to fill gaps in the line" with specific duties assigned to each heirarchy. Another flavor of team nursing, the good news though I think, is something has to eventually cut loos...

Hi Folks, Haven't been on the BB for awhile but this thread caught my mind in the mud. Yea, I agree that nursing is relatively low pay, but it also has some very bright spots. I am one of those $20 an hour RN's. And I will also gross about a hundr...

We use dopamine a lot in CCU, and almost never is a renal perfusion dose an issue. All our renal attendants will look you in the eye and say there is no such thing as a renal dose of dopamine, it just doesn't exist. For doseages under 5 mcg, it's ...

I work in CCU, and we are seeing more and more of these type patients. We titrate for comfort using ABGs as the yardstick. Seems we never run MSO4 by itself, but with a combination of Ativan. Usually 2 to 1, and the scopolamine patch. The patient...

Our policy is not a strict NPO policy. All meds given PO remain PO with a sip of H2O preop. I work CCU, and rarely have I given Metoprolol IV. I gave it twice last week PO as the anesthesiologist was doing his preop assessment as we were moving th...

A lot of us guys like the critical care stuff. Take delerium's advice, though try to separate what you like from the people you like that made that clinical a good experience. Good coworkers or instructors can make something you don't really care f...

This works great! Dissolves the blood in about 20 seconds.

Hi Folks, Tom makes a good point about beating the shyt out those little white balls...it is good therapy. I think too that we as nurses we are all on a heirarchy of emotional need and drain. As we witness and participate in events of increasing int...

Amen Brother! Lest we forget...we must POLEEZ everyone all the time!

I needed that about right now:chuckle

I have to laugh! We still do it! Hospital protocol for any temp greater than 101.5 of unknown source. Sometimes, and usually sputum cultures too! If they're on a Foley the c&s is a given.

We don't have lift teams. We do have turn teams though. The nurse externs have to make rounds and do bed after bed of patient turning, one floor at a time. They're great.

I hope and pray for him, you, your children.

Our hospital has a CCU response team. 2 CCU RN's ACLS, an internist, and a resident on rotation, and an RT must wear the beeper. One of the RN's must be a male as they are better suited to prolonged CPR. The floor nurse is only responsible initiat...

This use to happen frequently in the Burn ICU. One I specifically remember was a 28yo house fire victim. We had her for almost 3 weeks, and was about 60% anterior burn, face, chest etc. We had her infection whipped, and she already had skin grafts...

I think the SS insulin was too high. We also use OJ and high protein snack, and do the FSBS q30 min for 3 hours. Our protocol is D-50 under 50. What kind of insulin was she on, Reg, 70-30, NPH?

Tis true, Tis true....all Adam and Eve's fault, they started it:chuckle

Hi, I am back after 25 years. I went through the Refresher course here in Texas. Honestly, the course did very little except for the clinical time it provided. I had an excellent preceptor. The hardest thing to get used to is hospital procedures ...

My sister emailed me this and I thought it cute:chuckle Just a little test to brush up on the math skills. It takes just a second. NO CHEATING! SO DON"T SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER! ........READY? 1. Pick the number of times you would like to hav...

Mona, I offer my sympathy and condolences. I don't think there was much anyone could do. Maybe he found the relief from the pain he endured for so long, though sadly at such a high cost. May you summon the strength to endure such a loss.

and another one bites the dust

Sometimes this world can be an unbelievably cruel place. Who can answer why a 15 yo has to endure something that surely tests their very fabric. My thought and prayers for you and the young man, may he somehow over time be able to fill this awful v...