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  1. minimum UFpossible?

    suetje posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Anyone have an answer for why the so-called standard for setting the minimum UF on a dialysis machine seems to always be taught as 300? this would be when you are not taking any fluid off. There...

  2. CCRN with tele experience?

    suetje replied to jennysong81's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good for you! you should always take on a challenge! Can you get a job in an ICU so that you have some of the necessary knowledge to pass the CCRN? that would be

  3. Denying Death As A Society

    suetje replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    I teach and make jokes of this to the RNs I teach.." It's OK Mom! You are a fighter! You are only 102!" We are a terrible death-defying society. Even trying to discuss this topic is almost...

  4. I'm a new nurse and I feel like quitting :'(

    suetje replied to NurseGee2016's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There are marvelous institutions out there (I work in one!!!) and you should move either to another unit or hospital! There are great people out there, great teachers and mentors. You deserve to...

  5. Should ICU get more pay than floor nursing?!?

    suetje replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

    Unfortunately, I think it is. We have to be so much more skilled, have so much more critical skills...and no more pay. It is equivalent to paying a company vice president the same as the office...

  6. The future of hemodialysis?

    suetje replied to Chisca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I believe the only clinical trial of the "wearable kidney" were in Europe. And yes, this is a working prototype but nanotechnology could make this much smaller. Not sure what you'd do with the...

  7. Is CNS masters program a bad idea for regular RN on hospital floor?

    suetje replied to Natalie513's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    You really owe it to yourself to just practice for a while as a nurse. You may find a CNS program to be quite a handful without any background experience in the real world of nursing. You surely can...

  8. New Grad Neuro ICU Position

    suetje replied to Viking12's topic in Critical Care

    The fact that you have done 2 semesters in a neuro unit is fabulous and probably you have learned a lot more than you thought you did! So you already are ahead of the game! If you want to learn...

  9. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): My Personal Pro's and Con's

    suetje replied to Corey Narry's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I agree with Julie A. The "standards" to raise nursing practice are all great, but what really IS the value of a DNP? It should reflect skills with clinical practice yet I hear the students I work...

  10. Denying Death As A Society

    suetje replied to Kyrshamarks's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely positively to the point! I see it in my ICU too. And the Attendings are often the problem. We all know it is going to happen, but the comment from them is 'Well, good news! The white...

  11. Running PRBC concurrently with NS?!

    suetje replied to nurseap's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with iluvivit. Saline is the only thing to run "with" blood, and clearly, the MD did not want the pt to get fluid overload the pt, so she slowed the rate of the infusion while blood was...

  12. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): My Personal Pro's and Con's

    suetje replied to Corey Narry's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    @traumaRus- yes I am called an educator. Fine. The 'pseudo CNS' means I do that job as well as educator because we have no CNS and it dovetals into the whole mentor educator role. I suggesated to...

  13. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): My Personal Pro's and Con's

    suetje replied to Corey Narry's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I agree that the DNP ius a worthy goal, but for us bedside expert clinicians, it is a title for....WHAT? Any of us that read academic journal articles can understand research, I think. So shouldn't...

  14. MICU vs SICU

    suetje replied to NCRNMDM's topic in MICU, SICU

    Trust me, in our large teaching hospital, a lot of the patients in MICU are frequent flyers like quads that come in for repeated pneumonias, CF patients with issues, and those chronic medical patients...

  15. Can't believe they do CRRT this way...

    suetje replied to jbp0529's topic in MICU, SICU

    O!M!G! You are doing a GREAT job of quality assurance and your institution does not appreciate it? Geez! I would suggest to your Manager 1st you initiate a QA program for CRRT. Note the errors you...

  16. Online Programs... good or bad? Your opinion please!

    suetje replied to Enza's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You definitely have to have the dicipline to sit down and do the computer work. All school, whether online or in school must have the same academic requirements so that you can get licensed. So you...

  17. New nurse, Second Medication error, Scared

    suetje replied to Kaysonrose's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you could set up a little plan to make sure you don't miss things: for example, every day you 1) check all orders, 2) compare the orders to the ordered meds, and 3) double check that all...

  18. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    suetje replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes! And they should understand my Swedish! How ridiculous! We have a pt in opur unit who is Arabic. We have absolutley NO idea what she understands, if she can speak any English (she is...

  19. Willing to Share about Progressive care staffing?

    suetje posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    HI1 ANY help would be great to get input on your progressive care staffing. I am an old SICU RN, now the educator in a new "progressive care" unit (PCU). We have everything from tele patients to...

  20. Do your ICUs/hospitals offer all therapies?

    suetje replied to CNL2B's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey, wondered if you could give me a little info on your Progressive Care unit...sounds like it takes vents and I'm also thinkin it may be a med-surg unit? How many beds?

  21. trach patient

    suetje replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Oh, yes! suctioning set up, ambu bag, extra trach, obturator visible at head of bed, and difficult airway sign at HOB too. you can't expect the facility to send that stuff. You need to be ready...

  22. Do your ICUs/hospitals offer all therapies?

    suetje replied to CNL2B's topic in MICU, SICU

    Nitric, CRRT (correct nomenclature for what many call CVVHD), HFOV, and ECMO are all higher-tech therapies. ECMO or ECLS -extracorporeal lung support is very technically demanding and requires MD's...

  23. CCRN with tele experience?

    suetje replied to jennysong81's topic in MICU, SICU

    It could be quite hard to pass the test if you so not have ICU experience. There are so many things you need to know so that you can make good judgements...experience is really valuable. Not to...

  24. anyone else having low unit census?

    suetje replied to northcoastnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    We just filled up after several weeks. Almost all the ICUs here were half

  25. Willing to Share about Progressive care staffing?

    suetje replied to suetje's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thank you so much! I can't imagine 4 vented patients together! Especially with everyone having PEG tubes, needing to crush all meds, mix them up, syringe them in, gown up (everyone has MRSA, VRE or...