Morettia2 BSN, RN

CTICU, Interventional Cardiology, CCU

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    Monitor and IV pump Alarms, I hear them im my sleep

    Morettia2 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Ok had a long shift tonight and the night before..2 RRT's and a code blue...normally the IV alarms don't bother me, I hear them and change them right away, I pay close attention to the Cardiac Monitor...
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    first year nurses.......what is the longest you have stayed passed your schedule.....

    Morettia2 replied to Nurseismade RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I work on a cardiac step down/interventional cardiac unit..7p-7a..the latest I have ever stayed was till 10:30 am..that was a LONG LONG night..15.5 hour shift...and I live 45 min away from the...
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    6 months of experience and I'm still struggling!

    Morettia2 replied to gonzo83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow do you work in the same hospital as me cause every thing you said is what i have been posting about in other forums...i am on the same exact type of floor with the same exact problems..if in any...
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    Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    Morettia2 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    thanks so much for the advice and the web site! It's something I am going to print out and give to a few of my friends that are having the same problem..I know I am appropriate for step-down, I know I...
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    New nurse very depressed--night shift?

    Morettia2 replied to cousx2's topic in General Nursing

    Cousx2, Thank god I found this post..I have been searching for someone that feel the exact same way I do. I have been on nights for a few months now..I started on days for 4 months and went to nights...
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    Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    Morettia2 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    I forgot to mention that I work on a 35+ bed Interventionl Cardiac/step down unit my hospital is one of the biggest cardiac hosptials in the nation..so my pt load is 5-6 crit. pts..just to add that on...
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    Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    Morettia2 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    let me tell you this...I have felt unsafe I have opened my mouth and after my night last night on my unit I am going to HR next week and seeing if I can change floors. I have had it up to my head with...
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    Lowest blood sugar you have seen

    Morettia2 replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    lowest was a 19 for me, wasn't my pt but another RN..pt was asymptomatic, pushed D50 x's 2, pt had a hx of hypoglcemia, lowest on the chart was 12 on another unit..Scary for all the RN's on my floor,...
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    Would you call in because you didn't get any sleep?

    Morettia2 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    last week i worked 5 out of 7 days 12 hour night shifts which ended up being 13-14 hours...I work nights..that last night i tried to call in cause I was physically EXHAUSTED..the Staffing office said...
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    Why do people think the hospital is like the Holiday Inn Express?!!! LONG...

    Morettia2 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    HAha this thread makes me laugh..I FEEL YOUR PAIN..My favorite is the pt that comes into the ER with c/o CP and SOB, N&V.. and land on my floor at about 0347, EKG, labs ect..the pt bring the whole...
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    Tinsel Test question

    Morettia2 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Ok here it goes..I got report tonight a s/p new onset CVA from the ED that transferred to my floor in the afternoon.I recieved report at 1930. 39 y.o. female, slurred speech, 24 hour EEG completed,...
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    Tinsel Test question

    Morettia2 replied to Morettia2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I remember a tensillon test from school I saw done on one of my patients when i was a student nurse. That's what I thought originally but this Dr. Was dead set on calling it a tinsel test..I don't...
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    Monitor and IV pump Alarms, I hear them im my sleep

    Morettia2 replied to Morettia2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    thanx everyone! at least i know i am not
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    New Grads after 6 months: How do you feel?

    Morettia2 replied to RNcDreams's topic in First Year After Licensure

    haha this sums up everything!!! thanks so much for the post..it is EXACTLY the way i
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    Another burnout thread

    Morettia2 replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my first night off orientation I found my self in the PIXIS room crying hysterically and wondered if this was the right decision..I work on a post interventional Cardiac floor that is basically a...
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    Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

    Morettia2 replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I opened my mouth tonight and it worked...I had a pt. that needed the ICU badly and they were ready to give me another and I said NO...amd it worked what a relief!! thanks for the advice
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    Think I'm on the road to burnnout already... VENT... sorry so long

    Morettia2 replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow this sounds alot like my situation at work...actually almost exactly like my situation. I also work on a cardiac step down.tele unit at night and I am on my way to burning out. I get to work get...
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    Mucomyst iv

    Morettia2 replied to msn2008's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    ok I have given mucomyst PO a million times, it stinks like a bad perm, BUT one of my first days as a new RN on post interventional cardiac the dr. ordered it IVP so i gave it, the preceptor screamed...
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    Rough Nights at Work

    Morettia2 replied to incublissRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yea I had a crap last 2 days..I had a pt. 2 night ago come from another Hospital for an LVAD eval, stage IV heart failure and Labs off the chart, pt had a BP of 70/30 with a Dobuatmine Drip, confused...
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    Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    Morettia2 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    Thats the funniest thing I have heard all day..I had 3 codes last night so this post def. made me laugh! I had a pt. urinate all over the floor tonight just for fun too on top of the 3 codes..thanks...
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    Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

    Morettia2 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I had a pt. tell me the other night that Hitler was talking to him through the heating ducts...the pt was going through ETOH and Cocaine withdraw...and to top it off the pt. made sure the the heat was...
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    sheath pulling tips

    Morettia2 replied to kcluvlee's topic in Cardiac

    I ususlly have the pt move as close to the side of the bed as possible and I always have another nurse there for the first 10 min of sheath pulling b/c there have been many times that the BP has...
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    St. Barnabas Med Ctr, or Newark Beth Israel New Grad Orientation

    Morettia2 replied to hardboiledegg's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I work at Beth Israel and started out as a new grad. I am 2 months off orientation on Interventional Cardiology Unit. Orientation was great it is once you are of orientation but the nurses on my floor...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    Morettia2 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    haha I just did this the other day! when the cable guy came to set up my HDTV service!! hahahaha In fact I am drinking one right now cause I just got home from a 15 hour shift....it's 10
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    Nursing School Bloopers

    Morettia2 replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    During my last semster of School I was assigned LTC for 6 weeks. I went into the pt's room to do a tube feeding and I saw that there was a stopcock. So I opened it and got the feeding and poored it...