grbrico

grbrico has 5 years experience and specializes in CCU, ICU, Cardio Pul', Hospice.

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1. At night, I dress up as a Nurse :)

   grbrico replied to Joe V's topic in Rock

   I LOVE being a night nurse.... not having to "deal" with administration except through email, or doctors unless I call them... our worlds maybe be different... but I will never work day time... I have done it once.. and never again. A motto I picke...

2. Too Short for ICU Nursing?

   grbrico replied to sixthwannabe's topic in CCU

   I am 5'1. ahem... Im not going to give my weight..LOL... but I have never had a problem working in ICU. I have rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalga as well. Never once had I a problem with working with my co-workers in moving patients and preformin...

3. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   grbrico replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   We use atropine gtts for emergencies and keep those in a comfort box. But Scop patches work even better. We use the Atropine gtts (typically opthalmic gtts) under the tounge... 2 gtts every 4 hours as needed. We get the scop patches as soon as we...

4. Question from new hospice nurse

   grbrico replied to Diana2002's topic in Hospice

   I agree with Irish there.... it does sound like a bad case of terminal agitation... and I had one of those about a three months ago.. it still haunts me... no matter what we did, we could not ease this man's agitation... and pain... no amount of medi...

5. Calling all Paducah, KY Nurses!

   grbrico replied to keithjones's topic in Kentucky

   Howdy... Graduated gosh.. going on 6 years ago.. dang the time flies.... Not so competitive in the spring.. because... I imagine... you dont walk graduation.. I mean you can... I started spring... and graduated in December... we had our own pinning c...

6. Question from new hospice nurse

   grbrico replied to Diana2002's topic in Hospice

   Well, what don't you like about it... it does take some getting used to its a different nursing entirely. I mean there is still the bedside but in the field, you are on your own most of the time, that is when your team comes in and you work together...

7. Question from new hospice nurse

   grbrico replied to Diana2002's topic in Hospice

   Where I come from our medical directors are pretty quick to take our judgement when it comes to a patient out of pain control. We would have them on a gtt at home before going inpatient. There have even been times we have done continous care with a p...

8. Greetings... Hospice Nurse Falling Apart

   grbrico replied to grbrico's topic in Hospice

   Thanks for the input.. I have always carried extra insurance since the day I received my nursing license... thank you for suggesting that.. hopefully someone who read this who didn't have it... will get it. Im in a much better frame of mind right no...

9. New Grad going into Hospice

   grbrico replied to NurseMarla's topic in Hospice

   Its wonderful that you feel this way now. I too would have to worry for you in the field being new grad. This is no reflection on being a new grad whatsoever... we all were at one time. However. Right now.. you are paired with a nurse who probab...

10. Getting certified in Hospice, what is the benefit to you?

    grbrico replied to ShayRN's topic in Hospice

    Even though I do not have mine... I do plan to get it. Monetary reimbursement is great and all of that... but just think of the knowledge base you will have... and the good you can do for all of your future patients.

11. Do you call the doctor EVERY time

    grbrico replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Home Health

    lol... Im reading this post because I am a hospice nurse.. and quite frankly... I write a lot of orders.... but in my defence... the orders I write are from standing orders in which we have a ton of them. However... if a doctor hasn't signed off on t...

12. Medicine disposal

    grbrico replied to JNF RN's topic in Hospice

    In our agency, we use quickcrete concrete, not sure of the resource... but from what I understand we are no longer to flush meds down the toliet or rinse down the drain due to chemical residue that cannot be filtered out during water treatment proces...

13. Any ideas on how to detach from your work?

    grbrico posted a topic in Hospice

    Hi.. its me again.. the nurse falling apart. I talked with a manager today... explained feeling so stressed and that I am crying all the time... "Well sometimes Hospice is not for everyone" Let me put it straight.... I love Hospice... I love seeing a...

14. Day in the life of a hospice nurse

    grbrico replied to FirstYear2005's topic in Hospice

    LOL... sure... I can give this a whirl. Call report line from home.. because I dont have time to sit at the office... because I just a call that my pt has died. jump into my clothes I laid out the night before, my hair is wringing wet... grab the ph...

15. Greetings... Hospice Nurse Falling Apart

    grbrico posted a topic in Hospice

    Hi all, I moved to Hospice from the ICU last year, mainly because I feel I have had a calling to this field. And quite frankly I do. (When things go right...LMAO) Our Hospice has been hit pretty hard, and Im the new baby on the block. My very fir...