montieICURN

montieICURN has 20 years experience and specializes in MICU/SICU.

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1. Fired! Working again but HATE where I am right now!(Sorry LONG)

   montieICURN replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

   That really stinks. Sorry for your dilemma. I'd definitely find a job elsewhere, even if it's mopping floors. (NOT that there's anything wrong with that) Good luck to you

2. Please help the MD, don't put him/her to shame!

   montieICURN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   Yes, the doc could hang it but you would first have to put her on a cardiac monitor. Was that done? Also, I am guessing there is no rapid response team in your hospital. That is exactly what they are for. In any case, the ICU nurses were extremely un...

3. Fired! Working again but HATE where I am right now!(Sorry LONG)

   montieICURN replied to RNforhire07's topic in General Nursing

   in our state, we are allowed to tell them dates of employment, and yes or no to rehire. no other information may be shared. who attends codes on the med-surg floors? if your patient codes, who helps you? that is absolutely unsafe. i would have writ...

4. Incident report- retaliation

   montieICURN replied to ICRN2008's topic in General Nursing

   Incident reports are not supposed to be punitive. They are supposed to notify risk management that an error occurred so they can prepare for a law suit in case harm was caused to the patient. Was any harm caused? If not, don't worry about it. If it ...

5. "It must be nice to sit in front of a computer all day"

   montieICURN replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

   When I hear stuff like that, I just kill 'em with kindness, and talk 'em to death. Ultimately they end up apologizing for being a jerk. Stressed out family members are always looking for someone to take it out on. The nurse is the obvious place to...

6. A surgeon's perception of nursing education.

   montieICURN replied to Grandy's topic in General Nursing

   I found the story rather well written and humorous. He was just telling his perspective of being a surgical resident. He didn't however tell of all of the stupid mistakes HE had made during that time. (I'm sure some of those nurses he mentioned ha...

7. Any Suggestions?

   montieICURN replied to NYnurseatheart's topic in General Nursing

   Was your second injury also on the job? We had a nurse who was injured on the job and when she was ready to return to work her doc gave her a 20lb weight-lift restriction. The end of it was the hospital had to find her a job to fit the restriction....

8. It Seems Like It's Student Nurses vs The Nursing Staff

   montieICURN replied to APBT mom's topic in General Nursing

   That sucks. I remember being treated like that in nursing school. Where is your clinical instructor when all of this badness occurs? We used our instructor as the forum to vent these things, and she would talk to the manager of the unit. The instruct...

9. IV fluid for a PT on a Fluid restriction? ! ? !

   montieICURN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

   Make sure you update us tomorrow!! We need to know the lytes and urine Na/osmo. If she is hyponatremic, he would restrict fluids (free water) and give NSS.

10. "Did you report her?"

    montieICURN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow is that refreshing. My manager added a new duty to the charge nurse role. Check the rooms every morning to make sure everything is tidy and tell the nurse, and write it up. BS. Micromanager. I told her I think the nurse following should make walk...

11. "Slow" codes

    montieICURN replied to txdude35's topic in General Nursing

    We had the same scenerio, 94 yo, colon CA with mets was too combative for the ERCP due to demetia. So logically, they tubed him and did it in the OR. No code, on the vent for 4 days. Ya know, they pay us to torture them until they're dead. Whatever y...

12. "Slow" codes

    montieICURN replied to txdude35's topic in MICU

    We had the same scenerio, 94 yo, colon CA with mets was too combative for the ERCP due to demetia. So logically, they tubed him and did it in the OR. No code, on the vent for 4 days. Ya know, they pay us to torture them until they're dead. Whatever y...

13. Magnet...They're Here...

    montieICURN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    My second day of orientation at the MAGNET today. I wasn't drawn to that, It is in our system so I took a job that was more challenging and I could keep my seniority. Anyway, my biggest beef about the old job was the poor implementation of education....

14. Magnet...They're Here...

    montieICURN replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if that would screw up the pacemakers?!

15. Starting ICU Preceptorship---need advice

    montieICURN replied to StarGirl's topic in MICU

    Stargirl, you are still a student, don't worry so much. You aren't expected to know already, you are expected to learn!! We expect students to want to learn, and ask a million questions, and look things up, seek out new experiences. "Can you let me p...