montieICURN

montieICURN

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  1. Ripoff Report: www.stethoscopes.com

    montieICURN replied to student456's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    AWWWW!! That sucks. Sorry that happened to

  2. Adenosine Help?????

    montieICURN replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, It's scarry. We usually hold our breath waiting for the asystole to rebound to a normal rhythm. You can use it for SVT, it will only work to convert to sinus rhythm if the person has a...

  3. Arterial/Central Line-CVP Transducer ?

    montieICURN replied to walk6miles's topic in MICU, SICU

    Don't ya just love

  4. Rapid Response Team for Families

    montieICURN replied to NursingAgainstdaOdds's topic in General Nursing

    Did anyone in this thread actually hear the Josie King story? Our hospital calls it condition H. Yes, it is abused, but not much. If a death like Josie's can be prevented because the nurse or...

  5. incapable, helpless, unmotivated, unteachable pts who are unable to cope with life

    montieICURN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, that story made me really sad. I've been working with death and dying for so long, I forgot how hard it is to deal with the living. I'm sure your compassion mad some difference in this woman's...

  6. I turned in my 2 week notice today!!

    montieICURN replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good for you!! Congrats and good

  7. so far, love the job, hate the culture

    montieICURN replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, sorry to say you're right. Working with women in this field is a lot like high school. There is no real hand holding or singing Kumbya. It's a shame really. If you have good leaders in the...

  8. epidural catheters

    montieICURN replied to CRNI-ICU20's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! This exact senario happened at our hospital. Our educators (whom were absent during the presentation) were freaking out when they heard that the vendors taught us to bolus!! I blamed the...

  9. does "you did well" followed

    montieICURN replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I'm dying to know what you

  10. My nightmarish experience

    montieICURN replied to Anona's topic in General Nursing

    great!!! this is why you will make a good nurse. stuff happens...for various reasons. sometimes the patients disconnect the line, or pull the line...if your central line comes apart and you fear...

  11. Ever tell a doctor like it is, with surprising results?

    montieICURN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Probably not the best technique in communicating on my part...However, about 15 years ago...Dr. L. was known for using multiple strings of profanity everytime he was called at night. ("Maybe if you...

  12. 1st day, feeling lost HELP!

    montieICURN replied to jcurlygirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Read, Study, Read, Study. You aren't born knowing all of this stuff. Use your resources wisely. Get other sources of material. Sometimes teachers suck. Read other source's explanations of the...

  13. "If you're not happy here, get out!"

    montieICURN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    This is my manager's new way of handling low morale in our ICU. In 20 years of nursing I have never heard of such a thing. It is very discouraging to hear this announced to the staff while 5...

  14. Tired Of Nursing

    montieICURN replied to shecali's topic in Nursing Career

    There are so many ways to go in nursing. You first need to decide if you want to work with people, or not. Bedside or specialty nursing is best in my opinion. A nurse I worked with for years just...

  15. Feel Good Campaigns by Hospitals

    montieICURN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I worked in had that program. It's a mixed message. Our boss would complain when we handed one out saying, "Why would you thank someone for doing their job?". Okay, what are we doing...

  16. Finally got a CTICU job!!!!

    montieICURN posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I have been a nurse for 20 years, and an ICU nurse for 18 years in the same ICU. I have always said that I wanted to work in a CTICU. I love heart patients. We do take care of thoracotomies and AAA...

  17. Quick Question About Weekend and Night Shift Differentials! :)

    montieICURN replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you get

  18. Arterial/Central Line-CVP Transducer ?

    montieICURN replied to walk6miles's topic in MICU, SICU

    That sounds like a unit policy issue. We use white non-vented ports on all lines because that's what we stock. We change them each time they are accessed. Some sets come with colored non-vented...

  19. Quit My Job

    montieICURN replied to Jen1228's topic in General Nursing

    You have to put in on your resume. They will find out if you don't. You can tell the new HR department that it was a bad experience and find someone from the facility to give you a good professional...

  20. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    montieICURN replied to Scrubz's topic in General Nursing

  21. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    montieICURN replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

  22. Why oh why

    montieICURN replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

  23. "If you're not happy here, get out!"

    montieICURN replied to montieICURN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks, this response gave me chest pain. No, there are probably 3 "Bad seeds", none have left. They will stay. I know there will be a solid unit again, I have seen many turnovers in 20 years. If...

  24. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    montieICURN replied to Scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    Propofol is milky white goodness. We aren't allowed to bolus it. Strict policies outline it's titration using a written starting rate, ie., 10 mcg/kg/min, and titrate to a rass of -2. We get the...

  25. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    montieICURN replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

    Propofol is milky white goodness. We aren't allowed to bolus it. Strict policies outline it's titration using a written starting rate, ie., 10 mcg/kg/min, and titrate to a rass of -2. We get the...