WWRN

WWRN specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Best way to ask MD for reference?

   WWRN replied to WWRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks much for the replies. I was fortunate to run into one of my favorite docs and just asked... He was so gracious it made me wonder what I was worried about in the first place!

2. Best way to ask MD for reference?

   WWRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all... I recently interviewed for a position and they are asking for an MD reference. I work in an ICU where I deal with many different docs. However, I work an off shift and therefore only see the docs if there is an issue with my patients. I'...

3. Profound hypoglycemia after d/c sodium bicarb gtt

   WWRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay all, I have exhausted my internet research abilities and cannot find a reasonable answer to the patient situation I encountered recently. I need your help because I can't stand not knowing what was happening to my patient... Pt had been sever...

4. Is it just me?

   WWRN replied to nursej22's topic in General Nursing

   It's not just you... I think it's the 'nature of the beast.' You can't predict how a shift will go and there will always be those individuals who follow you and don't feel you did enough with the new admission, etc. At the end of the day you have t...

5. Ran to my first code alone...

   WWRN replied to WWRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for your support and suggestions. It's much appreciated!

6. Ran to my first code alone...

   WWRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   so, i ran to my first code alone last evening.... the adrenaline was flowing and i was feeling pretty good when i was the first one there after the resident and i started cpr, was pushing epi and atropine, and really participating. we intubated, drew...

7. Does your unit do it's own CRRT?

   WWRN posted a topic in MICU

   hey all, the sicu i work in is considering learning to do our own crrt. currently, a micu nurse comes over and does it for us so we still have a two patient assignment... if we start doing our own crrt the crrt patients will be 1:1. for those of y...

8. Just got hired in ICU....any advice?

   WWRN replied to nursekatie22's topic in MICU

   I didn't read all the earlier posts so this may have already been said... My biggest personal mistake during orientation was to not ask enough questions/not facing my fears. Tell you preceptor what you don't know. Ask for those patients that scar...

9. Abbreviations

   WWRN replied to Bormio's topic in Neuro

   Here's one I had to google the other day because even in context I couldn't figure it out... MAE = Moves All Extremities Just when you think you know the lingo you find something else you didn't know! =)

10. Discharged directly from ICU?!?!?

    WWRN replied to VivaRN's topic in MICU

    Recently my unit has been experiencing this d/t the trauma docs not feeling comfortable with the care pt's are getting on the floor. We have a pt who is completely stable that trauma has said we aren't allowed to transfer to the floor only to d/c to...

11. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    WWRN replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    babs and zoe: thanks for the replies and words of encouragement. i've been fighting with the insurance company for the last few days to try and get them to ok the program my doc recommended with no luck (unless i can pay for half of the apprx $20k)...

12. Level 1

    WWRN replied to nursequeenie's topic in Emergency

    My understanding is you can just run them in "full strength". I'm interested in what others do...

13. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    WWRN replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

    hello all... i'm an rn in pennsylvania and my doctor has decided i need to be placed in a partial hospital program and out of work for a month or so due to a severe exacerbation of my depression. do any of you know if i'm at risk for loosing my rn ...

14. Almost a Year In -- Desperately need advice/encouragement (LONG)

    WWRN replied to WWRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your words of encouragement and advice it's greatly appreciated. I am in counseling, but not as regularly as I probably should because of my schedule. I recently had an adjustment made to my meds and it is helping somewhat. I'm ge...

15. Almost a Year In -- Desperately need advice/encouragement (LONG)

    WWRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Warning: This is long and will likely be hard to follow as I've got many thoughts swirling in my head... I am a newer RN (graduated about a year ago) who works in a critical care unit that sees a wide variety of patients. My orientation was less tha...