CABG patch kid

CABG patch kid BSN, RN

Telemetry, CCU

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  1. IV pumps make me nervous

    CABG patch kid replied to jollygirl098's topic in General Nursing

    Hey with piggybacks just remember to keep your primary bag below your piggyback, and make sure your secondary tubing isn't clamped (I still make that mistake when I'm in a hurry). You'll get it in no...

  2. IABP blood pressure question

    CABG patch kid replied to NeuroNP's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just to give another input here: At my hospital, we document systolic, diastolic and augmented diastolic on the flowsheet. All numbers are taken from the IABP console. A lot of times we do have a...

  3. IABP

    CABG patch kid replied to BellaInBlueScrubsRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm not understanding the problem. You're saying the assisted diastolic was higher than the unassisted, but that's the expected result with IABP therapy. Remember the basics here: when the heart...

  4. Why did you become a ccu nurse?

    CABG patch kid replied to ccuNEWBIE012087's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It's funny because I remember in nursing school, cardiac was one of the tougher subjects for me and I thought I'd never want to work in telemetry even! AND I was terrible at reading rhythm strips!...

  5. IV pumps make me nervous

    CABG patch kid replied to jollygirl098's topic in General Nursing

    With constant use, you will get more and more comfortable with it. This goes for any new equipment. When I started working in critical care a year ago, I was very intimidated by all the new equipment;...

  6. Is it true about the poo?

    CABG patch kid replied to gaia1214's topic in Nursing Humor

    One time had a pt with history of C. diff, which we automatically isolate pts with history for this reason. Anyway, I kept smelling something in her room but she seemed pretty alert and oriented so I...

  7. Student nurses do the darndest things

    CABG patch kid replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

    Lets see.... well as a student nurse, first semester, I didn't really pick up on the fact that my pt was a bit demented. She seemed pretty with it so I asked her if she could swallow pills, she said...

  8. Is nursing ruining your love life?

    CABG patch kid replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain, working night shift, my first day off is spent sleeping and even when I wake up I'm too tired to spend "quality" time with my hubby too. The best thing I can suggest is to plan for...

  9. I know this may sound rediculous but....

    CABG patch kid replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    Making friends in nursing school is an interesting dynamic. You will be stuck with the same people for 2-3 years (depending on your program); you are bound to make friends with a few, although if...

  10. Where do I start????

    CABG patch kid replied to mariemac89LPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little biased here, but I think telemetry is a great place to start!! Just like med-surg, you will see a great variety of patients, not just "cardiac" stuff like you would initially think when...

  11. Drug seekers: where's the compassion?

    CABG patch kid replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    That's sad that the other nurse had an attitude. My personal belief is that I do not work at a drug rehab facility, it is not my job to rehabilitate someone IF they do have a problem; if my pt says...

  12. RN's working overtime

    CABG patch kid replied to polock4life's topic in General Nursing

    You don't mention where you live, making 70K + is doable, depending on where you live, but then take in to account cost of living. I've made 76k so far this year (one pay period left) and this is my...

  13. Fluctuating Blood Sugar?

    CABG patch kid replied to LuvMyGamecocks's topic in General Nursing

    I know you only mentioned renal failure (which may be where the fluid in the lungs came from) but I'd be curious to see what the pt's liver enzymes were like. One thing that popped into mind was a pt...

  14. Isolation Rooms and Organizing

    CABG patch kid replied to Tolle_lege's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the person who said do as much as possible when you go in a room. When I worked on a tele floor and juggled more pts than I do now, I would first look and see who had meds due before I...

  15. I need some VENTilation...

    CABG patch kid replied to SteffersRN87's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you had a rough day The thing that doesnt make sense is how did they send your ancillary staff home? Did they count the census before the admits, send ppl home, then make you admit? If so,...

  16. New Unit

    CABG patch kid replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking from the other side of the fence here, well I currently work in CCU but not all of our pts are coronary or CV surgical. We get our fair share of pneumonia, CHF exacerbation leading to resp...

  17. oral care on confused patients??

    CABG patch kid replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    As hard as it sounds, you should try everything you can to get in there, whether it be using a bite block of some kind or getting him to do it himself. I read an article in AJN about a pt who had such...

  18. I am tired of this attitude

    CABG patch kid replied to PostOpPrincess's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that it has anything to do with being jealous or bitter that someone achieved a bsn in that time frame but more to do with the fact that it takes TIME to learn how to be a good,...

  19. Student Loan Debt?

    CABG patch kid replied to marten's topic in General Nursing

    I would go the ADN route and then go RN to BSN later. The money that you'll make starting off as a bedside RN will be practically the same with either degree. I think my hospital pays me .50-1$ more...

  20. Would You Call Her Back?

    CABG patch kid replied to iluvdetroit's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would hurt to call her back, it shows that you're eager. Maybe you could just ask if any other units were offering interviews, or ask what the usual procedure is in this situation....

  21. Geri-psych unit

    CABG patch kid replied to PAERRN20's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    LOL! That actually doesn't sound too bad! I want to come work with you after I get burned out in a few years

  22. Internships

    CABG patch kid replied to Jay2daq's topic in General Nursing

    I think it would definitely be to their advantage! Especially after you graduate, I think you're almost guaranteed to get an RN position, unless there is a hiring freeze going on, or absolutely NO...

  23. Working?

    CABG patch kid replied to Reminisce's topic in General Nursing

    There are certainly people that like to work 60 hours/week on a regular basis but one person in particular just screams BURNOUT.... Everytime I work with this person all I do is hear complaining about...

  24. Where are your bronchoscopys perfromed and what is the protocol.

    CABG patch kid replied to nlhnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe that patients are getting bronched without being on a monitor, at the very least. Granted, I've only worked at 1 hospital so I don't have much to compare to, but in my limited...

  25. Medical Dosage Calculations - In Your Head or Calculator?

    CABG patch kid replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    that's really sad that there are new grads out there like this. being a new grad myself, i can honestly say that my school did focus on drug calculations quite a bit and allowed us to learn the method...