loopingrace

loopingrace specializes in ER.

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1. Vasopressors- Critical Care RN's please help!

   loopingrace replied to loopingrace's topic in New Nurse

   Wow, great feedback! I want to thank everybody that replied. Yes, he initially was in a rapid A-Fib. On arrival his rate was in the 120's but when the MD asked me to given Cardizem his rate was in the low 100's. Dopamine at our institution can be gi...

2. Vasopressors- Critical Care RN's please help!

   loopingrace posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone. I'm a new nurse coming up on one year of experience in a Level II Trauma Center Emergency Department and I need advice. This one patient stumped me. He was crumping the minute paramedics brought into the department. Had a BP 84/52 and a ...

3. Vasopressors- Critical Care RN's please help!

   loopingrace posted a topic in New Nurse

   Hi everyone. I'm a new nurse coming up on one year of experience in a Level II Trauma Center Emergency Department and I need advice. This one patient stumped me. He was crumping the minute paramedics brought into the department. Had a BP 84/52 and a ...

4. Older nurses jealous of new young nurses?

   loopingrace replied to smileysenior's topic in New Nurse

   Haha I thought this post was hilarious! My thoughts exactly! :)

5. I just did chest compressions for the first time

   loopingrace replied to Silver_Girl's topic in New Nurse

   You did a great job and handled such a hard time both for you and for the family so well. I'm glad you had the support of your co-workers in such a hectic time!

6. blackout curtains advice

   loopingrace replied to ymm123's topic in New Nurse

   I used to wear a sleeping mask, but that crap does not work for me. It would be uncomfortable sometimes, and would shift around my face, not entirely covering my eyes and such. I got so fed up, then found out about blackout curtains from a co-worker....

7. I nned some advice very DOWN IN THE DUMPS

   loopingrace replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes I feel the same way. I recently graduated in June and have been working since in the emergency room in a busy trauma center in LA. I work night shift and the adjustment to sleeping during the day plus having so much responsibility makes it ...