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  1. T-shirt slogan for Intensive Care

    javajunkie posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone! Does anyone have any creative ideas for a T-shirt slogan for intensive/critical care nurses. My unit is a mixed medical/surgical ICU at a fairly conservative hospital. I really wanted to...

  2. Atrial Bigeminy?

    javajunkie posted a topic in Cardiac

    This was a first for me: Last night I recovered a post-op CABG x 2 and mitral valve replacement. Grabbed a ECG strip, glanced at it and went to work. I was busy, so I didn't have an immediate chance...

  3. T-shirt slogan for Intensive Care

    javajunkie replied to javajunkie's topic in General Nursing

    I love

  4. T-shirt slogan for Intensive Care

    javajunkie replied to javajunkie's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for everyone's suggestions! I will post the winning quote when I know what it is. Meanwhile, keep the suggestions coming!

  5. T-shirt slogan for Intensive Care

    javajunkie replied to javajunkie's topic in General Nursing

    Katie, I appreciate your point about nurses dressing professionally. One of the reasons the "T-shirt phenomenon" has become popular at my hospital is because we have a strict dress code. Nurses have...

  6. Barnes-Jewish?

    javajunkie posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I heard a rumor that Barnes-Jewish in St. Louis is going to get a program up and running in the somewhat near future. Anyone hear anything about

  7. Five Star ICU Patients

    javajunkie replied to gwenith's topic in MICU, SICU

    My favorites are the hideous older ladies who were drinking in the womb and have been smoking since birth. You know, scary gruff voices. Really bad oral hygeine. They just love male nurses. Doesn't...

  8. Amazed with Nipride

    javajunkie replied to RNBEAUTY2003's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am personally afraid of Nipride. Maybe because the one time I titrated up 1/2 a mic or so, I left the room to grab something and when I got back my patient was diaphoretic and getting ready to lose...

  9. Need a good ICU book

    javajunkie replied to erinnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kathy White's Fast Facts most

  10. Need a good ICU book

    javajunkie replied to erinnRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Kathy White's Fast Facts most

  11. New CCRN exam?

    javajunkie posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am looking at the AACN website and it appears that the CCRN exam has changed. According to the website: "The CCRN certification examination will NOT be available at AMP assessment centers between...

  12. Black Widows

    javajunkie replied to Kason's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Can I sign up my ex for your

  13. Barnes-Jewish?

    javajunkie replied to javajunkie's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A friend of mine is going to school in St. Louis and she said they had a program in the past and they are trying to start it back up again. Maybe just a rumor, that would be cool though

  14. Bleeding patient

    javajunkie posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    OK, I need some opinions: Last night I admitted a patient with a lower GI bleed. Basically, I knew I was in trouble when the ER "called report" by saying that they were bringing the patient over and...

  15. Ethical/Legal question

    javajunkie replied to Sis123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Who doesn't want Versed? Just kidding. I agree, another drug would have been appropriate. While in nursing school, I once told a confused alcoholic patient his lactulose was whiskey and got my butt...

  16. interview

    javajunkie replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    LOL, I know every CT surgeon is different. All I know is that if I ever feel the need to make one of ours cringe, I say the word "Neo." They hate it. Get out the dobutamine and nitro. However, I do...

  17. liver failure and LR

    javajunkie replied to CRHSrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Wow! Dare I ask a question about something more complex than IV fluids? Tenesma, do you teach? You should. Your answers are

  18. liver failure and LR

    javajunkie replied to CRHSrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I learned that you shouldn't give LR to patients with hepatic failure because it will cause metabolic acidosis. The reasoning is that in normal people, the lactate combines with H+ ions to form lactic...

  19. I got an interview!

    javajunkie posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just got a letter yesterday from Mount Marty granting me an interview for the end of the month. I feel fairly comfortable on any clinical questions they might ask and I am working on any potential...

  20. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    javajunkie replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Regarding OD's: Don't call your best friend to let her know that you have taken 5 whole Lortabs because your boyfriend wasn't giving you enough attention that day. Then when she calls the squad to...

  21. ACLS or PALS

    javajunkie replied to haa's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You can also find a class by going to http://www.americanheart.org and clicking on 'CPR & ECC' on the left-hand column. I have not taken PALS but I waited until I started working as an R.N. to...

  22. Alternate List

    javajunkie replied to FlyingED's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I got it. I TOO got to miss jury duty for orientation. True story. Anyway, I have not heard back yet. I'm stalking my

  23. Cooling blanket placement

    javajunkie posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I am reviewing the policy regarding cooling blankets at my hospital and I am unable to find an article about the proper placement of cooling blankets. Usually, I see that they are placed posteriorly,...

  24. nicu?

    javajunkie replied to ufblondi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    NICU is babies, baby.

  25. Male' 40, dizzy spells, any ideas?

    javajunkie replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    OK, my jaw just dropped. I just spent a good part of the 3 months with bouts of lightheadedness (I also had episodes of leg cramps and heart palpitations that were independent of the lightheadedness)....