apocatastasis

apocatastasis

Psychiatry, ICU, ER

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  1. Use of the title nurse

    apocatastasis replied to rn4life2009's topic in General Nursing

    I am in Texas, and "nurse" is a protected

  2. BSN to NP: to wait or not wait

    apocatastasis replied to Walker.Abb's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm in the Alternate Entry program at UT and am a psych NP student. Been an RN for a little over a year and a half. After I did the intensive RN part of my program, instead of immediately taking the...

  3. How do you chart verbal aggression by a client?

    apocatastasis replied to RxOnly's topic in General Nursing

    Word for word. If there was a lengthy exchange, then the most salient quotes suffice. I chart not only for the patient, but also for

  4. Any ICUs or critical care settings where the standard ratio is 1:1?

    apocatastasis replied to edogs334's topic in MICU, SICU

    At my old inner city SICU in San Antonio, we saw everything from CABGs to guts to respiratory failures to DKAs. We were always understaffed, and often staffed with brand new nurses. I was charging...

  5. Best floor to work on for an aspiring Nurse Practitioner

    apocatastasis replied to aliciaj456's topic in General Nursing

    You need to specify what kind of NP you want to be. I'm a psych NP student but we have a year of advanced health assessment and primary care rotations. I worked in ICU for over a year and have been...

  6. Jehovah's Witness nurses in the critical care unit?

    apocatastasis replied to asdf88's topic in Critical Care

    As an ICU/ER nurse (and atheist), I don't think I should have to pick up the slack because of your religious beliefs. Sure, I'll check the blood with you, but YOU are responsible for YOUR patient:...

  7. Psych APRN Programs? (Repost from prenursing)

    apocatastasis replied to rockrobot's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Don't get me wrong, I'm really excited about becoming a psych NP, but UT is political and I find many of the faculty members condescending, unhelpful, and disrespectful, particularly during the first...

  8. Psych APRN Programs? (Repost from prenursing)

    apocatastasis replied to rockrobot's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    We have one at UT-Austin. I'm in it. Year and a half to go. I can't say that I'd recommend it, but based on what i'm hearing about other NP programs, I can't say that anywhere else would be any...

  9. Morphine vs Dilaudid vs Oxycodone

    apocatastasis replied to nursingishard's topic in General Nursing

    Certain drugs work better for certain people. As for shutting off the PCA, not sure, unless the nurse was worried about respiratory suppression. Along this vein but somewhat off-topic, if you don't...

  10. Large bore IV

    apocatastasis replied to remf3's topic in Emergency

    Yeah... I'm a new ER nurse at a level III trauma center, making the switch from ICU for a little while. I got pulled over on day 2 and told by my orienting nurse that I would eventually be written up...

  11. How did you get into the ICU?

    apocatastasis replied to missbutton's topic in MICU, SICU

    Please. BSN nurses generally do not go to nursing school for the first 2 years of their bachelor's, and their clinical time is NOT spread out over 4 years. I did the BSN competency of my accelerated...

  12. Report from OR: What do you want to know?

    apocatastasis replied to BridgetJones's topic in MICU, SICU

    I like it simple. History of present illness, other pertinent history if you know it, procedure, any complications, drains, drips. If you don't have everything, no worries, MOST important is present...

  13. Nurses, do you immediately take bath after duty?

    apocatastasis replied to ms.pebbles's topic in General Nursing

    I just got off an hour ago... and I do believe it is that

  14. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    apocatastasis replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    I work ICU and am planning to get an Aprilia 300-500 cc scooter this year and possibly a Aprilia Shiver motorcycle next year. I've never ridden before, but I am a road (bi-)cyclist and have been for...

  15. Malpractice Insurance

    apocatastasis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey y'all, I'm going into my 2nd year as an ICU nurse... I'm currently insured by NSO, and I paid like $200 or $250 last year for the insurance. I just now got a statement from them saying that...

  16. Malpractice Insurance

    apocatastasis replied to apocatastasis's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, y'all... I do live in Texas... like BluegrassRN, I never gave thought to the geographic factor, so thanks for bringing that to my attention, elkpark. Seems so obvious, now that you mention...

  17. eICU ever heard of this?

    apocatastasis replied to wanderlust99's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our hospital has an eICU. It's owned by our hospital system and staffed by nurses from within our system... they're also outsourcing to other hospitals. I can only speak for our hospital system and...

  18. Deciding to call MD

    apocatastasis replied to TangoLima's topic in MICU, SICU

    As a relatively new nurse who works nights, I have this problem also. In a case such as the pressor issue, I'd first ask the offgoing or ER nurse something like, did you ask the doc why he didn't...

  19. Young and jaded.

    apocatastasis posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all. I got my RN license at about this time last year, right after I started working as a GN at a downtown San Antonio ICU. It's a SICU but we see a wide variety of medical/surgical/cardiothoracic...

  20. Young and jaded.

    apocatastasis replied to apocatastasis's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for the words of advice and encouragement. I'm heading back to work tonight. I've been considering a change in scenery... and for now I'm taking a deep breath and looking forward...

  21. Nurses obtaining blood consent

    apocatastasis replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    In Texas, we not only do blood consents but also surgery consents on behalf of the physician. If physician writes for blood, you have to get the consent. If the physician orders "consent for...

  22. Plum A+ hospira iv pumps

    apocatastasis replied to wakaro's topic in MICU, SICU

    Also: for insulin and heparin, another trick I figured out was to set the rate equal to the volume to be infused so you don't accidentally overdose your patient, as one of my fellow nurses did and...

  23. Plum A+ hospira iv pumps

    apocatastasis replied to wakaro's topic in MICU, SICU

    I usually just set the volume to be infused (VTBI) at whatever amount the bolus is (e.g. 6 mL for 6 units insulin, assuming a 1 unit per mL ratio). Run the pump at 999 mL/hr and it'll beep after VTBI...

  24. What is your routine to clean-up and decompress after your shift?

    apocatastasis replied to kelsn's topic in General Nursing

    Quoted for truth! Love

  25. Considering relocating to San Antonio, Dallas or Austin

    apocatastasis replied to m2nurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    She asked, why I hated it. San Antonio is not a gay friendly city. That's a pretty big deal to me. Number one on my list, in