sugarsmom

sugarsmom has 10 years experience and specializes in ICU/CVICU/Stepdown.

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1. Helpful Tips for the Nurse Traveler

   sugarsmom replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel

   I would also advise new travelers to check out their new living quarters prior to the start of their assignment. Get an address and look up the area on the interet because I have had traveling friends that have been placed in some pretty rough neigh...

2. "I want him extubated NOW...I dont care if he's not ready"

   sugarsmom replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

   Most places I have been when the family or POA is causing a disturbance in the units.....they get the quick escort out of the unit and if it happens more than once then they are asked to leave the facility. Yeah I think that everyone has it right......

3. Charge nurse??

   sugarsmom replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

   You know your limitations as well as anyone. If you don't feel ready you truly do need to speak up and let her know. I feel this is a big responsibility for someone new just trying to find their way. Make sure that you are ready.

4. You don't LOOK like a nurse

   sugarsmom replied to NHCNurse's topic in General Nursing

   Don't think nothing of it....I have been nursing for 10 years and I still get the comment...did you just graduate recently?....and I am not that young. I just kinda take it with a grain of salt and go on about my business.

5. When family members are more work than the patient.

   sugarsmom replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

   I always seem to get the families that are hovering and intrusive. We have this one frequent patient at the place I work and the pt has a home nurse and parents that are always standing and watching everything that you are doing. They are always te...

6. Hardest part of nursing?

   sugarsmom replied to batman05's topic in General Nursing

   The hardest part is finding enough pain meds for the local addicts who wound themselves with their cars or motorcycles.....and their families who think that you can't give them enough and want more. I live for the beach and started new hobby..photogr...

7. Neuro/trauma

   sugarsmom posted a topic in General Nursing

   I don't know about anyone else out there, but I still haven't figured out why it is okay to be mean to your nurse. I work neuro/trauma and it doen't matter if the patient is confused from dementia or oriented after a MVC but everyone feels the need ...

8. Arizona Patient Protection Act introduced- Sets Safe Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios

   sugarsmom replied to pickledpepperRN's topic in Activism

   I worked in AZ for 3 years and am very glad to hear this for the nurses there. I worked on a tele floor that I felt was completely under-staffed...you would have 5-6 patients and sometimes 3-4 of them would have sheaths that needed to be pulled. No...

9. Dress code

   sugarsmom posted a topic in General Nursing

   My current hospital has felt the need to implement a new dress code. Currently we are allowed to wear whatever we want as long as it's not all red or black. Starting in June the RN's will be required to wear some sort of blue (can't really remember...

10. Wanting to go to NP school

    sugarsmom replied to sugarsmom's topic in NP

    Thanks for the info....it is greatly appreciated!

11. Wanting to go to NP school

    sugarsmom posted a topic in NP

    I am an ICU nurse with 10 years experience and I am looking to go back to school for ACNP. I am wondering are there any good on-line programs for this or are all the programs on campus programs? Can anyone help with this?