mpccrn

mpccrn BSN, RN

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  1. I'm so sorry....your spouse just died.

    mpccrn replied to APRN.'s topic in MICU, SICU

    When I was 17, my very best friend in the whole world died in a hospital. Her parents were called and told she was not doing well and they needed to come in right away. When they got there, she was...

  2. Sedation..Your thoughts?

    mpccrn replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in MICU, SICU

    I would have left her there. She was comfortable and

  3. Ativan IVP given undiluted into central line.

    mpccrn replied to Septic Boy's topic in MICU, SICU

    I usually dilute it with

  4. Whats the most blood products you've given in a shift?

    mpccrn replied to richard1980's topic in MICU, SICU

    148 units of prbcs in a 12 hr shift....MVA pt.....she didn't make

  5. What does "+++" mean in narrative charting?

    mpccrn replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Who knows? I've never seen it on any acceptable abbreviations

  6. How much medical experience did you have before entering nursing school?

    mpccrn replied to Aly529's topic in General Students

    I was a waitress at a pizzaria before going to nursing school.......so a little!

  7. What's the most dangerous thing that's happened to you while working?

    mpccrn replied to Aly529's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm its a toss up. New Years eve got a call from the ICU director that Mrs. So an So died after I left that day and it looked like meningealcocal meningitis and I had to get back to the hospital ASAP...

  8. Do you check on your patients less when family is in the room?

    mpccrn replied to 3dayRN's topic in General Nursing

    No. I work in ICU and assume families are there to visit, not care for the patient. The patient and his care is completely my responsibility. Visitors delivering care under my license does not work...

  9. What do ICU nurses do?

    mpccrn replied to mcpnurse's topic in Critical Care

    What does an ICU nurse do? EVERYTHING! You keep your patient alive if that's the plan, you give them a dignified death if that's the way it goes, you take care of their families and you take care of...

  10. staffing

    mpccrn replied to icunurse1955's topic in Critical Care

    The same thing happened on our tele floor. Our manager used the incident to get administration to approve a monitor tech position on all 3 shifts. Tele nurse patient ratios are currently 5:1 which we...

  11. Need Advice

    mpccrn replied to kjack0799's topic in Critical Care

    If you're not sure.......ask first. Be confident enough in yourself to know that asking questions is not a sign of weakness. Also notice, seasoned nurses ask for opinions too. No one is an island. ICU...

  12. taking work home

    mpccrn replied to link51411's topic in Critical Care

    I'll talk to my husband about some things I don't work through on the drive home. He listens, rarely comments, it helps. Mostly, I try to work things out while I drive home, transitioning from nurse...

  13. AACN membership

    mpccrn replied to txx119's topic in Critical Care

    You signed up for a year....that's what you get. It'll cancel on its own if you don't

  14. All it takes to be an ICU nurse?

    mpccrn replied to stram87's topic in Critical Care

    Yep, that's mostly true. While it's great to understand why things are happening, it's not a realistic goal for any new grad. Know it's better to ask first then fix something later. Know who you can...

  15. My hat's off to CC Nurses!!!

    mpccrn replied to DC Collins's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thanks mam......all in a days work!......But it is nice to hear once in a

  16. Sedation..Your thoughts?

    mpccrn replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in MICU, SICU

    She looks good to me....I'd have done the same as

  17. Nurse-Patient Ratios on East Coast

    mpccrn replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in a level 1 trauma center in PA and the norm was 2 vented-swan'd patients to 1 nurse. In the hospital I work at now it's 2-3 patients to 1 nurse in the ICU, tele is 5 to one on days and 6-1...

  18. Contact precation and Isolation question

    mpccrn replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    The Infectious disease nurse at our facility just informed us she is really no longer even trying to get patients previously flagged as positive for MRSA worked up to see if they are still positive....

  19. Bedside Report dillema

    mpccrn replied to DJ-Adia's topic in General Nursing

    I'd continue to ask this nurse questions about the information I think I need to get the picture of the patient's course. If she responds "I don't know but I think they were fine"....I'd say "well you...

  20. So... how do you deflect family members when you're busy?

    mpccrn replied to nenabee's topic in General Nursing

    Family attitudes and understanding have rapidly fallen since patients became "customers". The lack of respect to those in the medical field has declined and will continue to do so as long as this...

  21. zeroing pressure lines

    mpccrn replied to reptile's topic in Critical Care

    I learned many many moons ago that lines (A-line, CVP, PA) are zero'd at the phlebostatic arch.....however, the hospital policy where I work at now states A-lines are zero'd at the insertion site, so...

  22. Nurses pulled to other units

    mpccrn replied to denise2010's topic in Critical Care

    It's unfortunately becoming a more common problem these days.....nursing according to the accountants.....not patient acuity. You have to ask yourself....am I providing the type of care I'd want if my...

  23. considering change from cvsicu to neuro icu

    mpccrn replied to pcw rn's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I loved my time in neuro ICU! Go for

  24. This may be a silly question, but I need advice...

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

    Did you try printing? Sometimes that better than longhand....just a

  25. Just a vent

    mpccrn replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a little story for you....I was new to this particular institution's ICU, yet there long enough to begin to know some of the anesthesiologists by face. I came on shift one morning when this guy...