ilstu99

ilstu99

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  1. CVL/PICC in NICU

    ilstu99 replied to ace.happy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    1. If you're using tubing with a cartridge, it stops releasing fluid when the pump stops. Think about when you're priming, and you open/close the valve on the cartridge to regulate the flow. Push the...

  2. under the influence at work/sleeping on the job

    ilstu99 replied to cafenurse1112's topic in General Nursing

    This would be in violation of my BON's Standards for Professional Conduct, and would be subject to disciplinary action....WAY above whatever the institution thinks or does. If I really felt like she...

  3. I can't stand my new job at ALL. Thinking about quitting

    ilstu99 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    There are too many places in need of good nurses to let yourself be run into the ground in a complete hell hole. I would start applying

  4. Do you find it hard to leave work at work?

    ilstu99 replied to slsmithe's topic in General Nursing

    I don't find it particularly difficult. My family has no real clue as to what I do all day, they can't come into my unit to gain any type of real understanding, it would take too long to explain it,...

  5. Difference b/w TCU/Stepdown and ICU/Stepdown?

    ilstu99 replied to 3KittiesRN's topic in General Nursing

    Both of our adult ICU units are always 1:1. The RN's there do total patient care, with assistance from RT and sometimes PT/OT. Any patient who is intubated stays in ICU and the patients there usually...

  6. NICU nurses thoughts for a potential NICU Nurse

    ilstu99 replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello. :) I'm a pretty new NICU nurse, and I really love it. There are so many things - introducing a parent to the baby they've never "met"....updating the parents who have to be in another hospital...

  7. Cafeteria for Night Shift

    ilstu99 replied to TylerTXRN's topic in General Nursing

    College town - everywhere delivers until 4AM. In the building, the ED stocks a big rolling cooler with sandwiches and snacks and such from 8PM to 6AM. Cafeteria is open from 6am to 8pm, but "meals"...

  8. I failed with 265:(

    ilstu99 replied to poohbear1968's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm so sorry you have to go through this. The emotional journey is a long one that I wouldn't want to repeat again. If it helps any, 3 of my MOST favorite nurses in my unit.....best teachers,...

  9. Car seats for Premies under 4 lbs

    ilstu99 replied to PremieOne's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use a company called Angel Guard. They make a car bed for babies under 5lbs. I found an ad for them here:

  10. Well, it finally happened after 2.5 years...

    ilstu99 replied to Sue Damones's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry you had a crappy experience. :/ I hope everyone at your job was supportive....and I hope the daughter is just stressed out, and not like that all the time. Eeep. May you have better and...

  11. What is it...

    ilstu99 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my gosh - the "or else." How could I forget the "or else?!?" Miss more than 10 hours a semester? You fail. "I'm sorry your grandmother died, and your child was in a car accident - maybe you should...

  12. What is it...

    ilstu99 replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

    It's a whole different way of thinking....a completely different language....and even a different written language and way of writing. My personal experience? Each instructor has something different...

  13. Prayer at work??

    ilstu99 replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's kind of a rock-and-a-hard-place issue. If he DID ask you in front of the patient, would you be comfortable taking a pass? Does it change your relationship with your patient? FWIW, my...

  14. Would you hire me back if you were them?

    ilstu99 replied to 2klkds's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it matters. Our HR department has interns that do things like look through applications for missing pieces. That's done before the person doing the hiring ever sees the application....

  15. You know it's a full moon when.....

    ilstu99 replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    Uh. I was waiting for you to say that someone hit your car or something. A shoot-out at the dollar store was...unexpected. Uh. Holy crap!!!! I'm just glad you are okay! :flowersfo I hope Tuesday is...

  16. Prayer at work??

    ilstu99 replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I find there to be a large difference between being asked to subjugate before someone else's deity, and using physical touch to create a bond in an intimate moment of spiritual

  17. Is working in a hospital really so awful?

    ilstu99 replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    It's such a personal issue. You are really the only one who knows how much pressure or pace you can take. Me? It takes a lot to get me to a "crying in public" kind of emotional state. I mean....a...

  18. Prayer at work??

    ilstu99 replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    My understanding is that the "pulled into a prayer circle" has been added to the issue. The RN was standing next to the patient and next to the MD already. He grasped both of their hands and said a...

  19. Prayer at work??

    ilstu99 replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that forcing someone to their knees in prayer is just sliiiightly different than taking the hand of a person already standing in a kind of "circle." You've never "faked" being interested in...

  20. Do you need to carry your personal cell phone while at work?

    ilstu99 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think removing your personal property is legal, regardless of the rules. I DO, however, think they can give you the choice of placing your property in the requested location, or leaving the...

  21. Prayer at work??

    ilstu99 replied to ski4life's topic in General Nursing

    I would listen quietly and then go on about my day. It's a moment that's not about me and my beliefs, it's about supporting my patient and their family. Whether they worship Christ, or Allah....are...

  22. Did You Settle for Nursing?

    ilstu99 replied to sarahrn2be's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it depends on what you mean by "glory." Watching my husband receive a cystoscopy, I didn't feel that the doctor felt much "glory"...or watching the podiatrist scrape this yellow junk off my...

  23. Would you ask a patient's child to dress his or her parent?

    ilstu99 replied to ThatPoshGirl's topic in General Nursing

    Wait. They sent someone to get you from the car in order to get him

  24. tracking nursing movements

    ilstu99 replied to candycane267's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe it doesn't bother me because I've never had a job that DOESN'T track it's employees. My part-time job tracks via GPS. My former career tracked through verbal reporting + GPS. I've never had...

  25. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    ilstu99 replied to futureMD's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree with many of the things listed, and also thank you for asking. Just the simple gesture speaks volumes about your future. My current personal beef? Don't write an order, or initiate a...