akemi27

My medical ICU is usually the first unit of choice for these as well...however, suicides do get sitters and most of the etoh's usually end up being a GIB anyway...I think micu's are usually dumping grounds anyway

Wow was looking into getting into this program...not sure now if I'm going to be able to do it (married w/ children - wanted to keep my current job and cut to PT)

Situation: Live in Indiana, work in Illinois Straight out of school, found a job in an ICU in illinois...wanted to work in a teaching institution and to be honest w/ you, there isn't one by me at all. The quality of nursing here, while it's definitely like the greatest, but definitely one of the best out there, I have failed to find one to compare in NW Indiana. One of the things I look into is pt care and being up to date w/ the current practices, and have yet to find that...and then the nursing culture, doctor - RN relations, as well as administration are other factors that fall into it as well...Physicians just have too much pub, and nurses aren't valued as well...and that's what I've seen so far in the facilities around me

Commenting on the OP - you shouldn't be too hard on yourself, esp. since the pt was able to avoid being re-intubated afterwards. Generally, mistakes are going to happen, and bad days (even months maybe? ) are going to happen as well. As long, as you approach your every shift as careful and thorough as if it was your first, that's all you can pretty much do...Wait til one of your pts cough up the tube or blow the cuff, or...you get the picture!