bluesky

bluesky BSN, RN

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  1. Please ... any ex-ICU, now ER nurses for advice!

    bluesky replied to bluesky's topic in Emergency

    I just want to thank all of you for taking the time to answer my post! I feel so

  2. ABG's and sepsis

    bluesky replied to nursejill155's topic in MICU, SICU

    What's "resp swing"?

  3. part time in ICU?

    bluesky replied to Annony RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is a textbook example of nurses who choose to judge and criticize their peers instead of support and assist. Perhaps you may consider that your peer will require several months to regain her...

  4. Highest PEEP you've seen?

    bluesky replied to poppy07's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    We usually go to APRV in true ARDS. Haven't seen much above 15 of PEEP in CMV where I've

  5. Highest PEEP you've seen?

    bluesky replied to poppy07's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    We usually go to APRV in true ARDS. Haven't seen much above 15 of PEEP in CMV where I've

  6. Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplant

    bluesky replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    On the neuro unit I am currently working on, we call the transplant consortium to talk to the family about possible donation when the pt is GCS 3, no cough no gag no breathing above the vent, no...

  7. Spoken of before

    bluesky replied to linkay77's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The populist in me wants everyone to get paid the same for their hard labor... but the ICU nurse in me complains that I can be floated to a med-surg floor and function safely in that environment but a...

  8. Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplant

    bluesky replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I have had exactly 3 patients whose organs were donated during my career as a nurse. Unfortunately they were all young traumas. I assure you the families (most notably the mothers) could of cared...

  9. Tell me what you think ...

    bluesky posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    OK. So I'm a pretty new traveller in a neuro ICU just started 2 weeks ago. On my first day when I got to the unit I told my preceptor that I needed to get my passwords for accuchecks, etc and I...

  10. new grad having trouble w/ icu personalities

    bluesky replied to extraordinary067's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sorry I just don't agree with this opinion. I've seen plenty of older nurses who pick on the younger ones regardless of their talent, skills or potential. I've caught the older ones in mistakes that...

  11. I'm so disappointed. My hospital FIRED ME!!

    bluesky replied to hotomalis's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Please let me know if there is anything I can do to be of assistance. Do you have a site where I can make a donation to help with your past bills? I am so glad that things are finally getting...

  12. propofol infusion syndrome

    bluesky replied to john 1947's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    um, well personally i do take information from medical professionals a little more seriously than someone seeking to discredit a drug with who knows what motives and educational background. last i...

  13. propofol infusion syndrome

    bluesky replied to john 1947's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm sorry but are you a

  14. new grad having trouble w/ icu personalities

    bluesky replied to extraordinary067's topic in MICU, SICU

    This problem has hounded me for years now. When I first started I was hired as a new grad at an excellent level 1 trauma center in this area. I did very well in the critical care fellowship as a new...

  15. new grad having trouble w/ icu personalities

    bluesky replied to extraordinary067's topic in MICU, SICU

    This post is simply the most brilliant analysis of the problem I have ever

  16. Advice needed re:career (sorry long)

    bluesky replied to RNforhire07's topic in MICU, SICU

    In short, you have to find at least one strong reference (preferably your current supervisor) and advance to agency nursing. There they are not as harsh and political with hiring as for staff...

  17. had job offer but NM had "CONCERNS" about me, should I accept??

    bluesky replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    Listen. You need to GET OUT of that hospital ASAP unless you are vested with 5 yrs or more of experience there with many dependents. This experience you have had is merely your first taste of their...

  18. help with management decision on new grad

    bluesky replied to aainme's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Night shift when there is no one around to competently mix a drip you need or set up a transducer is DEFINITELY NOT a safe time or place to be a new grad. If I were in your shoes I would politely...

  19. Worst visitors ever

    bluesky replied to Laught3r's topic in Nursing Humor

    I hope you are collecting your memories in some kind of written form because you are a very entertaining and talented

  20. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    bluesky replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    Very well

  21. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    bluesky replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I think they're talking about all the posters who wrote messages along the lines of "this isn't acceptable, what kind of nurse doesn't have IV skills, they should be do-not-returned", etc

  22. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    bluesky replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    We worship you, master

  23. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    bluesky replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    I am a traveler too. Honestly, I definitely would have spoken up. I wouldn't have that much to lose... just find another

  24. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    bluesky replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    This is a touchy subject for me because I am an ICU nurse who always worked very high acuity ICUs where 95% or more of my patients had central lines or arterial lines that I could draw from, not to...

  25. lose the attitude

    bluesky replied to christen13's topic in MICU, SICU

    You know there's also a context issue. If I've had a slow night with 2 easy pts, a good tech and decent staffing, and I didn't get a bedbath done, then you have a right to give me a little tude in...