trvlngrn22 replied to Damion Jenkins's topic in General Nursing
I just responded to a poster that submitted "how I stopped worrying and learned to love the monitor". It somewhat references alarm fatigue and I posted the words below. While I personally dislike...
I like the topic. I try to get my coworkers to love the monitor as much as I do. Alarm fatigue is a huge issue. So make the monitor work for you. Adjust alarms so they are appropriate. This might...
As far as I know, you will not be able to get on with a company without some experience. A new grad does not have the skill set to walk into a new hospital and be able to pick up and go. Orientation,...
trvlngrn22 replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU
Dorimar, like you, I found myself becoming more negative and disappointed in my peers. Labelled as having a bad attitude by those that did not understand my frustration. Then a friend gave me this...
michiganRN, too long ago to remember the specifics of optirest. The skin issues stood out in my memory because we talked so extensively with the rep and then had him do a 180 in regards to pressure...
When we started using these beds, we were initially told that they would prevent pressure ulcers if we used the rotation mode. However, we still experienced problems and went back to the rep. Then...
janfrn, yep, i''ve seen that too. gotta wonder what some people are thinking. one of my favorites was a nurse who had an IABP pt in reverse trendelenburg. the femoral transducer was on the pump,...
I worked with 2 MDs of which one would have us wedge and the other would not.. Same RNs caring for their patients. Funny how you would not for one doctor's patients, but if the other was on call you...
I worked where they taped it to the forearm. Good enough for when the patient is supine, but they would never change (relevel) it when they turned the patient. So, on the left side, pressures were...
not you 8flood8, just in general with the "no one is left behind" policy that has changed acls as well as compenticies. Really, my last class, and several before that, i felt that no one knew the...
So, you have to call someone to come relieve you if you need to use the restroom or get a drink or eat. and like the others said, patient care goes out the window. When I have 2 ICU patients and am...
Londaj is correct as far as needing an MD order. JACHO is changing how we nurse. We do not 'have the right' to hold medications...it is considered practicing medicine..unless we have parameters....
an old fashioned carpenters level works just as well. alternatively, you may look in hardware for a laser level used to hang pictures. probably less expensive than looking for one in the medical...
Wow, I have been a nurse for 17 years, primarily in CVICU, and I still learn every day. I am a travel nurse and am surprised by the places I go where staff feels like they know it all... but can't...