sicushells

sicushells RN

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  1. Someone forged my signature!!!

    sicushells replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    ETA: I just realized this post was older than I thought... Good luck nurse.71! just because she was "well loved" doesn't mean she was an asset to the facility or the

  2. Stalked and Tackled: The chicookie story

    sicushells replied to chicookie's topic in General Nursing

    That's an amazing book! I recommend it to all the women I

  3. Night Shift? When do you exercise?

    sicushells replied to Rabid Response's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I work three twelves, so I usually go on my days off, before work once a week and after work once a week. I had been getting very depressed and lethargic, but sticking to exercising 30 mins, 6 days a...

  4. ICU position in Los Angeles

    sicushells replied to dku943's topic in General Nursing

    In my hospital you have to rotate days/nights for usually 5-7 years before a straight dayshift becomes

  5. Quality of life: How far would you go to save your life.

    sicushells replied to diane227's topic in General Nursing

    I really like that phrase. It's

  6. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    sicushells replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    1. When I'm in report and get interrupted by the Dr. alllll that info you just asked me is written down, on my sheet, that you're holding. in. your. hand. 2. When new(er) coworkers ask me questions...

  7. Getting into Nursing Just to Get a JOB!!

    sicushells replied to allison_lpn's topic in General Nursing

    Other field unite, unionize (which I'm not particularly advocating for...but that's another thread), and advocate for themselves without being of the "same" personality. We're a diverse bunch and...

  8. Would you do it all over again?

    sicushells replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    I thought about mentioning how coworker can be draining too... but I didn't have the energy-

  9. Would you do it all over again?

    sicushells replied to ohcomeon's topic in General Nursing

    Today, I'm really not sure. I feel like I'm hemorrhaging empathy trying to motivate patients and their families to make good health decisions, and hemorrhaging patience with doctors trying to get...

  10. Worst Nightmare as a Nurse Came True

    sicushells replied to idrinkpop's topic in General Nursing

    When I feel sad for a patient who has died (which your patient might not have), I think of them in heaven. I'm not particularly religious, but it makes me feel like, even though they've passed, I...

  11. Looking for a word on periop. care... or choosing specialties in general!

    sicushells replied to PlourdieRN's topic in General Nursing

    i have a few thoughts on choosing a specialty out of nursing school... 1) if you KNOW you don't want to do med-surg, then apply for jobs in areas that sound interesting 2)knowing a few periop...

  12. Give me your view now plz!!

    sicushells replied to KPNL's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not "the public", lol. Do I sometimes wear scrubs to the grocery store or the gym (ha! okay, it's happened twice)? Yes, yes I do. Despite my career as nurse/waitress/saint/all-around rockstar,...

  13. Tips on making that ICU bed look perfect after a bath

    sicushells replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    This thread inspired me to give my patient the full-on head to toe scrub (it didn't hurt that she was a one-to-one either) including hair washing, nail soaking etc. Unfortunately, I feel like she was...

  14. How many hours do you work?

    sicushells replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to break it to you... but all of your hobbies cost money! :chuckle Seriously though, am I the only one that thought I would feel rich and have tons of time off.... and I feel like I have way...

  15. IV Bolus question

    sicushells replied to creichelt's topic in General Nursing

    If it's an experimental new cardiac drug... then how would we know? Sincerely, the pharmacist/chemist/company who is developing the drug and trialling it should be giving dosage/rate recommendations....

  16. VENT!! Called off and labeled "No Call No Show" LOOONG...

    sicushells replied to so alive LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Something similar happened to a nurse I know. The charge nurse called her off for four hours (3p-7p) at 1pm. The nursing supervisor called her at 215 to tell her she was no longer called off and she...

  17. What do nurses need to know when someone has septic shock?

    sicushells replied to Tamch's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hmm... would your instructors be impressed if you told them that you didn't actually look up sepsis/septic shock, but instead went to clinicals and asked the nurses? no, probably not. This is no...

  18. How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    sicushells replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so glad you started this thread!! I am having this same issue currently with a patient's family... it's driving me nuts!!! I don't have any words of wisdom, except try to be calm and have empathy....

  19. Palpable Dorsalis Pedis , but unable to doppler

    sicushells replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Recently I had a surgical fellow tell me that dopplering is more "for sure" (I'm really tired.. sorry if this isn't 100% professional) because you're picking up the blood flow of the artery. When you...

  20. If you make over 100k/year as a nurse

    sicushells replied to amie1169's topic in General Nursing

    My two cents? (cuz you're all dieing to know, right?) If you want to pull in 6 figures a year... DON'T go into nursing. Nursing has a lot to offer, but awesome financial compensation isn't

  21. Bigger is not always better!

    sicushells replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    doesn't it feel awesome when someone on death's door makes it (thanks to your interventions)? In defense of the "Big Boy" Hospitals (sounds like a restaurant chain, huh?) we've had surgeons accept...

  22. strange morphine reaction !!!

    sicushells replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... lasix doesn't help clear the drug though, it just increases urine output. Very interesting case

  23. Mixed venous sample from a Swan

    sicushells replied to CABG patch kid's topic in General Nursing

    #1 You're comparing the sample drawn from the distal port (the mixed venous) to that drawn from the proximal port (a venous gas) right? #2 A normal pO2 on a venous gas is around 40mm Hg...

  24. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    sicushells replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Also, to those that think "adult patients should have family members at the bedside 24/7 because the healthcare system is evil and no one cares and if I want my wife at the bedside I'll have her there...

  25. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    sicushells replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My "Nice" Nurse Story: I come in for my 7p-7a shift. I'm getting a patient from PACU who's having hypotension after a minor surgery and is on some Neosynepherine to maintain the BP. I get report. The...