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  1. Triple H therapy and ICP question....please

    DustinRN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    By the way guys/gals I passed the NCLEX. I start orientation on June 21st in Neuro/Trauma ICU. Thanks for all the encouragement.

  2. Triple H therapy and ICP question....please

    DustinRN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Can you please elaborate on why you would die of pneumonia if you get steriods to decrease cord swelling. Is it simply because of the lowered immune response with the added ETT insertion? If that's...

  3. Triple H therapy and ICP question....please

    DustinRN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I see what you're saying. Depends on the situation. Thanks for the

  4. Triple H therapy and ICP question....please

    DustinRN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    NeuroICURN this confuses me. Does Decadron not decrease the swelling of the brain and therefore decrease ICP as well? :uhoh21: I've been under the impression that it does. Just when I thought I had...

  5. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I wanted to ask a question to all the ICU nurses out there. If you could teach the preceptor students 1 or 2 things before they arrived to start their preceptorship what would it be and why?...

  6. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    It's going hectically! I'm currently taking classes for my RN-BSN classes that will hopefully start in January. I have the NCLEX-RN scheduled for June 9th. If all goes well I will start my job in...

  7. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Elenaster, I believe it was an medium (adult) size cuff. From the cuffs I saw we only have three different sizes, small, medium, and large. I looked at the link you provided, but I think it...

  8. Anyone took NCLEX after April 1st?

    DustinRN replied to erean's topic in General Nursing

    Don't sweat the new questions. I think they only count for about 2% of all the questions you will receive on the

  9. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Elenaster, the parameters for his SBP were anything higher than 160 needs to be reported. I read this in the chart and that is when I questioned about which BP reading do we use. That's when she...

  10. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Gwenith, you're just one big ball of knowledge. Ever thought about teaching? Speaking of MAP and BP in general. I have a question. We received two pt's, husband and wife, from a motorcycle...

  11. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Today wasn't that bad. We had one pt with a subdural hematoma (resolved) going through DT's from alcohol withdrawal. He was a combative little thing. The other guy being on "floor status." We had...

  12. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Today wasn't that bad. We had one pt with a subdural hematoma (resolved) going through DT's from alcohol withdrawal. He was a combative little thing. The other guy being on "floor status." We had...

  13. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks for the websites gwenith! I copied and pasted some of the charts on them to print onto my 3 by 5 index cards. 3rdshiftguy, I'll make it a priority to look up those meds that you noted...

  14. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    First of all thank you for the tips. Keep them coming! :chuckle I will make sure to implement all of these tips that I received from everyone. NeuroICURN, the unit I'll be going to is...

  15. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Gwenn and 3rdshiftguy, those are very helpful tips. I've never thought of all things I try to avoid when I have a migraine. When you spell them out like that it really makes since as to what I...

  16. Clemson Univ. BSN

    DustinRN replied to grapejuice01's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend just graduated from the program back in May 2003. He enjoyed it very much so. I would encourage you to go to Clemson. Especially if you like the small town life. The town is small...

  17. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks for the advice Suzanne! I just want to seem half-way competent when I go there. Can anyone else think of anything that would be helpful to know before I

  18. Question about Cushing's

    DustinRN replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    NO PROBLEM!!! I'll try looking and see if I can find

  19. Question about Cushing's

    DustinRN replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    That was a very good explanation of Cushing's Triad. Thanks for the post. My main problem though is finding anywhere where it says the diastolic pressure goes down during cushings triad. I...

  20. Nursing Research in Critical Care Medicine

    DustinRN posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have to make a poster outlining the steps of a research paper using a topic from some sort of research article. I want to do something in critical care since that is where I will be working when I...

  21. Nursing Research in Critical Care Medicine

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks! I will check them

  22. Question about Cushing's

    DustinRN replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I'm just a student, but of all the articles I've seen none of them mention the diastolic pressure going down. I've seen them talk about the systolic rising, but I have seen none talk about the...

  23. Nursing Research in Critical Care Medicine

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm able to search for the articles, but it still charges you to look at the articles ($12) Am I missing something or do you have to pay $12 to view the article?

  24. Experience ~ Charleston/MUSC

    DustinRN replied to poja_18's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I didn't know that they were changing program directors. That could all very well possibly change. I would do as the others say and give them a call about

  25. Quick question about length of programs

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks! She is a recent graduate of Northwestern and I figured she probably knew what she was talking about, but I hadn't heard anything about all the programs going to a 3yr minimum. She said as of...