mskate

mskate

Burn, CCU, CTICU, Trauma, SICU, MICU

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  1. A Nurse Who Knows Nothing

    mskate replied to julaybeeba20's topic in General Nursing

    Comfort will come with time... and you will always find things that you didn't know. Over time, you will see a lot of new things and if you keep asking questions, your knowledge base grows. Nursing...

  2. Questions about travel nursing

    mskate replied to kc87t's topic in Travel

    I would recommend 2-3 years of experience if you are really competent in your job, or if you are having a hard time acclimating to changes in the routine that you deal with at your hospital - closer...

  3. Abusive patient

    mskate replied to Guest296136's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When patients are long standing drug addicts, they have insane tolerance for pain medications. I have given 20+mg at a time of IV morphine to patients with chronic pain and/or narcotic addictions....

  4. Check Hb post-transfusion?

    mskate replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU, i usually wait 1hr post to re-check to see if i got an appropriate bump in the hgb for the number of units i

  5. Stanford New grad program

    mskate replied to badacid's topic in California Nursing

    Good Luck!! I can't speak much on their residency program, but as for working at the hospital itself, I could not speak more highly of it. Its truly an EXCELLENT place for nurses to

  6. health professional while married

    mskate replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    DH worries about "catching" things from me sometimes, so i don't tell him if i had a particularly gross night.

  7. New Joint Commission Protocol on Insulin

    mskate replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have always used protocols at every hospital I have worked in. One hospital had a pharmacy controlled computer program that you would type in your blood sugar, and it would give you the rate to...

  8. Floor Emergencies

    mskate replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU, we yell. LOUDLY. "I NEED SOME HELP IN HERE, BRING THE CRASH CART" :) Yelling means you are serious!

  9. Opinions from experienced nurses

    mskate replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Nursing

    I really like it. I work in the ICU where these types of teams are rarely used, but in other areas - I can see huge benefits. If a nurse has a big patient load and 1 patient loses an IV - and that...

  10. if you had to do it all over again, what profession would u choose?

    mskate replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Medical

  11. why not red blood cells transfusion?

    mskate replied to neurontin's topic in General Nursing

    i'd be more worried about a 13 month

  12. Ever write up an attending for yelling?

    mskate posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I am not staff in this particular hospital and was just there helping out as extra staff when I had to call a physician with a change in patient status with correlating lab values - bad enough...

  13. Share your BOOYAH moments...

    mskate replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient s/p CABG that was on Nipride, high doses - for days. He was extubated earlier that day and was down to 2l NC. His sats were poor when I got there, and I kept having to go up and up on...

  14. NG Tube Leaking, Tips?

    mskate replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    There are anti-reflux valves that are made for just that purpose. Some doc's don't like them because they say that it messes up the sumping action, others will tell you that the vents on the valve fix...

  15. Should I take bagels first day of work?

    mskate replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bring the bagels! Everyone appreciates a nice

  16. home remedies you would NEVER try

    mskate replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen people put folded up red paper dots on patient's forehead to ward off infection. Some people believe that rubbing an egg on your head can take away fevers, and if you break a raw egg under...

  17. Basic question, almost ashamed to ask

    mskate replied to questioneverything's topic in General Nursing

    Proning patients will be very rare, usually for pulmonary or spinal issues - and then, they are usually in the ICU and have special proning beds. Turning is to change the weight of the patient around...

  18. Types of jobs for RN vs BSN/MSN...?

    mskate replied to kaytoni's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    ADN/BSN nurses will get the same jobs. MSN is a lot of different things - from management to crna to education, research, nurse pracititioners, forensics, informatics... Non Mastered Prepared RN's...

  19. How do you sign?

    mskate replied to Mashira's topic in General Nursing

    K.Smith, RN. I sign my name too much to make it worth while to add a bunch of other

  20. Travel Assignment In La - Kaiser Sunset Vs. USC

    mskate replied to mskate's topic in Travel

    I usually take company housing and I know I would rather *live* up by Kaiser Sunset.... but I don't want to take a job thats a nightmare for one that would be awesome if its only for the housing....

  21. Travel Nursing Advice

    mskate replied to nursingmeatball's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, it is unstable and the market recently hasn't been the greatest - especially if you don't have more than 2 or 3 years experience in your specialty and frankly, a lot of hospitals are trying to...

  22. Safety in todays hospital environments

    mskate replied to motivated2nurse's topic in Emergency

    I have seriously worried about this and I have been in the position to have to put the unit into lock-down due to violent visitors. One time, we had visitors literally break down the locked door to...

  23. inserting foley, some tips please

    mskate replied to PRETTYODD's topic in General Nursing

    Men are pretty much a straight shot. For women - especially bigger women or old ladies - get a second person and a flashlight!!! :) - Its pretty much impossible to maintain a sterile field holding the...

  24. Dr's giving orders at bedside

    mskate replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Generally speaking, I won't take verbals. You have hospital computer access at home, where ever you are in the hospital, and especially at the bedside - you can put the orders in yourself. I will do...

  25. Night Shift Pros and Cons

    mskate replied to Kaychell's topic in General Nursing

    Night shift can be an issue in relationships when you have a significant other who does not also work nights. You will see each other less often when your schedules conflict, there is something that...