Critical_Care_RN

Critical_Care_RN specializes in Critical Care.

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1. If you weren't a nurse...

   Critical_Care_RN replied to jhns9vl's topic in MICU

   I'd be a SAHM.

2. My two least favorite words

   Critical_Care_RN replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

   Restraint charting Mandatory meeting Pharmacy's gone(we don't have a 24 hr pharmacy at our facility. I suppose the patient can only be sick between the hrs of 7am and 8pm. Otherwise, they'll have to wait until morning) New admit Drug overdose Educati...

3. You work 3 days a week? MUST BE NICE!

   Critical_Care_RN replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

   I get that a lot too. I don't even bother with trying to argue with it for 2 reasons, 1) it IS nice to ONLY work 3 days a week and 2) those who say that wouldn't understand even if I did explain it. They are the type who think nurses sit at the nurse...

4. How often do you assess your patients?

   Critical_Care_RN replied to MissAnthrope's topic in MICU

   Our facility only requires documentation of full head to toe assessment on ICU patients twice each shift(at the beginning of shift and halfway through the shift). However, we are required to document on every patient every 2 hrs and when any changes ...

5. In what order do u treat MI

   Critical_Care_RN replied to driveinstyle2005's topic in General Nursing

   I was taught: oxygen, nitro, aspirin, morphine This is also how I've seen it done in practice where I work. As far as NCLEX, oxygen would definitely be first because you always want to protect your airway and promote oxygenation. The nitro and aspir...

6. A name for Computer on Wheels

   Critical_Care_RN replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

   Ours are COWs too but I rarely hear people refer to them as such in the presence of patients. We usually just say "computer" if we're in a patient's room. The only time we really use the term "COW" is when we're talking to each other or if we have t...

7. Just got hired in ICU....any advice?

   Critical_Care_RN replied to nursekatie22's topic in MICU

   Like someone else already said, start studying up and have a good understanding of preload and afterload and what medications effect those and how. Fluid & electrolytes are a basic concern on any floor but they're an even bigger concern in ICU so...

8. Help! I can't get a job in the ICU!

   Critical_Care_RN replied to nursingdude78's topic in MICU

   Just keep trying. Like mrod said, if you can't get a job right away in the ICU, try going to a tele floor and then transferring into the ICU. I worked tele for awhile before transferring to critical care and have been told that the ICU managers pref...

9. Made a Mistake

   Critical_Care_RN replied to ChicagoRN2010's topic in General Students

   Unfortunately, that is how people are. I made straight A's through my entire nursing program but I busted my butt for those A's and yet, people had a tendency to have a negative attitude toward me if I shared my grades. I quickly learned that the bes...

10. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

    Critical_Care_RN replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Uniform/Gear

    i wear nothing but nike shox for work. i've had nursemates, crocs, and quarks. all of them were ok and i didn't have a lot of "pain" even after 12 hrs but my legs and feet were really tired at the end of a shift. someone recommended the shox to me so...

11. Help me reason through a question.

    Critical_Care_RN replied to bekindtokittens's topic in Student Assist

    The correct answer is B. Anytime you are administering a known vesicant, you need to have the antidote on hand in case of extravasation as it needs to be given in a timely manner so as to prevent or at least leasson harm to the patient. You should al...

12. Nights or Days? What say you?

    Critical_Care_RN replied to JHansen's topic in General Nursing

    I actually like working nightshift. I find that there aren't as many people in my way and I actually get to spend more time caring for my patients with fewer interruptions. The only thing I don't like is that we have fewer resources on nights.

13. Ever wonder if you should have just let them go?

    Critical_Care_RN replied to IamVickiRN's topic in General Nursing

    :yeahthat:

14. Is nursing really that bad??

    Critical_Care_RN replied to missy22's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is definitely a difficult field. However, if you feel that nursing is truly a calling for you, I say go for it. You won't regret it if it truly is a calling. There'll be good days and there will be bad days. There are lots of docs out there w...

15. Nurses Defibrillating???

    Critical_Care_RN replied to rgroyer1RNBSN's topic in MICU

    It is absolutely within our scope of practice. Having said that, I will tell you that, in the facility where I work, most nurses wouldn't be comfortable doing so. There are only 3 units in our hospital that require ACLS training(ER, CCU, Telemetry). ...