takeittotheicu

takeittotheicu

Neurosurgical, Trauma, Medical ICU, CVR

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  1. Dazed and Confused

    takeittotheicu replied to Monia S's topic in General Students

    First....I am sorry for your feelings of anxiety and confusion. But you just pretty well decribed me in nursing school! I have an ASN and I honestly think the first year we were made to "sink or...

  2. propofol

    takeittotheicu replied to hollykate's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Propofol is a global central nervous system depressant. It directly activates GABA(A) receptors. In addition, propofol inhibits the NMDA receptor and modulates calcium influx through slow calcium ion...

  3. The patient who wouldn't stop screaming...

    takeittotheicu replied to NewWayofLife's topic in General Nursing

    All aboard the crazy train....now headed for looney ville and hysteria junction. And who says you can't tell a patient they are being inappropriate? lol. I've told people that before. You're in pain?...

  4. Share Your Saying

    takeittotheicu replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    There are a few that I like..... If at first you don't succeed...then maybe skydiving just isn't your thing. You can't fix stupid. Stupid is Fo-ev-a.- Ron White "At the end of the day, the fact that...

  5. Strangest thing you've heard a co-worker or patient say?

    takeittotheicu replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a patient on a PCA of Dilaudid....at a VERY high rate. At 3:15am I went into draw her blood. She was talking....I asked who she was talking to. She had the phone up to her ear. She pointed at...

  6. Neat tools of the trade...

    takeittotheicu replied to dani_girl's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm not sure what area of nursing you are in, but in the ICU there is a great tool. It's called a Levalign. It's a telescoping level to zero transducers to the patients phlebostatic axis. It's a neat...