Mayflye

Mayflye

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  1. Tylenol toxicity? How serious?? Please read!

    Mayflye replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Emergency

    You should definitely go see her. It will be good for both of you and of course we let immediate family in the ICU. Best of luck. (Oh, and we don't let anyone use cell phones in the

  2. Clinical Research $$

    Mayflye replied to Mayflye's topic in Research

    Appreciate the info. I know a lot is expected of them (ie fly home at midnight and be in the office at 8). Thanks for your

  3. POLL: How much tech help do you have in your ICU?

    Mayflye replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work nights. We have lift team (yay, I love them) until 10:30 pm. If we have a CNA, they are very poorly trained and/or unwilling to do anything. We do it ourselves, or beg for help from the other...

  4. I'm starting to hate ICU nurses

    Mayflye posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    :angryfire Hi all, I got my LPN a year ago last march and worked med/surg and long term care. I graduated in Dec and started at a Level one mixed ICU/CVICU/everything else unit. I was so excited to be...

  5. Need help with rapid response team

    Mayflye replied to CCU NRS's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    1) the rapid response nurse does not assume pt care. We have about a half dozen volunteers, and they are the RRRN on a rotating basis. It would be stupid to have the charge nurse do it. Who's running...

  6. Family visitation in ICU

    Mayflye replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

  7. Family visitation in ICU

    Mayflye replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

  8. Need help with rapid response team

    Mayflye replied to CCU NRS's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We started having a rapid response nurse on nights a few months ago and it seems to be working well. An ICU nurse is on a portable phone for anyone to call for advice. The first few hours they visit...

  9. Family visitation in ICU

    Mayflye replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    [. No wonder nurses are treated like crap. It is because some nurses take it and excuse it and make it bad for the rest. Nurses should not be used as emotional punching bags because someone is...

  10. Family visitation in ICU

    Mayflye replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    [. No wonder nurses are treated like crap. It is because some nurses take it and excuse it and make it bad for the rest. Nurses should not be used as emotional punching bags because someone is...

  11. I'm starting to hate ICU nurses

    Mayflye replied to Mayflye's topic in MICU, SICU

    As per previous post; I got my RN 12/04, so I've been in the ICU as an RN over a year now. I treat the lpn's we have here with utmost respect; the only thing they don't do is IV pushes. And I'd be...

  12. Survey: Should nurses from other countries be recruited to aid in the nursing shortag

    Mayflye replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I love our foreign nurses, but do you want to know who helped me get thru nursing school while being a single mom of two and working full time? NOBODY! The warm bodies are out there and could use a...

  13. I'm starting to hate ICU nurses

    Mayflye replied to Mayflye's topic in MICU, SICU

    Your support and advice is invaluable, especially to someone who's had their RN less than a year. Yes, I did talk to the department director who was very supportive. Unfortunately, she works days and...

  14. New to ICU

    Mayflye posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I am a new RN grad, although I've been an LPN almost a year. I started in the ICU so I could do "real nursing" not just throw pills at 7 patients a shift on the floor. In school, I was always the...

  15. NY city patient ratios

    Mayflye posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I'm considering travel nursing to NYC because I love it there, but have heard horror stories on ratios. In ICU I have 2; Med/Surg I have 5-7. Do you regularly have aides? Just wondering if it's...

  16. New to ICU

    Mayflye replied to Mayflye's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm at Scottsdale Osborn (but I've done registry at Chandler in couplet care)

  17. planning on moving to Phoenix

    Mayflye replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Dear Jilly and Silverdragon, I am a nurse in Phoenix and would be glad to answer anything I can. Email [email protected]. I also am an anglophile (2 grandparents from UK) and my parents drive...

  18. First article update: "Vents and ABGs" is up at www.icufaqs.org...still, always free.

    Mayflye replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in MICU, SICU

    What an awesome site! And I just posted asking for advice for a new ICU nurse. Consider it

  19. RN's and CPT coding

    Mayflye replied to Geeg's topic in General Nursing

    Before I graduated from nursing school, I worked as a coder for a large cardiology group. I took a course and joined the American Association of Procedural Coders. I made about $10 an hour. I've...

  20. What is needed to become a surgical tech?

    Mayflye replied to patunia00's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I have almost (3 wks) graduated from Gateway's nursing program and I know they have a good surgical tech program. I don't know about the pay, but give them a call. It's a great school and you can't...