LoveActually

I really hate it when the ED brings me a pt. on levo, takes them off the pump, doesn't tell me, and leaves the room, and then I take a pressure and the BP is TANKED, and I'm like CRAP! THE LEVO isn't even hanging! I have been a nurse for like 5 minut...

First of all....6 months orientation, you are lucky, embrace it and make the most of it! I had a little less than 4. Remember that it's hard being new (especially a new grad in the ICU!), and everyone makes mistakes, new and old! You should know your...

For the most part families don't bother me. When I need them to step out so I can do an assessment, procedure, or just plain old need to think without distraction, or if I need to reduce the amount of visitors in the room, I kindly do so. I think abo...

why no nitro or cardene?

The only way I'm titrating in mL's is if it's Diltiazem which equals mg's anway. I ALWAYS titrate mcg/min or mcg/kg/min ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS. Titrating by 5 mL's may be way too much or not enough depending on the concentration.

I think a big factor in success or not has to do with your orientation & amount of education (duh). I had 6 weeks orientation on telemetry & 8 weeks in ICU both with amazing preceptors. I went to more classes & had more education in the f...

My sister is going for OT. I think it sounds horrendously boooorrrrrrringggg IMHO

Can't Reglan do weird things to some people? From Wikipedia, so you KNOW it has to be the truth! Common adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with metoclopramide therapy include: restlessness, drowsiness, dizziness, lassitude, and/or dystonic rea...

As Nike says, Just Do it! "Go big or go home"

When I feel like I'm going to say something potentially stupid, I start out by saying, "Ok guys don't laugh at me, but...?" OR "This may sound REALLY idiotic...but?" Or "this may sound really dumb, but since I've been a nurse for like 5 minutes I HAV...

Unless you are saying something good, of course

In addition to helping with the pressures, and recruiting different lung feels, proning with a bed works wonders for mobilizing all that crap in the lungs and sinuses. We don't keep them only prone, they get positioned at 45% angles (or other angles)...

Ok this is going to sound dumb, but I look at the CVP monitor, after zeroing & flushing it, if the patient has one! No one has ever asked me to calculate it, nor have I learned how to as of yet. lol

all of that is on our 'vasoactive medication' order sets, so unless the doc orders otherwise, we go by what is on the order set. and then I go and make a drip table on the computer, and print it out. of course...I know how to titrate with pen &...

FYI, you can't be an RN and work as an aide, unless you give up your license. I have worked as an aide, and am now an RN. They are not two totally different things, but something that's all encompassed under total nursing care. We don't usually hav...

Don't usually see it, but aw it happen the other day...the nurse they gave the assignment to was agreeable, a very good and very experienced nurse, and the CM had her back...

ahhh clonazepam klonopin prolly helped bring down the BP anyway, especially even if the pt was a wee bit anxious =) just curious how you were able to even *get* the wrong med though...did the patient already have klonopin on their med profile? just t...

I think it's a GREAT idea! You're so young, why not do both? And who knows, maybe you become a nurse, LOVE it, and go on to become an advanced practice nurse! OR you still go to med school, but can pick up shifts as a nurse and make REAL money while ...

My sister died unexpectedly yesterday. I am flying a red eye home tonight. I am so hysterical & I HATE flying. Like hate it to the point where I have diarrhea, throw up, feel like I'm going to pass out. I sweat the whole flight. Nevermind the fa...

To the OP, I would stick to addiction support, and not look for it here necessarily. You flat out said "addiction" in your first sentence, and did not get appropriate responses to that, but you got a whole lot of other dieting advice and "just do it...

You must be joking? What's a good use for xanax if flight/anxiety coupled with the death of a loved one is not a good enough excuse?! Like I mentioned, I asked for a few xanax, not a whole collection. Caring & advocacy have EVERYTHING to do with ...

I had the intra-nasal flu-mist months ago. No side effects. I had a seasonal flu vaccine too & got an ENORMOUS, painful hemotoma from that.

No I lost weight. I've been working nights for 5 months and I'm a new nurse. I bring healthy things to eat at night. I know how many calories I'm consuming in the 14 hours I am gone. When I get home I'm too tired for more than a bowl of cereal or occ...

We prone all the time with rotoprone beds. Seen a few miracles happen after their use.

Have you ever tried a 12-step program? I did/do it for alcoholism. And when I drank, I didn't care about what I ate. I have been sober 2 1/2 years now, with no desire to drink, and weigh 25 pounds less because I'm able to make healthier choices these...