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  1. Injured nurse returning to work

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hello all! I am a new-ish (3 years experience) nurse in a CVICU. Long story short, I have been away from the bedside for six months due to an ankle injury/surgery/complicated rehab. I return to the...

  2. Injured nurse returning to work

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for both of your advice and kind words. I met with my scheduling manager about my concerns, and unfortunately only doing 8 hour shifts won't be an option but they did say for my upcoming 4...

  3. How early is too early to give a PRN med?

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in Patient Medications

    Hey all! I am a relatively new grad on med-surg-peds-telemetry unit. Lately, a lot of more experienced nurses have been telling me just to give the PRN meds early if the patient really needs it. As in...

  4. self extubation

    luckynurse_1234 replied to lmarti10's topic in MICU, SICU

    Had that happen to me a while back and to make things worse I had a student with me...luckily the patient did fine and the docs joked "well, they must have known they were ready to have the tube

  5. Critical Care Charge Nurses

    luckynurse_1234 replied to Forever_a_Student's topic in MICU, SICU

    On our unit a full patient load is 2 patients. Charge nurse takes 1 patient, does daily chart audits and sometimes acts as the unit secretary in addition to the usual charge nurse

  6. Backstabbing in the ICU (maybe a little venting!)

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I have had a very bad experience this week (not sure if qualifies as bullying or just back-biting) and am hoping this is not common in the ICU, or nursing in general. I had a demanding,...

  7. Able to finish all tasks in ICU?

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi all! I have just started a new job in a TICU at a Level 1 trauma hospital. I am still in orientation but I feel like it's going to be a constant battle to get all the "tasks" done on my shift...

  8. TICU Resource Suggestions

    luckynurse_1234 replied to garciwarsi's topic in Critical Care

    I just started in trauma so I bought Nurse to Nurse Trauma Care: Expert Interventions by Donna Nayduch, and I highly recommend it. I already owned Critical Care Nursing: Demystified and the Little ICU...

  9. Able to finish all tasks in ICU?

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think I am still adjusting from my previous PACU experience; there it seemed so easy to get all your charting done and everything wrapped up nicely. Unfortunately, the expectation is you will chart...

  10. Able to finish all tasks in ICU?

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks all! My current brain has boxes for UOP, temp, and BG; I might have to add some for neuro checks. My preceptor said I need practice getting everything done efficiently which I should get by the...

  11. Learning to manage 2 patients?

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey all! I am orienting to ICU with a few years of Med-Surg/PACU under my belt. This is going to sound silly, but so far I have only ever taken care of 1 patient at a time. Now, I will have to start...

  12. Learning to manage 2 patients?

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for your suggestions! In my facility they do walking report and at first I thought it was awkward but I guess at least you know they're alive and in no acute distress. I really appreciate all...

  13. Average recovery times?

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in PACU

    Our surgical recovery is split into two areas for ambulatory procedures: acute anesthesia recovery in a gurney, then we move patients into chairs before they go home. I am curious how long patients in...

  14. Average recovery times?

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in PACU

    Ah, I was wondering about the "nausea and pain free" part. A few nurses that worked in other hospitals told me sometimes you have to send the patient home puking because they won't feel better until...

  15. Air Force Nurses- Car a hassle with COT/NTP?

    luckynurse_1234 replied to nick7331's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know if you can ship your car because COT and NTP are considered "tdy" i.e. a short temporary training. If you are staying at the base where you are doing NTP, then you can probably ship your...

  16. I wish I knew (blank) when I was a new CCU RN...

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello everyone! I will soon be training to become a CCU nurse coming from 2 years experience on a low-acuity Med-Surg and 6 months of PACU. I am wondering if anyone has any advice or if there' s...

  17. I wish I knew (blank) when I was a new CCU RN...

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Aaah scary when the MDs don't know what's going in; I guess there's new docs in ICU too. Thanks for the advice. Did you go in as a new

  18. Does the "I'm going to make a HUGE mistake" feeling ever go away?

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new-ish nurse (2 years) and I have long-standing anxiety about screwing up in my nursing practice. When I was in nursing school, I had nightmares about being unprepared during clinicals and...

  19. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    luckynurse_1234 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am not a faceless robot that exists to wait on you hand and foot! I bother to learn your name and treat you like a human being so please do the

  20. I feel so incompetent!

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Today, i missed the fact a patient had a JP drain. I am a newish med-surg murse (1.5 yrs) and just switched to PACU. This is my 1st week off orientation the OR told me the patient had 2 lap sites and...

  21. I feel so incompetent!

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys i feel like now i will alll but strip search the patient it was a rookie mistake and probably won't ever forget it :) and several people told me don't ever take the OR's word on

  22. Insulin while NPO?

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Silly question: would you give insulin to a patient who was NPO before surgery? It seems like the answer could be obvious, but I am feeling a little guilty. Scenario: Mr. Smith was an elderly,...

  23. How early is too early to give a PRN med?

    luckynurse_1234 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in Patient Medications

    Scary. Although I do notice the same nurses get tagged in discrepancies over and over again in my facility. Not that I think they're drug-using, but they tend to be the ones that get in a hurry and...

  24. Split Medical-Surgical?

    luckynurse_1234 posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I was just wondering how many people work on a Medical-Surgical floor that split up medical and surgery patients? Where I went to nursing school, the whole 3rd floor was called Medical-Surgical but...

  25. Seeking advice from Air Force nurses,

    luckynurse_1234 replied to HK26's topic in Government, Military

    Agree. You can always request an overseas tour since you are eligible after two years TOS. Good