NeuroICURN

NeuroICURN

Neurology, Neurosurgerical & Trauma ICU

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  1. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    NeuroICURN replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Often brain dead people are in the ICU because that's where they progressed to brain death (it sometimes takes a while to happen)...or they may be there to be stabilized and prepared for the OR for...

  2. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    NeuroICURN replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Talaxandra.....I believe what you are referring to in this case is organ donation after cardiac death (formerly called non-heartbeating donors). What this is is when a patient is not expected to...

  3. advice from nurses for a new physician

    NeuroICURN replied to pinkplumeria's topic in General Nursing

    Here's my words of wisdom..... Don't tick your patients' nurses off...they TRULY have the ability to make your life miserable!

  4. ok...neuro nurses...need insight please!

    NeuroICURN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    OMG Elenaster...I couldn't have said it better myself! My favorite type of patient is one that's tubed and on propofol!!! :chuckle Is it wrong to feel that way??? LOL My gawd....I think we...

  5. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    NeuroICURN replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Actually Earle, an EEG is NOT a must before removing support. Perhaps in your facility it is, but not in mine. As Gwenith stated, we're not interested in cortical function. And actually...what's...

  6. Painful Stimuli

    NeuroICURN replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    How strange you would post this....We were just discussing (teaching the residents) this the other day...... The only TRUE ways to apply and check for a response from a central, painful stimuli are...

  7. ok...neuro nurses...need insight please!

    NeuroICURN replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hi TNNURSE!!! That's great that you're thinking of moving to a neuro ICU! I love it!! It's definately a place that you have to have sharp assessment skills.....and a warped sense of humor helps a...

  8. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    NeuroICURN replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Ok Mandy....first of all the reason I quoted you was this. If someone is brain dead, then they are dead. Completely dead. Bought the farm. It is no different than if they are asystolic. At the...

  9. Top ten signs your job has you burnt out

    NeuroICURN replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    OMG....I thought I was the only one that heard the vent alarms and IV pumps beeping when I was at home! LOL

  10. Grounds for Formal Complaint about MD??

    NeuroICURN replied to Jay-Jay's topic in General Nursing

    IMHO....report her. She acted carelessly and your husband has now paid the consequences of her actions. I'll keep you and your husband in my thoughts and

  11. Filter needle when drawing from vials or not?

    NeuroICURN replied to sharann's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Anytime you are drawing up anything from a glass vial, you should be using a filter needle. So to answer your question, yes, I ALWAYS do. You never know what little sliver of glass you may not be...

  12. Kaplan review class

    NeuroICURN replied to rachelaleanRN2B's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone....congrats on graduating! I graduated last year. I did not take Kaplan's course, however.....several people I work with did. From what I heard (several people said this), it wasn't all...

  13. Cure for Coughing

    NeuroICURN replied to GracefulRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :roll :roll I recently had a stomach virus and I can SO relate to that joke! Yuk!

  14. How about the price of gasoline?

    NeuroICURN replied to erroridiot's topic in Home Health

    You should see it from my point of view....I live 40 miles, ONE WAY, from where I work.....and I work 4 days a

  15. How do you really feel about 5-star rooms?

    NeuroICURN replied to maddiecat's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've never worked in a dept. that had one of these "5-star" rooms, but here's my thoughts on it all........ As long as they don't expect differential treatment from the nurse, then hey, go for...

  16. Mercy Hosp. of Pittsburgh

    NeuroICURN replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I worked at Mercy up until about a year ago...they're part of the Catholic Health Systems East network. Although, I too can see how someone might make that mistake.....the mothership, er UPMC, owns...

  17. Working with hospital volunteers

    NeuroICURN replied to ChrisA's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Chris! First of all....thank you for making the decision to volunteer! Volunteers really are an important part of making a hospital work, and work smoothly. Personally, I find that the...

  18. Need advice on moving...

    NeuroICURN replied to MaleAPRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Oh, that's not too far from me, about 1.5 hours. I had an aunt that lived there for several years...she was an executive for Youngstown State Univ. Anyway, there are some really nice areas there....

  19. You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

    NeuroICURN replied to Elenaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    OMG guys....I almost peed myself reading those! I've had more than one patient flip off me and the docs when asked to hold up two fingers! LOL And I swear I love that look that other RNs give you...

  20. amusing story that only Pittsburgh nurses of certain age will get

    NeuroICURN replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Oh my goodness....I didn't know Patti Burns passed away! Wow, you learn all kinds of stuff on this

  21. Mercy Hosp. of Pittsburgh

    NeuroICURN replied to BadBird's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Well, I know this is late, but they are/were trying to get rid of a lot of travelers and agency at Mercy. I have a good friend who was a traveler there for years that had to take a staff position, or...

  22. UPMC offering 120 hrs up front in bank to experienced nurses.

    NeuroICURN replied to oramar's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Oramar..... Think long and hard before taking that offer. I know several people that work (and have worked) there and know for a fact that their "perks" often come with strict rules. For example, I...

  23. Need advice on moving...

    NeuroICURN replied to MaleAPRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So you never answered...what part of OH are you moving to??? Good luck with

  24. Frequency of Assessments

    NeuroICURN replied to Maggiemay's topic in Quality Improvement

    Maggiemay....only once every 12 hours?!?!?!? That's crazy and I can't believe it's never been addressed before now! Yikes!!! (Please excuse my shocked look :) ) Anyway, in every hospital I've...

  25. Is it okay to love parts of nursing and hate others?

    NeuroICURN replied to luckymichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya rollingstone! Although, I love neuro, kinda hate cardiac (more like sick of it) and DEFINATELY hate pregnant women and babies! Like you said, they make me nervous as heck too!!! Once had...