NeuroICURN

NeuroICURN

Neurology, Neurosurgerical & Trauma ICU

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  1. What colors do you wear?

    NeuroICURN replied to VioletX's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital doesn't make each dept. wear certain colors....so as long as my scrubs are clean, no one cares what you wear (except denim, they kind of frown on those

  2. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    NeuroICURN replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The lowest I've ever seen was while I was in nursing school. There was a guy admitted with an H/H of 4/14. He was lethargic, to say the

  3. Dealing with MD's

    NeuroICURN replied to plane's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I hear ya on this one orrnlori! I also work in a large level 1 center and I don't take anything from any of the docs I work with....and I've been known to give it back when they try handing it...

  4. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

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

    Gwenith..... EXCELLENT advice! You took the words right out of my mouth!

  5. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

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

    Gwenith..... EXCELLENT advice! You took the words right out of my mouth!

  6. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    NeuroICURN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :rotfl: LOL Hey LilgirlRN, I used that method when I was in my late teens!!! P.S. My sweet son is almost 10!

  7. Friends and nurses

    NeuroICURN replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I have to say that the quote from the movie almost brought tears to my eyes, because I don't think you ever have friends like the ones you've had since you were a child. A few months ago, on of my...

  8. Do You Have Any Favorite OB Myths?

    NeuroICURN replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Um, maybe it took about a month because babies' heads just round out naturally anyway!!! You were kidding,

  9. Advice regarding student in Neuro ICU

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

    I HEAR YA ABOUT THEIR BREATH....WE CALL IT "HEAD BREATH"!!! YUK!! Dustin, what area are you in? Anyway, as a neuro ICU nurse, there's soooooo much I could tell you, but it would take up the entire...

  10. Friends and nurses

    NeuroICURN replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I have friends from all walks of life. I actually wasn't friends with any nurses until I started in nursing school and then started working. In my former life, I was a manager for some trucking...

  11. Do You Have A Favorite Area in Nursing?

    NeuroICURN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Neuro/Trauma ICU...and yes, I work there. Most people hate neuro, but I LOVE it!

  12. Top 10 reasons I became a nurse

    NeuroICURN replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ok, so where can I get the T-shirt??? I love it....especially the part about teaching the medical students (need to add "and residents")! LOL

  13. Anyone in/around New Bern?

    NeuroICURN replied to skanded's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I have a sister that lives in Jacksonville.....for the next month at least! Take

  14. Speaking of restraints.....

    NeuroICURN replied to louloubell1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Gee RNLou, I thought it was bad when my hospital started making us get a daily restraint order sheet signed! Up until about 6 months ago, we used to be able to fill out only one and that was good for...

  15. Nurses and extubation

    NeuroICURN replied to Palpitations's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's what restraints are for!!! The majority of our intubated patient's get restrained until they prove they won't extubate

  16. what does code mean?

    NeuroICURN replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    A "code" is a way of referring to a cardiac or respiratory arrest. Yea, some hospitals actually do have a button in the pt's room for

  17. Nurses and extubation

    NeuroICURN replied to Palpitations's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We extubate in our ICU all the time...and generally, the only other person I need is someone to shut off the vent when I pull the tube! LOL Seriously though...usually, our people are those that are...

  18. Golden Girls: addiction or guilty pleasure?

    NeuroICURN replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in General Nursing

    Gee Jkaee, I thought I was the only one who could sing that one off the top of my head! LOL Anyway, I LOVE that show...I watched it when it was originally on and I've watched it for years on...

  19. Legality of taking doctor's orders

    NeuroICURN replied to Cerydwyn's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Here in good ol' Pennsylvania (and everywhere else that I know of) ONLY an RN or PA can take a verbal order from an MD.....not even an LPN. This sounds like a dangerous situation and since you know...

  20. manipulative clients

    NeuroICURN replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya Good Queen! When it comes to patients like that who say they can't wipe their own butt, I ALWAYS ask them..."Well, who does this for you at home?"

  21. manipulative clients

    NeuroICURN replied to hock1's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, here is my two cents on this..... I recently had one of these pts. (The pt. wasn't really ICU, but Neurology just loves the care their pt's get in the ICU so much, they hate to move them when...

  22. Footware Advise

    NeuroICURN replied to pmanrnbflo's topic in General Nursing

    According to my orthapedic surgeon, the best shoes for for you are either Nike or New Balance.....especially warned to stay away from Reebok! And Birkenstocks.....are you crazy??? LOL I think he...

  23. A weighty issue

    NeuroICURN replied to Spicey1's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good question...one I've thought about also. I'm currently somewhat overweight and working to get back to my ideal body weight, but I'm doing it more because I see what weight does to the...

  24. I need help concerning Dilantin

    NeuroICURN replied to Aeromaestro's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime anyone is on Dilantin, you need to have good mouth care because of it's ability to do damage inside the mouth (dental caries, bleeding gums, etc) ....any physician or healthcare person...

  25. TPN-line kept separate

    NeuroICURN replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    The way we handle it is this....TPN must be given through a central line, which is "virgin" (never used for anything else) and must not be used for anything else after infusion begins. Also, it should...