NeuroICURN

NeuroICURN

Neurology, Neurosurgerical & Trauma ICU

Member

  • Content

    377

  • Visitors

    5,543

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    7

All Content by NeuroICURN

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

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

    I stand behind my responses. If you reread my posts, I stated that if she was talking to the soul, then I felt that that was fine.....If that is what someone needs to do to deal with the current...

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

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

    If you have anxiety or were aware of anything, then you would NOT be brain dead!!!!! That is a TOTALLY different story; I talk to comatose patient's all the time. Brain death = completely DEAD!!!...

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

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

    Ok...it's fine if you say that you're talking to the soul....but what I think that some people are missing is the fact that brain death is NO DIFFERENT than if a patient went asystole!!!!! BRAIN DEAD...

  4. When a nurse floats to your unit........

    NeuroICURN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

    Well, since we have 7 ICUs, our ICU RNs only float to other ICUs. However, because we have several ICU SSTs (float pool), regular staff gets floated very rarely. So, what we do is we try to give...

  5. How to switch to Neuro ICU?

    NeuroICURN replied to 2ndChance's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    No, I doubt that they'll see it as a "disadvantage", per se. If nothing else, you'll already be good at dealing with the typical crazy client! LOL :chuckle (You might want to check out the "you...

  6. Please, Fran Needs Our Prayers

    NeuroICURN replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

    Consider it done...I will keep her in my thoughts and

  7. Giving IV Mg++ Without A Serum Level?

    NeuroICURN replied to Leslie1986's topic in General Nursing

    That depends...what are they in for???? How much Mg are we talking about here??? There's a big difference between giving 2 grams as opposed to, let's say, 6 grams. But, truth be told, yes, I...

  8. LDRP ~ outgoing or continuing trend?

    NeuroICURN replied to dwetherelt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What is a LDRP room??? Labor-delivery-postpartum??? That would be the way I'd want to go if I had another child. It would be a pain to switch

  9. Now Im getting Mad

    NeuroICURN replied to have2beRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My advice is this....I wouldn't even be doing questions today at all. I had several instructors tell me that you shouldn't do any questions the day before the test. You're obviously frustrated and...

  10. How do you take BP on the forearm?

    NeuroICURN replied to LPNalmost!'s topic in General Students

    I also always try to get the correct cuff size, but at the hospital I used to work at, that wasn't always possible. When I did take it on the forearm, I used the radial pulse. You have to use a pulse...

  11. When One Child Is Enough

    NeuroICURN replied to Spidey's mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let me just say that I respect a woman's right to choose. If I were having multiples, anything over three, I would probably choose to reduce too. I don't believe in people having "litters" of...

  12. How many quit???

    NeuroICURN replied to Deb123j's topic in General Nursing

    In my class....... Started with 45 Lost 17 by the end of the second semester By the graduation (2 year program), we graduated 21. It was a REALLY tough program and most of the ones that left did so...

  13. Professionalism and Nurses

    NeuroICURN replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    I think you just said what some of us were already thinking. If Dixiedi worked with this nurse, perhaps she would think nothing of her behavior and just see her as another energetic young nurse. As...

  14. Stupid Nurse Tricks -- Or as a Patient, I should have known better

    NeuroICURN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the previous poster. Glad to see that everything worked

  15. Procedural Question regarding Phys. orders

    NeuroICURN replied to colleen10's topic in General Nursing

    Don't forget Indian Chief! :chuckle Anyway, as it's been said many times before...a nurse extern or a GN should NOT be taking verbals. It's not legal and you can get yourself in a lot of trouble...

  16. Professionalism and Nurses

    NeuroICURN replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    Now see, I kind of don't agree with all this. I do address patients by their first name, but then again, I'm in neuro, so sometimes that's all a pt. knows is their first name! LOL :chuckle...

  17. Where did you go to nursing school?

    NeuroICURN replied to NurseDixie's topic in General Nursing

    It was an EXCELLENT program. The instructors were tough, but it was worth it in the end. If you go to Weirton, be prepared to work hard!! I attended at Weirton and it was definately better than...

  18. Caps anyone??

    NeuroICURN replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, I had to wear a cap all through clinicals (except during OB and Peds). Everyone at the hospital loved them, but I HATED them! I didn't graduate that long ago either. As soon as pinning was...

  19. Scheduling question

    NeuroICURN replied to PennyLane's topic in General Nursing

    Teehee...a weekend day off all the time!! :rotfl: Anyway, depending on where you work and what kind of unit, it may be possible, but if it's in a hospital on a floor or unit, it's pretty...

  20. Flushing PICC & Central lines with Heparin?

    NeuroICURN replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know anyone still flushed with heparin anymore!!! I thought that was pretty archaic?! Anyway, from the literature that I have read on the subject, there really is no true difference between...

  21. Who went straight to ICU after getting your BSN

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

    Well

  22. Also Ran Careers... what did you decide against before choosing nursing

    NeuroICURN replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

    You know Tom....I always look forward to your replies. We can usually count on you for the comic relief!

  23. night vision- do your eyes play tricks on you?

    NeuroICURN replied to Angela Mac's topic in Nursing Humor

    LMFAO!!! :roll Glad you're ok

  24. Who went straight to ICU after getting your BSN

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

    Ok, geez...I apologize...I really didn't mean for it to come across like it did!! I agree that I should have posted more carefully...chalk it up to exhaustion! What I was referring to (if you reread...

  25. Who went straight to ICU after getting your BSN

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

    Skip the med-surge!!! Whoever said that ICU nurses have a different mentality than floor nurses hit it right on the nose! It's easier to train you to be an ICU nurse straight out of school, rather...