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  1. Possible OD?

    kc ccurn replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    I've not heard of Revex before, what is

  2. Pardon Me While I Vent about this "Patient As A Customer" deal

    kc ccurn replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    My husband works in a newly built hospital that was designed to cater to the rich. The place is gorgeous, it would put a 5 star hotel to shame. They have 1 floor with suites that has it's own...

  3. Possible OD?

    kc ccurn replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    Narcan definitely was appropriate. In the rig always do a second survey before giving narcan. Had a guy pull a gun on the paramedic after his high was ruined with

  4. Conflicting information

    kc ccurn replied to arha40's topic in General Nursing

    arha40, I live in Denver as well and can tell you there are plenty of jobs available here. Especially with the two hospitals just opening. You would probably be better off going to get your degree...

  5. Cruise ship nursing

    kc ccurn replied to VA_CCRC's topic in Travel

    Thaaat sounds like it might be a fun little

  6. You Know It Is Time To Leave Nursing When....

    kc ccurn replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    :chuckle I worked with a nurse who couldn't believe her eyes when the new residents came onto the unit-she used to babysit one when he was a

  7. New to ICU-report sheet?

    kc ccurn replied to ColleenRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    pretty much about the same as zambezi....I have my timeline to the right with reminders if meds, blood sugar, abg's are due, etc. pt specific info to the left by system-cardiac, pulm, gi/gu then...

  8. Floor to ICU

    kc ccurn replied to jessjoy's topic in MICU, SICU

    jessjoy, by working tele you've mastered one of the much needed skills that seems to be most difficult for nurses coming from the floor to ICU. Your best asset will be your tele, critical thinking...

  9. Relationships with Docs

    kc ccurn replied to shirleyTX's topic in MICU, SICU

    It depends on the personality of the doctor. Our CV surgeons feel that God should bow down to them, so not many people get along with the CV guys and we try to have as little to do with them as...

  10. retroperitoneal bleed

    kc ccurn replied to rn4cicu's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think I was having a brain fart or something, our dose is 30mg.

  11. T piece

    kc ccurn replied to Bruno Matos's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So, you wean by taking off the vent to place on t piece? How does that work for you? We do cpap weans, that way we can give a little extra pressure support if we need to. We wean on to FiO2 that...

  12. Best critical care reference

    kc ccurn replied to NsgTiger's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The Fast facts is a great reference tool.. My friend has one, I'm trying to figure out how to steal it:chuckle aacn.org has a bookstore with other great critical care resources as

  13. nurse managers

    kc ccurn replied to Kandis's topic in General Nursing

    Kandis, Good luck to you, you have tough job a head of you. I personally think that my manager is a great leader and advocate for her staff. She is fair, eager to help her staff to obtain whatever...

  14. Does your hospital have a morgue?

    kc ccurn replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    EEWWW. We do have a morgue. We just remodeled it about a year and a half ago. Do ya think they could have added another cooler when they remodeled? Nope, Can only refrigerate 1 at a time, only...

  15. Lockers at work

    kc ccurn replied to Tiki_Torch's topic in General Nursing

    We have to provide our own locks. Like previous poster, not enough lockers, they are small. At least seniority has benefited me in that I have a

  16. Ghostly experiences??

    kc ccurn replied to Erin RN's topic in General Nursing

    Just kinda freaky... When my son was about 3 years old, my dad, brother and husband had talked planned to go parachuting for my dad's 50th birthday. They didn't tell anyone else in the family about...

  17. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    kc ccurn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Don't confuse Visine with gastr-ocult

  18. FNP's

    kc ccurn replied to mstay's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The use of NP's out here is still growing. I'm not sure how the rural hospitals are using them but I would think(hope) that they would be open to them. Most of the great skiing (Copper Mtn, Vail,...

  19. How were you trained in your specialty area?

    kc ccurn replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our new hires will precept 6-8 weeks, depending on their background. If they're never had any critical care experience they will also go to critical care class 8 hrs each week. In the middle and end...

  20. How does your facility identify DNR's???

    kc ccurn replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    We have a red arm band for the pt, a red DNR sticker on the tele monitor and on the assignement board a red square around the pt's room

  21. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    kc ccurn replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Where would the funding come from

  22. Mom Accused Of Injecting Human Waste Into Daughter

    kc ccurn replied to Soon2BNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it sad that you have to have a license to drive a car and yet anyone can be a

  23. terrified of illnesses or death??

    kc ccurn replied to Lzrd938's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not so afraid of the diseases-MI, CA as I am about bacteria. have you ever seen the show Monk with the detective who is germ-phobic. Sometimes that's me. Not to that extent. But I think I'd...

  24. Question about Cushing's

    kc ccurn replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I read your question and thought it was a good one. I asked a neurosurg NP that we work with, she didn't think that she had ever seen the answer but thought that it may be because of the occlusion of...

  25. neuro-psychology nursing

    kc ccurn replied to paula77720's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    A co worker of mine is in school for his PhD in neuropsych. We live in Denver. I believe he is going to school at University of Colorado Health Sciences center. If you'd like I can ask him the...