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  1. Families (May Be Offensive)

    kc ccurn replied to nurseygrrl's topic in General Nursing

    Some people are truly amazing! On of our favorite sayins on our unit is "you can't cure stupid" Somehow it fits with this guy! I agree with the others, if he didn't settle down after you asked him...

  2. Is my marriage doomed? (very long post )

    kc ccurn replied to lmolvr's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the others, couseling for both of you, as a couple and individually. Since money is a consideration, look into local churches or colleges health centers. sometimes they do, or can refer...

  3. Pt found dead!!!

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

    It is a vest that zips up the back and has straps that are attached at the sides of the vest to secure to the bedframe, tie to each other behind a chair. We used to criss cross the straps but don't...

  4. Charting Bloopers

    kc ccurn replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    A number of years ago I had called our vascular surgeon to let him know that my pt's perfusion had worsened. Instead of his toes becoming more NECROTIC, they were more NEUROTIC. Yes he still teases...

  5. just hired in ICU

    kc ccurn replied to Yellow Rose RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    There are many new grads hired in to ICU, I was one of them 11 years ago. It's a huge learning curve but fun! Learn who your resources are, who can to go to ask questions, besides your preceptor of...

  6. Any one remember where to find these?

    kc ccurn replied to tmartin's topic in General Nursing

    You might also check out http://www.aacn.org they offer a great variety of cool things like that in their online

  7. How did you pay for school?

    kc ccurn replied to tumblebug's topic in Colorado Nursing

    If you work in a hospital, some offer tuition reimbutsement. However you have to pay for semester up front, then get reimbursed at the end of the semester. My hospital reminburses about $3000 a...

  8. checking NG tube placement

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

    It if is an NG tube, we check placement with air bolus auscultated over epigastric region and assess q shift, and as needed. If it is a dobhoff feeding tube (smaller, more flexible) our goal is to...

  9. I took the Job!

    kc ccurn replied to Yellow Rose RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Congrats on your new job! Some people might not be excited about a new grad working in ICU but don't let them ruin it for you. Find those nurses that are supportive and learn as much as you can from...

  10. Who uses scalp veins in babies?

    kc ccurn replied to wandernsoul's topic in Emergency

    IO's are a great access for kiddo's, but they are really a last resort and for a short time only until alternative access can be made. Scalp and foot iv's can stay in longer than an IO

  11. migraine faker at the ED!

    kc ccurn replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    But don't ya love it when they come to the ER in a cab because they are so SOB that they can't even say a 2 word sentence, then stop to have a cigarette before coming into triage.....can't remember...

  12. Concious Sedation...on your unit??

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

    In our hospital, CS can be done on the floor only if there is an ACLS certified RN (no LPN or LVN's) who can stay with the patient throughout and afterwards to recover the pt. There MUST be cardiac...

  13. chest tube removal

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

    Our "heart team" nurses must be checked off in their yearly competencies for pulling chest tubes before they can d/c a chest tube on our OHS patients. I don't think I've heard of anyone having any...

  14. Cpan/capa

    kc ccurn replied to usmc94201's topic in MICU, SICU

    To work in ICU you won't need either of those certifications. I would recommend you get experience in telemetry, take an EKG course-basic and 12 lead. I'm not sure what your background is. In our...

  15. What does an ICU nurse do exactly?

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

    Zambezi, GREAT description! Intensive care nursing is an opportunity to work with pt's and families when they are at their most vulenerable. It is an honor and very humbling to be an ICU nurse. It...

  16. Limey nurse would like advice

    kc ccurn replied to CupidStuntUK's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Hi from another Colorado native. I don't know that "hot" descirbes our summers (I feel anyways.) The temp during summer months is 80-90's. We have had some low 100's (nothing like when I spent a...

  17. Charting Bloopers

    kc ccurn replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    I had a vascular surgeon who was coming in to write discharge orders from the unit to home on one of his cardendardectomy pt's: 1. Feed 2. Water 3. Discharge

  18. Internship in ICU

    kc ccurn replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in MICU, SICU

    RNnTraining1973 You are not just a glorified gopher! Good luck with your new job. Ask lots of questions and get in on any procedures. If the nurses know you are interested and willing to...

  19. When did we become???

    kc ccurn replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This is great! I had one of our trauma surgeons ask me if we had any nursing positions so he could start working as a nurse and not have to deal with his trauma doc partners......I told him to leave...

  20. would you still be a np if you had to do all over again???

    kc ccurn replied to salvati08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    tim GNP I just read your post on the thread for advice needed. That was an excellent post and gave some great advice to consider.

  21. would you still be a np if you had to do all over again???

    kc ccurn replied to salvati08's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Tim-GNP I'm curious why you would not do it over again. I am starting NP school this July and can't wait. Was it not what you thought it would

  22. New Job and Scared to Death

    kc ccurn replied to AndiMac's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If you think it is screwy and scares you, then you need to listen to your intuition! I wouldn't do it. Reading your post made the hairs on my neck stand up and frightened me. I've never done LTC so...

  23. How many deaths have you had on your unit since you started?

    kc ccurn replied to nadia562002's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Having a patient die can be difficult. I've been in critical care for almost 12 years and have had many patients die. Some you remember vividly, others don't seem to stick with you as much. You...

  24. Xygris question

    kc ccurn replied to Dinith88's topic in MICU, SICU

    We also use Xigris frequently in our ICU. It seems to be more effective if you can use it earlier in the patients septic

  25. Resp. Therapists

    kc ccurn replied to RN2B4ABBY's topic in General Nursing

    Rt's do perform a necessary and invaluable aspect of patient care! I'm a little biased though, my husband is an RT and I am a ccu nurse. I kid him that he's a lung man.=). All kidding aside. A...