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blueheaven

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  1. What should I expect in a step-down unit?

    blueheaven replied to rn2bn07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Step-down units are generally busy, busy, busy!!! I loved it, but then again I have always tended toward areas that are "adrenalin junkie" oriented, icu, er, etc...LOL. Wish you best of

  2. X-ray viewing

    blueheaven replied to Gixer268's topic in MICU, SICU

    We use it in our facility. MDs and nursing staff have

  3. Pulmonary Toilet? Huh???

    blueheaven replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    Crumping, crashing and burning, circling the drain. Our morgue is on 4D so sometimes we say they were transferred to 4D. There is another term we use here... DFO. Done fell over (off). This refers...

  4. I had to take care of druggies today, and was disgusted!

    blueheaven replied to RN 4 U's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Hey look, one way to look at it is this...if it wasn't for excessive food, drugs, and cigarettes...most of us would be out of a

  5. Understaffing and burnout

    blueheaven replied to cherishlpn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    One thing I haven't seen mentioned is the tendency for nurses to have the "If I don't do it, it won't get done" mentality. I hate to use the label codependant but many of the characteristics of...

  6. Can CNA do an accucheck?

    blueheaven replied to QuigRN's topic in General Nursing

    It will depend on the policy of the institution that your future CNAs work at. There is no reason that I can see why a CNA couldn't perform accuchecks if properly oriented to the

  7. **nurses Who Eat Their Young Should Be Kicked To The Curb***

    blueheaven replied to suziesunshine's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN to the above quote!!! When I was a YOUNG nurse, I used to be a pain in the side to new staff who came in fresh outa school, knowing everything and then again not knowing squat and not listening...

  8. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    blueheaven replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    You may have the same problem that we have in the facility I work, ER or the nursing unit keeps em ALL day and then decides later in the day that the pt needs to be admitted/transferred to the MICU....

  9. what kind of patients go to MICU?

    blueheaven replied to sasparilla's topic in MICU, SICU

    LOL and don't forget the patients that surgical team won't touch until "they are stabilized by the medical

  10. what kind of patients go to MICU?

    blueheaven replied to sasparilla's topic in MICU, SICU

    LOL and don't forget the patients that surgical team won't touch until "they are stabilized by the medical

  11. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    blueheaven replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    Run and don't walk out of that facility!!!!!!!!! That is sad!! Talk about taking things to the extreme. I once worked in a for-profit psych facility. If someone went to administration and told them...

  12. "The last place I worked, we did things differently!" (and correctly)

    blueheaven replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    1) If it was so wonderful, why did you leave? 2) When in Rome do as the romans do. 3) Does it really matter? (Unless it is an unsafe practice) 4) Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split...

  13. Press Gainey AARRGGHH

    blueheaven replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    Hmmm, maybe next time they would like to book their stay at the

  14. Newbie ER nurse up to her eyeballs

    blueheaven replied to HippieChick_RN's topic in Emergency

    Type fast and get that resume out

  15. Update from my story, med error could cost my job

    blueheaven replied to dmwRNpa's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear that they treated you that way. Hang in there, you can find something better! Sounds like they wanted to get rid of you. Be prepared if you decide to litigate. It may take a...

  16. customer svc the norm?

    blueheaven replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    You GO Triage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ROFLMBO!!! Any time you are dealing with John and Judy Q. Public you are going to face some similar issues. However in the healthcare setting some folks will absolutely...

  17. What would you have said to this??

    blueheaven replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    I did this with one particularly nasty doctor. When I called him to obtain the reason for an X-Ray he said "because I said so". I put it in direct quotes on the x-ray request. Talk about someone...

  18. Smoked cannabis reduces pain caused by HIV-associated neuropathy

    blueheaven replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    NAAA, I'm sure the drug companies will jump on the bandwagon and produce an overpriced pill version of it. I think there is already one on the market now. Hey, my dad died of COPD (caused from many...

  19. too much overtime!!

    blueheaven replied to spookygirl's topic in General Nursing

    A number of ppl have now said that they have "done it themselves", and then criticise the new grad. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, and it's good to see some other ppl are honest here....

  20. Advice needed - withdrawing life support & how to deal

    blueheaven replied to just_peachy83's topic in MICU, SICU

    With 29 years in, most everyone has expressed what I would say. Sometimes it is easier for me than others, and I have stood at the bedside and cried with the family. Lovemygamecocks...I am so glad...

  21. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    blueheaven replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Your ability to generalize everyone's situation is a bit much for me. Not all of us have or had supportive spouses as far as child-rearing goes. Change my standard of living??? PLEASE! When my...

  22. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    blueheaven replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason I came OFF night shift originallly was because my youngest teen age daughter was giving me problems and the state was threatening to take her away from me. Talk about teenagers...

  23. Sleeping during nightshift!!

    blueheaven replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    Questions, Why are you running your butt off and allowing yourself to be abused?? Are you in charge?? If you are, WAKE THEM UP! If you aren't in charge and it's their patient WAKE THEM UP! Take...

  24. Is it professional??????????

    blueheaven replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    LOL I had a similar situation that happened to me. The two people were talking about me and had NO CLUE that I could understand everything they said. The look on their faces when I quoted them...

  25. Is it professional??????????

    blueheaven replied to starbin's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm another point, HOW can you get more fluent in english (so that the rest of us can understand you) if you continually speak native tongue even at