JulieCVICURN

JulieCVICURN BSN, RN

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  1. Hateful, mean nurses

    JulieCVICURN replied to CupCakeRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm disgusted that grown up, professional people behave this way. I hope they're self aware enough to realize what idiots they are, but I doubt

  2. POOP! What do I put on my nursing notes for poop?

    JulieCVICURN replied to xxiangel's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I always crack up when I see "foul smelling" on the list of check boxes. Really? It's all foul smelling! If it smelled like roses, it wouldn't be poop! **Note - I do understand the difference...

  3. Drs. handwriting - Can you read it well?

    JulieCVICURN replied to RN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, but I have to say that the title of this thread gave me a warm fuzzy, because part of my job is to convince the doctors that the new order entry system we're implementing is a lot safer for...

  4. Why are CNAs paid less than telemarketers?

    JulieCVICURN replied to CareFully's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Seems to me like this is comparing apples and oranges. Yes, CNA work is hard work, but I'd be a CNA for $12 an hour and there's not ANY amount of money you could pay me to make phone calls and get...

  5. Are there REALLY that many different nursing jobs?

    JulieCVICURN replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Career

    I don't think we are false advertising the nursing profession any more than any other. Prior to working in nursing I worked as a project manager for a couple of different industries. I spent many...

  6. A Passionate Note in Support of All Night Shift Health Care Staff

    JulieCVICURN replied to Hockeydoll88's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU that I used to work in, we really didn't have any night/day conflicts. We divided up the baths in the most sensible way possible - completes, which are people who are vented and sedated, or...

  7. Are there REALLY that many different nursing jobs?

    JulieCVICURN replied to Burlshoe114's topic in Nursing Career

    I would say that it's true that the vast majority of nursing jobs are in bedside nursing (this, of course, is without doing any actual legwork to see if that's accurate, but that's my gut feeling)....

  8. Things about your workplace that make it nice to be there

    JulieCVICURN replied to cerendipity, rn's topic in General Nursing

    If money were no object I would definitely suggest providing a free soda/coffee station. That kind of stuff doesn't really cost that much to provide and it would really boost morale. Honestly, though,...

  9. Single-room ICUs may cut infection rates

    JulieCVICURN replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    In the ICU where I work we have 4 double rooms. This is supposed to end next year when we add another ICU to our facility (we currently have two). When I'm charge, I avoid using these rooms as much...

  10. How long does it take you to calculate the doctor's med/IV order?

    JulieCVICURN replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Nursing

    True, true, true. A friend and coworker once ran an entire bag of dilaudid into a patient in one hour, and it was a bag meant for a 10 hour dose. It was because the concentration that pharmacy mixed...

  11. How long does it take you to calculate the doctor's med/IV order?

    JulieCVICURN replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Nursing

    1) I don't remember any calculation formulas. At all. If I ever do have to use them, we have references available on the unit. And still, my own math is so iffy that I don't do anything without...

  12. How long does it take you to calculate the doctor's med/IV order?

    JulieCVICURN replied to RescueNinja2013's topic in General Nursing

    About as long as it takes me to dial the pharmacy and ask them, and that's only if none of the methods described by the above posters is available. I don't think I've had to calculate anything...

  13. Would you marry a Doctor?

    JulieCVICURN replied to fleurafor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My dad always taught me that if you marry for money, you'll earn every penny. I don't want to work that hard.There are many doctors that I work with that are great guys, fun to be around, who don't...

  14. Would you marry a Doctor?

    JulieCVICURN replied to fleurafor's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh my god, this made me laugh. Two of the most arrogant, egotistical pricks in our facility are anesthesiologists! That's two of the four we have, so by ratio that department has more egotistical...

  15. Use of central line/picc line for routine lab draws

    JulieCVICURN replied to Amanda Schmidt, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, we do it all the time in my ICU. But...refer to your own facility's policy and procedures for your own

  16. New Nursing Student with Loads of Questions!

    JulieCVICURN replied to soras_mommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The hospital I'm at is a smaller rural facility, however we are only about 60 miles from Chicago, so maybe that's the difference. Around here we don't see a lot of LPN's outside of nursing homes....

  17. New Nursing Student with Loads of Questions!

    JulieCVICURN replied to soras_mommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No matter what specialty you're interested in, I recommend skipping the LPN altogether. I don't know about the rest of the country, but my hospital doesn't even hire LPN's anymore and the two we have...

  18. CABG tips?

    JulieCVICURN replied to Rise Against's topic in General Nursing

    I have read several articles that claim "Pump Head" is a myth. I'd like those writers to come and work in my unit for a year and then tell me it's a

  19. New Nursing Student with Loads of Questions!

    JulieCVICURN replied to soras_mommy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Ok, I'm not even kidding about this, but any of the "Incredibly Easy" books are a fantastic resource for nursing students. They do all kinds of different areas of nursing, such as cardiovascular,...

  20. nursing jobs

    JulieCVICURN replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    If by "anything" you actually mean anything in the healthcare field, you'd have to check your state regulations on that. I believe if you wanted to work as an LPN you might have to take a licensing...

  21. Pt choking and DNR....

    JulieCVICURN replied to Beachbum2010's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I have not seen this, although I'm not saying it doesn't happen. It just hasn't happened to me. I do not believe he would be considered mentally competent to make that decision even if there was a...

  22. Adenosine vs. Cardizem in tachy med/surg pt.

    JulieCVICURN replied to RaziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. In some cases docs will use it because they can't tell if the rhythm is SVT or Afib, and the adenosine will slow it down long enough for them to get a good look. Depending on what the rhythm...

  23. Pt choking and DNR....

    JulieCVICURN replied to Beachbum2010's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Interesting. We just had this discussion in my ethics class and the opposite conclusion was considered correct. While the patient has a pulse, you continue to try to correct the choking situation,...

  24. Cardiac Nurses

    JulieCVICURN replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    I am an ICU cardiac nurse. 1. The nurses did not tell you that they didn't expect your grandmother to leave the hospital because they are not gods and cannot predict what an outcome is going to be....

  25. How to Deal With Ignorant Medical Professionals

    JulieCVICURN replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Please do not do this in your nursing notes. This is a legal document and is only for facts. The appropriate way to note it is to say, "I (or RN) requested morphine from Dr. X. for unrelieved pain....