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    Your PROPOFOL stories wanted

    beckster_01 replied to RNNCcicu98's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I love propofol. I have certainly seen symptomatic bradycardia as well as significant hypotension in certain patients, but if a patient has required continuous sedation for more than 48 hours we...
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    What's your nursing kryptonite?

    beckster_01 replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    I just learned mine today- yeast infections. Had a patient with one so bad you could smell rotten vag in the hallway... Pardon my french while I go
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    Do you hear nurses will take over respiratory work?

    beckster_01 replied to SeekingNewCareer's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I second what most people have said here. I don't think it would be unreasonable to go without RT, however their in-depth knowledge about ventilators/settings in general is very helpful. I think it is...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    beckster_01 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    That sounds perfect! A Newfie will be our next
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    The newest and coolest thing you've ever done

    beckster_01 replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    ^ sounds about right Fun haldol story: 20mg q6h atc with 10mg prn q4h... But we fixed his delirium in 24 hrs! Of course we were watching his
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    Interventions without MD orders

    beckster_01 replied to Novo's topic in General Nursing

    In nursing school do you learn how to calculate a free water deficit? I didn't. If you don't know that how do you know what rate the solution should run at? Do you know whether a patient should have...
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    The newest and coolest thing you've ever done

    beckster_01 replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    Precedex is the bane of my existence. Every now and then we get an attending who thinks we can replace propofol running at 80 with precedex...of course only titrating by what, 0.2 q15 minutes? Or...
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    You Know You're A Nurse If...

    beckster_01 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    Can I turn this into a pet thread?!?? Dexter is so cute! I'm not going to hijack the thread, when I was out of town my dog bloated and the boarding facility took him into the emergency vet for surgery...
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    New grad struggling...should I stick it out?

    beckster_01 replied to girliegirlieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    One last piece of input: if you decide to stay and a year from now you feel comfortable and confident and have a good relationship with your boss, you really should talk with them about extending...
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    New grad struggling...should I stick it out?

    beckster_01 replied to girliegirlieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    For what it's worth, I truly don't think a 12 week orientation to the ICU is sufficient for a new grad. Where I work it is 6 months for a new grad, 12 weeks for an experienced floor nurse, and 4-6...
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    Assertiveness, Having an "edge". Advice needed

    beckster_01 replied to EMEddie's topic in MICU, SICU

    ^ Exactly. Being assertive is not synonymous with being mean. It is having confidence in knowing what is right for the patient. When I have a family agitating my patient I don't just tell them to...
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    ICU Nurse in USA To Ask Questions Of

    beckster_01 replied to Stevenyzwife's topic in MICU, SICU

    As others have said, this will greatly depend on the type of ICU you are in. I work in a 650 bed teaching hospital MICU (affiliated with a university). As such all of the ICUs are specialized, and...
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    Leaving the nursing field after 3 years

    beckster_01 replied to Hacker's topic in Canada

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    Have you ever had an accident driving to work in a snow storm?

    beckster_01 replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Nursing

    You've got that right. I have grown up in the northeast, victim to lake effect snow, major snowstorms, ice storms, and combinations of all three. Weather is a fact of life. Part of being an adult is...
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    looking for my niche in nursing

    beckster_01 replied to sophie<3's topic in General Nursing

    In the NICU are you using your resources? I started in the MICU after two years but had my orientation during "slow season," which meant I had NO sickies while I was on orientation. That meant that...
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    Do I have what it takes to become a CRNA?

    beckster_01 replied to cdbranch13's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Deleted post, I'll send you a PM
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    Any INTJ personality nurses out there...I need help in choosing any advance nursing car

    beckster_01 replied to BlackRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Just because we are INTJ's does NOT mean that we make bad/unhappy bedside nurses. I definitely thrive in the ICU. Even though I am an introvert, I still like people. I just can't give give give all of...
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    Charge nurse

    beckster_01 replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Making the next shift schedule, helping to facilitate/coordinate discharges and admissions, helping out where needed on the floor/floating, and (ICU) responding to code blues throughout the hospital....
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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    beckster_01 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    Put a bandage on my ankle today and had to stop myself from putting the date on
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    Trauma Centers- East Coast

    beckster_01 replied to SticU <3's topic in Critical Care

    If you aren't looking for glamorous weather you can check out University of Rochester, rochester is right between Buffalo and Syracuse, and is the region's level 1 trauma center. It isn't very...
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    A little frustated

    beckster_01 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    That is a nice little benefit, but I would focus more on getting I to peds/neonate, than into ICU. I know what it feels like to feel rushed in life, but you have a whole career in front of you. It...
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    when to start compressions?

    beckster_01 replied to NurseCollins799's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Lol... Best story ever. Although not for that patient, poor guy. Should've told him to quit walking the line and make up his mind already so you could do something about
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    CRRT training, how much is enough?

    beckster_01 replied to Chisca's topic in MICU, SICU

    I learned on orientation, but then they updated our machines so we got a class to learn that. In preparation for that we had to do an online evaluation of what we knew about CRRT which I failed...
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    A little frustated

    beckster_01 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Getting a little bit of experience on the floor before transferring to the ICU was the best decision I ever made. As a new grad you are learning a lot more than how to be a nurse. You are learning how...
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    Seeking advice.... Would you go for an RN degree if you were in my shoes?

    beckster_01 replied to nybsn's topic in General Nursing