Creamsoda

Creamsoda ASN, RN

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  1. FURIOUS! Ambulance Refused to Transport Patient

    Creamsoda replied to tencat's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of the discussion I heard about the RT at work who claimed its abuse and assault to force a patient to wear their bipap mask (in ICU), the patient clearly confused, retaining cO2, who NEEDs...

  2. shouldnt precepting be teaching , not working?

    Creamsoda replied to Venetian's topic in General Nursing

    To a certain degree, yes they should actively be teaching, but, by the end of the 3 months, will you be on your own? If so, then these last few weeks you need to take patients on your own to make sure...

  3. Please Help: Los Angeles Hospital Reputations for the New Travel Nurse

    Creamsoda replied to jamonit's topic in Travel

    Im a first time traveler working at a Kaiser in LA. Ive only been here about 2 weeks. My third shift is tonight so I havent been here long. Im not a fan of the hospital at all. I dont know if its...

  4. administration of sodium bicarb

    Creamsoda replied to texan_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Im not sure why your concerned. As long as you know what the drugs are for, how to safely administer them and what the side effects are, it shouldnt be a problem. The problem might be that if you are...

  5. You want me to do what????

    Creamsoda posted a topic in General Nursing

    Oh lord. I had a patient today, and I guess the doc thought her peri hygeine was not very good, so he ordered a douche. 3 parts water to 1 part vinegar. Its not like she wasnt being cleaned. I had her...

  6. You want me to do what????

    Creamsoda replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    Definately not a patient request. Its a ICU and the pt was intubated and sedated. still awake enough though. I always thought douches were bad as they can disrupt the "natural" environment. Wouldnt...

  7. To suction the ETT, or not?

    Creamsoda replied to CactusFlower's topic in MICU, SICU

    Is it not possible to be using inlines? Thats the only way I suction routinely, unless i need a sterile sample, then I take them off, bag, and sterile suction. If the pt is too unstable, the RT puts a...

  8. On my own after 2 days?!?

    Creamsoda replied to PiPhi2004's topic in MICU, SICU

    I dont think its THAT unreasonable. I went from a 6 bed medical ICU where it was mostly pneumonia and sepsis..very low accuity, to a 24 bed mixed med/surg traum ICU where we get EVERYTHING. I had a...

  9. FIVE family members in a crowded ICU rm all night long!

    Creamsoda replied to APRN.'s topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If the person was a possible brain death/donor candidate, I feel the family should be allowed to stay. Normally im with you on limiting visitation if its disruptive and the pt is fine/stable, but if...

  10. No.California Kaiser canceling contracts

    Creamsoda replied to turbill's topic in Travel

    This thread is definately interesting. I just had my first day orientation today at a Kaiser hospital. Within 10 minutes of getting there, we were given a rhythm analysis exam (fine by me), and...

  11. Do you sign "RN' after your name OUTSIDE of the hospital?

    Creamsoda replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    On purpose? No. Thats stupid. Being a RN has nothing to do with my personal life. I occasionally catch myself writing it without realizing it

  12. No.California Kaiser canceling contracts

    Creamsoda replied to turbill's topic in Travel

    How soon prior to your start date are they

  13. San Diego Travel Pay Rates

    Creamsoda replied to BibaRN's topic in Travel

    I accepted recently in LA for 33.00/hr. Different area, but still

  14. Bad room

    Creamsoda replied to labman's topic in MICU, SICU

    I actually heard a rumor where I work that at one time, there was a room that kept getting horrible admissions, one after the other...they didnt last more than 24 hrs each. So one of our attendings...

  15. PRBC transfusion and diuresis?

    Creamsoda replied to hotshot12345's topic in General Nursing

    Someone young can usually handel the transfusion well with no issues, but the elderly often cant especially if they already have CHF, or any cardiac dysfunction so you usually need to give lasix...

  16. No.California Kaiser canceling contracts

    Creamsoda replied to turbill's topic in Travel

    That sucks. I am starting in a Kaiser facility in West LA in mid November, so I hope that doesnt happen to

  17. Obama's health plan

    Creamsoda replied to futureRNJaz's topic in General Nursing

    A Year? Really? I work and live in Canada, and have never seen anyone who really needs essential services have to wait. In Canada, our system is not so bad. Theres alot misunderstandings from...

  18. bored already?

    Creamsoda replied to nursecass's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    When I worked CCU, I found alot of the patients were very similar, and treated in much of the same ways as it is such a specialty area. Thats not always the case, but in our small CCU, it was, as most...

  19. Does your unit do it's own CRRT?

    Creamsoda replied to WWRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We also do it, and i love it. I enjoy doing CRRT...it keeps you busy, and the pt is usually interesting as well. In Canada though, we are always 1:1. Once a week we take turns having 2 pt's that are...

  20. Wages in SoCal/LA

    Creamsoda posted a topic in Travel

    I know this has probably been posted before. I just want to make sure, that a tentative offer I have received is decent. Theres a few hospitals in the LA area that my recruiter found, are offering...

  21. How often do you assess your patients?

    Creamsoda replied to MissAnthrope's topic in MICU, SICU

    Total assesmnt Q4h. Sometimes its qshift, if the pt, is chronic and has been there a while and not much is going on. Obviously assess prn as well. For a fresh neuro case..often pupils/GCS is q 1h for...

  22. Wages in SoCal/LA

    Creamsoda replied to Creamsoda's topic in Travel

    Thanks for the reply. Housing is included, and furnished. And no I have not considered that the Canadian dollar is down, so that should help, but who knows where it will be in 1 month. Was just...

  23. about to become a fearless leader...

    Creamsoda replied to epsilonprodigy's topic in Emergency

    i know this has nothing to do with the thread, and im not perfect...but oh dear. grammar goes along way in making your post readable. i get a headache reading posts that are typed like

  24. Nursing Fun!

    Creamsoda replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    Im from Canada, Edmonton, alberta. Its probably much farther north than you want to go, but I would recomend going to Banff. If you fly into Calgary, Banff is only 1 hr away by driving. Theres quite...

  25. Kaiser west LA

    Creamsoda replied to angel4gramma's topic in Travel

    Hey I was wondering if you had interviewd for them yet? My recruiter has sent off my Resume to them, and told me the interview was very indepth...unusaly long compared to most places. I was just...