kool-aide, RN

kool-aide, RN has 5 years experience and specializes in Cardiac.

Latest Activity

1. I&O Goal Clarification & Nipride vs Nitroglycerin

   kool-aide, RN replied to nurs1ng's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I think nitroglycerin may actually work more toward venodilation. This would be useful in an RV infarct as not to overload the RV with

2. question regarding the pressure inside of pleural space

   kool-aide, RN replied to hyhero89's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   If this statement is in reference to inspiration of room air, and not necessarily relating to pneumothorax as other posters are speaking of.... What I was taught in school is that when one takes a...

3. Question about BP parameters for antihypertensive meds

   kool-aide, RN replied to T.Dix.Nurse's topic in Cardiac

   Is this a cardiac pt? Stemi or nstemi with known heart failure? If so, they probably don't really care about the pts DBP. If the pt has HF they need the beta blocker to prevent remodeling post MI and...

4. Male and Gay?!

   kool-aide, RN replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I've worked with male nurses that are gay and it's never been an issue, at least that I was privy to....myself, being a man, I've never had any issues as far as

5. To blood sugar or not to blood sugar. That is the question.

   kool-aide, RN replied to lkoch002's topic in MICU, SICU

   I would tend to agree, however if this is an icu pt, potentially vented or septic, they maybe have hyperglycemia d/t those

6. Wait, what the what ?!

   kool-aide, RN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   My hospital in Indianapolis has recently told us that diploma RNs cannot perform FSBG in critical care areas.....I've been told that this is a larger health governing body setting this...

7. To tell or not to tell!

   kool-aide, RN replied to XNavyCorpsman's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   If you really want to be an advocate, talk to each individual privately and professionally about each of these issues. Don't be a martyr. Also,

8. Suggestions to a NewGrad to ICU_3 wks to prep

   kool-aide, RN replied to HoneyBee127's topic in Critical Care

   Look up vasoactive drips/inotropes, know how they work, indications, teaching, side effects, etc. (Levophed, vasopressin, neosynephrin, epinephrine, dobutamine, milrinone, cardene, dopamine,...

9. Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

   kool-aide, RN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

   I work in CCU and have vented pt all the time with OG/NGS tubes. I like to make sure the graduated cylinder and piston syringe we use several times a day to check tube placement, residual, and give...

10. Moved to a new ER, now I don't feel like I'm a real ER nurse anymore

    kool-aide, RN replied to Catch22Personified's topic in Emergency

    I think you're probably doing a great job, you just still need time to get used to this newer, higher acuity department. You can't be everywhere at once, if you were with a CVA pt while your septic pt...

11. Uniform maintenance

    kool-aide, RN replied to lasair's topic in General Nursing

    Try sending to dry cleaner for laundering, heavy starch, and

12. Relationships with floor nurses?

    kool-aide, RN replied to theantichick's topic in Emergency

    My hospital

13. Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    kool-aide, RN replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men in Nursing

    I like to keep my rooms tidy. My coworkers claim they do, also. My coworkers and I have differing definitions of "tidy."

14. Post operative laparotomy management

    kool-aide, RN replied to Jean83's topic in General Students

    Wait for it...... .....wait for

15. Is it bad that I have no interest in working on Med/Surg floor?

    kool-aide, RN replied to spearsfm's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do what makes you happy, not what strangers on the Internet think you should