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  1. Transferring fron Med-Surg/Tele to ICU advice please

    weirdscience replied to tele queen's topic in Critical Care

    Your tele experience will be an asset to you. The biggest transition I experienced (and have witnessed other med/surg to critical care RN's undergo) is the shift of priorities from a task orientation...

  2. Use of backup saline infusions for medication infusions in ICU

    weirdscience replied to taif1's topic in Critical Care

    We use a 10 ml per hour backer at minimum, unless the gtt is running at 10 or

  3. Does your ICU use CHG wipes for bathing patients?

    weirdscience replied to fatrabbit's topic in Critical Care

    We use the CHG wipes, and are also starting to move away from calling them a

  4. Univ of Texas Arlington RN_BSN Online experience, anything?

    weirdscience replied to Sablegirl's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    OP, I work full time nights and have gotten straight A's taking 1-2 courses at a time. I have 4 classes left, including Capstone. I have taken two of the "dreaded" ones (Assessment and Management)...

  5. Univ of Texas Arlington RN_BSN Online experience, anything?

    weirdscience replied to Sablegirl's topic in University of Texas Arlington

    Time-consuming but

  6. How much compassion is necessary to be a Great RN ??

    weirdscience replied to trhumper's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think you'll be fine. This is normal. At least for some of us girls.

  7. A sobering story-------

    weirdscience replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I got the impression that the statement came from her self-report to the hospital's event reporting system, which does not go into the chart. Not sure how the press got ahold of it,

  8. Is being a CNA imperative?

    weirdscience replied to chloeluvsutoo's topic in General Nursing

    I worked a better paying job throughout NS. I learned the CNA stuff hands-on my first year as a RN (we went over some of it, very generally, in a prerequisite for NS but there was very little hands-on...

  9. THANK YOU, to the staff, mods, and admins....

    weirdscience posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to start a thread to show some support for our hard-working mods. Your job is never easy, but today, it's especially difficult. I can't speak for everyone, but I know I speak for many...

  10. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    weirdscience replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    Michelle Collins is no peach, either. She's the one who initially brought up the monologue in a derogatory way, but Behar is getting most of the

  11. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    weirdscience replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    Also, if you click on "Visitor Posts" on the View's Facebook page, there are many more scathing

  12. Thank you, Joy Behar!

    weirdscience replied to ixchel's topic in Nursing Humor

    They're not going to live this one down quietly. Their Facebook page is exploding. I thought it was refreshing to see her monologue about her talent. Not everyone plays an instrument or does ballet. I...

  13. Why is everyone hating on ED?

    weirdscience replied to canche's topic in Emergency

    Totally agree. I'm an ICU nurse also, and I can't imagine expecting the ED nurse to have done a 1900 glucose check at 1850 whilst transporting said patient. That's pretty

  14. What do nurses bring during duty?

    weirdscience replied to justmehappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Not a dumb question, not everyone uses different colored pens. Some do it to organize their brain sheet (seen a lot in ICU, different tasks get different colors or things get checked off with another...

  15. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    weirdscience replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    I hate Frozen! Lego Movie for the

  16. 9/5 What I learned this week.....

    weirdscience replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Was it ever formally confirmed that Jahi passed away? (I mean, by the family--I know she passed away in reality long ago.) I was just thinking about this horrible debacle and wondering whatever became...

  17. Odd days with Moon Phases

    weirdscience replied to Ddoyle's topic in School

    I have two superstitions: one is about moon phases and night shift, the other is having money in my pocket on New Years. Otherwise, I'm a very logical and rational

  18. 9/5 What I learned this week.....

    weirdscience replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    RIGHT?!?

  19. 9/5 What I learned this week.....

    weirdscience replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    #2--Me, too. But it does get old being the "service recovery" RN after

  20. 9/5 What I learned this week.....

    weirdscience replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Ixchel, Xarelto *is* a hell of a drug, but don't ever make the mistake I did and say so in front of a hem/onc doc. She bit my head off when I noted (not in front of patients, of course) the number of...

  21. Why does everyone say that they "consigned" a drug waste.....

    weirdscience replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    New favorite thread.

  22. Your BEST AN memory- in honor of Brian

    weirdscience replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for starting this thread,

  23. Brian Short News

    weirdscience replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    This site has been a part of my life for over five years now. I'm saddened and shocked by this tragic news. I hope the Shorts' families and friends can find some peace in the days

  24. Going "Above and Beyond" UGH

    weirdscience replied to SubSippi's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When an RT spiked a humidification bottle incorrectly and I had to clean up a giant puddle under and around my patient's bed, in the near-dark, at 3 AM, without waking him... Sigh. The patients and...

  25. Employee vs Patient: Do you receive care where you work?

    weirdscience replied to ladedah1's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would absolutely get care at my facility, because it's far superior to the alternatives in