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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. 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

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

    weirdscience replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    New favorite thread.

  18. 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...

  19. 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

  20. Nursing report ED to Floor

    weirdscience replied to TRAUMARN05's topic in General Nursing

    Assume you're getting minimal to no report and figure out the hot spots of your computer charting to dive in and read quickly (h&p, labs, recent vitals, then MAR is what I speed-read if I get...

  21. NEW TO ICU

    weirdscience replied to Nola504's topic in Critical Care

    Second the MANY posters who've said your orientation was terribly inadequate. I came into ICU with 18 months floor experience, and I still got 12 weeks orientation. Not to mention the more seasoned...

  22. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    weirdscience replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    By the way, as far as I can tell, the guy who cured his prostate CA with bone mets via molasses and bicarbonate has sadly passed. There was an obit online in the Bellingham Herald which has now been...

  23. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    weirdscience replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Well, yes, but I only have my ADN, so you know I don't read so good...

  24. The Controversy: Mandatory Flu Vaccines

    weirdscience replied to Julie Reyes's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure what your fixation on ADN vs. BSN has to do with, well, ANYthing. All it takes is a rudimentary understanding of statistics, ability to read at a collegiate level, and an understanding of...

  25. Trivial Question: What do you usually bring for lunch?

    weirdscience replied to justmehappy's topic in Nurses Rock

    Salad, nuts, string cheese, yogurt, hot/cold tea, water, sometimes