CCL RN

CCL RN RN

Cath Lab/ ICU

Member

  • Content

    557

  • Visitors

    13,674

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    5

All Content by CCL RN

  1. ACUTE MI -PT/INR results! I need explanation!

    CCL RN replied to curious4life's topic in Cardiac

    Nope. We anticoagulate pts in the CCL because we are placing wires, balloons, and stents in their coronary arteries. For a STEMI, they get an ASA and hep bolus, to keep the blood thin and easy to flow...

  2. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Who said you shouldn't be there? This is another example of people reading, and wanting to hear what they want to hear. To be blunt, your clinical experiences mean nothing. I am not saying that new...

  3. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Yes. I was a new grad once. And I brought nothing to the table but liability and debt! What do think? That a new grad brings vast nursing judgement and experience? If you think otherwise, then you are...

  4. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No, I'm not. I'm telling you how it is. You can choose to ignore it if you

  5. New nurse, Second Medication error, Scared

    CCL RN replied to Kaysonrose's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I check my MARs many, many times throughout the shift. Our unit clerk can toss a new med on my MAR without me knowing it. Sometimes she walks up to my desk and does it. So you must Check...

  6. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    CCL RN replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Fentanyl, versed, heparin, angiomax,

  7. MGH is offering new grad ICU internship for $11.44 an hour?

    CCL RN replied to DisneybearRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    And therein lies the point of this whole thread. In a nutshell. This is why THIS internship was born, and why more internships will begin to sprout. I don't question why that particular person is...

  8. Need help with care plan for someone with pneumonia and C.Diff

    CCL RN replied to abox's topic in General Students

    The nutrition problems are the least of this patients problems. Respiratory issues, Infection (active infection, DHT, CL, etc) Fluid volume deficit r/diarrhea, skin integrity, etc The...

  9. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    CCL RN replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I live in a right to work state too. For the past 3 years we've received no raises, NO raises. In this economy I don't expect to see one next year either. And our health benefit costs skyrocketed by a...

  10. Oxygen Administration for Trachs

    CCL RN replied to ajangel25's topic in Pulmonary

    100% Why would you assume you only use a mask? We've hooked trachs to vents all the

  11. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    CCL RN replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Like I said, if you broke into my phone *without* erasing all the data in it, you'd figure out who to call, utilizing nothing than simple common

  12. time and a half?

    CCL RN replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    Also, your differential doesn't get multiplied into OT. So 1.5x would be $21+2 differential (14x1.5+2). So $23

  13. time and a half?

    CCL RN replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    That's up to your particular workplace. I didn't get OT

  14. Please Help Me . . . Advice Needed . . . How to Title a Post

    CCL RN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get the blurb on the iPad-so I ignore those

  15. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    CCL RN replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Limited value? Just call my husband if nreed be..anyone with half a brain can figure out who that is on my phone contact list, that is, if they don't erase all data first by trying to break

  16. What grosses YOU out?

    CCL RN replied to JenTheRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    One time, I suctioned this lady who was a mouth breather. She had low sats... I had to do aggressive suctioning, and I pulled out the entire inner layer if her mouth! I totally gagged as it was really...

  17. students who don't seem to study and do so well

    CCL RN replied to italy's topic in General Students

    Touch of sarcasm? Or

  18. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

    CCL RN replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

    Wow! Chemistry helps me understand the world better, not just nursing. However, I took a few years more of chem then was required by my ADN

  19. Ambu bag with COPD patient question..

    CCL RN replied to lvnnars1's topic in General Nursing

    They are dead-they need 100% FiO2! Once we resuscitate them (hopefully) then we can work out their medical Hx, weaning off the vent, etc. But a code is a code and everyone needs high flow O2 in that...

  20. Levophed shortage

    CCL RN replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    We were told the levo was recalled. They busted open our code cart and took it from us! Neo, dopa, epi, fine. But nothing works for septic shock like leophed! I like levo the best. We also had a...

  21. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    CCL RN replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    I hope they look elsewhere than just a phone! My iPhone has auto-lock and will erase all the data if too many attempts are made to break the code. If you have service dogs, id definitely look

  22. students who don't seem to study and do so well

    CCL RN replied to italy's topic in General Students

    Sounds a lot like me n nuring school. I went to lecture because I had to, but I drew all over my notes to keep me from getting bored or falling asleep. I never freaked about anything related to...

  23. ED Admissions Right At Shift Change

    CCL RN replied to chordringer's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As an ICU/CCL nurse, I can somewhat sympathize. However, as an ICU nurse, I can take a pt with minimal to no report and still know what to do. ED nurses don't do head-to-toe assessments. The do...

  24. Standing orders for chest pain

    CCL RN replied to wellstar's topic in Cardiac

    Pts rarely, if ever, c/o of an "mi" MIs that are missed are those that complain of nausea, indigestion, DB/SOB, shoulder pain, etc, etc. In fact, lots of NSTEMIs present with very vague symptoms. Many...

  25. IV Gauge for CT

    CCL RN replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    Glad I could