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  1. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

    walkingthecow replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Stripping chest

  2. Pressure bag pump flush systems

    walkingthecow replied to suzikjg's topic in General Nursing

    In my unit, they use pressure bags in the OR and we put the transduced line on a pump when they roll out. Problem solved--then we know exactly how much volume they are getting :) I work peds, though,...

  3. Attention med/surg/floor nurses

    walkingthecow replied to MA Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the family members at the adult ICU I used to work at were worse to deal with than the parents at the peds cardiac ICU I work at

  4. Someone tell me how to deal with this-please

    walkingthecow replied to no1favrefan's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice often doesn't require BLS certification, for what it's

  5. Peds CVICU vs NICU

    walkingthecow replied to MGMR's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I work in a CVICU in a children's hospital. Yes, most of our patients are babies, but we follow our patients for life--I often have toddler, teenaged, or adult pts. Then again we are a major...

  6. Males working in the NICU?

    walkingthecow replied to cph1993's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Cincinatti Children's Hospital has one--their website has a lot of information about all the different heart

  7. Males working in the NICU?

    walkingthecow replied to cph1993's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OP, you might also look into a pediatric CVICU if you like babies but are looking for a more critical area. Even the level IV NICU at my hospital is mostly feeder/growers. Most of the CV kids are...

  8. Identifying and differentiating smells

    walkingthecow replied to Martial's topic in General Nursing

    At the LTAC I used to work at, I was able to tell who was going to need to start dialysis because of the wet Cheerios smell their skin gave

  9. H & H Values

    walkingthecow replied to robert.hiester's topic in Critical Care

    The standard at my facility is to transfuse for

  10. an oldie but goodie

    walkingthecow replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had a pt this year who was on a lidocaine drip because amio didn't

  11. Preventing RN Injury With Patient Positioning

    walkingthecow replied to SuchanSuch's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of tricks for positioning/moving patients yourself...when I was new, I followed around the best tech I work with for a shift and turned/positioned all the patients with her, and asked...

  12. Maximum number of IV meds & lines

    walkingthecow replied to nursebettee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    What is the rationale for TPN having a designated line? I have had a pt with a CVL that had one lumen for sedation, one for pressors, and the third for TPN. I called pharmacy to ask about...

  13. Max dose on drips

    walkingthecow replied to harley91013's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The max for neo at my facility is

  14. Being too hard on yourself

    walkingthecow posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse--I have been working at my first job (LTAC ICU) for about 7-8 months now. I made a minor (?) mistake at work and it is weighing on me. The last shift I worked I was caring for a...

  15. Low Acuity Floors

    walkingthecow replied to daisygirl5's topic in General Nursing

    LTACs are NOT low acuity. The LTAC I work in has an ICU, and the only things we don't do are CRRT and balloon