AnthonyD replied to CrunchBerries's topic in General Nursing
Working the ICU about 2 years ago, I was taking care of a young CF patient, I'll call her Jennifer (not her real name). She was fun to talk to, witty, and smart - all around great personality and...
AnthonyD replied to Tantorium's topic in Critical Care
I like Alaris - a lot, but air-in-line alarms used to be the bane of my existence... "THERE's NO AIR IN THERE, SHUT UP AND STOP BEEPING YOU STUPID PUMP!!! GRRRR! DON'T YOU KNOW THIS IS LEVO AND IT...
Yep, been there. My wife had a co-worker that was a patient on the unit I previously worked on. She wanted me to to find out how he was doing. Me: "Sorry, no can do." Her: "You can't even ask...
I say if it's something you want to do, then you should go for it. Plenty of people choose nursing as a second career at various ages, managing school, work and kids. Do some reading on here, see...
AnthonyD replied to gonurseman's topic in Critical Care
We have a locked unit, with a doorbell/camera. Visitors have to be buzzed in by the secretary. When a visitor is buzzed in, they have to stop at the desk, and they get a wristband that has their...