MomRN0913

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  1. Calling a Death

    MomRN0913 replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the Dr would have given the rational to the nurse as to why any firther efforts would have been futile. It's the Dr running the case who has the final

  2. Calling a Death

    MomRN0913 replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Nursing

    basically, saying the patient is dead, there is really no chance of him making it back from any further attempts at revival. He was just asking if the team if they agreed mostly out of respect for...

  3. Nursing wife..cop husband..does it work?

    MomRN0913 replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    Your ex sounds like my ex..... but everything you say is true. My ex did try to blame me working nights on a part of it ( not much of a choice), then he tried to say when I became a nurse I gave...

  4. Nursing wife..cop husband..does it work?

    MomRN0913 replied to RKRobbins's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated nursing school and my husband went went into the Court Officer Academy in NYC ( a cop in the courts) We had a kid. We got divorced. I can tell you it had nothing to do with the jobs. yes,...

  5. Do people really deserve this?

    MomRN0913 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is what burnt me out in the ICU. Seeing these people tortured for selfish reasons. We had one patient who only blinked ot pain, trach, vent, his whole body was a decubiti, the Peg wouldn't stay...

  6. Would you consider me?

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty familiar with the system and their job openings are accurate. It didn't allow me to submit a cover letter. I will follow up. I got excited the other day when i applied for a position with...

  7. Do you ask questions in the middle of shift report?

    MomRN0913 replied to payang0722's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If I got a question, I ask it. Right then and there. Don't want to forget, and while in the moment it will be easier for the reporter to

  8. Suicide on unit

    MomRN0913 replied to as1234's topic in General Nursing

    I come from the other side. My own mother OD'd in a rehab on prozac the first night she was there. She was transferred from a mental facility after trying to kill herself. I will never understand....

  9. Why are nursing instructors mean?

    MomRN0913 replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

    I think in Nursing school I had one mean one. That's it, the rest were

  10. Suicide on unit

    MomRN0913 replied to as1234's topic in General Nursing

    What is a typical mental health

  11. vancomycin

    MomRN0913 replied to fati_ER_RN's topic in General Nursing

    i think invanz can, but never heard of vanco doing

  12. Lift recommendations for patients following flap repair

    MomRN0913 replied to JoanKayRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Ask the surgeon, they can be very particular. Some even give orders on transfers, when it's OK, what to

  13. Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

    MomRN0913 replied to mturner88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    And where is this magical hospital? I want to work ICU

  14. Float ICU RN to Med-Surg?

    MomRN0913 replied to mturner88's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm an ICu nurse who started off her career as a new grad floating. floating sucks, yes. I did not get an orientation to each floor. Instead I got the crappiest assignments and all the admissions....

  15. Suspended without notice

    MomRN0913 replied to RUN_RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is seriously BS. Everyone has the courtesy to be notified as to why they are suspended upon suspension. Godforbid you are sitting there thinking you did some serious harm you were unaware of....

  16. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    MomRN0913 replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    IDONOTGIVEOUT- Right on!!! I agree with you 100%. Why not write the order for a PRN bolus? Really! Most of the MD's know the ICU nurses do this...... Just right the damn order. It saves alot of...

  17. Feel like part of my identity is gone

    MomRN0913 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I feel lost. I am a Nurse. An ICU trained RN. But now I am unemployed. While my career did not define me, I feel empty. Through my divorce, the struggle of raising a new born going through...

  18. Feel like part of my identity is gone

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't define me, but it is a big part of me. Yes, I wont lie, there is something else missing. This is probably for my divorce website........ I am lonely, being a young divorcee, I watch all my...

  19. Feel like part of my identity is gone

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the support and suggetions. One of the hardest parts for me.... I got dayshift in the ICU where I worked. Took a long time. These people, days and nights were my family. I went...

  20. incompatible iv medication

    MomRN0913 replied to maria100's topic in General Nursing

    off subject.... my very close friend has a 6 year old daughter with hlhs. all 3 surgeries done. doing great. actually she is at chop tomorrow doing some testing for research. do they eventually...

  21. CHG vs Alcohol pad with blood cultures

    MomRN0913 replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know..... My daughter was born in a hospital known for it's NICU. She was born, had ot go there due to my temp, her fetal tachycardia water broken, group B step.... Blood cultures came back...

  22. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    MomRN0913 replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Pressure on the brainstem.... bradycardia...asystole. Many times a stroke pt has had Atropine at beside due to severe

  23. Feel like part of my identity is gone

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I have been researching dilligently. Was excited for a possible job with an insurance company that involved educating patients abd case management. But non RN's interviewed me, asked me an...

  24. Feel like part of my identity is gone

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    It's every other weekend with me and my ex. So, not enough. I do child care, but for 7-7, it is almost impossible. I can go back to nights in my ICU, but I was MESSED UP. I still am actually. Plus,...

  25. Feel like part of my identity is gone

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I have considered it. Actually I decided on it, but I don't know what happened in my state all of a sudden, but the bigger companies, like the VNA would rather have a BSN new grad rather than an 5...