MomRN0913

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  1. Meds to given instead of ambien?

    MomRN0913 replied to stram87's topic in General Nursing

    Ambien can be a little scary in the older population. We have AAOx3 patients ripping out lines, trying to get OOb and not remembering a thing. Restoril 15mg is pretty decent. Doesn't make them too...

  2. New in Nurse Management, tips anyone?

    MomRN0913 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    Hello, I am a nurse for almost 5 years, mostly in ICU. I am starting a position as a Nurse Manager in a fairly new LTACH which is close the the hospital I work at, physically and in relationship....

  3. New in Nurse Management, tips anyone?

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Nurse Management

    Thank you guys! I always took personal pride in my degree. We are all RN's. And a degree doesn't make you a good or bad RN, it's the experience and what you make of it. I know some master's...

  4. Mistakes we have made

    MomRN0913 replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Oh, and personal, sort of error, but not so much a med error happened to my daughter. My water broke at my 36 week appt on the table at the Dr's office. At that moment i found out I was group B...

  5. Mistakes we have made

    MomRN0913 replied to LilpoRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    This is a great thread, because I still beat myself over med errors. As a new grad off orientation I was a float nurse. Bad idea. You get crapped on, the worst assignments, and no one to really go...

  6. Discontinuing IJ turned into a Rapid Response

    MomRN0913 replied to Manatee111's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Where I work, we call the hospitalist to DC the Central lines. I work ICU. Patient is always laying down. The only time we DC a central line is during post-mortem care. Do you have a policy and...

  7. New in Nurse Management, tips anyone?

    MomRN0913 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Nurse Management

    Thank you! I am preparing for major changes in my role. I luckily am at a different hospital where I just happen to know a small amount of the staff nurses. The best advice I got from my current...

  8. Any ICUs or critical care settings where the standard ratio is 1:1?

    MomRN0913 replied to edogs334's topic in MICU, SICU

    we are never 1:1 unless we get really lucky, by means of transferring out a patient and not receiving another. We are a med ICU, community hospitals. seems these days the ratio is 3:1.... sometimes...

  9. Vasopressin- Usage and dosing

    MomRN0913 replied to trvlnurs's topic in MICU, SICU

    We do not have clear guidelines in our hospital on Levo. It is "said" 30mcgs is max. We have a hospitalist who says there technically is no max. I read it can go up as high as 68mcgs....

  10. New grad in ICU needing advice

    MomRN0913 replied to pinkynbd99's topic in MICU, SICU

    I started out as a floater for 4 months as a new grad, in which I recieved 8 weeks orientation. Then I got a position in the mICU. 4 weeks orientation! That's it! I did have a great preceptor. I...

  11. Is turning to supine considered a turn?

    MomRN0913 replied to sockov's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes, supine is a position and is on my facilities documentation form. As for those patients who have to be turned Q15-30 min, that's when you are ordering a specialty bed that does it for

  12. How did you get your job?

    MomRN0913 replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Nurse Management

    First, i would definitely get some feedback. You seem extremely qualified. I would look outside of your current facility. Apply apply, apply. You would be surprised. I got a little lucky with my...