nightengalegoddess

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1. What's it like to be a private duty RN?

   nightengalegoddess replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Private Duty

   Wow. Thanks you guys. Is it mostly children that are being cared for or do you also have a population of elders/quad/para/...etc? Yes, I will continue reading other posts within this specialty...

2. "Taking a verbal" = writing your own orders?!

   nightengalegoddess replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

   As said here; there are standing protocols for ordering common needed things such as the ABG. Often standing order sets exist which make this practice ok under hospital policies. The well- seasoned...

3. Charge nurse taking patients in ICU

   nightengalegoddess posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   A "magnet" hospital and this particular ICU had previously rarely had the charge nurse take patients. There are plenty of float staff and RNs willing to work extra shifts; but now it is becoming...

4. What's it like to be a private duty RN?

   nightengalegoddess posted a topic in Private Duty

   Just....what's it like? Is it terribly boring to hang out for eight to 10 hours at someone's home ? Of course you are doing your nursing process and duties; but compared to the 12 hour shifts of an...

5. difficulties in transitioning to ICU

   nightengalegoddess replied to valsalvamanuever2's topic in MICU, SICU

   Been doing ICU for about 18 months and yes, still feel overwhelmed at times. A lot of ICU nurses don't like to hear this. But one of the things that has saved me...(.because I have over 8 years of...

6. How do you get co-nurses to customize their monitors?

   nightengalegoddess posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   Simple question: How do you personally get other nurses to customize their monitor alarms when it becomes brutally obvious that it is not necessary to alarm with every PVC pair....or that the...

7. Alarm Fatigue, Silencing Many Hospital Alarms Leads To Better Health Care

   nightengalegoddess replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   Yes!!! Great article!!!! Please everyone....we do not need to respond to your PAIR PVCs all night long! Please, customize that monitor or fix that patient! Have courage to

8. Does the Clinical Ladder violate Labor Laws?

   nightengalegoddess replied to Valerius's topic in MICU, SICU

   It is clearly my experience that nurses of higher levels are resources for the unit they provide service in. They mentor (although inherent personality determines how well)....they can easily care for...

9. Proning ARDs patients

   nightengalegoddess replied to catamounts303's topic in MICU, SICU

   Thank goodness this therapy is back in fashion. It makes sense and shows results. Our hospital is cheap with the rotos.....so as said....bundle up the team.....secure the lines....and get creative. I...

10. Beginner's Blues?

    nightengalegoddess replied to jrsRN07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Don't know if you, poster are still reading here....you have probably gotten homey by now...because it sounds like people like you . That is the most important thing, I have found, in ICU. That your...

11. New ICU Nurse: Wanting helpful tips

    nightengalegoddess replied to RNbelth's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm sure that you are a member of AACN. That will plug you in to everything in the now/know. You are doing everything right so far. Experience and asking lots of questions of those you see as...

12. Inquiry about breaking bad news

    nightengalegoddess replied to Smamaghrabi's topic in MICU, SICU

    I explain clearly to family and patient certain results are legally beyond my scope to discuss before physician discourses with them. I also tell them after physician has diagnosed/analyzed and...

13. New nurse with bad preceptor in the CCU

    nightengalegoddess replied to Emmy2001's topic in Critical Care

    OMGosh. Been a stellar Med-Surg-Tele RN for seven years, been also inpatient rehab.....now trauma ICU.....just like a new grad again.....can't imagine being a new grad with no guidance in...

14. titrating FIO2

    nightengalegoddess replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you so much Hodgie. I am not too far afield in my assessments in the trauma ICU by reading your response, (just a little unconfident). But this has helped much!!! Thank you Jackie too! Luckily,...

15. titrating FIO2

    nightengalegoddess replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks Sun. The thing us RNs do with the vents is titrate the FIO2 only. Thank goodness we have so many amazing R/Ts! A question for you as the RN....how much do you stay aware of the changes in the...