Elenaster

Elenaster

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  1. Advice: DH had a "seizure"?

    Elenaster replied to dolphinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Dolphin, It very well could have been a seizure, but on the differential it could be something going on with his back given what you described. Given the rapid onset and "shooting" sensation...

  2. Advice: DH had a "seizure"?

    Elenaster replied to dolphinRN's topic in General Nursing

    Dolphin, It very well could have been a seizure, but on the differential it could be something going on with his back given what you described. Given the rapid onset and "shooting" sensation...

  3. Concerned about this and other sites

    Elenaster replied to Kikumaru's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if the state you are licensed in has anything to do with it? I typed in several people, including myself, and came up with

  4. Family visitation in ICU

    Elenaster replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from the red telephones and glass doors b/t your patients, I would think we worked at the same hospital based on what you just described. Nothing irks me more than when you FINALLY get some...

  5. Family visitation in ICU

    Elenaster replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    Aside from the red telephones and glass doors b/t your patients, I would think we worked at the same hospital based on what you just described. Nothing irks me more than when you FINALLY get some...

  6. Family visitation in ICU

    Elenaster replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    RN34TX - you touch on a very important point regarding having everyone follow the same rules. Some family members are fantastic and their presence is very beneficial to the patient, while others are...

  7. Family visitation in ICU

    Elenaster replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    RN34TX - you touch on a very important point regarding having everyone follow the same rules. Some family members are fantastic and their presence is very beneficial to the patient, while others are...

  8. 66 Year Old Woman Gives Birth...

    Elenaster replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. I don't know what the doctors who performed the IVF were thinking....is this some kind of bizarre experiement just to see what will happen? Does anyone really think it's healthy to go against...

  9. Vasospasm scare

    Elenaster replied to Amberlynn1181's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    :chuckle Gotta love those frontal lobe insults! Aneurysms are tricky to manage and if you don't see them everyday, it's easy to confuse pre-op and post-op treatment. The key to remembering vasospasm...

  10. PICU vs. Adult ICU

    Elenaster replied to CarVsTree's topic in MICU, SICU

    I know plenty of nurses that started out in and stayed in peds, later branching out as pediatric NPs, neonatal transport, etc., and they wouldn't do anything else. I say trust your gut instincts and...

  11. Vasospasm scare

    Elenaster replied to Amberlynn1181's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Okay, I'm a little confused, because I would think they wanted her SBP If that patient were mine, I would be far more concerned about rupture or re-bleed than vasospasm. Did she get a stat head CT...

  12. A message to new grads: NEVER....

    Elenaster replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Never turn off your monitor

  13. DNR means Do Not Treat

    Elenaster replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I find this thread very interesting, because as an ICU nurse, I've had the opposite experience with DNRs. Most of the time we do far more that the patient ever wanted, even if it's completely futile....

  14. physical restains?

    Elenaster replied to hxs181's topic in General Nursing

    Jackie - I'm very sorry that happened to your husband (all of it) and I absolutely agree that makeshift restraint was terribly inappropriate and I'm quite sure in violation of the hospital restraint...

  15. Baylor Shifts

    Elenaster replied to fotografe's topic in General Nursing

    I currently work what's traditionally called a "Baylor" or weekend plan, although we have a different acronym for it at my facility. They differ from hospital to hospital, but the schedule I work...

  16. Come Play the Build a Better Hospital Game!

    Elenaster replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Have an acuity criteria that designates those that are critically ill to have 1:1 nursing care and staff for a float RN when the unit is full. Also, having plenty of WORKING equipment readily...

  17. Nurse practitioners in the neuro ICU

    Elenaster replied to bruinlaura's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    We don't utilize them at my facility (large teaching hospital) for the same reasons stated by the previous poster, however I am aware that these jobs DO exist. I know that Duke University utilizes...

  18. ABG's in CPR

    Elenaster replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I had a medicine patient one time that was a DNI. Of course she went straight down the tubes respiratory-wise and I think we wasted a tremendous amount of time getting gasses on her. Her pH continued...

  19. law school

    Elenaster replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Susy! I'm looking forward to starting something new. When I start, I'll only be working on a prn basis, but if I find that it suits me and I can work enough hours, I'm probably going to give up...

  20. law school

    Elenaster replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    This is something I've considered heavily as opposed to a MSN. A good friend of mine is a healthcare defense attorney and I've helped her on several cases. I think the work is very interesting and I'm...

  21. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

    Elenaster replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    A "scared straight" program for seniors... All kidding aside, we'd have to send their families with them and have them say "I NEVER WANT TO BE IN THIS CONDITION." I've had so many elderly trauma...

  22. What does your spouse do?

    Elenaster replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My DH has his degree in Architecture, but he loves to build, so he currently works for a custom homebuilder, managing custom home projects in the $400K to $2 million

  23. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    Elenaster replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Well for one, you stated more than once that you feel families are coerced into donation and that representatives of the OPO essentially badger people into consenting. This is not the case at all, and...

  24. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    Elenaster replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa NurseGuy - let's slow down and get off the slippery slope here. First of all, I agree with you that the process should remain completely voluntary. I'm not advocating that it become a mandated...

  25. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    Elenaster replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I really don't understand this comment. It is highly unlikely that harvesting organs without consent will ever become mandatory. Are you even aware how few deaths actually result in viable donors? It...