Elenaster

Elenaster

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  1. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    Elenaster replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    That's excellent, Vicki. I hope everyone reads it in full, especially those confused about death

  2. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    Elenaster replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you fellow ICU nurse! Just to re-iterate the most important point of your post: BRAIN DEAD = DEAD This concept is very difficult for people to grasp, I know it's difficult to understand that if...

  3. things I didn't learn in nursing school

    Elenaster replied to mygirlsmom's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl: :rotfl: Funny Ruby! How about: A confused 70-year-old woman with a central line and an EVD has the strength of Arnold Schwartzenegger and can get out of a posey and 4-point restraints better...

  4. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    Elenaster replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome!

  5. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    Elenaster replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    Having worked almost exclusively in Neuro ICU - one of the leading areas that produces organ donors - I completely disagree with the "doctors will let people die just to get their organs" mentality....

  6. Disconnecting Swan For Transport?

    Elenaster replied to armynurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our P&P states that we must provide the same level of care and monitoring that the pt. would receive in the unit during transport. Transporting with the SWAN, EVD, etc. is a pain, but if the...

  7. What to do!?

    Elenaster replied to Aneroo's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I think the first thing you need to ask yourself is what kind of nursing you want to do. There are good hospitals all over this state, it just depends on what your long-term goals

  8. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

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

    Another aspect of this that I really struggle with is when "higher power" issues come into play. I realize this statement could be easily misinterpreted, and don't get me wrong - I'm all for patient's...

  9. thoughts, prayers, & positive energy please!

    Elenaster replied to okie2's topic in General Nursing

    Sending positive vibes your way. I hope it turns out to be

  10. PPH and REDHEADS?

    Elenaster replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry Deb, I should have written it out - I had morphine sulfate after my c-section, not magnesium sulfate. I guess that's a good lesson to me why we always have to write it out on our verbal orders...

  11. PPH and REDHEADS?

    Elenaster replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another redhead for this "unofficial" study: I've had two c-sections and, while I did not hemorrhage, I did bleed a little heavier than average (whatever that is). I know with my last section, my...

  12. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

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

    I can count the number of times on one hand that I've actually had a family that has the good judgement to say that their loved one has had a good life and he/she wouldn't want to be like this. It's...

  13. Futile Care. Dead is dead.

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

    Oh ladies, you're preaching to the choir here. I'm really contemplating leaving ICU because of so many of the reasons you've stated. I'm so tired of taking care of "corpses," coding dead people for...

  14. Of blown pupils and brain waves

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

    CT scans are utilized to evaluate for the presence of a stroke or hydrocephalus in a patient with a suspected neurologic injury. It sounds to me like your friend's dad has an anoxic brain injury from...

  15. Glasgow Coma Scale

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

    I'm really beginning to think you and I were separated at birth :chuckle I love your avatar! Hopefully it will come true tomorrow.... Back on topic, I've gotten some hilarious reports from OSHs and...

  16. Brain Dead Child Discharged to Home With Parents

    Elenaster replied to Euskadi1946's topic in General Nursing

    Brain death laws are determined by individual states, but in both states I have worked in brain dead=dead and we could remove patients from life support with adequate brain death testing. This story...

  17. North Carolina Roll Call

    Elenaster replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi everyone! I'm in the beautiful Piedmont Triad area and I'm currently on maternity leave from my weekend option RN position in the Neurosurgery ICU at a Level I Trauma Center. I'm seriously thinking...

  18. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean questions

    Elenaster replied to mdavidSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mandy, From a non-OB nurse, but someone who spent a good deal of time researching VBACs this year, these websites have alot of info: http://www.ican-online.org/ http://www.vbac.com/ Good

  19. Possible exposure to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

    Elenaster replied to P_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that CJD is caused by prions, which are primitive proteins that are not destroyed by standard sterilization

  20. Induced VBAC vs. scheduled section

    Elenaster replied to Elenaster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    FTP and alleged cephalopelvic disproportion. I got stuck at 8cm after nearly 24 hours of labor and ended up having an 8lb 12 oz

  21. Induced VBAC vs. scheduled section

    Elenaster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello all. I posted here a while back about having a potential vbac and got some really great feedback and advice from all of you wonderful Ob-gyn nurses. Now I'm a week from my due date and wanted to...

  22. Induced VBAC vs. scheduled section

    Elenaster replied to Elenaster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all for your responses. I've done some thinking and some more research and I think I'm going to go in on Monday and gather all the data I can, including an u/s to estimate the baby's size,...

  23. Five Star ICU Patients

    Elenaster replied to gwenith's topic in MICU, SICU

    Although we've had our fair share of "5-star" patients, one that recently stayed in our neighboring Trauma ICU takes the cake: This, ahem, gentleman had been released from prison only to find himself...

  24. arterial lines vs noninvasive cuff

    Elenaster replied to cleothekat's topic in MICU, SICU

  25. Who Works in the High Point / Greensboro NC area? Need Salary info.

    Elenaster replied to donnam4863's topic in General Nursing

    $33/hr through an agency sounds about right. As you know, salary all depends on what shift and how much you work. You can certainly earn a decent living and I'm sure you'll find the cost of living...