Elenaster

Elenaster

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  1. You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

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

    Good ones Gwenith! How about (this is really awful): You and your co-workers are going to write a book entitled, "How to successfully shoot yourself in the head," including tips on why blowing off...

  2. 22 yr old male, wants circumcision, i have questions

    Elenaster replied to jusWannaKno's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Gerard and Steph. I think this young man is asking for some objective information and the only thing I have to offer is I had a friend in college who had it done when he was around 20 and...

  3. Pregnant and Working with Respiratory MRSA

    Elenaster replied to JerseyGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pregnant right now and I've had to care for both MRSA and VRE positive patients. My supervisors generally try to limit the number of times I have those assignments, but working in the ICU,...

  4. Blessed are the Caregivers

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

    That's lovely Gwenith, thank you for sharing. I think I'll print it off and take it to work

  5. New grad starting in NEURO ICU, please help

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

    It all depends on whether or not you are working with residents. Nurses and residents are quite interdependent on one another, we need them to write orders and they need us to know which orders to...

  6. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Elenaster replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    #1 - Our respiratory therapists (who are wonderful and I wouldn't ever want to do without), spend a tremendous amount of time correcting problems created by overzealous residents making major...

  7. New grad starting in NEURO ICU, please help

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

    moninurse, Welcome to the wonderful world of neuroscience nursing! I started as a new grad in Neuro ICU and I'm one of those rare nurses who prefer that my patients are neurologically impaired. It is...

  8. Marriage to a Nurse-- Need HELP

    Elenaster replied to NeedAdvice1234's topic in General Nursing

    TV shows about the Emergency Department focus on the "guts and glory" aspects of trauma care. Unless she plans on working in a Level I trauma center, she probably won't be spending much time with...

  9. IL Supreme Court Rules Only Nurses Can Testify on the Standard of Care for Nurses

    Elenaster replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    God help you if you ever end up critically ill in a teaching hospital without an experienced nurse. From your incredibly insulting comments, you obviously have no experience working with inexperienced...

  10. Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    Elenaster replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    I think that Kevin is just trying to challenge our thinking on ethical dilemmas related to our nursing practice. Choosing a very polarized issue, such as abortion, provides the opportunity for us to...

  11. Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    Elenaster replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that the nurse has the right to refuse to participate in an elective abortion if it violates his or her moral beliefs. This is a subject that people have very passionate feelings about on both...

  12. Unruly Patients

    Elenaster replied to tmitch's topic in General Nursing

    I had one a few weeks ago, who I swear, by the end of my third night, if I could have gotten an order to put a garbage bag over his head I would have probably done it. I don't think the docs were too...

  13. Poll: What type of report?

    Elenaster replied to NS_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse to nurse, we've got to have an opportunity to ask

  14. Critical care nursing

    Elenaster replied to superaudree's topic in General Nursing

    I completely agree with LesJen's sentiments and would like to add that critical care nursing gives me the opportunity to utilize my critical thinking skills very frequently and in an in-depth manner....

  15. Do you have intensivists in your unit

    Elenaster replied to kc ccurn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm in a teaching facility and we have a Pulmonary/Critical Care team on dayshift only that works towards better patient nutrition, skin care issues, and vent weaning. There are problems with this...

  16. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    Elenaster replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Oh Tweety, I totally agree with you. I'm sorry if you thought I meant my way was best, I was just describing what we do and why. I can completely understand if you have 6,7,8 patients the need for...

  17. How many nurses do their own vitals???

    Elenaster replied to AmyRN1227's topic in General Nursing

    Well since we do a minimum of hourly VS (or more frequent), I always do my own. Occasionally, if I'm in a crunch, I'll ask another nurse to do them for me, but even that is rare. We do have one CNA...

  18. Postpartum Loss in ICU

    Elenaster replied to nay537's topic in MICU, SICU

    As ICU nurses, we are too often witnesses to abject tragedy when young lives are lost despite our best efforts to save them. In this year alone, we've lost two 32 yr-old females, one who went into DIC...

  19. Exposed to HIV, HBV, HCV

    Elenaster replied to mattsmom81's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry mattsmom! You need to contact the infection control people at the hospital and receive immediate blood draws to establish your baseline status. The hospital is responsible for the expense...

  20. Critical thinking question for all you experts

    Elenaster replied to AmyB's topic in General Nursing

    I'm no home health nurse, but I certainly think this patient needs home health for a number of reasons. First of all, the patient's foley needs to be monitored for signs and symptoms of infection....

  21. Top ten signs your job has you burnt out

    Elenaster replied to unknown99's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: Thanks! I really needed that after my night from hell, or would that be my night in hell?

  22. Patient Care Technicians in Neuro

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

    Perfectly good question Dustin, and really it just depends on the patient. Some neuro patients do not have unstable ICP, but have other issues that keep them in the ICU, such as vasospasm after an...

  23. father is dying of cancer

    Elenaster replied to heatherbless's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Heather, I'm so very sorry . Having lost both of my parents myself, I really do understand the emotions you are dealing with now. Peace be with you and your family during this difficult time. Hugs,...

  24. Virtual Surgery Game

    Elenaster replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

    Who wants to be a heart surgeon anyway? Based on that little exercise, I imagine their malpractice insurance in through the roof. No wonder they're so

  25. ABG Help!

    Elenaster replied to VickyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to make a chart with arrows pointing up and down. For instance, in your example your pH is up, paCO2 is down and your HCO3 is down and that combination of arrows equals partially compensated...