snowfreeze

snowfreeze BSN, RN

ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics

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  1. Propofol question

    snowfreeze replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    One ICU I worked in did use propofol on non-intubated patients for just the reason you are asking about. We called it "milk of amnesia", the patients were watched closely in an 'older era' open ward...

  2. New nurses in Med/Surg a must?

    snowfreeze replied to writrix's topic in General Nursing

    I like change and have moved around a lot during my nursing career. I have always accepted jobs based on my current life

  3. Rules for the ER (long)

    snowfreeze replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Ha Ha Ha, welcome to the drive-thru society. Humm, a thought. Fleeting. Drive thru doc, present the problem, give blood, sit in your car quietly, receive results, go home. Wont work, no one to...

  4. SO Exhausted

    snowfreeze replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Emergency

    I am pretty darn exhausted after 12 hours on a telemetry unit also. Same stuff, only pee once and lunch is optional. Patients are always wanting and needing, family members are needier than the...

  5. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    snowfreeze replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I got a giggle out of it, we need to lighten up sometimes. I am an experienced nurse and was not insulted by this. I do know of burnt out nurses who fit that

  6. Best places to settle down/relocate

    snowfreeze replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    If you like all 4 seasons there are a number of small towns in the great lakes region, Medina NY is one of them. If you prefer warm I would probably choose

  7. Similarities/Differences of Hospital vs LTC Nursing

    snowfreeze replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

    LTC gives you really good organizational skills and communication skills. Hospital makes you work a lot faster, assess your patients more often, treat changes much quicker with more acute patients....

  8. Traumatized by first patient passing

    snowfreeze replied to rds007's topic in General Nursing

    Try talking to the RN who was also

  9. Over-Restaining Patients

    snowfreeze replied to achot chavi's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Stroke patients and dementia patients are difficult to work with. Keeping them safe is also difficult as they always seem to be diligent at injuring themselves. Documentation of the behaviors and...

  10. Registration in Oz problem. Any adivce please?

    snowfreeze replied to touchingcloth's topic in General Nursing

    What documentation did you use to receive a passport? That should be respected as your birth

  11. Why SHOULDN'T one smoke in Amsterdam?

    snowfreeze replied to Busy20yo's topic in General Nursing

    I don't need to smoke the stuff to experience the weirdness, as a nurse today I witnessed one patient sitting on the trash can next to her bed, talking to her IV pole and having a BM. When I...

  12. Removing Foley. Inhale or exhale?

    snowfreeze replied to Woman_in_love's topic in General Nursing

    My urethra dosen't breath, I chat with my patients. I tell them that it might feel like a bit of pressure coming out but most people dont complain as I am pulling it out. Most patients don't even...

  13. Rn not giving scheduled meds

    snowfreeze replied to tinkle's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Re-educate. Document the re-education. Ask why no narcotics were given, document the answers. Is the RN new to nursing or just new to you? hired one week ago and no orienting nurse to oversee?...

  14. Do you ever have patients that you know?

    snowfreeze replied to Lurksalot's topic in Emergency

    Unless it is really uncomfortable for the patient I just take the assignment. As a medic I pronounced 2 people I had known and took care of many friends and neighbors. In 15 years of nursing I have...

  15. Desperately need your advice ED nurses!

    snowfreeze replied to SteveNNP's topic in Emergency

    Please do what you want to do with your career. Everyone else will survive so don't feel responsible. Apply for the ER position, its your life and career. I have moved around a bit in my 15 years....

  16. New charge nurses

    snowfreeze replied to eggburnc's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with humbled nurse, you have enough to worry about as a new nurse for at least your first

  17. Worried that I'm to much of an airhead.....

    snowfreeze replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    Stress does that to all of us, too much input. I call my written notes my short term memory. I just started being in charge this evening and really needed all of my notes as I was being bombarded...

  18. Now I've heard it all!!

    snowfreeze replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    Humm

  19. how many break(s) in your 12 hrs. shift?

    snowfreeze replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I always take my 30 minute lunch break, unless I have a really good reason I don't get paid for that half hour so I take it. I usually find time for a 10 minute break after I assess my patients and...

  20. OMG! Allnurses withdrawal!

    snowfreeze replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

    I missed it to, worked 8 hours daylight, was ready to fire my provider until I found it was this site down...not my provider messing with

  21. Jury Duty during nursing school

    snowfreeze replied to capribry's topic in General Nursing

    I was excused once while in nursing school, got selected twice after graduation

  22. Anxiety

    snowfreeze replied to RNOTODAY's topic in General Nursing

    FMLA, you need to have the anxiety documented by your doc and then you can have days off under FMLA. You also need to file for this medical problem with your

  23. 4 hour shifts

    snowfreeze replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    ICU skills help with the 4 hours shift as you are very task oriented when you work these fill-in

  24. Freaking out over wound vac

    snowfreeze replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Sending you to do a procedure you have not been oriented to is not good management

  25. Recrutiment and Retention Incentives

    snowfreeze replied to Anita126's topic in General Nursing

    New hire support days, one 8 hour day every quarter. I find I am in this with mostly new nurses but getting the inside information on why things are done this way is so helpful. These are informal...