alaskaman

alaskaman has 29 years experience and specializes in Critical Care Emergency Room.

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1. Quandary For This Nurse

   alaskaman replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

   Indeed I was thinking that his hostility compounded by a basic dishonesty is his and his alone. I let go of the ICU component with the manager due to this yesterday in a meeting. I will be in the step...

2. Quandary For This Nurse

   alaskaman replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

   so last day in ICU orientation the preceptor was odd. He was constantly micro managing, and even to the point of changing drip rates and not communicating it to me. I have a check in the team manager...

3. Quandary For This Nurse

   alaskaman replied to alaskaman's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks All. Things are going better. I talked with my new preceptor and she confirmed that the hospital makes is challenging. Her comment was welcomed. And I do know my abilities,,,,thank you for that...

4. Quandary For This Nurse

   alaskaman posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been working as an RN for thirty years the last fifteen in ICU's. I recently was encouraged to work as an ICU float for a major medical center. It was not the position that I originally applied...

5. PTSD from COVID Deaths - Help getting back

   alaskaman replied to pandabearlover's topic in Nursing Career

   First off you are not alone in your reaction and symptoms. Your response is a natural event related to a world wide pandemic. Talking talking talking is the recovery ticket. Like many you thing you...

6. PTSD from COVID Deaths - Help getting back

   alaskaman replied to pandabearlover's topic in Nursing Career

   You probably know already that talking it out is the main way to recover from traumatic events. The other thing that will help is to understand that the world is going through a worldwide pandemic. It...

7. Critical Care Travel

   alaskaman posted a topic in Critical Care

   I have worked critical care for 10 years and the last 2 years in a step down unit. I am considering taking one of the very high paying ICU jobs on travel. I can make 4x what I may now in one...

8. Why are you proud to be a nurse?

   alaskaman replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   Yesterday I took care of a 96 year old man who was approaching hospice and scared. He was throughout his life able to control events, his work and his scope of responsibilities of which he had many....

9. How do you handle female patients your age or younger?

   alaskaman replied to DanGIT1322's topic in Men in Nursing

   I have not placed a female foley for 15 years. Nothing happens if I'm not there. I routinely request a female colleague to place it. I do this to protect my practice. It only takes one allegation of...

10. When to know that it's time to leave your first nursing job?

    alaskaman replied to FutureCRNA5's topic in General Nursing

    Trust your gut and yourself. Walk the unit. Meet the people. Are they friendly? Do you like the physical layout? Do people smile or do they look away...? Of course you're nervous. There are techniques...

11. Californians with Convictions

    alaskaman replied to Guest1007726's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Is the OP still

12. Feeling terrible about mistake

    alaskaman replied to Forever a New Nurse's topic in Critical Care

    Does your pump have a med library? If so it should have prevented this rapid infusion of

13. Californians with Convictions

    alaskaman replied to Guest1007726's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    A solid story. Congratulations. Hard work (and in your case very hard work) pays off.. Well

14. New to ICU from tele - tips needed!

    alaskaman replied to Emmers4's topic in Critical Care

    Yes Get an IV drug book I think Gahart's in one choice which I like. Study critical care drips vasopressors, sedation to pain. Many times these drugs will be used with patients continuously. Knowing...

15. New to ICU from tele - tips needed!

    alaskaman replied to Emmers4's topic in Critical Care

    Do they have an orientation to the various ICUs? It a different animal that Step