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  1. Cardiac Catheter in the ER?

    oicu8bacilli replied to RN92's topic in Emergency

    If your facility is truly capable of cathing emergent cases, then they have a unit that functions as an Interventional Cardiac Care (ICC) unit. They will clear a stable pt to ICU, PCU, etc so your ED...

  2. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    oicu8bacilli replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'll leave the topic with the comment that I am very glad I'm done having kids, scared for the rest...but at least I'm done. Please send your mom to me and I'll ensure my newest nurses takes care of...

  3. DVT - how long can you have one?

    oicu8bacilli replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in General Nursing

    You should show FSP and other clot degredation in 7 to 10 days. As a nurse you should know that clots are going to be resolved as soon as your body recognizes the need to eliminate waste products....

  4. Bee Stings and Steroids

    oicu8bacilli replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    See a doc. When nurses get licenses to practice medicine....you'll get better advice. Then you'll see an abrupt lack of advice online. Nobody in their right mind is gonna give advice without a pt...

  5. Bad reference cost me a job

    oicu8bacilli replied to lissyrn's topic in General Nursing

    ok

  6. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    oicu8bacilli replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i'm not arguing the fact that all nic folks are superhuman and possess skills unknown to mankind (never been a nurse from day one or not...must be a super alien gene pool you get new grads from)....

  7. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    oicu8bacilli replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I get that blank slate person every now and then and have fun teaching until I realize why I am teaching. I too like to teach them things, but I really find that it's because he knows nothing and I...

  8. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    oicu8bacilli replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The only reason I am amazed is because nursing programs don't teach to the critical care environments. I personally wouldn't have a new grad taking care of my 26 weeker, nor my mom with a fresh CABG....

  9. IV push or Bag? Whats best for MICU nurses?

    oicu8bacilli replied to sonia's topic in MICU, SICU

    maybe i should clarify between terms i use as "push" and "direct iv injection" - aka - "slow push". terms i keep in my head and derived from books. direct iv, slow, means 2-3-5 mins to me; whatever...

  10. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    oicu8bacilli replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm not talking about "easy to orient because I don't have to unlearn anything". I'm talking about the mental checklist of a thousand things that I go though immediately and unknowingly because I...

  11. "Non Moms" good NICU nurses

    oicu8bacilli replied to sdg's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    really? i saw another post by a new grad asking about the first day as a new grad in the nicu and i thought it was a joke. am i to believe that the nicu has new grads monitoring preemies for subtle...

  12. IV push or Bag? Whats best for MICU nurses?

    oicu8bacilli replied to sonia's topic in MICU, SICU

    As mentioned above, it really depends on what and why you are giving it. Nurses are the experts at administration rates and routes. Docs are great at determining what drug to use. If you push...

  13. NP education - a rant

    oicu8bacilli replied to CatskillNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I agree about experience issues to become an ARNP, but what about a PA who has no experience and 4 years of college? What makes him so ready to be a provider versus an ARNP with just a year or two of...

  14. Do you keep a "med kit" in your car? What's in it?

    oicu8bacilli replied to np2b's topic in Emergency

    I roll down the window and yell "someone call 911" as I drive off. If you have half a dozen certs and stop at a scene with supplies and you are asking to get sued. Make sure someone is calling 911...

  15. ER abuse was encouraged last night

    oicu8bacilli replied to Snowy's topic in Emergency

    Distracting injuries can be more distracting than you think though. Good triage includes a gut feeling for sure, but you but if someone just doesn't feel right to me...I start looking for things...no...

  16. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    oicu8bacilli replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    Air Force here. Background is critical care. I don't know what I like about military nursing. I'm staying to retire, but free healthcare fosters NO responsibility on the part of my pts and they...

  17. I am not a cardiac nurse but isn't ASA supposed to be DCd

    oicu8bacilli replied to MargRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I just noticed...that is ALOT (as in ALOT!!) of toprol. It's basically a long acting beta blocker (same as lopressor/metoprolol, but long acting) I've had pt's on every form of BP drug...beta...

  18. Florida-pays for nursing school?

    oicu8bacilli replied to hittme123's topic in Florida Nursing

    Call the human resources department at any of the hospitals. Ones specific to the Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda area are St. Joseph's (a Bon Secours, PC), Fawcett Memorial (Columbia, PC), and Charlotte...

  19. What's your opinion: MRSA

    oicu8bacilli replied to jailside's topic in Correctional

    Funny you mention it. I see plenty of "spider bites". I have no idea why, but folks seem to get bitten by stuff in their sleep a lot. Some abscesses from these "bites" do come back as

  20. I am not a cardiac nurse but isn't ASA supposed to be DCd

    oicu8bacilli replied to MargRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes. Lovenox was my other point (and heparin). What sense does stopping ASA make when AMI folks get Lovenox in the ED, then go to the Cath Lab and get 5,000 or 7,000 of heparin, then get on...

  21. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    oicu8bacilli replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i too left a cardiac care unit and now work in a different area (ed for me). it took me a while to get used to running a 2l bolus wide open as well. i was so accustomed to using fluids sparingly in my...

  22. Florida-pays for nursing school?

    oicu8bacilli replied to hittme123's topic in Florida Nursing

    Florida will help with home loans if you become a RN. They were talking about school $$ too when I left. I lived in Port Charlotte (2 hospitals there) and worked in Punta Gorda (one hospital there),...

  23. I am not a cardiac nurse but isn't ASA supposed to be DCd

    oicu8bacilli replied to MargRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Same here. If going to our cath lab you are getting ASA. Some folks like to give a bunch of Plavix pre procedure too. Naturally, all of our interventions are coming out on Integrillin or Reopro...

  24. TMR Laser revascularization...carefull..

    oicu8bacilli replied to Chip's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I've seen it many times in conjunction with CABG when an area simply can't be revascularized. It's common to see something like "CABG x 2 LAD, Diag, & TMR (45) to the

  25. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    oicu8bacilli replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Cool mechanism here. The numbers were only something like the 5/15 mentioned in the beginning, but the reason was pretty cool. The guy was on Plavix, ASA, and coumadin. He developed a mass on the...