TeleRN311

In my hospital there is one floor outside of the unit that will take a Patient on the ventilator and a different floor that will take someone with an arterial line (usually waiting on blood to thicken after heart cath to pull the line). I work on the floor that takes ventilator patients. I'm interested in going to CVICU or CCU. In your opinion would they prefer a nurse who has vent experience or experience with arterial lines?

I will do my own vitals, my own code browns, and whatever else patient care needs done because it is my job. And you may need to take a look at how you come across because if it's the same way you come across here I'd prefer you not take my patients.

Ok my dad takes a pretty large dose of neurontin. I think like 300mg tid. He had a wreck about 10 years ago and broke his back and the neurontin helps the tingling in his legs. Well two weeks ago he had a CABG. He was on IV morphine for about 12 hours but he was still sound asleep from the anesthesia. Once he woke up he wad changed to lortab for pain. He was in excruciating pain. The lortab didn't touch it. They tried PO dilaudid and it didn't stop the pain. Now I know that lortab nor dilaudid would not have completely taken away all of his pain. But they should have given him some relief so he could rest. It didn't touch it. Finally a doctor suggested the neurontin was decreasing the effects of the pain medicine. Has anyone ever heard this? I tried researching it but found nothing.

I know some people say this is the result of the dying brain shutting down. I don't buy it. I am a Christian and believe in Heaven and Hell. I've seen people who have passed with true looks of terror on their faces. And others have such a peaceful happy expression theres no doubt in my mind it comes from their family meeting them at the gates of Heaven.

I want a new stethoscope. I work in cardiac/tele and was thinking of either getting thr master cardiology or the cardiology iii. I currently use the Littmann classic. Any advice or recommendations?

I graduated in May and took a job working days on a very busy 42 bed telemetry unit. I have been so worried about experienced nurses being unfriendly and unwilling to help. I had always heard that nurses ate their young and experienced this in nursing school. I have to say my unit is wonderful. My preceptor has been fantastic. The team work on our floor is outstanding. Not one nurse leaves at night without going around to make sure no one needs help. Everyone pitches in when someone is having a bad day. And there's not one person that I can't ask for advice. I am so relieved to be where I am at.

Maybe try white boy short undies!

Yeah some hospital smells aren't pleasant and I feel like they just soak into my clothes so I'll continue to use detergent!

All of my scrubs are Cherokee flexibles. I really want to keep these looking nice and not faded. What's the best way to wash and dry them so that they stay the same color? I thought maybe washing in cold and then hang drying.

With out their help we would drown. A good aid is worth her/his weight in gold. I do not take them forgranted. As long as you work hard and stay within your scope of practice you shouldn't have any problems with the nurses.

You bring up a point I hadn't thought of, liability.

I thought about that too.

I work on a busy cardiac telemetry unit. Our pulse ox tends to disappear frequently. Several nurses hoard them and hide them for themselves. So when my pt starts complaining of SOB or CP I have to spend precious time hunting a pulse ox down. I found a portable one for $30 and I'm considering buying it. I think it could save some time. I can take pulses and BP manually all I have to have a machine for is a pulse ox. The only reason I can think of that may stop me from using it is maybe infection control. But as long as I follow policy and clean it between patients I don't see a problem with it. What do you guys think?