thevez17

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1. Bad situation and mad coworker? What could I have done?

   thevez17 replied to missind33's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You did your part while working, now it's time for her to do hers. They can stay mad but being mad will not benefit the patient at

2. Code Team

   thevez17 replied to nursecam17's topic in General Nursing

   RRT

3. It's almost summer! What are your plans?

   thevez17 replied to Avill's topic in School

   pass

4. Being a pre-med is so overated

   thevez17 replied to Ambreree's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing is a tough job, doctors think, we do the job for the most part and carry their orders. I hope doctors will have a rotation with a specific nurse and shadow them atleast once in their medical...

5. Is this compassion fatigue?

   thevez17 replied to thevez17's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you guys for the

6. Is this compassion fatigue?

   thevez17 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Recently, I shot myself in the foot by unknowingly scheduling myself for a 5 day straight 12 hour night shifts. I should have known it was coming. I cared for the same patients for most of these 5...

7. PEEP and blood pressure/other hemodynamics

   thevez17 replied to sunnybabe's topic in Critical Care

   it can be both but these measurements are not to be seen as "solely" volume

8. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

   thevez17 replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

   none. Nursing has have its ups and

9. The Doc said this can't happen!???

   thevez17 replied to qaqueen's topic in Critical Care

   omg that cardiac sx patient. Anyway, this is why you have to learn how to be an anesthesiologist haha do you guys have protocols with a nimbex

10. CCRN preparation

    thevez17 replied to Cticufnpstudent's topic in Critical Care

    Lol, your first

11. NG insertion Doctors VS nurses

    thevez17 replied to BendyEm's topic in Critical Care

    NG inserted by nurses, confirm by air and then chest X-RAY. The air thing is just for the nurse to know if she's in, if not then reinsert. We don't use it until confirmed by Chest x ray and doctor has...

12. PEEP and blood pressure/other hemodynamics

    thevez17 replied to sunnybabe's topic in Critical Care

    CVP is PRESUMED to be a measure of the Right Ventricular End DIASTOLIC PRESSURE. RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE= RVEDP This is a huge problem with assumptions. As an ICU nurse DO NOT DEPEND ONLY ON NUMBERS and...

13. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    thevez17 replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Please get that RN after your name and then come back here if you don't get a job in a month. You are way ahead. Hospitals needs RNs. Are you an RN?? NOT

14. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

    thevez17 replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with some. It was a rush move to report the nasty nurse just by one episode of nasty attitude. I have worked with one nasty nurse and tried to get along. Sometimes they mught be having a bad...

15. Wrong decision to enter critical care

    thevez17 replied to TKOmurse's topic in Critical Care

    Try it out. Am in ICU for 8 months now. Still a lot to learn but you fail and you get back up. Enjoy the journey.