tcvnurse BSN, RN

Thoracic Cardiovasc ICU Med-Surg

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    How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    tcvnurse replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you have worked too many in a row when you hoof it to the parking lot across from the hospital, pass through the walkway into the STAFF parking garage. You then wander up and down the aisles...
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    What are your favorite types of patients??

    tcvnurse replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love my day 1 CABGs! I love that when I get them they still have wires, central lines, and 4 chest tubes. I love being the one who gets them to walk for the first time after surgery. I love when...
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    Nurses

    tcvnurse replied to JosefVernon Hodgkins's topic in General Nursing

    Actually if you google him he is a Politician.
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    UVA TCVPO

    tcvnurse replied to gothmog08's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Long time ago for this thread, but I wanted to chime in that the PO nurses are awesome. I am a 4 west-er, and our unit deals with the TCVPO almost exclusively. As far as I am concerned they take the...
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    Arterial Line Question

    tcvnurse replied to wonderbee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So imagine I have a Pt here in Fla with an art line. When I assess this Pt, I 'zero' the line by reciting the little jargon that I first learned 25yrs ago: OFF to the patient. (I turn the stopcock...
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    Uncontrolled DMI, when is patient "in trouble"

    tcvnurse replied to kaliRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    This is a really good point. Children going through puberty may need 30% more insulin at times, due to hormonal changes. Also the comments about making sure pump sites get changed prn/Q3days, and...
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    Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    tcvnurse replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I am in grocery stores, I am always scoping out the elderly to make sure their gait is steady, and wondering if they start to fall, can I get there in time to lower them to the ground. I check...
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    Advice for the New Cardiac RN

    tcvnurse replied to ElizabethRN10's topic in Cardiac

    Two weeks of orientation for a new grad is criminal IMO. My facility has a three month period for new grads and they attend a boatload of classes including the Core Heart Center curriculum. That said,...
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    Aortic valve replacement, post-op course

    tcvnurse replied to MagnoliaBlossom's topic in Cardiac

    In our facility, he will be oob to ch on day one, as well as transferred to my step down unit. We push pulmonaryntoilet bigtime. I keep track of accomplishments on the dry erase board ( walked in...
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    UVA RN Work Schedule/Shifts

    tcvnurse replied to Jezzylynn's topic in Virginia Nursing

    HI there. I can tell you there are a few ways to go. Firstly, yes we no longer work 4 12 hr shifts one week and then 3 the next--which would total 80hrs for a two week period. Many of our nurses,...
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    What Freaks You Out?

    tcvnurse replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Thing that most grosses me out is sputum, hands down. I do TCV surgery, so TCDB and IS is a HUGE deal. Which makes people cough up such lovely nasty stuff that they save to SHOW ME. *weeps* I would...
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    med-surg..the "trailer trash" area of nursing??

    tcvnurse replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Medical-Surgical

    In some ways, I feel that comparing nursing specialties (ICU vs MedSurg vs ER etc,) is kind of like comparing apples to motorcycles. They are SUPPOSED to be different. I started 10 years ago in a NYC...