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nursenotamaid

SICU, MICU, BURN ICU, Trauma, CTICU, CCU

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  1. Nurses eat their young?

    nursenotamaid replied to Purple93's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was fresh off of orientation in the CTICU and I walk into a 2 patient assignment, 1 a busy post-op lung transplant and the 2nd patient they are *actively* cracking the chest at the bedside to start...

  2. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    nursenotamaid replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Here is the truth, although tele nursing and ICU nursing are different worlds - ICU nurses *generally speaking* DO know more than your average tele nurse. We have gads more training, much, much more...

  3. Why are ICU nurses so rude?

    nursenotamaid replied to wanderlustRN24's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I came here to say this. I tape tongue depressors on my beds routinely. Its an organizational

  4. Unusual physician order

    nursenotamaid replied to sweetnurse63's topic in General Nursing

    I have had physicians write orders for nursing care before. I'm usually first in line to tell them that they do not dictate or order nursing care. If he was upset that the patient was dirty at the...

  5. RN teacher failing students to "weed" them out?

    nursenotamaid replied to xmissxscarlet09's topic in General Nursing

    8 people - *8* - of my initial class size of 76 people graduated. 8. It was told to us on day 1 that they were here to weed us out. That is was our job, as future nurses, to know what they are...

  6. Everyday Cheat Sheet??

    nursenotamaid replied to RoxyChic's topic in General Nursing

    Important extensions, codes to doors, etc... I have written on a piece of tape on the back of my badge. Labs levels, etc... - I keep google in my pocket.

  7. Would you call a code/MET on a pt. who is a complete DNR?

    nursenotamaid replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

    DNR does not mean do not treat. I would call the MD, call an RRT and see what can be done. Do they need lasix? Apply some o2. Reposition them. Do they need to be NT suctioned? Have they been recieving...

  8. What are your favorite types of patients??

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

    Anyone with a