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1. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   I am thinking 8 mg/1000 mL of D5 (years ago this happened). Pharm made the bag, should I call them and ask the concentration?? The MD was running the code. And, I was not charting on the code...

2. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   It was a code while having 3 pts. So, I didn't know the ratio/proportion...The ED doc said to slam it...The L bag was alreay made. SOME CRNA's think they know it all...Last post from me to...

3. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   Yeah...Every single minute is a bit excessive (my bad), but i have ran epi @ 999...Takes time for gtts to take affect. But, Nipride is a differnt story. This drug is a must after CT surgery. And,...

4. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   Not every facility has the luxury that you have. So, there are true 1:1 ICU pts "on the vent"

5. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   Point--How are you going to help your "other pt." that is swimming in sh*t when your are titrating gtts every minute for 12

6. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   Septic shock+Titrating ALL pressors+VENT+Swan=1:1. Again, think about why they are on the vent...Not just because they are on the

7. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   I am GLAD you are doing well! Congrats for getting through nursing school, as well as getting a job you want! Don't let exp nurses step on you and make you do their work. They will do it. It...

8. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   You must be a nurse manager...There are vented pts (sick as hell) that are maxed out on pressors. Think about why they are on the vent b/f you

9. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

   shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

   You must be a nurse manager...There are vented pts (sick as hell) that are maxed out on pressors. Think about why they are on the vent b/f you

10. ICU nurses, Is 3:1 patient to nurse ratio a common occurence or am I just tripping?

    shakanurse replied to Scrubs911's topic in MICU, SICU

    Good thing that I was off last night-otherwise my response would be a novel. 3:1, I think, is the "new norm", sad to say!! Work in a 30+ bed unit and do ♥'s, CRRT, IABP-you name it. 6 years in...

11. Knoxville, TN

    shakanurse replied to AnomalousSilence's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Thanks for the post! Just reading it 5 years later. And now they are applying for Magnet Status!?! During an interview, they want you to say that Magnet Status relates to pt satisfaction rather...