If you have any articles (anything in writing) about that I would love to read them, that would totally revamp what is being done on our unit since 90% of pt's are on versed at some point for various periods of time. Thank you for bringing it up
In severe cases (usually kids who started smoking with underlying asthma) we use albuterol gtt (up to 20mg/hr) D51/2NS 20K Ketamine terbutaline mag-sulfate (until mag levels are around 4) and if needed 40meq K (just to balance off terbutaline and ...
I lost my sense of smell after 5-6 months and now even wide open septic tank would not get my attention... That being said, to get over the initial phase all I did was breath trough my mouth, and when even that didn't help I would used surgical mask.
A stupid question to some, and me being new to PICU, kinda afraid to ask and maybe upset someone about this at my work... We have a kid, 6mo who is receiving 135ml/hr Q3hrs breast milk. It's stored in freezer on the unit, labeled and all the bells an...
I moved to US in 2000. My previous life led me over two continents and 3 languages, exposed me to different cultures and I can tell you one thing, no one likes to feel like a foreigner in his own country!!! I remember how it felt when I did not speak...
When I was in service, after a little while I realized how true the line is "you can't handle the truth!!" And that is the same approach I use when people ask me about the work on PICU floor. Give them what they want to hear and what will make them h...
Every time my hospice pt I grew attached to died on my watch I would cry for him/her on my drive home. Now, working with peds of which some have died, I find my self shedding a tear in the same way. I'm not a great talker, so for me remembering that ...
RN_PICU replied to captain byakuya's topic in Job Hunt
I graduated in 05/2010. Even before my NCLEX I have found a job as a summer camp nurse. Two weeks into the camp and number of sleepless nights I had passed my boards and earned the title RN. During that same period relentless pursuit after more perma...
I have a noonan's baby, female 8 mo with exactly the same issue. We were getting ready to send her home after finally adjusting to LTV vent and getting her high capacity concentrator since she's on 5 L base line... and then she got temp of 104 with n...
Thanks Ashley, I am working with our lactation specialist on this right now... Mom pumps into plastic bags, that are sealed and frozen, brought to us and we use them for each feed. Per mom, she never knows how much is in a bag "only eyeballing." It i...
Thank you for the quick reply, very much!!! We do give it in kangaroo bags... If you have anything in writing, resources, articles or even hospital policies could you please share them with me. I have decided to make this topic my nursing residency p...
I've learned on my skin that "beggars can't be choosers..." My first job was in correctional facility, I hated it but did what I had to do and even saved one inmate from dying d/t DKA. When an opportunity came I took a job on psych floor, while worki...
RN_PICU replied to iamNurse23's topic in New Nurse
I am still working nursing homes per-diem just because my responsibility for child support, but one thing I have to tell you. If you make it in any nursing home, you'll be able to make it after in any other nursing environment. You can learn from any...
I would stop doing that, and strictly stick to the instructions!!!! I know its much easier to grab a syringe with 10cc of NS and squirt it down, but if anything goes wrong for what ever reason I would not like to be in a position of explaining why wa...