ICU56

ICU56

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  1. "Some people have a job. We have a calling."

    ICU56 replied to Irish_Mist's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I find it funny to look back on RN school, when we stood up and said why we wanted to be a nurse.. People looked at me like I was insane because I said I picked RN for the money. Now, fast forward and...

  2. Urinary cath rant!

    ICU56 replied to DedHedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe Im in a more acute area than you are but I've never seen any of these things. Yes there are occasional misses, but they have never been left in the patient. They are fixed and a catheter is...

  3. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    ICU56 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I greeted the patient, told them I was just going straighten things with their IV line. In my head I said a fairly large amount of profanity, and remembered why I hate receiving patients from...

  4. Dedicated pill crushers/splitters

    ICU56 replied to sistrmoon's topic in Patient Medications

    We use the silent knight with the individual plastic sleeves for crushing. No pill cutters, we have to send any pill that needs to be cut to pharmacy because apparently a 12$/hr tech is more qualified...

  5. Stupid Nurse Tricks (Or How To Look Incredibly Stupid)

    ICU56 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a neat trick, say you have a patient come into your ED with a critically low h/h and get orders to start transfusing blood. You hang the first unit and call report to the floor. Now you are...

  6. Verifying nasogastric tube placement

    ICU56 replied to tkyeung's topic in General Nursing

    Ive never checked pH, its policy that NG tubes are confirmed by CXR before use. I dont know if any aspirate would cause the situation you described, but if I was relying on that method of checking...

  7. Wipe the iv port even with antibiotics?

    ICU56 replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient Medications

    Its just being lazy. Its lazy habits like this that make patients endure unnecessary sticks and increase the incidence of HAIs. Every IV that is left uncared for or is treated poorly exposes the...

  8. patient on IV Amidorone and PO Amiodorone at the same time?

    ICU56 replied to raindrop's topic in Cardiac

    We do it all the time for post op CABG/Vavles who drop into afib. The dosing for the bolus and maintenance drip is about 1050 mgs/24 hours, add in the 400 bid and its still under max dosing...

  9. Dropping tele cables on floor before cleaning

    ICU56 replied to tonytayag's topic in Cardiac

    I doubt that there is much of a difference in "dirtiness" but I wouldn't toss tele cables on the floor more out of fear of causing damage than anything else. I would believe that the manner in which...

  10. Lactated Ringers VS 0.9% Saline

    ICU56 replied to Bmg609's topic in Patient Medications

    NS. Because the patient has no GI issues, he needs replacement of fluid lost through sweating and insensible losses. I would use NS until labs tell me whether the patient needs anything more. Granted...

  11. Outift for an interview??

    ICU56 replied to Axm611291's topic in Men in Nursing

    A suit is absolutely not overkill. It is standard professional business attire. Dress shirt, tie and dress pants may be acceptable, but it is not the best option. It shows professionalism. It shows...

  12. How long did you study before taking NCLEX?

    ICU56 replied to Bouncyball's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't study anything. I passed the first time. I figured I had already been through 16 months of nursing school. What more could I try and

  13. Shock Priority: Oxygen or IV ?

    ICU56 replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    In Medic we have a saying, BLS before ALS. You will, Of course, start a line but what is the first action? O2. They are giving you a hint by saying shock with a PMH of Peptic ulcer disease. A...

  14. Nursing the right choice?

    ICU56 replied to Spartanguy625's topic in Men in Nursing

    Its not for everyone. I am not what one would call "caring" but I am a good nurse and my patients love me. Maybe a Physician Assistant program. All the hands on medical, but not as much of the...

  15. Outift for an interview??

    ICU56 replied to Axm611291's topic in Men in Nursing

    To reiterate others... A suit. Or as close to a suit as you can afford. Dress shoes, dress pants, dress shirt, tie at a minimum. Why? because if you don't go above and beyond on something as...

  16. Coping Mechanisms- How do you cope?

    ICU56 replied to dstevens25's topic in Men in Nursing

    My coping mechanism is the door. When I walk past it, everything in the past stays there. I do everything to the best of my ability, I push myself in critical situations to be the best I can be. I...

  17. men's scrubs

    ICU56 replied to pm2rn's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ill have to check out aviators, Im 6'6". I rock the long scrub tops like belly shirts. Definitely need something custom. Right now I like the 5.11 pants and the longest scrub top I can

  18. EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    ICU56 replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a medic and am in the middle of nursing school now. You didn't specify medic so I'll assume you're a basic, if that's the case then you got nothing to worry about. Sometimes it will help,...

  19. Hypothetical question

    ICU56 replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    Be professional. Give notice. Don't burn your bridges. Medical field is small, even smaller when you are higher up the ladder, you never know when you may meet someone again. You obviously have to...

  20. ATI TEAS V Study Guide Bundle - worth it?

    ICU56 replied to SentimentalGeek's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    I have to agree, I didnt know I was going to be taking the test until 2 days prior. Absolutely destroyed it, and my GPA was not as high as yours. Bottom line is this, it's your test... Do what you...