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In response to the question do we have regular classes on CVVHD, no we don't. I have worked there 3 years, and never once a class about this complex machine. We have the Baxter machine but not really....part of it is "rigged" so to speak.

I have done some stupid things and I have been in ICU for 3 years now. Once I switched my IV's over to a triple pump and accidently ran my propofol at 100 an hour and my ML at 20 mcg/kg/min. It was like that til my art line showed a pressure drop and...

On my unit, CVVHD is strictly 1:1 care. And I would like to add that I feel it is very unsafe for nurses who have not been oriented to the machine to be taking those patients. I have worked three years on my unit and so I am considered a seasoned nig...

I am a nurse practitioner student and there are "gemini" students I go to school with who have a Bachelors in something or another who are getting their masters in nursing in just 2 years.....HOW CAN THAT BE????? I can't understand how this happens. ...

I have been hearing many stories lately about how nursing instructors/nursing programs are being asked to lower the "scales" to pass more students directly due to the nursing shortage. Has anyone else heard of this? If so, what is your take on th...

I was a med-surg RN not long ago and I recently transferred hospitals to get into an ICU. The reason I did this was because the supervisor discouraged me from applying for an ICU job. Unfortunately, the ICU's at my hospital were taking new grads and ...

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we used to have strict visiting hours but now it is open to the discretion of the RN caring for the patient. Personally, I will let family come back anytime they want if they have some common sense. What I mean is... 1 don't come into my other patie...

Ironically enough, i came across a "Spouses of MDs" message board today. The majority of these women were exchanging attorney info related to separations and divorce. If you would like to date a doctor, thats your choice. But first you have to attrac...

In our unit, giving nimotop is usually by way of mouth or NG because as you know, mot aneurysm patients are very very lethargic and rarely alert at first. If they can't swallow it and don't have an NG, I squirt the contents of the soft capsule into a...

I work in a MICU/Neuro ICU and it is a strict 1:2 except for IABP and CVVHD which are 1:1. Our sister unit, the SICU gets sand in their panties if they are ever asked to pick up a second patient.

we once had a young woman patient who was from the hills of kentucky. she kept a spitoon at the bedside and peed standing up

What is to keep an RN who uses illegal drugs from seeking an even greater high by taking them from the pixis. An RN who uses pot should be FIRED, and for good reason. I would not want a "JUNKIE" (and YES....you ARE JUNKIES) caring for me or any of m...

I am also new to MICU but I had 2 years experience on a step-down unit after graduation. I sometimes feel like my basic nursing skills are being picked apart by my ICU preceptor. I am completely competent with basic skills, I just don't do it her way...

I feel like we are in the same boat!! I begin orientaion in MICU on Feb 11th in a Medical college hospital!!! I am very nervous because I only have 2 years of experience on a 40 bed neuro step-down unit. I have taken this week off to reviw my Art...

The first time I felt like a real nurse was when I walked the hall all night with a soon-to-be young widow as her husband was dying. She could'nt stand to be in the room seeing him like that and I did'nt want her to be alone. All I did was keep him c...

Ive heard of a urologist named Richard Tapper

Get out now while you can. I started nrsing school when I was pregnant and It was rough but I graduated from a BSN program. The stress is horrible. Everyday I go to work and hear the same thing over and over. Nurses constantly cut each other up and p...

I had an aide blurt out in front of another patient and his family that I had just given a drug that a patient was allergic to. Horrified, I felt stupid and looked in the chart to verify this. It was untrue. Later I asked this aide "who told you ...

where i work, family members come at shift change, and many times it can be unpleasant. Most familys I interact with are wonderful but some are more of a liability than an asset. I had a patients son stop me in the hall to let me know its sad to see ...

I am a neuro nurse on a busy unit. I have a Bachelors in psychology and in nursing. I guess the only way the psych degree has helped me deal with alz. patients is that I have a strong background in how neurotransmitters work. Its important to underst...

Has anyone ever felt an aide or other unlicensed assistive personnel were trying to sabbatage your career and put your license on the line?

Where I work, LPNs act as care partners and even though they make about 12 dollars an hour, they do the same work as a nurse aid. As an RN, I enjoy working with LPNs because I can delegate tasks to them when I am busy. It would be nice if they could ...