traumasurgRN

traumasurgRN specializes in critical care, trauma, neurosurgery..

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1. "Taking a verbal" = writing your own orders?!

   traumasurgRN replied to delphine22's topic in MICU, SICU

   I would be very careful when entering MD orders prior to speaking with the MD; here in SC, this is outside of our scope of practice, unless it is being ordered under a protocol or standing order. In...

2. Neo/Levo

   traumasurgRN replied to LNRN11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I have never heard of this either, and I would be very hesitant to administer and manage this

3. Question for trauma icu nurses

   traumasurgRN replied to helpinghands93's topic in Critical Care

   The average day for a trauma ICU nurse is not much different than that of any ICU nurse. Get report, assess the pt, give meds, turn, pt care,turn, assess, turn,give meds, assess and turn haha. Most...

4. Rapid Response

   traumasurgRN replied to francoml's topic in MICU, SICU

   I work in a level 2 Trauma ICU, though we more often function as a level 1. Our hospitals RR system is based out of my unit. To be eligible to serve as the RR nurse, you one must have 2 years of ICU...

5. Trauma Centers- East Coast

   traumasurgRN replied to SticU <3's topic in Critical Care

   New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, NC is a level 2 trauma

6. Drugs to know in the Neuro Icu

   traumasurgRN replied to AstarteRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

   Nimodipine is another important neuro drug to know. It helps increase blood flow to injured brain tissue. Its taken orally or down an OGT/NGT. NEVER aspirate it and try to push it IV, pushing it IV...

7. NP in the ICU

   traumasurgRN replied to Jren's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I don't know about FNP's, but at one time, we had an ANP that worked for our intensivist service. She has since moved into another area of the hospital, and an ACNP has filled her role. We have had...

8. Trauma ICU to ER??

   traumasurgRN posted a topic in Emergency

   I currently work in a Trauma-Surgical ICU, our hospital is a level 2 trauma center. I have been in the ICU for almost 8 months now. I am considering picking up a PRN job at a neighboring hospital's...

9. CCEMT-P?

   traumasurgRN posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

   This may be a dumb question, but I am slightly confused as to what the requirements are to gain the CCEMT-P certification. I may be reading it wrong, but does one have to be an actual EMT before...

10. Rapid Response

    traumasurgRN replied to TulsaTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    This sounds very similar to the Rapid Response team at my hospital. Our team does many of the same duties, we also round on patients who have a PCA to make sure settings are correct and the...

11. Sedation in ICU... your opinions/ experiences?

    traumasurgRN replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

    I find it strange that you are sedating a Neuro patient, how are you then getting an accurate neuro check out of them, especially if they had deficits before the sedation?? Our neurosurgeons RARELY...

12. RN rounding for Doctors?

    traumasurgRN replied to traumasurgRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my unit, the primary care nurse documents on our assessment flowsheets, and any documents as directed by our facility. We do not write progress notes in the chart. Several of the different...

13. RN rounding for Doctors?

    traumasurgRN replied to traumasurgRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Tewdles, the rounding RN's that I am speaking of work the same way, within a protocol or order set between the nurses and the MD. I did not mean to imply that the RN's were practicing outside of their...

14. RN rounding for Doctors?

    traumasurgRN replied to traumasurgRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just like meandragonbrett said, they work in contact with the MD, not the hospital. More often than not, the nurse is usually rounding with the MD, or just a matter of a few hours before. I understand...

15. RN rounding for Doctors?

    traumasurgRN replied to traumasurgRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    No, they are not APNs, just RNs. Several have actually came from my trauma