icyounurse BSN, RN

MICU, SICU, PACU, Travel nursing

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    BLS certification card

    icyounurse replied to PhilaBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Oops I just saw that you said you still have the copy:] You shouldnt need the physical card if you have a copy. I wouldnt worry about
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    BLS certification card

    icyounurse replied to PhilaBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    If your school has a copy on file, see if you can get a copy of their copy. If you have a copy of the card, you shouldnt need the actual card for anything I believe. For jobs I have always brought in...
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    CVC's and # of Lumens

    icyounurse replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I have had similar frustrations and once I asked a doc, and he told me the triple lumens are a bit longer and therefore have a bit greater chance of causing a pneumo?? Don't know if this is true or...
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    Well.....

    icyounurse replied to daazy28's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You must be ssoooo relieved.
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    Feel Unsafe

    icyounurse replied to Babs0512's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    NO that doesnt sound wrong to ask at all. I cant believe when you get called in they expect you to be back at 0700 to work your regular shift!!! How unsafe!! I worked PACU for almost 2 years and when...
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    Scheduling Death??

    icyounurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    It seems like lately I have been running into end of life issues every time I walk into the ICU that I work in lately. Here is my latest dilemma: I get report on 81 year old pt with aggressive lung...
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    Help Understand

    icyounurse replied to sam20007's topic in General Nursing

    I just got done with an advanced nursing research class for my masters so maybe I can help some, although alot of that stuff is still pure greek to me. Qualitative reaserch, in contrast to quantitive,...
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    CNA trying to hit me up for drugs.

    icyounurse replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the other posters and would take this up the chain of command. It will come back to bite you in the ass later if you don't. Its smart to keep your distance like you are doing. I would...
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    Looking for hospitals that staff with 8 hour evening shifts

    icyounurse replied to KR's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked Recovery, they had 2 people who worked that shift. Other than that you really don't see it much anymore. Maybe
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    Scheduling Death??

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I came to work tonight they actually have him on a vent now. He i still alive. Apparently after I left the son came in and convinced dad that he needed to not give up and have everything done. At...
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    Got my evaluation today...

    icyounurse replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Wow printing a patient complaint for everyone to see seems very harsh. I don't see the value in that, it seems like it would just serve to publicly humiliate and lower morale. Not every patient...
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    Is this even possible?

    icyounurse replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like your MIL and my stepmom should get together and cry about how horrible the world is to them and how everyone hates them. I feel your pain, although my MIL is actually pretty cool. I...
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    Got my evaluation today...

    icyounurse replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    I have had about 4 evaluations and I feel like not one said anything about the kind of nurse that I really was. They are always done by management who does not see me work ( I work nights) and knows...
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    Giving a gift to a patient??

    icyounurse replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it sounds very thoughtful of you. I know that our unit has gotten together and given out small gifts to some long time patients with no family on Christmas in our unit before. Oh and one time...
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    Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    icyounurse replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    Haha, nurses union. You must not be familiar with where rural Alabama is:chuckle I do think its great advice don't get me wrong, its just that if you had ever worked in rural Alabama you would think...
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    Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    icyounurse replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    By the way when you leave most places will cash out your vacay time at 90% of base and you could have the money and use it to take a few weeks off at a new job. If you tell a new employer about your...
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    Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    icyounurse replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    You know what? I just noticed you are from Alabama. Hey, me too. I worked in bama when I was right outta school in MICU. And having gone and worked other places I have since realized that alot of the...
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    Vultures

    icyounurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    Did you have open heart surgery and now are on dialysis? Do you smoke and use birth control and now have a blood clot? Did you take X drug and now are experiencing Well, we may have some $$$ for...
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    Scheduling Death??

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Its my understanding that the doctors have discussed his poor prognosis with the family at length and they adamantly have been refusing hospice consults and one for palliative care. There is an ethics...
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    Scheduling Death??

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are so right. And I really did fight this one, long and hard. I spent 3 hours talking with the patient, talking with family, calling doctors,involving management, but in the end if the doctor will...
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    Urgggggggg!!!!!!!!!!!

    icyounurse replied to Bella36RN's topic in General Nursing

    Wait a minute, are you saying that as a new nurse you are house supervisor??Huh?? What kind of a facility is this, is it a really small hospital or something? Everywhere I have ever worked the house...
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    Who here actually uses percussion when doing assessments?

    icyounurse replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I can honestly say that the only time I have really "percussed" or checked for a liver border was in nursing school to pass assessment. I have never done this as a nurse, but I have seen some docs do...
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    what would be your 1st intervention for pt aspirating?

    icyounurse replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My first intervention would be to maintain the airway. Of course, I would put in a call to MD and remove food and fluids from the patients bedside. If the airway is ok there probably needs to be a...
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    Student Nurse wanting to work as CNA

    icyounurse replied to RFederer's topic in General Nursing

    Alot of hospitals will let you work as a Nurse Tech after you complete the first semester of clinicals. Thats what I did and it was a great experience personally, and helped with school for me. You...
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    Vultures

    icyounurse replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Good points. But I think these ads are still very harmful. They make the layperson, who knows very little about medical care, feel that they have been wronged in many cases where no wrongdoing...