limaRN BSN, RN

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    "Can't be a nurse if you suck as a waitress."

    limaRN replied to bonjournurse2b's topic in General Students

    I was a terrible waitress!!!!! But I am an awesome ICU nurse :). They are NOT the same
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    New to CVSICU...cardiac gtts

    limaRN replied to Stormy8's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We don't titrate vasopressin either. It's either at 0.04 units/ min or
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    Mistakes you'll never make, again.

    limaRN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    We push iv decadron as long as its done
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    Mistakes you'll never make, again.

    limaRN replied to Sassy5d's topic in Emergency

    We push iv decadron as long as its done
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    Ethical Question About Pacemaker

    limaRN replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    The ethics committee does not need to be involved. The OP did not kill a pt they removed/ stopped a medical device which was keeping the pt alive. They followed the pts wishes and did the right
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    That awkward moment when....

    limaRN replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    That awkward moment when a family member comes in and I ask, "oh are you his daughter?" Thinking that it was because she had called earlier saying she was coming in and looked very young and she...
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    CPR question

    limaRN replied to Sand_Dollar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yikes. Careful there.. I heard of a situation where a new resident with a lot of adrenaline did compressions so hard that it caused massive internal injuries and bleeding and was the likely cause of...
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    Hyperthermia

    limaRN replied to SwansonRN's topic in General Nursing

    107. Unsure of cause- pt had been septic in the past but a temp that high is usually not related to an infectious process. Likely a neurogenic cause. Tylenol was ineffective. Did blood cultures, pt...
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    Ethical Question About Pacemaker

    limaRN replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We do this sometime for pts with pacemakers that wish or whose families wish to withdraw care. It is a medical device that can prolong life in situations like these by continuously shocking them out...
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    Post Op AFib

    limaRN replied to JLAJHART's topic in Cardiac

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    Post Op AFib

    limaRN replied to JLAJHART's topic in Cardiac

    I believe that the only thing technically proven to prevent afib after cardiac surgery is beta blockers. You always have to look at HR and bp obviously before giving them. We start pts on 12.5 mg...
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    Precepting in ICU/CCU

    limaRN replied to limaRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank you all so much for your wonderful replies. We start tomorrow!! I'll let you know how it
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    RNs who are/were ICU new grads - what was your orientation like?

    limaRN replied to Unesdala's topic in MICU, SICU

    I had a 6 month orientation in the ICU/CVICU that I work in now as a new grad several years ago. I did not have any classroom training but did take the ECCO course and I thought it was ok. Some...
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    oxygen sTaturations

    limaRN replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    Once had a nursing professor that said and wrote in powerpoints "IB profen" instead of "ibuprofen". Took me a while to figure out she meant ibuprofen and not something
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    New student having troulble with assessment of client

    limaRN replied to dslothour's topic in General Students

    It reads, "new student having trouble with asses..."
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    New student having troulble with assessment of client

    limaRN replied to dslothour's topic in General Students

    Haha I
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    OR newbie needs advice

    limaRN replied to sugarik13's topic in Operating Room

    Just go by the textbook! Then if anyone questions you on your technique just say I used blah blah reference and can back up your technique with evidence. I use the AACN policy procedures manual in ICU...
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    Infected Needlestick

    limaRN replied to blessedRN29's topic in General Nursing

    Thinking about you and praying for
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    Precepting in ICU/CCU

    limaRN replied to limaRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank you! This is really
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    Working nights and working out.

    limaRN replied to elleroser's topic in General Nursing

    OP I have the same problem. I work nights in a busy ICU as well. I've decided that if I must return to work the next night then working out is just not going to happen that day. Sleep is my priority...
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    bolus w/o order....yes or no?

    limaRN replied to sarahbeth2006's topic in General Nursing

    Seriously?? They're angry because an EKG was done on a patient with chest pain? Get over
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    Community Hospitals & ICU Experience

    limaRN replied to ngerste's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree. Work in this ICU and then transfer. This experience will make you a better candidate for a higher acuity ICU than will med-surg
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    oxygen sTaturations

    limaRN replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh!!!! Orientate. I hear that one all the time. The other one that bothers me is "milnirone" instead of
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    tell me about your most embarrassing job interview!

    limaRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

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    Community Hospitals & ICU Experience

    limaRN replied to ngerste's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It depends on what the "community" hospital does. I work in a rather high acuity 14 bed community ICU that does heart surgery, neuro surgery, and takes MICU/ SICU pts all in one unit. It can be a...