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  1. pneumocephalus

    labman posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hey Neuro RNs I have a ming boggling question for you. It really has me going for a loop. When a patient on our unit has a pneumocephalus on our unit some of the neurosurgeons order patient to lie...

  2. CEN, CCRN, or TNCC?

    labman replied to Liz520's topic in Emergency

    If you don't want to work ICU you getting your CCRN wouldn't be too useful. In your thread you seemed more interested in ER so go for your CEN or TNCC. CCRN doesn't have much content, but more...

  3. So is this appropriate

    labman replied to labman's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks guys and gals for the answers. The funny thing is when they did this thransfer they only had 3 other paitnets downstairs. I am just sick of the MD comming up to the unit asking why the patient...

  4. So is this appropriate

    labman posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    So I work in a medical ICU and there has been an ongoing issue where Emergency room will send up patients to our unit without their physician seeing the patient and them writing orders. So many times...

  5. Helping others outside of the hospital

    labman posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I went to a going away party for one of my finaces best friends (she was going to India) her parents were there and alochol was involved (probibly a glass of wine and social anxiety). Well it...

  6. Helping others outside of the hospital

    labman replied to labman's topic in General Nursing

    :up:My fiance did have my back. He totally understood and said hey I can understand your frusteration but I couldn't have done anything. Thanks for the input I felt bad and just wanted to put this...

  7. Helping others outside of the hospital

    labman replied to labman's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks very much. If **** would have hit the fan I would have been there but she was stable. Was tachycardic and hypotensive (but as a nurse what could I have done). Thank so

  8. New Grad Neuro Stepdown ICU

    labman replied to mrsshifflette09's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hey congrats on passing NCLEX Advice I have for you is not to be too suprized about what any head injury says (the craziest things). What vasospasm is for cerebral aneurisms rupturing. How to diffuse...

  9. Materials for learning NICU care

    labman replied to 1287PennEMT's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    here are two sites that I found helpful one is http://www.neuroland.com/- I would go under index and see what you can find Also too http://www.waiting.com/ (good site helped me deal with families)...

  10. Got told our/ any neuro ICU is not really an intensive care unit

    labman posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Today I had a patient who has a previous MVA post 13 days from a different hospital for neuro declines and further exam from following commands to a GCS of 5, neuo exam L pupil fixed and dilated not...

  11. Extern Interview Question..

    labman replied to Acosmo27's topic in General Nursing

    I would imagine a paperclip would be good. It looks neat and easy to unclip all the papers. This is my assumption and how I think it would look best. And good luck with the interview. Take a deep...

  12. ICU nurses please respond!!!

    labman replied to jamieousn's topic in MICU, SICU

    I will say I know your feeling of getting placed somewhere you don't want to be for your senior internship. When I was a senior we had a lottery and I wanted ICU sooooo bad, but we had a lottery...

  13. Fascinated with Neuro!

    labman replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Well I am glad you love neuro as a pre nursing student!!! I picked neuro because it is the system I knew least about (I am truthful), I felt you never have two patients with the same type of stroke...

  14. Help me out: what are the possible causes for my patient's agitation?(Sorry long one)

    labman replied to Heidi0902's topic in MICU, SICU

    Anyone think of ICU psychosis, or UTI or constipation. I never know these situations unless I look at the patient myself. If he was on propofol I am guessing he was tubed and how do you know he is...

  15. Do Neuro ICU nurses get good cardiac experience?

    labman replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Ya I remember calling the doctors about an issue. They would immediately go to so is the neuro status ok. I also forgot to say neuro exam is probibly the most subjective compared to hemodynamics...

  16. How do all the experienced ICU nurses feel about....

    labman replied to student200977's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think I am preaching to the choir about this one. I feel a new grad starting in the ICU- It depends on the person and situation. I had a 6 month oreantation which around 4 months I felt...

  17. Do Neuro ICU nurses get good cardiac experience?

    labman replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I do work in a level one trauma center in there neuro ICU. IABP- We never have to do any of that and that would be scary. Hemodynamic wise we do not have too many people with swans. My year and a...

  18. get the patient up in a cardiac chair

    labman posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Would you feel comfortable with this situation. In the teaching hospital I work at there is a resident who insists that his patients get up in a cardiac chair (we have chair mode in the beds which can...

  19. get the patient up in a cardiac chair

    labman replied to labman's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I was thinking of the paralyzed pt sending him a text page saying pt slid out of chair because they are paralyzed:lol2: or something smart like that. The other one sending a text page to see if he...

  20. GRE for Minneapolis schools

    labman posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have one question and it is probibly repetitive, but I went on the website for St. Marys University, University of Minneapolis and Minneapolis school of anesthesia and was wondering if the GRE was...

  21. GRE for Minneapolis schools

    labman replied to labman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thank you very much. I did mean the University of Minnesota when I said University of Minneapolis

  22. TBI management

    labman replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    hey all! i'm trying to get my unit to step up tbi management. we need to take advantage of advances, but the mds won't make a move without evidence based practice. if i can figure out what the gold...

  23. You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

    labman replied to Elenaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The only unit where you put restraints on for patients that touch their rear then scratch their

  24. Sepsis case

    labman replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    My understanding of septic shock. Septic- HUGE bacterial infection all over the body Shock- There is not enough nutrients/ oxygen for the bodys needs. So if there isn't enough oxygen/ blood flow to...

  25. ICU interview--what do they really ask?

    labman replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in MICU, SICU

    I like the working overtime. I wouldn't sign anything though because you would be there