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  1. How would you respond to this doctor?

    prep8611 replied to Parsifal's topic in MICU, SICU

    Ya our intensivists follow the surviving sepsis protocol to a T. We are a community hospital but we still use vigileo monitoring and what not.Im still interested in knowing what the patient's source...

  2. How would you respond to this doctor?

    prep8611 replied to Parsifal's topic in MICU, SICU

    We all agree that bicarbonate is just a bandaid for this but an additional few amps wouldn't have hurt. Just curious, did he bother hyperventilating the patient or is that just meaningless too? How...

  3. Respiratory Therapists Stingy with o2?

    prep8611 replied to haji's topic in MICU, SICU

    My hospital doesn't do "med codes" or at least i haven't witnessed it thank god. If ur hearts not squeezing what's the point exactly for asystole or vfib patient to receive pressors? Beating a dead...

  4. Aspiration treatment!?

    prep8611 replied to mandaaRN's topic in General Nursing

    The left side ur thinking of a pulmonary

  5. Aspiration treatment!?

    prep8611 replied to mandaaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sit them up 90 degrees on their back, apply oxygen, nt suction if their pulse ox isn't 80, Chest percussion, make them Npo.Call doctor.

  6. Being thrown to the wolves during orientation

    prep8611 replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Emergency

    Sounds like a good way for people to die, no offense to you just sounds

  7. Respiratory Therapists Stingy with o2?

    prep8611 replied to haji's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's kinda like adding a fifth pressor on someone who is 60/30 post code who they just made dnr. I understand your thought but your paddling against a white water with a dingy. Your delaying the...

  8. Respiratory Therapists Stingy with o2?

    prep8611 replied to haji's topic in MICU, SICU

    Given the fact that the patient was hypotensive i severely doubt more fi02 would have fixed

  9. When someone mocks you for being a nurse

    prep8611 replied to fraydar's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Had a lot of friends make fun of me and they became cops, they are now in nursing school after not getting a job.... Im a neurosurgical icu nurse engaged to another hot nurse with our own house. I...

  10. I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

    prep8611 replied to Garethaus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Brand new nurse already with the greater than thou

  11. I'm seeing a lot of unprofessional posting here related to venting about patients

    prep8611 replied to Garethaus's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Be in the field for a while before making such an opinion. This is simply a means to vent so we don't take our frustrations out on family or the patient. We mention no names.... No harm done. I don't...

  12. Low Tidal Volume Alarm

    prep8611 replied to SterlingArcher's topic in MICU, SICU

    What was your mve? What mode of ventilation were you on prvc?

  13. How to prepare b4 orientation for new grad rn position

    prep8611 replied to sharon2012rn's topic in Emergency

    I would start by refreshing on a head to toe assessment and get ready to run, you will learn more in 6 months then you did in all of nursing

  14. Persistent azotemia

    prep8611 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    73 year old patient comes into micu after entering ER for sob. In ER pt has coorifice rales and receives 80mg iv lasix. Pt comes up to Micu. Pt also has positive troponins and is placed on heparin...

  15. D5 water and Cerebral Edema

    prep8611 replied to hodgieRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Jefferson hospital's neuro icu doesn't even carry fluids with dextrose on the

  16. Persistent azotemia

    prep8611 replied to prep8611's topic in MICU, SICU

    Im finding that hydration status is something the residents aren't understanding yet. Im sure if he gave me a central line i could show him a low cvp. I was just concerned bc if a patients not making...

  17. Persistent azotemia

    prep8611 replied to prep8611's topic in MICU, SICU

    Lol im sry biosphere is bipap auto corrected on my phone. I think this is just a case of the resident thinking hes smart. The next night he wouldn't dc my insulin drip on my patient eating all his...

  18. Persistent azotemia

    prep8611 replied to prep8611's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sorry for autocorrect on my phone. Pts spo2 was 93 percent on a 15 liter oxymizer and after lasix and biosphere pt pulse ox was 98 with fewer