Christie RN2006

Christie RN2006

SICU, EMS, Home Health, School Nursing

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  1. coding a vented patient

    Christie RN2006 replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    When we have a patient that is on the vent that is coding, we take them off the vent and bag them with 100% O2, but thats just us... I really don't know if there are actual guidelines for

  2. What does your Intermediate Intensive Care look like

    Christie RN2006 replied to Artemis2's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have an ICU and a step-down unit in the surgical wing. The ICU is 10 beds and we get a lot of traumas, critical surgical patients, neuro (stroke, hemorrhage, etc), respiratory issues (copd, chf,...

  3. What type of education do you have?

    Christie RN2006 replied to Conrad283's topic in General Nursing

    I have my RN BSN and I am starting back to school in January to get my EMT certification and then someday the RN to paramedic bridge. I think mobile ICU or flight nursing would be a blast

  4. Wanted - Funny Triage stories

    Christie RN2006 replied to phuninfl's topic in General Nursing

    Hm... like the person that came in with a bug bite and got really upset because it took so long to see a doctor? Um, I'm sorry, but traumas and chest pain rate way higher on the "gotta see" list than...

  5. If You Could What Halloween Costume Would You Wear?

    Christie RN2006 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse that is orienting someone right now and they asked our NM if one could dress up as an angel of life and the other as the angel of death. I could only imagine what our patients or...

  6. Infection Control

    Christie RN2006 replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Thats just asking for an outbreak!?! We have several different types of isolation at my hospital ranging from contact isolation (for things such as MRSA of a wound) and that type of isolation requires...

  7. Got called to HR...what fun!

    Christie RN2006 replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds similar to what happened to me. When I was almost done with my orientation and when I was first off of orientation, I worked with a few people that I really did not get along with. They would...

  8. preceptor student

    Christie RN2006 replied to xxniceswtnursexx's topic in General Nursing

    Start making lists, plan out your day on paper! I had to do that when I first started or else I would forget things!! For example: 0700 rhythm strip 0800 assessment, meds, turn, suction 0900 blood...

  9. nasal trumpet for fecal incontinence

    Christie RN2006 replied to wkeith's topic in MICU, SICU

    We use them all the time! No, they were not designed for that use, but they work! I just reposted a reply to this same topic in the general

  10. How hard is the new grad ICU program

    Christie RN2006 replied to 1017RN's topic in General Nursing

    What interests you? If you go into a program just for the training/experience and it isn't an area that really interests you, you will burn out fast! I don't consider myself to be experienced quite...

  11. Here we go

    Christie RN2006 replied to SaderNurse05's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone that you did the right thing! From the symptoms you were describing I was thinking GI bleed... GI bleeders and MI patients can crash fast, so you did the right thing sending him...

  12. Instructor Issues.

    Christie RN2006 replied to It's Alisa's topic in General Nursing

    We had a similar situation happen was I was in school. My class sent a group of students to represent the class to the dean and after several other complaints and some research being done into what...

  13. Transfusion too fast?

    Christie RN2006 replied to Butternut's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I have done the above while also hanging FFP, albumin and pushing NS into other lines. Gotta love

  14. How long did it take for you to work in the ICU?

    Christie RN2006 replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I went straight into the ICU after I

  15. Some of our residents scare me. . . . .

    Christie RN2006 replied to kcalohagirl's topic in General Nursing

    What about the patient we had one time that had severe chest pain and her EKG showed major ST elevation, her BP was in the 70's after the first 2 SL Nitro... the doc ordered 1in Nitro patch and a...

  16. calculating medications

    Christie RN2006 replied to patty pear's topic in General Nursing

    so was the patient supposed to get 2mg or

  17. Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    Christie RN2006 replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    Last night I got floated to the ED and the squad called to tell us that they were bringing in a woman in active labor and they said that they were going to be there in 1 minute. Well 10 minutes passed...

  18. high RBC, low H & H

    Christie RN2006 replied to danger's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I could think of is Hgb E disease (beta thalassemia) Those patients are anemic, but have a high RBC count. It is very common overseas, but not so much in the

  19. Help out a Murse (male nurse)?

    Christie RN2006 replied to PantherSN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Its 2 hours to Columbus from Cleveland. I live at the halfway point between the two. I work at medcentral mansfield http://www.medcentral.org its the biggest hospital and the only trauma center...

  20. Help out a Murse (male nurse)?

    Christie RN2006 replied to PantherSN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I still feel overwhelmed at times!! Strangely enough, it is usually when I'm floated to other floors and given a team of 8 patients with one in restraints, 2 in severe pain, 1 in TB isolation, and one...

  21. Where do the Happy Nurses Work?

    Christie RN2006 replied to RNBeachGirl's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very busy SICU (Surgical Intensive Care Unit) taking care of critical medical patients, surgical patients, neuro patients and my favorite, trauma patients. I work with a great group of...

  22. Help out a Murse (male nurse)?

    Christie RN2006 replied to PantherSN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Moving to Cleveland huh? Thats a bit far from Houston!! What made you decide to move up here? I don't have much personal experience with either hospital, but I did talk to one of the recruiters at...

  23. What's "CVVH" in the ICU??

    Christie RN2006 replied to tutored's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a patient that we had recently in the ICU where I work. This one particular patient just about coded several times... I never did hear what happened. What you mentioned about remembering...

  24. Clinical Question

    Christie RN2006 replied to crany3's topic in General Nursing

    We place a sign over the bed stating "do not use ____ arm for blood draws, BP's or IV's" We also write "do not use _____ arm" in red on the patients

  25. glucometer

    Christie RN2006 replied to Mulan's topic in General Nursing

    I don't remember if we switch out our hi/low bottles every 30 days or 90 days. It is the charge nurses job to check the bottles every shift and switch them out when needed. Our test strips are all...