Christie RN2006

Christie RN2006

SICU, EMS, Home Health, School Nursing

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  1. Diabulimia

    Christie RN2006 replied to RN BSN 2009's topic in General Nursing

    I know of several young girls that do this and no matter how much people stress that it is hurting them, they continue to do

  2. Thinking of starting in the ICU

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

    1. does having critical care experience open or close doors to future opportunities on other floors? working in the icu opens many doors for both educational and career advancement. most ers want...

  3. IV administration questions

    Christie RN2006 replied to 8nurse's topic in General Nursing

    do you dilute meds before giving ivp through a running iv? [color=cyan]not usually, but some medications i do. how about an adapted iv? [color=cyan]i have no idea what this is... can any nurse access...

  4. CHF question

    Christie RN2006 replied to haji's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If albumin didn't work, could they maybe try hespan or some other volume expander? There are other vasopressors that would probably work better for this patient like neo... it has less effect on the...

  5. Preggo and working ICU

    Christie RN2006 replied to LoveICURN's topic in General Nursing

    We have quite a few people working in the ICU where I work that are pregnant right now. Where I work, they do not frown upon pregnant nurses, so some nurses tell as soon as they find out they are...

  6. IVPB administration and potential problems

    Christie RN2006 replied to maps4care's topic in General Nursing

    I broke out in severe hives within 2 hours of taking the first dose of PO Amoxil and I had never had a reaction before. We had a lady have an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic while it was being...

  7. Heel pressure wounds

    Christie RN2006 replied to humblepie's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a wound care nurse, but I have seen a few heel wounds... most of the heel wounds I see are in individuals with poor circulation. I'm not sure exactly what you are asking... but about the...

  8. Does it seem like it is usually the same ...

    Christie RN2006 replied to GreenNurse's topic in General Nursing

    No... I have had a string of patients here lately that code within minutes of getting to me though. I work in an ICU and the codes and deaths are pretty even between all of us. I had 2 patients...

  9. IV Infusion Pumps

    Christie RN2006 replied to linda52's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have those triple pumps too and I really like them. You can program them to run mg/kg, mcg/kg/min, and every other combo you can think of. You can also program it for certain medications (nitro,...

  10. Stinky Cuffs!

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

    We wash our cuffs every time we give the pt a bath with just soap and water. We also use those sanitizing wipes on them between patients. Doing all that kills the

  11. how do you NOT get overtime and get done?

    Christie RN2006 replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    Very very rarely do I actually clock out at the right time, most days I am excited if I clock out just 15 minutes late! If we have a nice slow night I will actually get out on time, but that only...

  12. Need help with ACLS rhythms

    Christie RN2006 replied to spejsa's topic in General Nursing

    Are you talking about the algorhythms or heart rhythms? If you are talking about actual heart rhythms, then"zookeeper3" basically covered it all. If you are talking about the algorhythms, the only way...

  13. Nurses as Patients

    Christie RN2006 replied to alex1's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken care of several nurses as patients and even a doctor. I try not to assume that they know certain things, but instead of always explaining everything, sometimes I just ask them if they are...

  14. IVPB administration and potential problems

    Christie RN2006 replied to maps4care's topic in General Nursing

    That would work, but what if the patient started having a reaction? How would you know which antibiotic they were having a reaction

  15. IVPB administration and potential problems

    Christie RN2006 replied to maps4care's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a typical patient in the surgical unit! I'm not sure what your prof is looking for, but I personally would either start an hour early like scrubing77 said or ask pharmacy to retime the...

  16. Valsalva manoevre

    Christie RN2006 replied to tahnz0's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is more of an older treatment... I was taught to do it when I was a child 20 years ago and started having trouble with my ears. I think it is mostly doctors offices that teach this. I...

  17. A Day in the life of a Trauma/Neuro ICU RN

    Christie RN2006 replied to Fiesta Red's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    When I was a student, I also did a rotation in the ICU and at first I thought it was boring... but man was I wrong!! Now that I actually work in an ICU, I have figured out it is far from boring! The...

  18. HELP!!!!Inability to swallow.....

    Christie RN2006 replied to mamason's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    You did the right thing by calling the doctor! Neuro patients do crazy things and the swallowing problems could definitely be signs of changes in the brain. For example, a lot of our stroke patients...

  19. propofol infusion syndrome

    Christie RN2006 replied to john 1947's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The only side effect that I have seen so far from Diprivan is that it turns their urine a funny greenish color. Diprivan is the drug of choice with most of our patients, but we are starting to use...

  20. Valsalva manoevre

    Christie RN2006 replied to tahnz0's topic in General Nursing

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otitis_media Go to "treatment" and it explains why it is

  21. Valsalva manoevre

    Christie RN2006 replied to tahnz0's topic in General Nursing

    I think A my reasoning is because this happened to me when I was little :) I have a lot of trouble with my inner ears and still to this day I sometimes have to take medication or do things like that...

  22. Ladies, Can you wear your hair down at work?

    Christie RN2006 replied to kgard7777's topic in General Nursing

    We are allowed to wear our hair however we want as long as it looks nice. My hair is medium/long length (just past my shoulders) and I always wear my hair either in a pony tail or just pulled...

  23. Will I Be Ok?

    Christie RN2006 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in MICU, SICU

    I usually try to tell them something along the lines of "we are doing everything we can to make sure you will be ok" I never ever promise a patient that they will be fine because you never know and...

  24. New grad accepted ICU position, some ???

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

    Congrats!! I remember when I was a new grad starting in the ICU :) The only thing more nerve wracking than starting your job in the ICU is your first night off orientation!! My advice is learn all you...

  25. Banner Hospitals to go to Uniforms

    Christie RN2006 replied to WoosahRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a hospital where we have color coded uniforms. Each department has their own color...RNs can wear either ceil blue or white and LPNs wear dark purple. We also have large tags with our titles...