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  1. Will leaving this job hurt my resume?

    nursingjudgment posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I currently work full-time in a level-1 trauma ICU and I really enjoy it there. I've been planning on going back to school, but in an effort to earn a little extra money and to see what else is out...

  2. Nursing to med school experiences?

    nursingjudgment replied to floatingribs's topic in General Students

    I don't know if my input is helpful, but I personally think that doing nursing before going through medical school is a great idea. Why? Because I did it.. or sort of did. Ever since I was a kid, I...

  3. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    nursingjudgment replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry if I made it sound like I think the people I'm describing are stupid. I actually heartily agree - most of the time, I think they are just so involved in their own (often heavy) stresses...

  4. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    nursingjudgment replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    The funny thing is, I don't think she did want to! This wife CARED. She was ALWAYS there, and was extremely involved. As my husband says, I think a lot of these stories illustrate how crazy people...

  5. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    nursingjudgment replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I never cease to be amazed by how many family members want to give vented patients water/make them talk/pull out breathing tubes because they are 'uncomfortable,' ,' etc.. But our hospital is very...

  6. What are some of the most ridiculous requests you have heard?

    nursingjudgment replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few. Ah man, there are some crazy people. I feel like I don't remember the best ones. I work in an ICU. 1) From the patient about his visitor: "My girlfriend fell and hurt her wrist a few...

  7. Ask a CRNA any question you want

    nursingjudgment replied to PaSSiNGaS's topic in Critical Care

    Do you feel excited by your job as a CRNA? I know you said you like it (and in general, the CRNAs that I know love their jobs), but I absolutely love the adrenaline that I get from intense situations...

  8. Help me deal with the 'tough love'

    nursingjudgment posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hey everyone, I am a new grad who started in the ICU in February. I have been off orientation for about two weeks, and it's been tough. I felt relatively confident in the weeks leading up to coming...

  9. Be candid how do I handle my illnesses with regards to the BON if I get an interview.

    nursingjudgment replied to honeyforasalteyfish's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can think of twonurses off the top of my head that I know were hospitalized for mental illness of one sort or another before they became nurses. They are both nurses now. If I know two, as a baby...

  10. This week, I have learned..... (8/1)

    nursingjudgment replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1) I learned how to appropriately set the sensitivity and pacing threshold on my patient's external pacemaker. (I had learned how to do this before, but never actually done it on my own patient). 2) I...

  11. Guillain-barre and the vagus nerve

    nursingjudgment posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hey everyone, So I had a patient with Guillain-barre this week, and I have a few questions. First of all, it seems that this gentleman was not a typical case as he did not present with ascending...

  12. Guillain-barre and the vagus nerve

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the response! I was still a little confused so I went and looked at some journal articles, and it looks like tachycardia is usually caused by autonomic nervous system dysfunction, while...

  13. Help me deal with the 'tough love'

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    I have a notebook too! It's the best. I actually have two -- one for drugs and one for miscellaneous information that I want to remember. Also, I didn't realize 'mid-level' was derogatory. I won't...

  14. Help me deal with the 'tough love'

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    icuRNmaggie, thank you so much for that advice. It is really heartening to have someone tell me that it sounds like I am where I should be -- it's so hard to tell. Your suggestion about clarifying the...

  15. Help me deal with the 'tough love'

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Letterwritingman, I agree that I think horror-stories have something to do with it. I worry about everything: am I charting enough? Am I charting appropriately? Did I chart in a way that protected me?...

  16. Always the Instructor's Fault......

    nursingjudgment replied to MFaf's topic in General Students

    I think that both sides are correct here. There are students who complain too much because they want to be able to pass while doing a bare minimum of studying, and there are instructors who don't...

  17. Sodium Bicarbonate -- bad for acidosis?

    nursingjudgment posted a topic in Critical Care

    I am a new nurse and am doing an ICU "bridge program" with nurse educators at my hospital. Most recently, they said that sodium bicarbonate shouldn't be used to treat acidosis because high CO2 levels...

  18. Sodium Bicarbonate -- bad for acidosis?

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks, FlyingScot, that link was so helpful! I have a feeling that this is what my instructors were trying to say but didn't. I don't want to criticize my bridge program, but it often feels as though...

  19. Cleaning up lines

    nursingjudgment posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hey everyone, So I'm a new nurse on the SICU. I just graduated in December and I am 3 weeks into orientation. It is going well-ish (everyone says I am too hard on myself), but I worry a lot about...

  20. Cleaning up lines

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Oh my goodness, that is frickin' amazing. I can't wait to try

  21. Cleaning up lines

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks for the response! Again, I'm new so I think I'm having trouble picturing what you're describing! Are you saying that you connect three 3-way stopcocks together on the same

  22. Cleaning up lines

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks, Jamisaurus! I hadn't though about the secondary pushing the primary in and that's a great point! I do tend to find CVCs overwhelming, since there are multiple lumens and often several drugs...

  23. Which ICU should I choose for senior practicum?

    nursingjudgment posted a topic in Critical Care

    I am a nursing student in an accelerated program and have been told by my clinical instructor that she would support my working in an ICU for my senior practicum. I have been working very hard to make...

  24. Which ICU should I choose for senior practicum?

    nursingjudgment replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks so much for the response! I think I definitely like to see my patients get better, which is one of the reasons I was concerned about MICU, but then again, "variety and complexity" sounds great!...

  25. Georgetown Accelerated BSN hopefuls -- fall 2013

    nursingjudgment posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey -- anyone else applying to GU Fall of 2013?