ICUNurseStat

ICUNurseStat has 5 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. Underage drinking question? please help

   ICUNurseStat replied to xjay22's topic in General Students

   No, they cannot send you a ticket in the mail, you would have to be cited on the spot. You are very fortunate that the police let you go without a ticket as having any alcohol in your system is...

2. Highest temp

   ICUNurseStat replied to emtb2rn's topic in Emergency

   109.2 rectally, can't remember if he was a TBI or an anoxic injury but absolutely nothing would bring it down and he died the next

3. Deep Suction for comfort with trach at end of life?

   ICUNurseStat replied to BryceBehrens's topic in General Nursing

   If the patient has a trach but is not on a vent they are not brain dead. People who have progressed to brain death are unable to breathe independently. Perhaps this patient is actually in a persistent...

4. Assessing Anxiety, SOB, nausea in patients that can not rate the symptom

   ICUNurseStat replied to nashva's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   I just realized the last paragraph of my reply was missing. It would be very uncommon and probably not very useful to use a number scale to rate symptoms such as SOB or nausea. Anxiety, maybe....

5. Assessing Anxiety, SOB, nausea in patients that can not rate the symptom

   ICUNurseStat replied to nashva's topic in Hospice, Palliative

   You really can't just pick a number that you "feel" best fits the symptoms the patient describes. That's called guessing. There are several tools such as the FLACC and Faces pain scales that take...

6. Minor freak out..upcoming ACLS class

   ICUNurseStat replied to Caffeine_IV's topic in General Nursing

   If you are taking the two day course take good notes of things the instructors emphasize on day one. Then go home and study. As stupid as you may feel go through your scenarios and algorithms OUT LOUD...

7. Help; Quinton Cath care

   ICUNurseStat replied to Nurse_Marian's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   If you are only searching for Quinton catheters it is probably limiting your results because that is a brand name. Look for non tunneled vascular access devices or non tunneled hemodialysis catheters....

8. sedation

   ICUNurseStat replied to jacsbein's topic in MICU, SICU

   I am happy to say that we nearly always use propofol and no longer carry Precedex in my facility. There were so many patients who were WILD and acted like they weren't on any sedation at all while on...

9. infection control help!!!

   ICUNurseStat replied to jlynn167's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   Our policy just requires that the patient wear a standard surgical mask during transport. Whomever is transporting the patient does not wear a mask, just practices good hand hygiene. The patient, of...

10. charge nurse drama

    ICUNurseStat replied to Nurse-84's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have one to two assigned admit beds at the beginning of each shift if the unit isn't full. After the admit beds are filled any nurse who gets rid of a patient is up for an admission. There will...

11. ratio's with induced hypothermia patients

    ICUNurseStat replied to **LaurelRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Ours are 1:1 the whole time until they are

12. Nursing Assistant... My Thoughts

    ICUNurseStat replied to IWANTCANDY's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    How shocking that your coworkers treat you badly. You certainly describe all the traits of a professional CNA who takes their job seriously. It takes a lot of integrity to give people regular coffee...

13. Visitors/family with bad odors

    ICUNurseStat replied to winterblue's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm glad I could entertain you but I work PRN in the NICU as well as working in the adult ICU. I'm also glad to see you've survived being near stinky people to initiate kangaroo care without...

14. Visitors/family with bad odors

    ICUNurseStat replied to winterblue's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unless you're burying your head in his shirt your exposure to the smoke would be nearly nonexistent. Bad for baby, yes. Bad for adult nurse in semi-close proximity,

15. Really need your advice from experienced nurses?

    ICUNurseStat replied to succinate's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I can't help but wonder if your fellow students are just acting like you're so difficult to understand. Unfortunately, even adults sometimes gang up and pick on people who are different. Don't let...