GrnHonu99

GrnHonu99 RN

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  1. friend had great pay and decent experience

    GrnHonu99 replied to 4hams's topic in Travel

    doesnt happen. im traveling rt now in one of the most expensive cities NYC and bring home is about 1500 wk but that includes taking the housing stipened and my incidentals which arent really income...

  2. 23% Saline IV Bolus

    GrnHonu99 replied to fiveofpeep's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    we give it but only after mannitol and maintaining a tight Na parameter. You MUST MUST MUST check serum osmos and Na before giving it!!!! wE dont usually give it back to back we have to wait like 6...

  3. You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

    GrnHonu99 replied to Elenaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    if you have ever wanted to make a recording of yourself saying: it's ok..just go, you have a foley! or youve said more than once, "ok go ahead, pull it out, im sure you'll only do it once" or..."if...

  4. Flotrac for Triple H therapy

    GrnHonu99 replied to bellehill's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

  5. Flotrac for Triple H therapy

    GrnHonu99 replied to bellehill's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    we use flo trac all the time and we love it! We use SVV and shoot for less than 9 but mainly we watch SI, SV, CI and good ol CVP via central line. We dont always set parameters besides SBP parameters...

  6. Codman ventriculostomy without monitoring

    GrnHonu99 replied to classicaldreams's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    shouldnt be an issue, its open at 15 just like an evd and then you are using the codman basically together with the VP shunt to work like a regular EVD. If its set to 15 it shouldnt "dump" unless the...

  7. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi everyone, just trying to get some posts goin on in our OHio chat room, im from cincy and i want to be a travel nurse eventually...i also want to specialize in pediatrics maybe become an NP sometime...

  8. Cooling blanket, shivering, & Magsulfate

    GrnHonu99 replied to jensfbay's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    if the patient is vented then I just turn up the propofol. I havent really ever used a cooling blanket on a pt who wasn't pretty sick and

  9. Plantar fasciitis

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu08's topic in General Nursing

    Which style crocs? I have some of the regular ones but my feet still hurt after

  10. What are your ICU visitation hours???

    GrnHonu99 replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    we dont have any rules for visitation! Even children are allowed in our ICU! Our management says don't deny

  11. Let's introduce ourselves...

    GrnHonu99 replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hi everyone! work in ICU!

  12. what does your SO do?

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in Travel

    If they travel with you what does your SO do while you are on assignment? Do they keep a

  13. what does your SO do?

    GrnHonu99 replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Travel

    my SO will prob be able to take a lesser position w/ his company and he can work anywhere there is an airport. he may go part time as he is going to finish his degree

  14. Northern California Travelers

    GrnHonu99 replied to redladybird's topic in Travel

    hey PM me! im planning travel in oct. to Ncali! i have some

  15. Neuro ICU

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in California Nursing

    Can anyone tell me what hospitals in the SF bay area have neuro ICUs? I know UCSF has one...doesnt necc. need to be in SF but somehere in the surrounding areas is ok too.

  16. Nyc

    GrnHonu99 replied to dcm7200's topic in Travel

    Well I think that's a given..... Don't let that deter you! Anyone have some advice on hospitals?

  17. Compact Lisence?

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in Travel

    Hi! Thinking about traveling. When i was talking with my recruiter she said that my lisence will say on the front if it is a compact lisence. I checked but it doesn't say that on my lisence but I know...

  18. Nyc

    GrnHonu99 replied to dcm7200's topic in Travel

    also looking to go to nyc! keep me updated! i work

  19. Anyone work travel in NYC?

    GrnHonu99 replied to CleioRN's topic in Travel

    keep me updated, i am interested in traveling there. Would also like some insight..i have a friend who will rent a room to me for a really low price. Is it worth it to take the stipend or stay with a...

  20. Cooling blanket, shivering, & Magsulfate

    GrnHonu99 replied to jensfbay's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I don't know that I have ever had a pt shiver over sedation and

  21. Cooling blanket, shivering, & Magsulfate

    GrnHonu99 replied to jensfbay's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    wow mag gtts for vasospasm? this is interesting. Do you triple H? We give nimodipine q2-q4h and triple H....we also use sedation for shivering, demerol is no longer used at my

  22. BP cuff or A line

    GrnHonu99 replied to labman's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I usually hope they correlate! However we all know that hardly ever happens...i usually judge by the waveform and such..if its good then ill go by the aline...however at times we get wierd aline...

  23. Why be concerned with DI for TBI pts?

    GrnHonu99 replied to jensfbay's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    anytime blood gets near the pit. gland you run the risk of DI no matter how it got there. High Na and high UO low spec grav. are the main signs. Most of the time on our unit the docs dont really treat...

  24. pneumocephalus

    GrnHonu99 replied to labman's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    we see it here and there, in fact, my pt. last week had quite a bit of air. 100% Fio2 x24hrs..blow it

  25. Maryvale?

    GrnHonu99 posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Anyone work at Maryvale? I hear bad things about it and just wondered what its like working