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  1. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    ICURN3020 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you! I think a lot of the differing opinions throughout this thread stem from the fact that an ICU/acute care nurse and a long-term care nurse have very different perspectives based on their...

  2. Remaining cordial with coworkers you dislike

    ICURN3020 replied to richardgecko's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I practice avoidance when

  3. To cut or not to cut?

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Side note.....do any hospitals provide brushes? All we have are those crappy, flimsy 10 cent combs that a lot of the time are

  4. To cut or not to cut?

    ICURN3020 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    Good point.....I didn't even think of the religious aspect. I work in the ICU and some patients stay with us for quite a while, unfortunately. I have spent literally one to two hours multiple...

  5. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    ICURN3020 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Kind of butchered the referenced "last comment" in previous post and can't go back and fix it.... I'm

  6. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    ICURN3020 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for the insight. I understand their fears, albeit not completely; I have experienced respiratory failure and have been on a ventilator, restrained (that was the protocol at the time) with no...

  7. Out of control visitors

    ICURN3020 replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Perfectly said! I cannot understand those who have children and then don't want to put the hard work in it takes to raise them to be courteous, respectable members of society. It will never cease...

  8. Out of control visitors

    ICURN3020 replied to duskyjewel's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    R-E-S-P-E-C-T It's a concept that's sadly dying away. But I must say, I don't blame the kids. Parents need to step up and discipline their children!!! Yes, it's easier to just look the other way or...

  9. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    ICURN3020 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Example.....just remembered this patient Said patient was a quadraplegic who had a blow type call light. However, instead of using it, pt would make this weird, squirrel-call sounding noise with...

  10. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    ICURN3020 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Good luck and hang in there. You are probably going to have to set limits with these patients, in a firm but respectful manner, of course. Although I feel for them and try to understand their...

  11. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    ICURN3020 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've seen the "almost enjoying it" thing too.....I think it's attention seeking on the patient's part. Trust me, I've been on a ventilator and suctioned (while aware of it) and it feels like you're...

  12. Interment cath and trach suction per pt request limit

    ICURN3020 replied to Rvanurse2012's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As far as the patient requesting frequent trach suctioning, I've also had patients do this. They are awake, usually very anxious and often times long term/permanent trachs. I try to explain to them...

  13. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    ICURN3020 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to this! Play around and chat your whole shift and you're just begging to have ten things go wrong at once....and usually when it's close to the time you are scheduled to

  14. The most valuable thing(s) you've been told

    ICURN3020 replied to paramedic-RN's topic in General Nursing

    And the sickest patients are frequently the ones who complain the

  15. Nursing School Oopsies

    ICURN3020 replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    Helpful hint......if working with patients on ventilators and you must disconnect the tubing from the ETT due to tangling or to change the ballard (suction catheter), always make sure you hold the...

  16. Medical Mash-Up

    ICURN3020 replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in General Nursing

    My husband just yesterday said "incubate" instead of "intubate"......I told him you incubate an egg and we both got a laugh out of it! Have to love him though.... he tries to engage in work related...

  17. General workplace/personal life separation

    ICURN3020 replied to MassED's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with you OP, my personal life is sacred to me and I tend to be rather private about my life. There are a few people I am more friendly with at work, however I do not consider them "true"...

  18. Babies in hospital rooms. ..ugh!! *twitch*

    ICURN3020 replied to delphine22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Does your hospital not have age restrictions on visitors? My unit and most of the floors have a "no one under 14" rule and we do enforce it, unless it is a very special situation. I don't think a...

  19. Would you have done more?

    ICURN3020 replied to Clovery's topic in General Nursing

    I think you did the right thing. You stopped to make sure she was okay and then when a family member arrived, you left. A situation like this happened to me once when my young child and I were...

  20. Would you have done more?

    ICURN3020 replied to Clovery's topic in General Nursing

    Duplicate

  21. bully

    ICURN3020 replied to gonzo1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This nonsense goes on in my unit.....gel on the phone receiver, squirting others with foam hand sanitizer or saline bullets, intentionally "misplacing" someone's favorite pen....the list goes on....

  22. How do you deal with the confinement?

    ICURN3020 posted a topic in Correctional

    Just wondering, how do you handle the feeling of confinement with being essentially "locked in" the workplace while on duty? Maybe it doesn't bother some, and I know it would just be something...

  23. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

    ICURN3020 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Not exactly an explanation for a malady, but......... Once heard a med student in his surgical rotation, to the patient who had just asked him a question (unrelated to her procedure) and being wheeled...

  24. Do you ever contend with pesty ancillary staff?

    ICURN3020 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Although I respect all ancillary staff's roles in the overall care of a patient, I do find it distracting to be constantly interrupted with questions or comments from them. Especially if it's...

  25. Erroneous Treatments Then & Now, Have Things Really Changed?

    ICURN3020 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I believe almost all of these type of incidents are related to breakdowns in