icuRNmaggie BSN, RN

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    Recording halls in psych facility

    icuRNmaggie replied to jmm0120's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Nurses in Minnesota injured after patient's violent rampage - Videos - CBS News This tape is a good example of the value of a video recording in a sentinel event. Violent attack at Maplewood hospital...
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    High Cardiac Output State--Examples?

    icuRNmaggie replied to jena5111's topic in General Students

    A few years in a micu managing critically ill DKA and HHNK patients would be valuable experience for a diabetes
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    putting in orders and overriding meds

    icuRNmaggie replied to nightlyrn's topic in General Nursing

    What are the certain meds that the DON says that you can give without an
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    Am I On Camera? No Paparazzi Please!

    icuRNmaggie replied to Bridgid Joseph's topic in General Nursing

    There are many facilities with policies that forbid videotaping or audiotaping of their workforce without the employee's written consent. These policies are intended to prevent disruption in the...
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    HCAHPS- Nurse communication

    icuRNmaggie replied to Floridarn07's topic in Nurse Management

    Also ask your patients. Banner Del Webb gives each pt a comment card in the morning and collects them each night at 11pm. Compliments are posted behind the nurses station. My family member wrote...
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    HCAHPS- Nurse communication

    icuRNmaggie replied to Floridarn07's topic in Nurse Management

    We dont know what goes on in your unit so you need to survey your staff in order to identify and fix the root causes. 1.What are the barriers that make it difficult to communicate well with the...
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    Is this allowed?

    icuRNmaggie replied to KrystenB's topic in General Nursing

    It is not unreasonable for the manager to ask you to come to work after your appointment. The issue is can you work without causing further damage to your injured ankle. That is a medical...
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    Is this allowed?

    icuRNmaggie replied to KrystenB's topic in General Nursing

    Go to HR before your appointment and ask for FMLA paperwork for the Doctor to sign. Also ask for a sick note for your employer if you are unable to work. Read your HR policies for sick leave. I...
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    Supervisior causing problems, what should I do?

    icuRNmaggie replied to sunshiny1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Your scheduler is trying to make you miserable so that you leave on your own. Expect to be in progressive disciplinary action for insubordination if you continue to change the assignment without...
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    Discovery of Falsified Documentation

    icuRNmaggie replied to travelingrn2001's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have always referred these people to an administrator who makes arrangements for the physician to be present to "prevent any misunderstandings." Your facility is worried about being reported for...
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    Should I have stayed?

    icuRNmaggie replied to CelticGoddess's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Someone is a pot stirrer ... ask your manager if she could meet with you and the oncoming nurse to clear up this "misunderstanding." And in the future with this person chart report given to...
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    icuRNmaggie replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    He needs to do a little dance with Hal and Lora.
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    Are you expected to work on a unit you haven't oriented to?

    icuRNmaggie replied to lorichka6's topic in General Nursing

    I have to address the generalization that ICU nurses cant deal with M/S. First of all, we know that some of you will give us the most complex patients and everyone in acute dts and the first...
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    Hypothermia s/p cardiac arrest...waking up

    icuRNmaggie replied to veggie530's topic in MICU, SICU

    GCS > 5 is one of the exclusion criteria for TH. Protocols || Center for Resuscitation Science || Perelman School of Medicine at the University of
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    icuRNmaggie replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Shrek - operates or intubates like an elephant-as in wait until Shrek leaves Dr Hodad - hands of death &
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    icuRNmaggie replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    Chop shop. An icu run by family doctors and others with no critical care background at night. Cosby **** to describe sexually inappropriate / predator
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    Nurse Slang Yo!

    icuRNmaggie replied to ladysushi's topic in General Nursing

    This is awful but people say it privately. Sedate to a jackson 4. Jackson 5 is
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    Salt water drowning victims will come to icu caked in sand. Place a sheet over the pillow and bed. Use dry face cloths and baby powder to remove the sand. Then roll up the sheet and remove. Obviously...
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    High Cardiac Output State--Examples?

    icuRNmaggie replied to jena5111's topic in General Students

    Know this equation: Stroke volume X heart rate = cardiac output There are arterially based cardiac output technologies, or attached to an arterial line, such as the Lidco and Vigeleo which provide...
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    Replace the antireflux valve if it gets wet and sump the blue air vent every four hours. Never instill water or use the air vent to check residuals or give meds. The air vent must be patent to prevent...
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    Have you literally prayed over your workplace?

    icuRNmaggie replied to gibsongirl's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    At work I have opened the windows and cavi wiped the surfaces to remove the bad energy. It's an Irish thing. Prayed over it?
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    What nurse life-hacks do you have to offer?

    icuRNmaggie replied to Purple_roses's topic in Nurses Rock

    Not a nurse hack and not at all funny. Untreated hyperkalemia and untreated hepatic encephalopathy are life
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    Ideas for best practices

    icuRNmaggie replied to chapsam's topic in General Nursing

    A poster presentation on capnography
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Then there was the pain meds thread. August was pretty weird. Here's hoping that that phase is over for a
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    (8/29) This week, I have learned......

    icuRNmaggie replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/patient-death-experience- 1004551.htmlurl] https://allnurses.com/site-feedback/what-is-happening-1004092.html[/url]...