techlife72

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1. CNA/Patient Ratios in ICUs

   techlife72 replied to French Roast's topic in Critical

   All of our pts are on monitors that are in the rooms. I set my monitors up to take bps every hour or every two hours or sometimes more frequently in certain situations. The pts mostly all have rectal probes or temperature sensing catheters. And they ...

2. CNA/Patient Ratios in ICUs

   techlife72 replied to French Roast's topic in Critical

   I am a tech in ICU and we have a 12 bed ICU plus a 4 bed step down unit. Typically we have a tech in the unit and a tech in step down. We are responsible for all baths, most if not all vitals, turning pts, most I&O's, stocking, assisting with dre...

3. Craziest vitals on a person who lived?

   techlife72 replied to Ayvah's topic in General Nursing

   I work on a dialysis unit. BP's can fluctuate pretty rapidly on my floor. I have a had a few 60's/30's. The lowest I have ever had was a completely asymptomatic pt who's systolic was 52. We used a Doppler to get the systolic, so no diastolic was know...

4. ICU or CCU

   techlife72 replied to techlife72's topic in Critical

   Thanks for everyone's input! I really appreciate it. After reading everything I am leaning towards ICU. As someone stated earlier I am extremely excited about my nursing career and I really want to swing for the fences and make the most of it. Rather...

5. ICU or CCU

   techlife72 posted a topic in Critical

   So I have been wanting a little bit of a change in pace and am thinking about taking a job in either the ICU or CCU (Coronary Care Unit). Right now I am employed as a CNA on a pediatric floor that also doubles as a med/surg unit. While my floor is ve...

6. Funny Things Patients Say

   techlife72 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Relations

   One day I heard a pt screaming in his room, (the same pt who jumped out of bed wearing nothing and used a trash can as a walker to walk down the hall), so I ran down the hall and asked him what was wrong. He proceeded to tell me he had a rabbit in hi...

7. my worst fear.

   techlife72 replied to Kwidner's topic in CNA/MA

   Call me weird, but I love suctioning people out! Everyone on my floor hates it so I'm always the person they come to. In my hospital CNA's can Yankauer suction, but only respiratory can NG suction and we have to have a Dr's order for NG suction. I ju...

8. Day in the life of a CNA?

   techlife72 replied to T_angel96's topic in CNA/MA

   I currently work third shift. It is 1900-0700 three days a week. Although most weeks I can pick up one to two days of overtime if I want. I did my training and orientation on day shift, however it was only for a couple weeks. So far I absolutely love...