MICUSarah

MICUSarah has 4 years experience and specializes in ICU, MICU.

Latest Activity

1. Recycled topics (vent)

   MICUSarah replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

   "I got fired for **insert reason that would be a good "last straw" reason to get fired, but not worthy of being fired on first offense**. Please tell me what I did was right and my hospital was wrong!...

2. Not taking a break

   MICUSarah replied to Yellow90's topic in General Nursing

   I work in a unit where the culture is that everyone takes their breaks unless patients are literally coding all day. We are 2:1, which sometimes helps, but when you have two critical patients, and so...

3. New Nurse feeling a bit overwhelmed

   MICUSarah replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

   Wow! That sounds like a rough situation! However, if everything you say is true, then it sounds like you're off to a great start. You sound like a very competent nurse who is a good patient advocate....

4. Funny Things Patients Say

   MICUSarah replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I had a very delirious pt once who had a rectal tube in. I come in and he's playing with the tube (luckily he hadn't managed to remove it yet). I said "Bob! (Made up name. I don't even remember this...