MYSTICOOKIEBEAR

MYSTICOOKIEBEAR

Cardiac/Transplant ICU, Critical Care

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  1. Does anyone else hear the 'ICU chorus' post night duty?

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to icushiftnurse's topic in Critical Care

    Hahaha yes. When I used to work on the floor it was the TABS alarm. Ever since I have been on the units, it has been the vent, bipap, alaris pumps, or the overhead code

  2. 25000 mcg of fentanyl in 5 sec

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to 8-ball's topic in Critical Care

    It is true that there was no mL stated, but the OP said "so I was hanging a new bag, 25000 mcg in total bag." I believe the OP meant 2,500 mcg just due to the fact that almost every bag of fentanyl...

  3. 25000 mcg of fentanyl in 5 sec

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to 8-ball's topic in Critical Care

    Woah!!!! We had an issue like that when a pt was coming out of the OR looking like a hot mess. Apparently the Alaris pump was under anesthesia mode. When we were soft coding the patient, the primary...

  4. Which ICU?

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to achagolla's topic in Critical Care

    Granted codes are not necessarily a "good" thing since a patient's condition is deteriorating, but they can be a lot of fun, especially if you're an adrenaline junkie like myself . When you have...

  5. Hospital getting ECMO

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to Icualltheway's topic in Critical Care

    2:1?! Lucky dogs! Even though my hospital is a top 10 in the country, they are 1:1, we don't get differential pay , and our unit (Cardiac/Transplant) is the only one that can take them. The worst was...

  6. New position in ticu.. Any advice?

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to ksm23's topic in Critical Care

    Congratulations! Be ready to learn, and be ready to have your mind slammed with a lot of information. Don't be afraid to ask questions because when you are in a high speed situation your base of...

  7. Passed CCRN today!!!

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to chivon101's topic in Critical Care

    Cheers! You have now proven you have what it takes to be in the highest level of Critical Care

  8. Best prep for ICU

    MYSTICOOKIEBEAR replied to Ally1982's topic in Critical Care

    I would say that getting experience on a cardiac surgery step-down will help, but is not absolutely necessary since you already have the tele experience. I currently work in a Cardiac/Transplant ICU...