AnnoyedNurse

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  1. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    AnnoyedNurse replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    But isn't this the dilemma in nursing? Who watches our other patients while we provide much needed care to one of our patients? I experience this in the ICU all the time. I am provided wound care on a...

  2. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    AnnoyedNurse replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    Klone- a cult like mentality exists in healthcare discouraging formula feeding. I even did a project for my BSN and found that this cult like mentality is very prevalent among paediatricians and...

  3. Mom suing nurse after suffocation accident

    AnnoyedNurse replied to MunoRN's topic in Nursing News

    Ok your thought process is immature. Typically, when they first file, they are in negotiation for years before they are taken to court and only if a settlement is not reached. So I can confidently...

  4. Is this a smart tactic in huddle...

    AnnoyedNurse replied to AnnoyedNurse's topic in Nurse Management

    Well, I'm not saying that it was effective or not. I am not saying that she has bad leadership skills. Personally, I think she is a great manager but I had never experienced that outside of nursing...

  5. Using saline for ICP system

    AnnoyedNurse replied to nurs1ng's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Betadine is not neurotoxic. You wouldn't shower the brain with it but for sterilising the surface of the patients skin and all "sample" ports it is the Neuro-preferred

  6. Urgent: In over my head...ICP Monitoring

    AnnoyedNurse replied to melissamauzey's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The patient will only be ventilated if their GCS is 8 or less or airway protection OR they are so erratic that they are a danger to themselves and are preventing safe ICP / CSF management and require...

  7. What makes a great ICU nurse?

    AnnoyedNurse replied to Scottishtape's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Your instructor saw traits in you that she felt would make you a great fit in an ICU. Most instructors will discourage new grads from the ICU so first pat yourself on the back. Good work! She probably...

  8. Neuromuscular Blockade protocol

    AnnoyedNurse replied to valj's topic in Patient Medications

    I don't believe bolus' are reccomended after the initial bonus. Baseline TOF prior to paralysis, bolus of physician preferred agent, start continuous infusion of paralytic agent, check TOF q15 until...

  9. No rehire !!!!!!!!!!

    AnnoyedNurse replied to Yorker's topic in General Nursing

    If your DO-not-rehire status is preventing you from getting a job then you need to reach out to the manager who you worked for. In my first nursing job I had to resign after 6 months due to a family...

  10. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    AnnoyedNurse replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    Autonomously*

  11. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    AnnoyedNurse replied to Guest878640's topic in General Nursing

    A true ICU has similar requirements. And what I mean when I say true ICU, is based on acuity. CVICU is probably the field where RN's can practice most autonomously. Multiple drips, lines, etc. But...

  12. Stubborn CNA in ICU

    AnnoyedNurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    So we have this CNA in our ICU. We love her. She loves the patients. She's a very hard worker. But she's also spread very thin. 18 bed ICU with one CNA. She's seriously phenomenal until you do...

  13. Stubborn CNA in ICU

    AnnoyedNurse replied to AnnoyedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I want to thank everyone for their input. The last thing I want is for this to CNA to be terminated. She's a hard worker , a better worker than most CNA's I've worked with. However, my priority is my...

  14. NGT/Intubation

    AnnoyedNurse replied to gonzo1's topic in Critical Care

    It's only mandatory if there is an physician's order. In our ICu, we routinely place an OGT with intubation because we start to feed our patients immediately. There is tons of research that points to...

  15. Stubborn CNA in ICU

    AnnoyedNurse replied to AnnoyedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Clebak , I know! Lol you would think something best practice would be able to be found on a database. When I was a nursing assistant in a trauma icu, the educators there provided a presentation. I'll...

  16. Stubborn CNA in ICU

    AnnoyedNurse replied to AnnoyedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Brownbook! Thanks for replying. Let me clarify. So in the past, protocol would have been to keep patients in diapers and change them when you notice they were incontinent. However, diapers...

  17. DNP should be the Minimum Entry Practice

    AnnoyedNurse replied to nqe9650's topic in General Nursing

    You make some amazing points. Unfortunately, nursing education is a great business and every university with online capabilities is taking full advantage of it. With that said, the physician shortage...

  18. Patient Satisfaction: A New Priority

    AnnoyedNurse replied to AnnoyedNurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I just wanted to provide an update as the OP of this thread. I did not start the sales position and instead took another job in an ICU on the east coast and am LOVING it. Of course the rude family...

  19. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    AnnoyedNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I did the same thing. But don't be bitter about nursing- we did change lives, we helped people, and we cared for the sick. We did our time, and now we move on! Good

  20. ER rushing patients to the floor

    AnnoyedNurse replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    Now that just sounds STUPID and unsafe. A hall pass? Sounds like not the best patient endorsement, I wonder what the boards of nursing would say about that. Having a floor nurse to pick up her...

  21. Falsifying documentation

    AnnoyedNurse replied to jigi888's topic in General Nursing

    The wound significantly deteriorated after missing one dressing

  22. ER rushing patients to the floor

    AnnoyedNurse replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    As far as the ED dumping patients to the floors and ICU's- my general rule of thumb is properly communicate with the nurse what my situation is and try and understand what her situation is. There have...

  23. Why Do Nurses Quit?

    AnnoyedNurse replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Hence why I am not going to get my NP...as a matter of fact I am now Per Diem working once a month while I transition out of

  24. ER rushing patients to the floor

    AnnoyedNurse replied to freckles23's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of these comments sounds like nurses blaming other nurses. Unfortunately, we work in a healthcare environment where we are understaffed and management also has their hands tied by the corporate...

  25. Do Female Docs Provide Better Care to Their Hospitalized Patients Than Male Counterparts?

    AnnoyedNurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not really one to generalise based on sex, however, as a male nurse, I can definitely say that women do a much better job at SHOWING compassion. As someone who considers himself to be a great...