Hi Nancy, I am a new subscriber to this forum as well;however, I've been in critical care for a long time (13 years). Is it normal to be afraid? YES! I would...
An inverted t wave describes the wave following the QRS. The t wave depicts the heart's ability to depolarize/polarize. The fact that it is inverted can be...
I'm reading through some of the posts and links. Have you guys used low dose vasopressin (0.04 units/min) concomitantly with levo, dopamine etc in patients...
I am in Kansas in a specialized Neuroscience Critical Care Unit. I am NOT against visits, but visiting can cause stress (though you might not think so) on the...
Tracy, I am very interested in reading the articles. We have a new attending that LOVES vasopressin and it's use in this situation is new to us. CD ... From:...
We have been using vasopressin in combination with levophed for septic shock at our facility very successfully and as the patient responds and we wean off the...
I agree with Tricia in her reply to Roxan's unit policy regarding the restriction of visitors in the ICU's. I work in the south (Florida) and we are also...
We use vasopressin quite a lot for sepsis and with our post op CABGs. We use it with epinephrine or dopamine. It is a very effective drug! We titrate it...
CYoung2277@...
Jan 7, 2005 6:34 pm
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The visiting hours policy is not my call - it's management. Our SIC is much, much more restrictive than my unit. And, on the other foot, if you were the...
I have read all of the post regarding visiting hours and have found them to be very informative. I work in a combined Pediatric ICU/cardiac ICU. Our visiting...
It is sad that there are so many facilities that do not update their visiting rules. I think some are still a little antiquated, and that might be due to the...
Terri Sayre
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Jan 8, 2005 5:38 pm
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This is for Terri, but also for everyone... I have been nursing for 32 years now. You want to talk about changes! I remember the days of very very restricted...
Hi Terry I only graduated 28 years ago, so you have a couple of years on me, but boy I DO remember those croup tents from being a student in pediatrics. I ...
Terri Sayre
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Jan 8, 2005 9:33 pm
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I remember when parents were not allowed to even visit their child in the hospital! That was still the case with some doctors in the late 70s. Anyone else,...
There is a huge hospital in our area that is going back to all white for nurses. Even the shoes! Some have been wearing the Nike or Rebock or some sort of...
Terri Sayre
tlsayre@...
Jan 8, 2005 10:56 pm
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WOW!!!! I am totally speechless... I LOVE my scrubs, I feel like I can do anything in them, especially when cleaning and changing patients. I think the cap...
Hello Terry and everyone, Do you remember (at least 30 years ago) when you found a patient dead, they were dead? We called the family and said how sorry we...
Going to all white? Don't like the idea. I currently work in a small hospital (approx. 150 beds) and our uniform policy does not require us to wear all...
Instead of caps, the men from my school wore a bar above their name tags. For our school of nsg it was a white pearlized bar with 2 black stripes that ran...
Terri Sayre
tlsayre@...
Jan 8, 2005 11:59 pm
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Ever accidently squirted betadine on your whites? Or, ng tube drainage, or the like, on your whites? Personally, I have had nurses ask to go home to change!...
Terri Sayre
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Jan 9, 2005 12:04 am
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Hello, In regards to the uniform change issue I think it is just another example of how nursing "leadership" on the national level has focused on yet another ...
I agree with you, Roxan, a neuro ICU, needs its limitations on visitors. Cathie ... __________________________________________________________________ Switch...
dxieldy001a@...
Jan 9, 2005 12:06 am
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Don't trash your whites....sell them on E-bay!! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
mwilson619@...
Jan 9, 2005 12:06 am
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I suggest you send your DON a sympathy card telling her how sorry you are that her alzheimers has progressed so quickly. Does she not remember the struggle...
Ralph, Robert S. (NNMC)
Robert.Ralph@...
Jan 9, 2005 12:07 am
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When I was beginning my second year in school, I worked nights as a nurse asst in a Catholic hospital that mainly catered to indigents. I will never forget...
Terri Sayre
tlsayre@...
Jan 9, 2005 12:18 am
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Our hospital currently allows us to wear whatever scrubs we like. However there has been some talk of nurses wearing navy blue. That isn't as bad as white....
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