Comments on: Acute GI Bleed ER Patient Admitted to ICU with One 22g IV Dangling in the Right AC

By: oldguy

oldguy — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:09:00 +0000

In reply to Gina Cotton Simpson. Not about doing everything. Its about pt safety and dignity, I don't mind getting lines but I don't like shocky hypotensive, tachy pts with no or limited access, I don't mind giving a bath but pt should not be laying in well dried feces, I will get a temp, but when you've been coding pt off and on for 4 hrs I should not be first one to discover a core temp of 92.1 . and if you have to intubate and sedate him his diprovan should not be running at 80 mg instead of 80 mc kg min when you send him up.

By: JesseSandi Adamson

JesseSandi Adamson — Mon, 29 Dec 2014 09:27:00 +0000

Nurses, that means all of us, need to be nicer to each other. Talk and stop bitching about everything! Please!

By: apodder

apodder — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 16:21:00 +0000

In reply to Gomerblog. Aaaannd you'll never hear anyone outside the ICU ( or in it, usually) saying, "Wow, the ICU did a great job!" Same issues everywhere.

By: John Forrant

John Forrant — Thu, 17 Jul 2014 13:02:00 +0000

In reply to Gina Cotton Simpson. Gina, It is about patient saftey. NOT SAFE to transfer a patient like that. Do you not know the longer someone is shockythe more difficult ot becomes to find lines. Plus many of our meds are not compatable. And drop the attitude!!!

By: Debbie Edmondson

Debbie Edmondson — Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:45:15 +0000

I have worked both i.c.u. and work e.d and sometimes you are lucky to get a 22 in a patient . PERSONALLY INSTEAD OF WHINING JUST PUT IN THE I.V YOU NEED

By: Valerie Doyle

Valerie Doyle — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 23:17:00 +0000

In reply to Gina Cotton Simpson. Bedbath first, then finding another IV site. They can't work backwards...

By: Sierra Romeo Bravo

Sierra Romeo Bravo — Mon, 03 Mar 2014 14:44:14 +0000

LOLOLOLOL Bawwwwhaaaaaaaa

By: Ron Hamilton

Ron Hamilton — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 16:15:57 +0000

I’m sure the E.D is always looking for good nurses; feel free to transfer. Of course it will mean leaving your tight little clique (who will now bad-mouth YOU) AND you will have to take care of WAY more than two patients all day AND do it FAST…

By: Sue Sill Latoni

Sue Sill Latoni — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:22:19 +0000

You are SO right Lauren DeMember!! She obviously walks on water and she can ASSume ICU nurses don’t start IVs but let her continue to ASS…ume!!!

By: Lauren DeMember

Lauren DeMember — Sun, 02 Mar 2014 15:14:10 +0000

^^^gina cotton simpson you sound ridiculous.. Do you know what team work is? You totally diss every floor nurse as lazy people who only complain that the holier-than-thou ER didn’t do enough… How about just doing the right paperwork, following protocols and stabilizing a patient before transferring them? It’s all about the safety of the patient. Maybe you need a vacation.