tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774676666559926705.post7238045813424677359..comments2023-10-07T05:07:37.308-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of a Nurse....well, sort of...: Overwhelmed yet energizedJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08943730933269816574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774676666559926705.post-73255279877263776372005-04-17T23:04:00.000-04:002005-04-17T23:04:00.000-04:00Crazy day! Sounds like my days! Just a word-just b...Crazy day! Sounds like my days! Just a word-just because we have 1 or 2 patients in the ICU doesnt mean we are on easy street. Quite the contrary-we do hourly vitals, blood sugars, procedures galore, etc! Because a lot of my patients are traumas they may require q 5 minute vitals until they are stable.ICU patients can be scary patients because they are so unstable and they require a lot of work. It sounds like you did a great job. Pat yourself on the back!<br>Dont worry about the nurses who give you a hard time-they are just trying to dump their crap on you-I just avoid those nurses and doctors for that matter. I always go by the philosophy that the ones who are the most insecure about their practice and skill are the ones that will be the hardest on you. It's hard, but just ignore them-no ego-just move forward and let them make themselves look like the jerk.<br>Good job again-<br>Nora<br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8774676666559926705.post-57967365930841186952005-04-18T07:51:00.000-04:002005-04-18T07:51:00.000-04:00I'm sorry if I made it seems as though I thoug...I'm sorry if I made it seems as though I thought ICU nurses had it easier. Not at all....I admire what y'all do over there in ICU!!! I just meant that with this unstable of a patient, he needed closer observation than what we would be able to provide in PCU with 4 other patients to care for. He ended up spending 6 days in ICU until his family had decided to make him a DNR & he's being moved to med-surg. Turns out he did have a stroke as well as having a couple of different viruses & his carotid arteries are 90% blocked - doesn't look good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com