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    How to get completely and utterly sidetracked from being a MICU nurse

    Saturday, January 5th, 2008

    Give Birth to Benjamin.

    Quite out of the blue, get offered what you think is your dream job: General Manager of NursingLink.

    Become completely disgusted with:
    (a) your boss
    (b) the unsavory business of internet marketing
    (c) working too hard and missing precious moments of Benjamin’s life.

    Quit NursingLink.
    Realize that you want to work part time as a nurse, earn a […]

    The Worst Shift That Never Was

    Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

    It was doomed before it even began. I asked my agency if the hospital would offer some sort of orientation other than the few online courses they provided. The answer was no. I talked to the shift supervisor at the hospital and she assured me that this was normal. She said, “The charge nurse will […]

    Notify House Officer: The Art of Interrupting

    Monday, December 17th, 2007

    Here’s some advice for the new ICU nurse. Here’s an example of some of your orders:
    Notify House Officer (NHO) if HR < 60 or > 100
    NHO if MAP < 60
    NHO if 02 sat < 92%
    and so on and so on…
    One of the challenges of a new nurse in the ICU is learning when to notify [...]

    Life and Death in the ICU

    Monday, November 19th, 2007

    For those of you that work in the ICU, it looks like we are doing a good job in helping family members deal with their loved one’s death. According to this NIH funded study, family members of patients who died in the ICU tend to be more satisfied than family members of patients who survived […]

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