RussA

RussA BSN, RN

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About RussA

RussA is a BSN, RN and specializes in Med/Surg.


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  1. IV Flagyl

    Intravenous Medications, Mosby - indicate DO NOT refrigerate, will precipitate.
  2. Med surg certification

    There are two ways to become certified. Through the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), or the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This site provides the necessary time requiring to be an RN http://www.amsn.org/cgi-bin/WebObjects/AMSNMain....
  3. nursing program at Clovis Community College

    The following link provides info on what prerequisite is needed for the nursing program; Associate of Applied Science in Nursing
  4. I took the ANCC test in July 2010. Trust in your ability and experiences. Be familiar with Test Content Outline (look at the percentage of questions from each category). Take the sample test questions on ANCC website to get an idea of the type of qu...
  5. Query on Lovenox Administration

    Previous response(s)/thread indicate site as "lateral" versus packaging direction as: "anterolateral" and/or "posterolateral" of abdomen. Also for the question of not expelling the air from (30 and 40 mg) syringes, is written on insert. Following si...
  6. I have no idea what to do

    ----------------- Agree to above post with some modification. I believe officers pay for their own uniforms. Might be a typo: But Langley is located in Virginia, Lackland is located in Texas. Officers don't go into boot camp, but their is PT, i.e. r...
  7. Med/Surg is great because...

    You ratio 5-8!? That's probably part of the reasons nurses get burnt-out or leave the profession all together. With 8 patients, care at best is "okay".
  8. I have no idea what to do

    Shortages..dependent on locations.
  9. I have no idea what to do

    Seen a previous post, recommending looking into federal jobs. Nursing Jobs in Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital/Clinics take out of state licenses. Have you checked into home health, hospice, LTC etc.
  10. PCA Pump- is Normal Saline best practice flush?

    On our unit, PCA are run concurrent with IVF. If no IVF been designated, we use NS at KVO rate. If there is an IVF ordered, eg D5 1/2 w/ 20 meq KCL - we use that fluid. For antibiotics - if the antibioic is compatible with the PCA analgesic, i.e Mor...
  11. Chest Tube Help

    This site has a "short" chest tube setup/operations video - that explains bubbling and tidaling. Atrium Medical: Oasis Dry Suction Drain
  12. Getting certified in Med-surg

    The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) does not require a BSN to be certified as Medical-Surgical nurse, however as mentioned by previous poster - certain specialties do require a BSN. For M/S certification, both bodies do require you to ha...
  13. TABRN, If you're already in Hawaii...you can check out Travel Nursing Jobs, Advanced Practice, Cardiopulmonary, Diagnostic Imaging, Medical Laboratory, Nursing, Physician, Radiation Oncology, Rehabilitation Therapy Jobs with Aureus Medical There ...
  14. Clovis/Portales Job Opportunities? Do they exist?

    LDRNMOMMY. Here's the website for the hospital located in Clovis, NM: - Presbyterian: Career Opportunities Did a search at this website, there wasn't any L&D positions open now, but you can continually to check. The other hospital located in Port...
  15. Yes, another salary negotiating question!

    Calixan, I would think any job offer would follow with the employee negotiating wages. Sell your credentials (experience). No harm in putting a number out there, the most HR can say is no. When I applied for my first LVN job after retiring from th...