mamanaynay

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1. Ketamine for conscious sedation in peds in the ED

   mamanaynay replied to nanb's topic in Emergency

   We use atropine with Ketamine but our indication is to decrease the excesssive salvation associated with ketamine. Ketamine can raise ICP so our docs don't use it with possible head injury patients. We usually don't give Ketamine to patients over 10 ...

2. # of triage nurses

   mamanaynay replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

   What state do you live in? How do I find out if Illinois requires the greeter person to be an RN?

3. Loyola

   mamanaynay replied to apple3004's topic in Illinois

   I worked there as a new grad also. I can't tell you how much I learned and the awsome support from the fellow experienced nurses there. I had the same intention of obtaining my MSN right away but found scheduling difficult. The only downfall is the r...

4. Moving to Chicago-what is Rush Medical Center like???

   mamanaynay replied to MadRN's topic in Illinois

   I have not worked ther but have know nurses who have. I have heard good things about several of the units MICU, bone marrow, med/onc and NICU. Per the prevois post, be sure you are comfortable with the area before you commit.

5. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

   mamanaynay replied to Roland's topic in NP

   I am not an APN in Illinois but one of my best friends is and her husband is a doctor. She told me that Illinois is not desirable to APNs because the AMA (American Medical Assoc. ) is located in CHicago and has a strong hold on trying to limit the us...