EmBeMap

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1. PCTs, Can I see your resume?

   EmBeMap replied to oceanmama's topic in Technicians

   Wow this is a tough group...your resume is probably fine, however pct/pca is entry-level..keep it simple, make a list of key reasons, Why I would be a good pca for your unit ...print staple to resume, apply for position you want online , go to unit, ...

2. Lone Star Spring 2011

   EmBeMap replied to RN2B-2012?'s topic in Texas

   Guys please prepare yourselves and your families for your time in nursing school. prepare now to have as much time as possible for school. Im doing pretty well and i can tell you majority of the ones who arent doing well are the ones who keep having...

3. Drug question

   EmBeMap replied to jrw03282009's topic in General Nursing

   just my 2cents but especially with kids,,,the more precise the dose the better. if the number is something you can give do it. i mean 0.005 and 0.05 of morphine make a huge difference on a neonate.

4. New Grad in ER with unsafe practice - Advice please?

   EmBeMap replied to R!XTER's topic in Emergency

   well having worked in a "questionable" er as a tech (it was my first position after cna license) there will probably be some practices that you dont agree with. But usually these practices will be staff imposed vs policy imposed by the hospital. the ...

5. Would I be a terrible person if . . . ?

   EmBeMap replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

   A terrible person? Not by any means. Quality over quantity of life has always been my sticking point in Nursing homes. My grandmother passed due to complications from alzheimers, and my uncle from ALS. And yes they do still enjoy some things up until...

6. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

   EmBeMap replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Emergency

   I would agree but I'll bet that there wasn't a secondary survey conducted per se, the docs probably did the same our docs usually did which is check xray / ct and view rad report "cleared them" if nothing was questionable I doubt the doc ever even we...

7. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

   EmBeMap replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Emergency

   Motrin is just an anti-inflammatory ...it's 800mg of anvil,,, you should probably consider a hot bath / shower and or some iceyhot as the worst of the pain (stiffness) is yet to come..feel better soon..also consider other over the counter pain reliev...

8. Are ER nurses burnt out or just uncaring??

   EmBeMap replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Emergency

   The scary part is this happens all the time. I have been on the patient and the tech side and it happens all the time. Unless you are actively trying to die, you aren't their priority. Almost like if you aren't intubated you aren't any fun to play wi...

9. Help me help my daughter get her LVN in Houston

   EmBeMap replied to phlox's topic in Texas

   ok first of all, why lvn vs adn? nw houston has a great set of nursing schools, check out lonestar.edu. After pre reqs she could have her RN in 4 semesters. Texas Workforce can provide full scholarships for RN program. (have her fill out her fafsa im...

10. Is BSN really necessary?

    EmBeMap replied to Ms.RN's topic in Texas

    I think you mean Methodist,,, Memorial Hermann doesnt have a BSN only mandate yet... Methodist does in the TMC location they will still occaisionally hire ADN in the outlying hospitals with a stipulation that you have the BSN within 5 years of hire.

11. Intervention for low HCT, Hgb, and Lymphocytes

    EmBeMap replied to peachmouse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the reply.. I really like what if scenarios,,, I have ER on the brain I guess.. too agressive ,,, on a good note... I had a nurse tell me today after she found out I was a student that NCLEX always has a Digoxin question and hers was on ho...

12. Intervention for low HCT, Hgb, and Lymphocytes

    EmBeMap replied to peachmouse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh and depending on reason for bleeding a uterine vasoconstrictive like methergine might be given...

13. Intervention for low HCT, Hgb, and Lymphocytes

    EmBeMap replied to peachmouse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    lol well.hopefully they were typed and crossmatched...and i think you mean platelets not lymphocytes because decreased lymphocytes would not be your priority...o neg on a rapid infuser ffp and massive amounts of replacement fluids as well as dopamin...

14. Phlebotomist now/ LVN soon. Advice please...

    EmBeMap replied to bowloforanges's topic in Texas

    i went to southeast hcc and loved it..Ms. B was the best, she teaches phleb and ekg tech. i also suggested it to a friend who got laid off, he did his clinical orientation at md anderson and was hired soon after...most people get hired during their c...

15. Cna code blue protocol

    EmBeMap replied to adampricecna's topic in CNA/MA

    Check with your state cna licensing agency i believe that you will find that had you not started cpr on that patient you would be held liable for witholding care. if that is the case in your state take a copy of the writeup and fax it to your state l...