cardiaccare

cardiaccare specializes in rehab, CCU.

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1. On Line BCLS and Infection Control

   cardiaccare replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

   As a BLS and ACLS Instructor, I can tell you our facility doesn't accept an online course - you still have to demonstrate your hands-on skills. I'd check with your facility before trying to find a place...And, ClassicDame was right on the money abou...

2. Critical Thinking

   cardiaccare replied to cardiaccare's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you Ranaazha, you brought up alot oof questions that new grads face. Its really scarey when everything is new - one of our goals is to help make some of these things so familiar that when they encounter something similar - they don't feel like...

3. Critical Thinking

   cardiaccare posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi Everyone! I'm working on a "Critical Thinking" class for the new nurses in our hospital. I am hoping that nurses would be willing to share some of their personal experiences so we can formulate real scenarios that new nurses will be able to disc...

4. Educators paid by the hour or credit hour?

   cardiaccare replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Educators

   Hi All Ok, I'm working on my MSNed - I definitely want to teach part-time when I'm done, I do staff development now. Will it be worth it to teach? What is the going rate??? Is the $108 for real???? I could sure use the money to pay back these loa...

5. Coude Catheters

   cardiaccare posted a topic in Med-Surg

   Hi Guys! I was just wondering if anyone out there has used a coude catheter recently? I haven't for YEARS!!!! Any idea where I can get information for a policy regarding the use of coude's????

6. Questions regurding stipend during school

   cardiaccare replied to MNRN007's topic in CRNA

   Do you LIKE where you work and is it where you want to continue working? I always tell my kids, "Be careful of 'gifts' which may have expectations attached to them..."

7. Nurse Educators, Introduce Yourselves!

   cardiaccare replied to VickyRN's topic in Educators

   Hello All! I am starting a brand new job next week! Yippee! Started out as a teacher a few (ahemm) years ago. Decided to try nursing, have my BSN, one class towards my MSN, and after several years of med/surg experience, 5 years of ICU, I will be ...

8. From Med/Surg to ICU

   cardiaccare replied to AmyRN1227's topic in CCU

   I transferred from tele/med surg 4 years ago and wouldn't go back for anything. In ICU you KNOW whats happening with your patients - its often way more intense, but you feel so much better when you have made the difference. How rewarding is it when...