dimama MSN, APRN

dimama has 16 years experience as a MSN, APRN and specializes in medical oncology, emergency.

Latest Activity

1. Nurse Charged With Homicide

   dimama replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   For an error this significant to reach the patient this is failure of the system, thus a system error. She should not have even had access to this drug.

2. Low iron level with normal CBC

   dimama replied to NurseNeLz's topic in NP

   Agree completely. This is how I would proceed with this patient as well.

3. Should I take both ANCC and AANP-FNP?

   dimama posted a topic in NP Students

   Yeah, graduation is done and I have an NP job waiting that would like me to start ASAP. During my boards review I have read that I should sit for both exams as a back-up in case I fail one of them as I have a job on hold. Of course reading that has g...

4. internship supervision by preceptor

   dimama posted a topic in NP Students

   Having begun my internship experiences I have seen a wide range of technique and oversight by my preceptors. I have reviewed the literature, but there seems to be a lot of ambiguity defining supervision, what it is and how close it needs to be. Clear...

5. Pediatric np Salary

   dimama replied to Wed03's topic in NP

   Samarooni, just wondering, what area of the hospital do you work in?

6. Seattle Pacific University

   dimama replied to englishsm's topic in Washington

   Nurseless - have you made your decision or are you still deciding? What a difficult and heart wrenching decision.

7. ER/Trauma - which hospital would you choose?

   dimama replied to dimama's topic in Washington

   Thanks for the reply Robert0652. Stevens looks like a good hospital to work for. I did clinicals there in the ER as a nursing student and enjoyed it. Do you think the hospital treats the nurses well? Do you trust administration, and management in...

8. ADN in Seattle Area

   dimama replied to bunker777's topic in Washington

   I graduated from Shoreline about 10 years ago. Great program. After graduating I worked at Harborview (as a nurse tech while a student, too) and I remember they only hired ADN grads from Shoreline and one other school (don't remember which). Not s...

9. Confused and could use some advice/thoughts

   dimama replied to Codeda's topic in Washington

   I've moved from Montana to Seattle, back to Montana, and am now preparing to move (yet again) back to Seattle. Lost yet? :) When I moved to Seattle 10 years ago I found it to be a friendly city and easy to make friends. It seemed that many people...

10. ER/Trauma - which hospital would you choose?

    dimama posted a topic in Washington

    After 10 years of hiding in Montana (having kids, being with family actually) I am moving back to Washington. Previously I worked at Harborview, but we will likely live in the Kirkland/Kenmore area and that commute was ugly 10 years ago! So I am ex...

11. IV tips and tricks

    dimama replied to kloock's topic in Infusion

    I'm not a CRNA, but I am an ER nurse and start LOTS of IVs...my tips...learn to use your finger tips, not just your eyes. There are a lot of veins that you can feel, but may not see. Rubbing the skin with an alcohol wipe where you think there is a ...

12. is 44 too old?

    dimama replied to dimama's topic in SRNA

    Thank you for the responses. I definately don't consider myself too old to learn. If anything I'm a better student now than I was in my 20s. My concern is if the people interviewing applicants and awarding entrance into programs agree. If everyth...

13. is 44 too old?

    dimama posted a topic in SRNA

    Is 44 too old to be accepted into and start a CRNA program? I know age discrimination is illegal - but it does happen. Thank you for your feedback!