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mcubed45 has 5 years experience.


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  1. CMC Certification

    I've used Cammy House-Fancher's online video seminar for CMC (I also have her previous CCRN audio cd's). It's a great course and includes sample questions. Plus you can get reimbursed and get CE credit. The PASS CCRN test bank is pretty helpful as...
  2. Lowest bicarb on abg

    Haha yep. Been there, done that. Inexperienced doc or RT tubes them and "fixes" the CO2.
  3. UH Manoa vs KCC: pros/cons?

    If you go the KCC route and plan to work while getting your BSN, you should realize that your job prospects are much more limited with only an ADN. Queens already does not hire ADN's and HPH is moving that way as well. If you're planning on working ...
  4. Oahu Nursing Aid Jobs/Other Questions

    Where are you coming from? If the job market in your current area is better, it's definitely better to stay and get a couple years experience before moving. Also, be aware the the major hospitals are moving towards only hiring BSN prepared nurses. Q...
  5. Intubated Pt's Using Bedside Comodes

    You don't keep them snowed. There's tons of research showing the long term neurological deficits associated with prolonged sedation in the ICU. A lof of us were trained with the mentality that we're helping our patients by letting them sleep through ...
  6. Pay rate in Oahu

    It doesn't matter what you put. You'll get paid exactly the same as every other nurse with the same amount of experience. Most hospitals don't pay you job rate until you hit 2 years though.
  7. Vasoactive medication help

    I think you got some of your variables switched around. Ohms law is actually V=IR. Voltage = current x resistance. The analogue to this in terms of fluid dynamics is: deltaP=QR Or the pressure difference from point A to point B is equal flow times ...
  8. New Grad About to Start Working in the ICU - Any Tips?

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  9. CMC exam

    Took mine in 2015. I thought it was a bit more challenging than the CCRN. One of the biggest challenges was the lack of information and test prep materials at the time. I used Cammy House-Francher's test prep, which I thought was very helpful (much l...
  10. New grad RN salaries

    Doesn't really matter. If you get accepted into a new grad program, you'll be paid exactly the same as every other new grad. Most of the hospitals in Hawaii are unionized and have very fixed payscales. Those "desired salary" fields are for other sal...
  11. New Grad RN going into ICU - prepare?

    index amazing resource for anyone new to the ICU
  12. How do I change a transducer set up?

    Changing the pressure bag depends on your facility's IV policy. If fluid bags get changed every 24 hours, you change that just like any other drip. Deflate the bag and spike a new one. Repressurize. Changing the whole CVP setup is the same as your i...
  13. Resigned During Orientation - Advice Needed

    That is absolutely a patient safety issue. Your patient could have died and it would be your preceptor's and your fault. Maybe it was wrong of your preceptor to leave you unattended, but you were at nearly 2 months into orientation at that point? It...
  14. Queens, straub or rehab hospital?

    If your ultimate goal is to work as an RN in acute care, you should be looking for an aide/tech job on the inpatient side. Competition for new-grad positions is still very tight and many new grads still spend about a year working as aides/techs befor...
  15. Vent management and sedation/pain management

    I urge you to read the current literature and some of the links users have posted. Many of our ICU's are involved in the SCCM's ABCDEF Bundle Collaborative. The "twilight state" you're describing IS delirium. The research shows that a lot of the se...