abellam

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1. Nursing in France

   abellam replied to bambi007's topic in General World

   This is a great website for info. Thanks Fred_Ide for your info. One more question though, I got my BSN in the Philippines and have worked here in the US for 18 years. Did a masteral level as a nurse anesthesia student but with 3 hrs of sleep Monday ...

2. Nursing in France

   abellam replied to jenig12's topic in International

   Hi, I am an experienced nurse in the California. Though we are one of the highest paid nurses in the US, most of us still have to work 2 jobs to keep up the standard of living here in the bay area. I have extensive cardiothoracic experience inclu...

3. what you think about this???

   abellam replied to lilcajunnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Lilcajunnurse, Unfortunately, this is the world we live in. These "junkies" have a level of tolerance of pain meds as they are used to having the drug in their system until we have to increase their doses for them to get relief. PO pain meds ...

4. It's sometimes hard being a nurse of color isn't it?

   abellam replied to Kanani_Ikike's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Kanani, Just like you, I am a nurse of a different color other than white and I have been a nurse here in the US for 18 yrs. Here's my advice for you: You should tell your pts this, just as nurses are not allowed to choose our pt assignments, ...

5. Did I do the right thing? (long)

   abellam replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

   PS In a code situation, epi is to be given IV for rapid onset of action (and actually you have to flush w/ NS right after) rather than SQ as fat absorbtion via SQ is acutally very slow. Thanks.

6. Did I do the right thing? (long)

   abellam replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

   Hi LilDKessler, Sounds like you work in a 3rd world country. Epi should be in the code cart as it is part of the ACLS protocol and if you don't have it, you should go to the director of pharmacy and make a big deal about it. It is not the nurse's...