preciosa

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1. CKMB, Troponin

   preciosa replied to buddiage's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Troponin is more specific to heart injury and stays up longer ,that is why it is a reliable source to ruling in MI/ACS. The number depends on the hospital I guess.When I was in

2. I am just frustrated.

   preciosa replied to mayflower2000's topic in International Nursing

   My last manager gave me carer's leave when my daughter got sick and I had to stay at home to take care of her at short

3. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   preciosa replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Your eleven things have nailed what I can't say!!!!and

4. Working in The USA

   preciosa replied to TavellerCA's topic in International Nursing

   There is so much hatred coming from TravelCa, I wonder why?? TSuch a snob too! I feel sorry for the nurses you will be working with if you are coming back to

5. How would you view me?

   preciosa replied to VegasNurse05's topic in International Nursing

   Oooops sorry I meant Vegas Nurse05 not Sharrie. Welacome to uk

6. How would you view me?

   preciosa replied to VegasNurse05's topic in International Nursing

   :yeah:Hi sharrie, You are very much welcome here in UK. I love working with people coming from different countries, I learn a lot from them.At the hospital where I worked there a lot of foreign nurses...

7. my good nursing life in ireland

   preciosa replied to lhw4102's topic in International Nursing

   Well I'm glad that my sister is working as an RN. I have seen the hospital where she is going to work when I went to visit my friends in Dublin last year.I was the one who encouraged her to apply.She...

8. my good nursing life in ireland

   preciosa replied to lhw4102's topic in International Nursing

   My sister was interviewed last February and is finishing her contract with the hospital where she is working now so she can start on the first week of June, God willing. She is with Kate Cowhig...

9. nurses get blame abuse any docs out there

   preciosa replied to Martinette's topic in International Nursing

   I understand what you are feeling because it is the same in our hospital.The shortage of staff is getting dangerous.There was even a day when after closing the curtains to give privacy to one of my...

10. Cardiac Meds-so confused

    preciosa replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, hope this will help, most betablockers ends with "lol" like metoprolol, carvedilol, atenolo, bisoprolol, sotalol. They slow down the heart rate and are contra - indicated to patients with heart...

11. failure to capture

    preciosa replied to fatoma's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    And also there is a limit in giving atropine so the best is still to have a temporary pacer at

12. What's your Christmas wish?

    preciosa replied to nrswnabee's topic in International Nursing

    That God will bless all my plans and good health. Merry Christmas to

13. Saudi- MOH

    preciosa replied to gemerald's topic in General World

    When I went to Saudi, they told me where I would be working a week after I passed the entrance exam and started submitting the additional papers they wanted. My starting salary was 2550 in Saudi...

14. blood thinners

    preciosa replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Misslo, I am a cardiac nurse working in CCU,we have a lot of patients that have Afib and we mostly tell them to be extra careful in doing their ADLs because sometimes they are not only on warfarin...

15. Saudi- MOH

    preciosa replied to gemerald's topic in General World

    Hi, working in a Saudi MOH hospital was good for me. It is lonely but at least you get to go home every 11 mos and it is a paid holiday. Most of the MOH hospital have many Filipino nurses so you'll...