RN1980

RN1980

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  1. cen exam pearls

    i remember a question on toxicology about antidotes for tricyclics and digoxin..bicarb and digi-bind. of course the questions were formatted in a scenerio type sittuation.
  2. cen exam pearls

    hey guys, i have a few younger nurses in my er that have been studying to take the cen. some of us that already have the certification have done our best to help prepare them for the exam. however i'm someone that believes that you can learn alot or ...
  3. Why do ED docs hate putting in orders?

    they know that most of the time they can get away with it since ther is hardly any punishment for them. i know our adminstrators turn a blind eye often to keep from ******* off the little piggy banks of the hospital.
  4. layoffs at umc

    what do yall think of the recent blood lettings at umc? a pal of mine was let go from surgical dept basically was told he had too much time under his belt and was making on the higher end of the rn payscale. basically to old, to educated and paid to ...
  5. New Grad RN

    i work prn at nmmc tupelo, been there in the icu for about 4yrs now. i thought it was alittle difficult to get my foot in the door there. they sort of have a long drawn out interveiw process, 1st i got called into human resources for a breif intervi...
  6. When adults whine....

    often i find the whine babys care for only their needs at the sake of others.
  7. So disgusted with everything

    i feel your pain brother. come down mississippi way and work in "meth belt" not the "bible belt" anymore....
  8. Upfront payment for non emergent conditions

    thia idea has been looked at a few times at my full time er job. we have had several consultants come through explaining things to the head bean counters about the pro and cons of this. there are a few er's in my state that have started this and has...
  9. Standards of Care in the ER

    yep, it used to be a big pain in the ass for everyone, but like i stated before all our rooms are stocked with new nihon kohden monitors and they record the vs in our computer charting automatically. however on non urgent pts we are only required to ...
  10. Standards of Care in the ER

    all routine pts get vs recorded q 1hr, urgent pts get vs q 30min, every emergent vs q15min. we are lucky enought that our monitors atomatically update our computer charting system with vs, so we just apply the cuff, leads and probes set the timer and...
  11. LVNs in the ICU

    ive never worked in a icu here in mississippi that has lpns staffed as regular staff icu nurses. now i have heard of smaller type units in small rural parts of the state that might have a lpn II but i think they are pretty much being phased out. i fi...
  12. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    well dont read the thread then. you should be studying for school anyway.
  13. Quickest Route Possible

    your missing half the picture as far as getting things lined up for anesthesia school. what about the other half..financial aspects..this is almost just as important as qpa and exp. please do yourself a favor and get $ issues taken care of too ( if y...
  14. I need to get back to PACU!!!

    i think you are worrying too much about other things...call the pacu manager stat!
  15. You must have an Attorney when going before the BON

    you are so right on this post. though i have been fortunate enough to avoid having any dealings with my states own bon i do know of some nurses who have stood in front of the bon for many different reasons, some legeit and some bogus. the ones who re...