TheNuttyNurse

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1. Salary in the US vs salary in Sweden

   TheNuttyNurse replied to swedishnurse's topic in General Nursing

   St. Louis, Missouri nurses with 13 years experience make about $45,000/yr, get 2 weeks paid time off and contribute about half the cost of their family health insurance. sad sad sad.

2. ETT's, Holders, Pressure Sores

   TheNuttyNurse replied to TulsaTime's topic in MICU

   I and several of my friends like the Bard brand with the duoderm-like pads. Tube position from side to side can be changed easily without pulling on the skin. For the life of me, I cannot recall the name.

3. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   TheNuttyNurse replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   drink only when thirsty.

4. RN to BSN online

   TheNuttyNurse replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Learning

   Indiana Wesleyan is about $15,000. A BSN is usually desired for management positions, pharmaceutical sales, education positions and a lot of other non-bedside nursing positions. I'm not sure if you already have your RN licensure, but it is required ...

5. eICU- VISICU

   TheNuttyNurse replied to MellowYellow's topic in MICU

   I work fulltime in the eICU in st. louis. Love it! I have died and gone to nursing heaven. We currently watch about 200 patients n 4 states. We go live with another 100 beds after the first of the year. It's an exciting time for everybody. We're...

6. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

   TheNuttyNurse replied to poppy07's topic in MICU

   28 of PEEP is my highest. We usually try and switch those folks over to pressure control ventilation instead of volume control. Have seen a few pneumos...not too many.

7. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

   TheNuttyNurse replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

   28 of PEEP is my highest. We usually try and switch those folks over to pressure control ventilation instead of volume control. Have seen a few pneumos...not too many.

8. Levophed Max dose.

   TheNuttyNurse replied to fedewa0627's topic in MICU

   Your hospital policy may list a max. However, pharmacologically, there is no max. I have ran it wide open on a pressure bag along with a slew of other drugs running in addition. But, at that point, none of it's going to matter anyway. Also, press...

9. ASN RN to BSN online?

   TheNuttyNurse replied to MerdalRN's topic in ADN/BSN

   I'm in the Indiana Wesleyan University online ASN to BSN program. Love it and it's not too pricey.