nrsen99

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1. ECMO

   nrsen99 replied to nrsen99's topic in MICU

   As a matter of fact. I have a great success story of a 29 year old male who survived a massive trauma. Due to this trauma, he suffered major damage to his lungs and had to be put on ECMO. He live with ECMO for over 3 weeks. Almost a world's recor...

2. Nec Fas????

   nrsen99 replied to nrsen99's topic in Disease

   Thanks for the information. Yes, I'm sure that the cases that we treat are nec fas. They usually come to us with the infection. We practice perfect isolation and handwashing techniques. Our burn unit is excelent at containing and stopping this pr...

3. ECMO

   nrsen99 posted a topic in MICU

   Any success stories of adult patient's that survived because of ECMO?

4. Nec Fas????

   nrsen99 posted a topic in Disease

   Anyone have any information on necratizing faciatis? I work in a burn unit and we treat a lot of patients that have this disease.

5. Why the Prejudice against LPNs

   nrsen99 replied to prozac1853's topic in LPN/LVN

   Mystic~~~~~ Sounds like you think you are God's gift to nursing! What makes you think that you are a better nurse then those of us that have our ADN. I have just been hired on a ICU. They hired four new grads. Two ADN educated and two BSN educate...

6. Need Advice - Losing my job!!

   nrsen99 replied to Becca0528's topic in General Nursing

   Becca~~~~~ I'm also a new grad. Before I even graduated I got over half a dozen job offers. Most of them being in critical care areas. I say, dump the job and get a new one. Who needs all that aggrevation?

7. Why the Prejudice against LPNs

   nrsen99 replied to prozac1853's topic in LPN/LVN

   DOUBLE AMEN!!!!!!!! ~~~~~~~~ I couldn't have said it better! I'd work with Wildcat any day!!!

8. Questions about nursing??????

   nrsen99 replied to fireman's topic in General Nursing

   peck13---Thanks for the support! I'd work with you any day. I'd also let you take care of me or my family. I wouldn't let Erbn Girl anywhere near me. She obviously has no idea about REAL LIFE nursing. Nursing is not all Florence Nightengale. It...

9. Questions about nursing??????

   nrsen99 replied to fireman's topic in General Nursing

   Erbn Girl----How dare you question my professionalism? Me and my unit only support professional nurses and other staff. Yes, we enjoy having fun. We also enjoy the friendships we have made at work. No, we arn't always stone cold nurses like you. ...

10. Questions about nursing??????

    nrsen99 replied to fireman's topic in General Nursing

    Fireman- Hi, I am a new graduate RN. I work in a burn intensive care unit. On our night shift we have more male nurses then female. As one of the few females working with all males, I enjoy working with them. It's fun to joke with them, burp with...

11. Why the Prejudice against LPNs

    nrsen99 replied to prozac1853's topic in LPN/LVN

    Sometimes I think that nurses forget where their place is in the health care system. I have a ADN. I am not qualified or educated to do some things that BSN or MSN educated nurses are. I can't do adminstration or research because I am not educated...