DustinRN

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1. Magnet Status

   DustinRN replied to HuggyPuglet's topic in General Nursing

   My hospital is in the process of obtaining magnet status and they have already begun demoting LPN's to glorified CNA positions. The word is they're fixing to stop hiring associate degree RN's and hire only BSN RN's.

2. Please say a prayer for my dad...

   DustinRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   he was diagnosed with colon cancer today. If you will say a prayer for me too. I think I'm hurting just as much as he is

3. Nursing careers with animals?

   DustinRN replied to IRN's topic in General Nursing

   Hmmm...not sure, the vet techs are the nurses of the animal world.

4. Can someone tell what these drugs do?

   DustinRN replied to milenko's topic in CRNA

   As the Duragesic patch.

5. Night shifts: how do you prepare yourself?

   DustinRN replied to amber1188's topic in General Nursing

   There is no way in god's green earth that I could ever work 60hrs week! Muche less 5 12hr shifts in one week! :stone

6. Salary.com seems inflated!

   DustinRN replied to leisa22's topic in General Nursing

   You were making $35/hr at your previous job as an RN,--being a new nurse? Salary.com is dead on the money when it comes to my area. I make +-$50 of what they listed as a fairly new nurse. I'm due for my 1st year raise, however.

7. Lance Armstrong-interesting info

   DustinRN replied to TypicalFish's topic in General Nursing

   Is he on dialysis?

8. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

   DustinRN replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

   While I feel empathetic toward this woman's loss, I hope she doesn't get paid jack. Take away all the legal mumbo jumbo and the husband was simply holding his wife still. In nursing school we were always taught to include dad in the whole birthing ...

9. To all London nurses.

   DustinRN replied to Judee Smudee's topic in General Nursing

   My thoughts and prayers go out to all London citizens.

10. Can any RNs tell me if this is true

    DustinRN replied to geminiskittels's topic in General Nursing

    Toradol isn't recommended for more than five straight days due to its risk for major side effects. Its dangerous effects are directly proportional to the dosage and length of treatment.

11. Percussing?

    DustinRN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I've never used this technique, but I'm sure there are some advantages to understanding it.

12. Transcutaneous pacing

    DustinRN replied to VAC's topic in CCU

    Thanks guys/gals!

13. Question about PEA

    DustinRN replied to DustinRN's topic in CCU

    I've done 7 cases so far and I'm just trying to figure out how people can remember all these algorithms for each individual case. A lot of things are starting to run together. Do most of you remember the algorithms by heart or do you just have a ge...

14. Question about PEA

    DustinRN posted a topic in CCU

    This question is from the ACLS provider manual. In case you don't have the manual I will write the question out. You have to have the ECC guidelines 2000 manual to get the answers to these questions and I don't have that manual. I'm going over cas...

15. Transcutaneous pacing

    DustinRN replied to VAC's topic in CCU

    I've never had a patient with TVP or TCP. Are there no spikes on the ECG to show you when the pacemaker is firing? I've never had a patient with one so I'm just wondering.