Nurse_Ben

Nurse_Ben

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  1. Salary info??

    I was a new grad in Chicago over a year ago. 23.50 on a surg/tele unit.
  2. Why SHOULDN'T one smoke in Amsterdam?

    ***? Healthcare=no drugs. I work in an ED....any meds missing equals a screen on everybody. smoke pot=U R done. -love, benny
  3. I'm going to refuse to draw his blood.

    If you have already tried heparin therapy, maybe get an order for TPA therapy and get that PICC going again. :>
  4. I wonder why.....

    This is a negative thread as well.
  5. awful preceptor-I left the program

    Never complain, contradict, or criticize people above you and you'll just do fine. Just focus on being a better nurse (unless a patient is in danger). These are the rules of business from a guys point of view.
  6. Graduating Guy Needs Adivice

    I still like her just like all of the girls in my class (a bit more though). BTW, all of you girls that responded to me too :> I think maybe I need to be realistic and consider my future. I'll find a girl, right? After all, i'm good looking an...
  7. Graduating Guy Needs Adivice

    You must really be into this girl to be thinking about asking her to move with you. But, what do you mean by "we're so different"? That's not necessarily a bad thing at all. Sometimes it makes the relationship more interesting. we are different in ...
  8. Graduating Guy Needs Adivice

    PS- she does know how I feel (not sure how she found out though).
  9. Graduating Guy Needs Adivice

    Well, I got my answer. She had planned to move to a place that I was considering. She said that she had a few "offers" from people to move in with them. I asked her if we could share an apartment and she politely turned me down. she said "but I'm...
  10. Graduating Guy Needs Adivice

    I just had my last lecture today! It's almost surreal. I've roamed those halls for over 2 years. Can't imagine life without going to school? That is wierd. Now I gotta find a job......anybody need a nurse? hehe. I feel like i'm on cloud nine. ...
  11. Alcoholic Mother--Need Professional Advice

    I'm assuming the "pounding on her chest" she was talking about was them doing CPR???? It's called a precordial "thump". Its used to covert the person back into NSR. Its used sometimes while you are waiting for a defibrilator. I'm sorry about ...
  12. swollen hands during clinicals

    Are you allergic to latex? Try using plastic gloves.
  13. Is this appropriate?

    It depends on the state but I think if you are reimbursed in ANY way then you are liable as a RN. I would check your hospital protocol as well.
  14. What is the answer to this test question?

    Howdy, The answer is true if the instructor means microgram. This can be abbreviated two ways: mcg or mg. The last one (mg), the m will have a little tail on the end of it. I always use mcg because most likely you are dealing with a critical...
  15. Hey all, I will get my RN this coming may. I am planning to go the ec route because i will already have 160+ credit hours of undergrad (including adn) under my belt. Anyone here of any problems with this? Since I will have my RN from a accred...