nitroprussideNlight

nitroprussideNlight specializes in MICU/SICU.

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1. hospital rating

   nitroprussideNlight replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

   Just did the whole job search and comparrison of benifits and balanced wages with costs of living to maximize profits and staffing ratio and ability for further education. I've made spreadsheets on this stuff to help in my decision, I can say I would...

2. A Morbid Poll I know.

   nitroprussideNlight replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

   Cremated and thrown (can't think of any other word besides thrown, dumped or tossed at the moment) in the ocean and I'd like my family to use money they'd get from me to take a nice vacation to someplace refreshing in rememberence I'm not too keen on...

3. How much pain medication is "too much pain medication"?

   nitroprussideNlight replied to Phillygryl's topic in General Nursing

   Dr. Cox I'm so glad I've found you!

4. The House of God

   nitroprussideNlight replied to 81FSUseminole's topic in General Nursing

   I've read that book twice before starting nursing school, it was actually given to me by a local Dr. who I'm friends with. I think I read it once during nursing school when I had the time. Now I actually just bought the book for my best friend who is...

5. Why ICU is the "dream place"?

   nitroprussideNlight replied to greenland's topic in General Nursing

   Personally speaking as somebody who just did get hired as a new grad in an extremely competitive process (only 2-3 postions offered out of 12 applicants.) I must say that yes it is a competitive place to get in, and many will disagree with a new grad...

6. Kaplan Qbank: Worth it?

   nitroprussideNlight replied to resilientnurse's topic in NCLEX

   I can vouch for Kaplan, I have their complete online course and just took the Exit HESI and from just milling around, because I'm trying to get the decision tree down pat before I move onto the content...I scored a 990, I know Kaplan helped everybit ...

7. How often do you do vitals and I&Os?

   nitroprussideNlight replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

   Vitals Q1, or more depending what drips we have them on, I&O varies, if they are stable then Q8. Stable tele-overflow patients get vitals q4 and I&O Q8. (MICU/SICU)

8. Do patient's have the right to smoke even if family doesn't want them to?

   nitroprussideNlight replied to chuchie's topic in General Nursing

   I once had a patients family specifically come up to me and ask me if he could just smoke one cigg...the pt was dying of bone mets we had to be very careful positioning him , he was satting 100% on 2LNC so I removed his canula, opened his window, mov...

9. Setting myself up before RN school for the job I want...Advice please.

   nitroprussideNlight replied to Becca2theresq's topic in General Nursing

   As soon to be grad (I graduate Sunday) please do yourself an immense favor and just focus on nursing school for now. In your last semester towards the end, then hit the jobs hard. I interviewed for a position back in November, just got hired today, a...

10. Do you raid the patient fridge?

    nitroprussideNlight replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ped's has all sorts of goodies so I just run down a few floors and snatch a chocolate milk or three. I don't know if I should feel guilty about this or not, but I also like to eat the doughnuts, chips, pretzels, cookies, and drink the little pops tha...

11. how can I be a good clinical student?

    nitroprussideNlight replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

    Be polite, enthusiastic (even if it is something simple like your run of the mill abdo pain admitted to r/o w/e) always read up on your pt, the meds, know your labs, do both the nurses and aides job (you have one-2 pts you can handle it) go round wit...

12. What I Hate About Nursing Is...

    nitroprussideNlight replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    Unprofessional co-horts, the misconception that the blue sign with the white H on it suddenly means Hotel...I cannot wait until I see RN assisted valet parking which would have to be documented, highschool like gossip, RN's that exist that still have...

13. Is your state/city nursing school + NCLEX Test hard?

    nitroprussideNlight replied to hnt1987's topic in General Nursing

    It is what it is...Nursing is Nursing, programs may go about presenting and testing the info in a different manner, but the NCLEX is standard across the board.

14. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    nitroprussideNlight replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

    I have two. The first one happened while I was an Aide. I had an MRDD pt with a colostomy who would consistently play with the appliance. She rung the bell and I went in the room as she removes the stoma-hesive, bag and all, and throws the bag like a...

15. Questioning Our Compassion

    nitroprussideNlight replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Emergency

    Just a student here getting ready to start his preceptorship in ER and graduate, I can't say that I agree more with you guys. If it wasn't a violation of HIPAA I would love to see the commonfolk, admin, and the idiots that devised all these surveys I...