AntonellaB

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1. How can an RN be a flight nurse?

   AntonellaB replied to cptforge.gil's topic in Flight

   Is there an age limit for the Air Force Reserve nurses to join?

2. How can an RN be a flight nurse?

   AntonellaB replied to cptforge.gil's topic in Flight

   What I hear is at least 5 years of ICU or ED experience. EMP/Paramedic Training/certification is a plus but not Required (not sure if all companies support that rule). You get trained in managing vents, learning skills, go through scenarios. Withing ...

3. Flight Nurse

   AntonellaB replied to MReg's topic in Flight

   Admire all flight nurses, flight medics who do their job! You learn so much and have to have great skills.

4. Want to quit

   AntonellaB replied to PaleomilesRN's topic in Emergency

   Don't get discouraged! Get your BSN, one step at a time. It pays off at the end. You will be more competitive. At least you have CN experience in your career. ER nursing is a great specialty. Overwhelming at times but you learn so much. And I always...

5. Propofol Dosing in ER

   AntonellaB replied to rhkenji's topic in Emergency

   Pain meds are given: Fentanyl, Morphine...also some benzos. When pts agitated some docs order Versed.

6. ER vs Trauma Nurse

   AntonellaB replied to al3x117's topic in Emergency

   To do triage in the ED most of the time "the rule" is at least 1 year experience in the ED, ACLS and PALS certification. ED vs Trauma Nurse. My personal experience is that in smaller ED, rural ED, etc you, as a nurse do a lot more, practice skills d...

7. intravenous diazepam

   AntonellaB replied to rjrule's topic in Emergency

   That's right. Diazepam is not diluted in NS. It is given slowly IVP by itself. Then flush.

8. Being a Patient Where you Work

   AntonellaB replied to ChristineN's topic in Emergency

   Absolutely. I've been a patient once, taken my younger child several times and my husband. I trust the doctors and nurses I work with. If I were to have any concerns or worries they will hear me.

9. Would you marry a Doctor?

   AntonellaB replied to fleurafor's topic in Relations

   No. Docs are flirts, majority of them. Quite a few get divorced and marry nurses. A lot of temptation there. Good luck to those who want to marry a Doc. Hopefully you could have a long lived marriage.

10. Bathing Classmates and Other Personal Boundaries?

    AntonellaB replied to brownhairedgal's topic in General Students

    Hello, In nursing fundamentals we had to give each other a bed bath. Later in the nursing program we had to give ourselves a shot in the vastus lateralis with Normal Saline and to each other in the gluteus. Everyone was a little nervous and excited a...

11. Socialized Medicine the myths and the facts

    AntonellaB replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, This is a very interesting subject. Does anyone know anything about the healthcare in Australia and New Zealand? I come from a country with socialized medicine (Eastern Europe and currently living in the USA). It might have not been ...

12. Healthcare Reform and nursing...question

    AntonellaB posted a topic in Activism

    Hello everyone, How does the new healthcare reform will affect nursing? Since there will be less reimbursement for services and less money to hospitals will hospitals cut back on nursing staffing? Does anyone know what's going to happen? If the times...

13. CEN...study at home or in seminar?

    AntonellaB replied to twinmommy+2's topic in Emergency

    Hi, I bought a book "Emergency Nursing-Core Curriculum", 6th edition. I have been reading it. A lot of the info is familiar from the nursing schoo. I was told that the CEN exam is similar to the NCLEX-RN exam. If you go to ENA website there is info a...

14. Nursing in Australia...Working overtime?

    AntonellaB posted a topic in International

    Hello, Has any US nurses ever worked in Australia as nurses? I would like to know if they allow overtime work there? As a US graduated nurse do you still have to take English language test? I am not familiar about that. Do you find jobs easily? What ...

15. Gardner-Webb or South University...

    AntonellaB replied to AntonellaB's topic in Post Graduate

    Hello, Thanks for your reply. I have already contacted Gardner-Webb and received more info about the programs online. I just needed some feedback from other students about the online programs. Since I am an RN in SC how NC Nurse Scholars aid could ap...