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  1. Resources for new CVICU nurses...

    This post has been really helpful to me. I just accepted a job in a peds CVICU, and I am incredibly stoked and more than a little intimidated at the learning curve i face. If anyone has recommendations for pediatric-specific cardio materials, I woul...
  2. Final Fourth Year Practicum

    I would talk with your clinical instructor about specific tasks and duties that you are responsible for week by week as you progress. That way you can know ahead of time what to expect and avoid some of the on-the-unit insecurity when you feel that i...
  3. New MALE nurse asking for fashion advice! Help please...?

    banana hammock.
  4. List of hospitals that hire new grads in picu

    I believe that Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock hires new grads into the PICU and into the NICU. This hospital has been on Forbes' 100 best places to work for years. Awesome place.
  5. haha - well, no it doesn't embarass me...we just have different learning styles i guess. anyways, great thread, and i am learning alot too. take care.
  6. I think the best answer to this issue has been given, and shouldn't be especially bothersome to anyone involved in this conversation. Is it acceptable for a nurse-patient relationship to transition into a peer-to-peer relationship? YES. Once the pat...
  7. Pa hospital system won't hire smokers

    This is what Whole Foods Market does. If you smoke, fine. Your insurance will cost $10 more per paycheck to offset the eventual health care costs. That seems like an excellent option, because nobody is denying that smoking leads to higher health care...
  8. texting at work

    i text my patients instead of actually talking to them. their families too. just kidding.
  9. how many classmates dropped in your first semester?

    our class started out with around 200 and now we have about 150 I believe. Tests with 'critical thinking' questions caused most of the failures. Definitely a weed out time.
  10. I'm in nursing school, and that is what I have to do for my clinicals. Paperwork while at clinical? Not a chance! I guess there is a lot of variation between programs.
  11. Doulas & new insurance code, Oct. 1: your thoughts

    Thanks for your reply babyktchr. I have had one and only one experience with a doula, and that was the birth of my baby girl just shy of 2 years ago. It was fantastic, but I am not so naive as to think that every doula or every birth is as delightful...
  12. Doulas & new insurance code, Oct. 1: your thoughts

    wow babyktchr....strong words! how many doulas have you worked with?
  13. "dona international is pleased to announce that a new code for doulas in the united states has been approved and defined by the national uniform claim committee. this code will come into effect on october 1, 2009 for services rendered after that date...
  14. The best nursing job ever!!

    i'm not sure what you mean... by buzz i was referring to the crna hype that is ever-prevalent. not sure what you mean.
  15. The best nursing job ever!!

    Thanks WeeBaby. I am a 1st year BSN student and have been spending alot of time considering where I'll land - or where I would like to land - when I graduate. My mind wanders often to the CRNA track...but the truth is, and I was just sharing this wit...