traumamike

traumamike has 6 years experience and specializes in trauma,cvicu,micu.

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1. Pathophysiology

   traumamike replied to natb10's topic in Student Assist

   I have one word of advise...electrolytes! know them like the back of your hand because you will use them as a nurse and I agree totally with the other poster, get out of the habit of just memorizing things. You have to be able to critically think and...

2. Xray tech~ more $$$ than RN???

   traumamike replied to SoulShine75's topic in Career Support

   going into the medical field should be for helping patients and not just because we make a good living! if his is what you are called to do then do it, if this is about money only then go sell something or work in a office. please dont let sour peopl...

3. Tell me your GPA. Just wanna compare

   traumamike replied to mahkev2000's topic in Male Students

   I have 3.98 GPA

4. nurses writing their own orders

   traumamike replied to elizabethaRN's topic in General Nursing

   My advise is to check with your nursing board. In my state and hospital it is accepted. When i worked in the ICU, we would get T.O. and V.O. all the time. As long as it is properly documented I dont see an issue, but again check with your state to se...

5. nursing program without waitlist

   traumamike replied to sue19's topic in General Nursing

   Baptist College of Health Sciences in Memphis,Tn. BSN without a waitlist. You have to pass a entrance exam and have at least a 3.0 GPA.

6. disappointed in myself

   traumamike replied to treysdaddy08's topic in General Nursing

   I believe everything happens for a reason, everything and everyone you come across in this life you take something from. Sorry to hear about your mom and congrats on your son. If you are determined and want it bad enough you will have it. The only th...

7. did suctioning caused hypoxia?

   traumamike replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

   As a former RT, I agree with leslie and Libbyjeanne, Yes that is most likely the cause and yes it can be taken care of by pre-oxygenating the patient. It happens even then sometimes, just one of those things, and yes it most likely dropped immediatel...

8. Career change advice

   traumamike replied to anthony02's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with beachbumnrs, get a BSN, it will open more doors. Yes, you can go into peds and er with an ADN, but lets play devil's advocate for a minute, lets say you get a ADN and later on you are in a similar situation like you are in now. Board to ...

9. new rn in the er & looking up meds

   traumamike replied to lulu rn's topic in Emergency

   I agree with newstart08, I am a trauma nurse and the best thing you can do is make the pharmacy your friend! What I tell my precepting nurses to the ED is create a cheat sheet or book to keep on them. I usually take them and introduce them to one of ...

10. Being a preceptor blows

    traumamike replied to RoyalNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I am not being mean really, but how has she lasted this long without killing someone! I mean good God, please for the patients sake get her out of the ICU. I really feel for you, I am also a preceptor. This is how I grade my nurses that I precept, wo...

11. Cna challenge lpn boards

    traumamike replied to marineswife0809's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    My dad is a retired surgeon, and i didn't know it until he told me that years ago before there were educational requirments, you could challange the medical boards! Is that not crazy! I mean first of all if you could pass the boards without going to ...

12. Lowest labs?

    traumamike replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I had a Hgb of 2.8 before on a GI bleed also. I had the lab recheck the results! the lowest pulse ox reading that correlated with abg was 12%. !! needless to say we didn't save the pt.

13. I can't handle it when kittens die...how can I be a nurse?

    traumamike replied to cherubhipster's topic in General Nursing

    It is strange ,but you develope your coping mechanisms. I still remember every pt. I have lost over the years as a resp. therapist and a nurse. The only one that still gets to me, is a 6y.o. boy who was a victim of a house fire. It was christmas eve ...

14. Albuterol and CHF

    traumamike replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    In the respiratory field, its called "all better all" instead of albuterol, because all docs think that every pt. that has the ever so slightest wheeze or even stridor has to have "all better all".. you ask most docs why they prescribe it and 8 out o...

15. Albuterol and CHF

    traumamike replied to voraciousj's topic in General Nursing

    As a former respiratory therapist and current RN, Albuterol isnt a desired drug for chf. Now, COPD is a different story. COPD is made up of 2 or more components, one being asthma, the others can include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchietasi...