Belmont_Murse

Belmont_Murse

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  1. New Grad BSN to start in MICU

    Pros: excellent, challenging program; lots of exposure; great support system; classes generally work with and build upon one another; great support for finding employment. Cons: major time suck, you will have no time for anything else; rigorous aceda...
  2. I thought ellipses were to be used when quoting text and omitting some of the words. Just saying.
  3. question about giving meds thru PEJ tube

    I think that this logic is a bit misguided. The reason you cannot and do not mix meds together in IVPB's and intravenously at all is due to the portal of entry being much more direct to the heart and therefor increases the risk of med reactions creat...
  4. I think you forgot another important piece: Buddy Up!!! No nurse is an island and being a student shouldn't make you one as well. Chances are, you are good at say patho and someone else is good at Pharm. Put your heads together when you have an inter...
  5. NEED INPUT PLEASE

    I've read a couple of posts recently where students are being treated rather roughly by clinical instructor and/or staff they're assigned to work with on rotations. It's deplorable to be subjected to this treatment when you are supposed to be learnin...
  6. Nursing Residency Programs

    Nurse Residency programs are designed to bridge the gap between novice and practitioner in a supporting environment. I'm currently in one at the University of Virginia Health Sytem in the MICU. Not only do you have continuing education, but you also ...
  7. Belmont University in Nashville, TN. Yes "Murse" = Male Nurse.
  8. Why do Nurse's wear there degree on there name badges?

    Aren't pride and ego very similar? Pride feeds your ego... Anyways, putting your credentials onto a badge shows your professionally recognized training and the certifications you have earned. Differing backgrounds in a workplace ideally yield better ...
  9. I'm one of the few who moved for work out of my nursing class. I feel like most of them I will lose touch with, as it's just the way it goes. Facebook doesn't really count as "keeping in touch" unless you're speaking directly to that person(s). I'm u...
  10. ICU interview--what do they really ask?

    To be honest, it was my great grandfather. I come from a very small family that consisted of those that lived under our roof and some grandparents and one great grandfather. He was a member of mensa and loved to challenge us at holiday dinners after ...
  11. New Grad need some advice! :)

    It seems like you'd want the telemetry position...at least it's closet to your ideals of OR/PACU nursing and will give you a slot in your travel nursing.
  12. ICU interview--what do they really ask?

    For me it was the standard behavoiral type questions: When did you face a conflict and what did you do about it? What was the outcome?, When have you felt challenged?...yada yada... One fun question that I think sealed the deal for me concerned whom ...
  13. Everything has an Exp. even New Grads 6 Mon.

    Is this the only institution you can apply and work for??? Are you willing to relocate to an area that is in need of your skills? Are you "flagged" by this institution somehow? They state that they have a "work style assessment", could that mean pre-...
  14. Why do nurses do this?!?!?????

    You know that management and employment is a two-way street. It sounds like things are on their way to getting better, but you know what you're about and that's where a lot of people mess up. You know what type of nurse you are, but if your feelings ...
  15. New Grad BSN to start in MICU

    Thank you guys so much! I had ran across icufaqs.org while having an idle evening at work. It is very well put together in a no frills sort of way. I do agree that concepts are good to cerebrally know ahead of time, but they usually do not click unti...