ClimbingNurse replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing
Prior to entering nursing school I had done all of the following: -Completed a BS in computers with honors -Run a videoconferencing network for the executives of one of the world's largest pharmacuetical companies -Worked as a consultant for what was...
ClimbingNurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing
Just in case no one believes me that teachers make more than RNs on average, you can get the facts straight from the Dept. of Labor: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0727.pdf Average Hourly salaries: RN: $27 Teacher: $31 And just for reference, MDs ...
ClimbingNurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing
Are you guys under the impression that we make more than teachers do now? Where I live new nurses make a little more than new teachers, but teachers' salaries advance much quicker and higher. And of course, this is for working 9 months of the year....
I went to nursing school with a gal who was a practicing MD in Ethiopia. She was a fantastic person to have in class and I'm sure she is a fantastic nurse now! My only advice is to not expect nursing school to be easy. She had just as much trouble ...
ClimbingNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing
Damn near everything we do in the ED is a JCAHO violation. We just stop doing it for the 1 week that they are around every 2 years. We got evaled a week ago and passed with flying colors. The biggest change was locking up all the IV carts so that...
ClimbingNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing
Some of this is unique to the ER: -Trauma shears (Biggish scissors for cutting off clothing) -Carpujet (Sorta syringe type thing for morphine and some other meds) -1 or 2 granola bars (lunch breaks are not a given and I'll pass out if I don't eat) -P...
ClimbingNurse replied to Mithrah's topic in Emergency
To elaborate: For cardiogenic shock it is almost always given IV or down the ET. Anything else is too slow. Usual dose is 1 mg. (I don't know about PALS dosing though.) As an aside, it can also be given IC (intra-cardiac) but I don't think people ...
I graduated nursing school in May and have been working on my unit for 3 weeks now. (I had a summer job as a wilderness guide.) Before becoming a nurse I was a HS teacher and an IT consultant before that. I think it's all unit and person-dependen...
ClimbingNurse replied to lionkore's topic in Ob/Gyn
I have heard this debate time and again and I really don't get it. If you are going to require male nurses to be escorted while doing vaginal exams then do you require female nurses to be escorted when doing rectal temps or putting foleys into males...
ClimbingNurse replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing
If you have legitimate reason to be concerned about passing NCLEX on the day you take it then I think the problem is more than likely with your nursing school, not you. It is their job to prepare you to be a nurse and a basic part of that is to pass...
ClimbingNurse replied to brandy119's topic in Colorado
I just graduated from a 2nd-degree BSN program in the DC area and will be heading to Denver in September to start work. I'm doing the new grad program at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver (http://www.uch.edu) which is fantastic!! For what it...
ClimbingNurse replied to caramel's topic in Washington DC
Well, I'm about to leave, but I was born and raised here. I would reccommend that you take a look at the Mt. Pleasant and Columbia Heights neighborhoods. Both are close to CNMC and at least as affordable as the Montgomery County Suburbs. If you ar...
ClimbingNurse replied to malusport's topic in Emergency
I just got one for christmas. Can't believe I waited this long! It is sooo much easier than trying to find the drug guide (especially in the ED). I have the prentice hall drug guide on mine. I like it a lot, but there's one thing that bugs me. W...
Umm... Yeah, we're all terrified. Don't worry. Tomorrow morning I start my senior clinical in the ED at a trauma 1 center. I am just as excited as I am completely terrified. My instructor basically told all of us that the training wheels are off...
I will also graduate in May. I've already been in contact with one hospital and plan to fly out there in March (spring break) to interview. I should have a job lined up by end of March at the latest. About a quarter of my classmates already have j...