MD_Rn

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1. All Nurses Read This

   MD_Rn replied to buck227's topic in General Nursing

   1. RN 2. 6 3. Maryland 4. no 5. yes 6. yes 7. no 8. no 9. no 10. I love being a nurse, I hate all the politics that go with my job 11. no 12. I work a 12 hour shift and generally take about 20 minutes of my 1/2 hour lunch and none of my 3 15 min ...

2. Nursing in your State !!!!!!!

   MD_Rn replied to theboss's topic in General Nursing

   Worked the first part of my career in NJ, now living in Maryland... The difference: I had more respect from pts, doctors and coworkers in NJ. I made more money in NJ (cost of living is about the same). I had more say in how I performed my job in N...

3. our son's R temporal lobe tumor resection

   MD_Rn replied to bearanne's topic in Neuro

   I don't do peds but have done a handful of 18 yo brain tumors. They have done WONDERFUL!! They are healthy and have had few complications or side effects. One I remember came in after his opthamologist discovered increased IOP on his routine exam....

4. IS THIS YOU?

   MD_Rn replied to SUBQ's topic in General Nursing

   Perfume is a BIG No-No in the neuro world. It can trigger all sorts of reactions in our pts from vomitting to seizures. As far as the nails go, not only do I find it irresponsible and unprofessional, but as a nursing student a baby in the hospital ...

5. Help!!!!!! I am a Nursing Student!!!

   MD_Rn replied to ChristyLS's topic in Forensic

   Forensic nursing is very exciting. Unfortunately, the jobs are few and far between. The pay for death investigators is pretty low, too. The best advice I can give students is to get into the ED and get your experience, lots of it. Employers are l...

6. Nurses in Charge

   MD_Rn replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

   Boy did you ask a loaded question I often hear my coworkers wondering actually where our manager is. I think it is important that a nurse manager be available to the staff. I know, I know you have like a zillion meetings to go to. But, I think i...

7. Nurses in Charge

   MD_Rn replied to Lburns's topic in General Nursing

   Boy did you ask a loaded question I often hear my coworkers wondering actually where our manager is. I think it is important that a nurse manager be available to the staff. I know, I know you have like a zillion meetings to go to. But, I think i...

8. Poll - what's important to you?

   MD_Rn replied to CEN35's topic in General Nursing

   1. Staffing... adequate staffing for safe pt care and to avoid nurse burn out 2. Supportive Mgt... goes with the adequate staff 3. Hours 4. Benefits 5. Money 6. Job security (only last because I feel very secure in my current position) Would love...

9. Any new grads that went into the ICU?

   MD_Rn replied to KR's topic in Neuro

   I have to agree that the old stand by of 1 yr of med surg is really a good idea. You can do the ICU thing, I am sure, but I think you would be more sure of yourself if you had a yr of med surg under your belt. I worked for a few yrs on a neuro floo...

10. Back to Neuro

    MD_Rn replied to MD_Rn's topic in Neuro

    You might want to check out the results on the Lovenox studies... it is not effective for CVAs, good for DVTs though.

11. Dilantin Reactions

    MD_Rn replied to hollykate's topic in Neuro

    LOL... ok, so Cerebyx is out of the question (ps... not that new , but very expensive) How are you giving your IV Dilantin? I have worked with several different protocols. The safest one was this: Check, recheck and recheck your IV for a GOOD bloo...

12. small hospitals

    MD_Rn replied to moonshadeau's topic in General Nursing

    What is it about your current job that you love so much? You need to figure out what this is, if it is something that the small hospital can't offer you... such as fast pace. You may be terribly unhappy changing jobs. I went from a 200 bed hospital...

13. Any Suggestions???

    MD_Rn replied to gaam's topic in Career Support

    Hi, I completely agree... cover all your bases and think everything through. I went back to school to get my associates and it wasn't easy, but thank goodness I had a supportive husband and wonderful friends and relatives to help me out. I had peo...

14. creutzfeld-jakob

    MD_Rn replied to gillian's topic in Operating Room

    While I don't have a policy for you, I can suggest you contact someone at NINDS, specializing in cjd, they can probably help you.... http://ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/cjd.htm Good Luck!

15. Back to Neuro

    MD_Rn posted a topic in Neuro

    I have been absent from neuro nursing for 2 years... Couldn't stand it and came back...yes, I am crazy... But, my question is aboout the current treatment for ischemic strokes. The neuro guys where I am now are going stright for the Plavix? I guess...