I really love the Basic Arrhythmias book by Brady. Here is a link: Basic Arrhythmias, 7th Edition: Gail Walraven: 9780135002384: Amazon.com: Books You work your way through the book from easiest to hardest. This is the book they used to teach nurses...
Hey everyone! So I have worked full time as an RN on a med surg tele unit for 6 months. I also used to be a monitor tech for 1.5 years so I'm pretty good at reading heart monitors. I just took a job offer (part time) on a cardiac step down ICU. Any r...
So, I'm a relatively new nurse. I passed my boards in May 2013. Previously I've had 5.5 years history working as a monitor tech, nursing assistant, and unit clerk (all in one job) with the same company. I was hired, in the same company, as a register...
Dobeigh replied to ashleybrooke1208's topic in Med-Surg
I'm a newer nurse and I'm so glad I started out on med/surg/tele. I've noticed that my assessment skills are getting better and better. I've been on this floor for 5 months. I feel like my patients are sick but not so sick that I'm overwhelmed. When ...
Our monitor techs get 6 hours of EKG class and then 3-12 hour shifts of orientation. Not enough in my opinion. When I was a monitor tech I got 3-8 hour classes to learn the material and 3-12 hour shifts of orientation. And it was still not enough. Bu...
Dobeigh replied to BSN Happyface's topic in Disabilities
I have ankylosing spondylitis. Yes, it can be difficult especially if you are not on anti-TNF drugs like enbrel or humira. I'm on enbrel injections weekly and it really helps. I don't have many problems anymore but I do have the occasional flare up s...
I would say that a root cause is just a risk factor. For example: obesity has many risk factors: 1. eating more than your calorie BMR 2. hypothyroidism 3. ect But what is the root cause? It can only be one risk factor. They are really similar but tha...