AggieNurse2B

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1. How much do I charge??

   AggieNurse2B replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Legal

   Thanks for your responses. I haven't talked to the attorney, yet, but I wanted to be prepared with a price before he called me. I'll do a quick google and see what I can find out.

2. How much do I charge??

   AggieNurse2B posted a topic in Legal

   Hi, AllNurses! I'm an ICU nurse with a little over three years of experience. I've been approached by an attorney (a friend of a friend, who also happens to be an attorney) about doing a little work for him on a criminal case. He is not asking me ...

3. Ethical Question About Pacemaker

   AggieNurse2B replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU

   I dealt with the same issue on a personal level. My grandmother had an AICD, and when we put her on hospice, the MD ordered the pacemaker rep out to "d/c" it. But he didn't write whether to d/c the pacer, the defibrilator, or both. The pacemaker r...

4. IABP Mean Greater than Systolic?

   AggieNurse2B replied to EtherFever's topic in CCU

   I had my very first ECMO pt last week (yay!), and this was the exact scenario. Crashed pt onto ECMO when IABP and Impella failed. Took Impella out, but left IABP d/t risk of bleeding.

5. Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

   AggieNurse2B replied to mcknis's topic in Activism

   I can only say that if a patient or patient's family member ever has me at gunpoint, I hope like hell one of my co-workers has broken the rules and carried his/her gun to work and that he/she is gutsy enough to pull the trigger. I just got my CHL, an...

6. Insulin and Levophed drips on cardiovascular unit

   AggieNurse2B replied to heartnurse2012's topic in Cardiac

   Run. Run fast. Run hard. Don't look back. Levo on the floor is an absolute no-no--Very dangerous for patients and very dangerous for an RN with 4-6 patients to be trying to juggle. To me, it's absolutely insane to even suggest something so ridic...

7. What info should nurses let a PCT/CNA be aware of?

   AggieNurse2B replied to sh_eany's topic in General Nursing

   I'm with Esme12 on this one. You, as a nurse, have a duty to your co-workers to inform them of bloodborne pathogens when the CNA/PCT/whomever is dealing with the patient's body fluids. The CNA/PCT/whomever is bound by the same patient privacy laws ...

8. TWU Spring 2010

   AggieNurse2B replied to goopsy's topic in Texas

   Very simple. Reflect the feeling. That's all you need to know! Psych is not all that bad. Just don't make it harder than it has to be...If the answer looks right, don't second guess yourself.

9. PBDS test . How to prepare?

   AggieNurse2B replied to mirtesen's topic in General Nursing

   Wish I could! Especially since I see PBDS test on my internship schedule, which starts in a couple weeks, and I have no idea what PBDS even stands for!

10. E-mail introduction for job not yet posted?

    AggieNurse2B posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need a little advice from my fine nursing friends here! I originally posted this in the Career forum, but I thought I might get a few more sets of eyes on it here. I graduate this May with my BSN, and I have my heart set on a particular internship...

11. E-mail introduction--Appropriate or not?

    AggieNurse2B posted a topic in Career Support

    I need a little advice from my fine nursing friends here! I graduate this May with my BSN, and I have my heart set on a particular internship at a particular hospital. I did clinicals at this hospital and on this floor/area this past semester, and t...

12. someone tell me it gets better after RN school???

    AggieNurse2B replied to rnintwo's topic in General Nursing

    Uncool. You owe the OP an apology.I graduate in May, and, although I didn't ever have to do LTC in nursing school, I did have to deal with some pretty nasty poo. My first day, I nearly puked cleaning up a patient. Does that make me a bad nurse? N...

13. personal cell phone and the internet and impact on staff moral

    AggieNurse2B replied to 24 yrs and counting's topic in General Nursing

    Our clinical instructors use texting to tell us what time to meet for lunch, post conference, or if they need to find us for some reason. It's also pretty handy when we need our instructor for something. Often, we're required to either have the cli...

14. Got a little question for you, Hospice nurses!

    AggieNurse2B replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Hospice

    I've written her a letter--Mailed it yesterday. It's hard not to feel helpless, or like what you're doing is not enough, especially when the person is so special to you. My daughter (just turned 8) made her a card that said, "You are everything go...

15. Got a little question for you, Hospice nurses!

    AggieNurse2B replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Hospice

    Thank you for your responses. This very special lady is a nun, and she is in a special hospice house surrounded by her sisters. She is definitely not dying alone and lonely. She was a teacher at our kids' school, and she was/is a very happy and upbe...