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Interestingly enough, because of its sedative properties, clonidine actually has street value.

Probably not, but it seems as if my point has been mistaken. If a doctor's right, good nurses recognize that and don't seek out battles just for the sake of battling. My point is that nurses are...

I don't think the OP was expressing anything other than frustration about a situation with which he or she disagreed. 9 times out of 10, when a nurse smells a rat, there's usually a rat. The last I...

SVT is a blanket diagnosis for all tachyarrhythmias (sinus tach, a fib, a flutter, etc.) The specific tachyarrhythmia can only be determined through a 12 lead EKG interpretation d/t rapid HR and...

five_apples, I completely understand your point, and agree that sometimes there isn't anyone available to start an IV, draw blood, draw an ABG, etc. My issue was never that I couldn't do any of those...

Awesome! Thanks!

What subjects make up the entrance assessment? How is it administered? And what's the minimum passing score?

Has anyone ever encountered any unexplained Sxs in pts who've received plasmalyte during a procedure under MAC? The reason I ask is because earlier last week, a pt became SOB, febrile, vomited...

I'm in the process of figuring out which pre-reqs I'm going to need for WGU. Does WGU offer the classes, namely Biochemistry and any of the other classes that I just can't wait to start (sarcasm:o)?...

August 13th: Happy Left Handers Day!

I believe when administering epi IVP, the appropriate concentration is 1:10000. With SQ epi for allergic reactions, the standard adult dose is 0.3cc of 1:1000. But if the reaction is severe enough,...

5 minutes, geez please tell me they were short answer or essay? The CEN only averages 1 min/question, but that's multiple choice. Best of luck to you!

I wish I had the foresight that you obviously have when I received my ASN in 2009. If I knew then what I know now, I would've pursued my BSN initially or immediately after my ASN. I agree that most...

Best reply in this entire thread! Thanks for the laugh!!

Actually, there are several facts in this reply that are incorrect. First, Medicaid is structured so that the majority of healthcare reimbursements come from the state level as managed care...

Case in point, University of Maryland operates Express Care, their transport company that other hospitals also use for patient transport. I've spoken to several of the EC transport nurses who've...

Such as? FTR, I wasn't referring to the occasional misuse of emergency services. I'm talking about situations where on a daily basis-if not multiple times per day-EMS picks up a "regular", drunk...

I think this brings up an interesting question. Until some semblance of personal accountability takes hold in the mindsets of those who abuse entitlement programs and other protections provided by...

Not to mention the doors that the pre-hospital certification would open for you in terms of marketability for hospital systems that operate their own transport companies. A nurse who has demonstrated...

Hehe :)

Actually, one of the hallmark features of both serotonin syndrome and neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a high fever. In SS, a high level of serotonin essentially poisons the body; whereas NMS is the...

Geesh, tough crowd here today. MunkiRN, that was a good, fun read. I'm with you-those darn paramedic and nursing students are always getting in the way ;o) (FTR, that's a joke).

I was given it for refractory vomiting last summer. All I know is that I thought I was dying, so I would've taken anything the MD offered. I remember the MD explaining that I needed to have an EKG...

Altra, I'm totally with you on this one! Maybe 2 months into my orientation my preceptor left me on my own to make a coffee run. This particular morning the entire ED was swamped and we all were...

I'm not sure if this is an industry-wide practice, but whenever pacing someone in the ER, the doc orders the # of beats per minute and amount of electricity. You continue increasing electricity, or...