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I don't think jobs care what grades you rec'd, I think this article just represents futhering your education.

I don't mind if you ask me, just like if I had a mechanic in the family I would look forward to his or her opinion. If I don't know or it's out of my scope of knowledge I just defer them to thier...

I use CERNER Powerchart in the ICU and it took some getting used too like all new programs... but I enjoy it now. When I float to the ER I use Firstnet and while it is a CERNER product, it is...

1:1 Balloon Pump or CRRT. 1:2 is our goal for the rest of the unit (we are a SICU). However once a week we see 1:3 due to staffing problems, it's not a big deal we manage. I live in Tennessee...

I suppose the sheet she is looking for is for the "observation unit" she will be working in. I don't see how this is ER related, I also don't use sheets in the ER.

They are turned into NOTHING at my health system. We don't get paid to take the test, have the certifications, or have on our badge anymore. :(

See attatched for a copy of my report sheet I use in the ICU... I'm not sure if this is what you were asking for when you referred to your "brain sheet"?

It's gotten so bad in our ICU that we now use Fresenius Propoven 1%, which is just propofol made by a different manufacturer possibly in another country. The only difference from propofol is it's...

I work in the ICU as well, and I hate to tell you but we have our repeat offenders too. Not everyone is ventilated and sedated. Not to mention the families.

What did EMS do when they got there? Did they start CPR or just cover her with a blanket. I made the mistake as a firefighter once doing CPR on a MVA victim who was clearly dead. It created a...

I have taken care of one of these patients who died here in Nashville. It is a tough situation even if you do get the antibiotics started quickly. Expect a prolonged ICU stay with multiple...

I have a pdf of our setup but no image I can post here... Trauma Resuscitation Team – Positioning EDA ...

The ER you were called about sounds desperate, be careful.

JCAHO says med recs need to be done on ALL patients seen in the inpatient or outpatient setting. Sure is expensive to pay a pharmacist to do med recs, I would think you could hire an admit RN to do...

We do our's 1:1, it's all about safety and competence. I have worked at other hospitals though with a big disconect between managers and the patient's acuity.

Sounds like a patient with this type of post-op condition should be in the SICU or CVICU only. Not the CCU or the MICU.

I think RRT is in the majority of major hospitals now. Our team gets along with the MDs just fine. We do not use NPs though, we just use the MICU RN Charge nurse with protocols.

We are soo short we will give you a job in one of our ICUs even if you haven't graduated yet.

I have seen a few ER docs do this. It is a good starter combo. We use in the PASR and it is given by anesthesia some where I work as well.

In one hospital I worked at we had 2 'safe rooms'. Nothing but 4 walls and 2 secured metal doors. 1 door to the ER hallway and the other to the ambulance bay (for police transport). They worked ok,...

You should look into Vanderbilt. They love non-nurses who want to become Nurse Practitioners. I personally know of a chef and a mechanic who both woke up one day and decided to be a Nurse...

Your posts here make me nervous, you can't just take any other board exam that u want to "try". You have to go to LPN school to take the LPN exam. Since you did go to RN school and can't pass the RN...

What is this BLUE SCREEN you speak of? Does it tell you now if you pass when it shuts off? Back when I took the NCLEX it didn't tell you if you passed or failed, has that changed now?

Surgery ICU rounds by Dr. Jeffery Guy at Vanderbilt SICU. His podcasts are great, although they are really designed for MDs. Welcome | Jeffrey S. Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC

The majority of our surgeons will only hire PAs for thier practice, these staff members also move more easily into the OR without additional certification, where as nurses must obtain thier first...