LV3677

LV3677 specializes in ICU.

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1. University of Utah Critical Care Internship

   LV3677 replied to fern2010's topic in Utah

   Former CCI here. You do a match with the top few units that you like and the units request the CCIs that they want. It also depends on the needs of the unit; some may not be hiring by the time you are done, some may be down a lot of nurses and have a...

2. Cyclical vomiting syndrome

   LV3677 replied to thelema13's topic in Emergency

   Had one of these recently in the ED. Patient had a home medication regimen of the standard antiemetics that weren't resolving symptoms. The patient asked for Emend, which is an anti nausea medication used to premeditate for chemo patients. It worked ...

3. UW or WSU Spokane. Can't decide!

   LV3677 replied to subsub's topic in General Students

   UW for sure. My hometown is Spokane. WSU students are great, but if you want the experience of a level one trauma center/nationally recognized burn center/teaching hospital, you'll want to go to Seattle for UW's clinicals at Harborview. Not to mentio...

4. How long is to long, to study for the NCLEX-RN?

   LV3677 replied to Krispooh's topic in NCLEX

   Whoops. Misread post. 3 months should be fine.

5. Trauma team requirements

   LV3677 replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

   Level 1 trauma center. Two ED RN's for level one traumas- one primary, one circulating. EMT's run the Belmont and chart. ED resident does airway, trauma team does primary and secondary assessment. Other team members include pharmacy, RT, lab, pulmona...

6. Understaffed with a heavy patient load

   LV3677 replied to ashleesini's topic in Med-Surg

   In my hospital, night shift does the bath for total care patients because of the amount of time it takes. Our night shifts are pretty busy, but there is less going on as far as consulting teams, physical therapy, etc. I would think about proposing to...

7. Newbie in ER, feeling hopeless

   LV3677 replied to MsPebbles's topic in Emergency

   Oh my lanta. I've worked with Paragon in an ED. It is a nightmare of a charting program- makes your job so much harder and you spend way more time trying to chart things. I am so sorry. I denied a job offer from a facility because they had it because...

8. "VIPs" in the ER

   LV3677 replied to innercityedrn's topic in Emergency

   VIP patients make me grumpy. One brought his/her own doctor and RN. What do you need me for? Sheesh.

9. Advice please about new office job-surgery office

   LV3677 replied to TurannaRN's topic in Safety

   Quit. Per your report, none of that sounds safe.

10. Not too thrilled with my Capstone/Preceptorship Hospital Placement

    LV3677 replied to futurenurse16's topic in General Students

    My practicum was an hour and a half away from where I was living at the time. I ended up moving to the city for the weeks I was doing my practicum. Most of my class commuted about 30-60 minutes for clinical. 40 minutes is not ideal, but it's not bad....

11. Failed General Chem...

    LV3677 replied to guest935762's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Windsurfer pointed out that it was your responsibility to complete the class and to remember that you are accountable for your actions. Bluntness is not rudeness- it's just straightforward. We don't know your school or scheduling, so I'm not sure how...

12. Getting bored. Recommedations?

    LV3677 replied to Yitong_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The ED is inconsistently consistent- i.e., you get the same diagnoses over and over but the picture changes with each patient. Does that make sense? Some days you'll have down time, most days you're moving your whole shift. It depends on how big th...

13. Why are some people on here so rude?

    LV3677 replied to Upward_Bound's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Did you really just play this card? Pretty low in my book.

14. New grads, how long do you wait after applying..?

    LV3677 replied to hilbub's topic in Job Hunt

    You mentioned that you live in California, which from what I hear, is a very difficult state for new grads to obtain a first job. Consider relocation if you can- Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Washington, etc. I would follow up with HR/recruiter, and if I had...

15. When a contract hospital needs me to have more skills than I do....

    LV3677 replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in Travel

    Um, yes, I am very confused as to why you would infuse something through an arterial line, which is used for real time measurement of blood pressure, and is not indicated for medication administration. Are you sure you weren't speaking about central ...