Lizziefive

Lizziefive

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  1. Items/meds To Donate- Where To Send?

    I worked at a rural clinic in Guatemala. I KNOW they need the stuff you listed. visit http://www.aktenamit.org you can send it to the address in guatemala city and write PARA CLINICA - MARIA on the box.. they will know what to do with it. When I was ...
  2. Pregnancy/Career Advice

    Hi Katie! I started working in the ER when I was six months pregnant. It was stressful but not as bad as I thought it was going to be. If I could do it all over again though I would have waited to have the baby. Its not impossible but it is more diff...
  3. New nurses being an asset to unit

    Thanks! Its good to hear that you recognize that we have something to offer too. I try and help the older nurses out when I can because I want them to help me when I need them to explain something to me.. and I think this works out for the most part...
  4. LPN to RN

    Someone told me when I graduated as an RN not to tell anyone but the hiring manager and my preceptor that I was an LPN and it really did help.. sure people treated me like a newbie to nursing but at least things were fully explained to me and nobody ...
  5. That First Job

    Floor nursing isnt for everyone. LTC isnt for everyone. You have to find your nitch. I was an LPN before an RN- I decided to go back to school because of the lack of opportunities for LPNs. For your first job as an LPN I would try and get exposed to ...
  6. Questions about RSI meds

    Hey thanks for the great responses. I am making an RSI cheat sheet with all the mg per kg doses and the average dose for a 70kg pt to use a a reference. I find it difficult to be a new nurse in the ER- I am lucky that where I work there are many grea...
  7. Questions about RSI meds

    Thanks for the responses. I am ACLS, PALS and of course BLS certified. I just wanted a quick number I could put into my head so when the Dr orders 300mg of sux for an average person I would be able to catch the mistake quickly- sometimes it is good t...
  8. Crutch Teaching

    Ive only heard to bend the knee. It just makes more sense.
  9. Questions about RSI meds

    Hi! I am preparing to go back to work after a maternity leave and am studying some of the RSI meds. Basically I want to have memorized the USUAL dose (not per kg but the number that is given for an average sized person) for the sedatives and paralyt...
  10. Vent settings and documentation

    Thanks!!!! im going to check it out!
  11. Vent settings and documentation

    hmm. i will have to look for the protocol.. can you elaborate on overbreathing? thanks!!!! liz
  12. Vent settings and documentation

    Hi. Im a newish grad who is now working in the ED. I had a vent patient the other day and the RT told me the settings very quickly for me to document. I am just wondering what settings should I be expecting to document? what are the norms for these s...
  13. Vent settings and documentation

    Hi. Im a newish grad who is now working in the ED. I had a vent patient the other day and the RT told me the settings very quickly for me to document. I am just wondering what settings should I be expecting to document? what are the norms for these s...
  14. Relocating to NY... to attend Maria College LPN-RN program

    I will reply- even though I never went to Maria- so my knowledge is based on what Ive heard- Ive heard that they have a really low passing rate for the NCLEX exam, and that the area hospitals would rather hire graduates from any other school than Ma...
  15. which one should I choose!

    Hello I have started orientation at NYP for a position at the Allen Pav ER. Mind you I havent been there very long but it seems to me that they have a very good reputation within the hospital system. I was worried they would be kinda looked at like ...