Lammmster

Lammmster

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  1. Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    Work in ny and it is pretty similar
  2. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

    you are right about LIJ. They pay very well but the other factors do drag the job down. The nurses at southside recently almost went on strike fighting for a retirement incentives cause there were none
  3. What's the deal?

    Yes, be very patient. Do you palpate for an artery prior to taking the blood pressure? That will give you a good area to place the bell. Also many people make a mistake and place the bell over the anterior crevace of the elbow. You do not want to...
  4. Is anyone attending Suffolk Community College

    If you need any help let me know I finish next year
  5. Critical thinking excercise - need your thoughts, please!

    Impaired skin integrity or potential for, Ego integrity possiblity as any rash depending on the location will lead to possible anxiety concerning appearance and things to that nature
  6. How many guys in your class?

    Out of 90 students for my program, there is a total of 11 that I know of so far. I guess that is a lot considering I see plenty of programs with a guy to gal ration of 20:1. I am not complaining though
  7. clinical stress

    I usually walk around with a N95 all day throughout the winter The staff gets a kick out of it lol
  8. Ati

    I agree with that as well. The ATI is geared to the courses we have directly. We do not purchase it if it is "sorta" helpful. They have incorporated it as 10% of our grades now and yes we need to bring our receipts to our tests or we will not give...
  9. Ati

    Anyone besides myself required to purchase and use ATI software throughout the nursing curriculum. I find it useful but I just wanted to guage other people's ideas, comments, concerns about the material. It is great for remediation and practice tes...
  10. HIPAA question

    I agree that you should make your instructor aware of the situation and the advice you got from everyone is excellent
  11. Need help with Vital Signs Scenario ASAP!

    Could not have said it better myself rag
  12. Need help with Vital Signs Scenario ASAP!

    Agree with everyone else, definitely call the physician and monitor more closely as shock seems evident with the drop in BP, increase HR. I would not call it sepsis just yet, did not spike a fever.
  13. Is a PDA something I will really use??

    Everyone is right, convienance is the big advantage when you can cram 1000's of pages of medical books, drugs, and learning into something that can fit in your pocket. I use it often on my rotations not just for assignments. When I do not know some...
  14. Help a poor nursing student

    I will keep my eyes open and ask around, see if I can help you out
  15. Need my cell phone so I can text when the lecture gets boring LOL