sevans

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1. Which Chair?!? Interview Question

   sevans replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Students

   I removed myself from condideration the one and only time I interviewed for a company that used personality tests and head games as part of their interview process. It was a 3 tier interview process, and the second tier consisted of a written person...

2. Saw a news special on ER crisis...opinions?

   sevans replied to sharann's topic in Emergency

   One problem with this type of situation is that the person who decides whether or not an emergency exists is looking at it from THEIR experience - not the patient's. Our hospital does not have any kind of urgent care or clinic option - the nearest p...

3. Allergic reaction to sulfa antibiotics

   sevans replied to Altra's topic in General Nursing

   About 11 years ago my 3 year old had what his pediatrician called an allergic reaction to Septra. He would be fine in the morning, acting normal, no fever (I would take his temp to be sure). I would give him the dose of Septra, and then drop him of...

4. wound question

   sevans replied to pjs40's topic in Wound

   Leaving a dressing in place as long as possible does not necessarily mean someone is not doing their job. This is one of the rationales behind many of the newer dressings that are designed to stay in place 3-7 days. While they are not suitable for ...

5. doctors participating in nurse performance evaluations

   sevans replied to rockymtrn's topic in General Nursing

   I would be a little concerned about the "anonymous letter" - if they have legitimate feedback, and it is going to go into a person's permanent file, they should be required to idenitfy themselves. A supervisor or manager that is responsible for eva...

6. Where does everybody buy their nursing supplies???

   sevans replied to Charlie3200's topic in General Nursing

   I like uniformsandscrubs.com - especially the Crest line http://uniformsandscrubs.com

7. Staph

   sevans replied to HISSYTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

   Duckie - I just came across this article today on an alternative to vancomycin for MRSA - haven't had a chance to read it all yet, but maybe it will have some new info for you. Good Luck! http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/CID/journal/sponsored/pharma...

8. cheap scrubs

   sevans replied to RN always's topic in General Nursing

   uniformsandscrubs.com has economy scrubs that run less than the brand names, and has Christmas prints on clearance.http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com

9. Where to get scrubs???

   sevans replied to IttyBittyBabyRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have had good luck with http://www.uniformsandscrubs.com - the prices are a lot lower than retail, and they have several brands, not just one.