Serlait

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  1. Does the bad pop up for Pearson Vue mean you fail?

    Groan.....my goodness....why not take yourselves and AN just a little too seriously...If this poor nervous kid wants to ask a simple question, let her ask. If you don't want to read it....then don't. No need to be snarky and flame someone for deign...
  2. Pacemaker interrogation

    All the staff in our Cardiac Device Clinic are RN-BSN nurses. We do not work for a cardiac device manufacturer and do not work for a hospital. We work with a team of cardiologists/EP doctors. And the actual interrogation can NOT be taught in minute...
  3. Pacemaker interrogation

    Just about to complete my first year as a Cardiac Device Nurse. I am an RN-BSN with ICU experience. Had to have strong understanding of cardiac rhythms.....rest of training has been on the job. Our clinic interrogates and troubleshoots pacers, ICD...
  4. All in my head?

    WOW! You're doing a lot of sticks for an alternative medicine clinic. Can't help wondering what the heck all your patients are having infused. Especially those coming in weekly. Is the fact that it is an alternative medicine clinic precluding pati...
  5. Gee...I didn't realize that being a nurse released me from assisting another human being when I'm off duty.
  6. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    Regardless of her credentials, Ms. Hadaway stated on her website, Lynn Hadaway Associates Inc. Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.: Studies on Backpriming "Unfortunately, this is an area of clinical practice that has received no attention and no researc...
  7. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    "Yes the 2004 article still applies as no new studies to prove there is a better way." But the 2004 article was not supported by evidence based research. Again, there has been no research to support either practice. How can one claim "best practice...
  8. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    The CDC issued new guidelines as to the time a primary set should remain in use in 2011, this is the conflicting information in the cited article. Also it is noted in the 2010 Lynn Hadaway Associates Inc. link r.e. backpriming "Unfortunately, this i...
  9. Different Piggyback Antibiotics, Same IV Tubing??

    I can't help wondering if the cost of a secondary set is more or less expensive than the saline used to backprime. Further, the sited article is dated (copyright 2004...which at 8 to 9 years old would this source even be an acceptable source in mos...
  10. how long did it take for you to get into L&D nursing?

    Interesting. You've been a nurse for just a little more than a year, have zero L&D experience and you're going to be a charge nurse? Wow....THAT doesn't seem safe at all.
  11. Best shoes for plus size women

    I tried New Balance as well when I first started school and working 12's as a PCT. My back would KILL me by the end of the shift. That's when I switched to Dansko's which really helped the back, but just didn't work over the long haul. Honestly, t...
  12. Best shoes for plus size women

    I'm not as tall as you are, but am a little overweight. I tried Dansko's and wore them for a long time, then started having really severe heal pain. I switched to Merrell's Jungle Moc and LOVE them. No more pain. I can walk in the morning after g...
  13. need encouragement

    Now that's just sad. You've worked hard for your degree and title. Don't let anyone pay you less than what you're worth. CNA pay....NO WAY!
  14. Congratulations on your acceptance into school! You've got a great start by working part time in a hospital. That's how I got my job. But never forget that school is your priority. I busted my butt during school, graduated with a 4.0 and worked p...
  15. Pearson Vue Trick - Poll once you receive your results

    Worked for me and five others.