akvarmit

akvarmit

ED, PCU, Addiction, Home Health

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About akvarmit

akvarmit has 13 years experience and specializes in ED, PCU, Addiction, Home Health.


LPN then RN with Excelsior College. Inked and educated, coffee loving, Jeep driving, salmon slayer and Beachbody junkie.

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  1. Do things get better?

    Hi OP and GaJen! I just returned to the ED after a hiatus of 8 years on a PCU unit. I am copying down all the wonderful comments here and from other threads to read when I have my OMG moments. I keep saying "I know enough to be dangerous" but I ne...
  2. Eaten Alive in the ED

    [quote=MillennialNurse;9114160} Thanks everyone! It helps to know that I'm not alone. I'm trying to just ignore the comments, accept that I'm there to gain experience and not to make friends. It's hard when you don't know anyone in the area, so you l...
  3. Always Rumors

    Everywhere I've worked two nurses ALWAYS check blood/identifiers/unit number together before each infusion.
  4. Cardiac vs. Neuro

    Hi Lovely - I personally think there is a big difference in cardiac or neuro nursing. I love cardiac - it's very measurable and you get instant gratification from giving IV drug therapy. (when it works ) For me neuro is very un-measurable and in ...
  5. Alaska here I come!

    I've heard of the facility, it's just up the road...but have no real info for ya, sorry! Dawn
  6. Relocating to anchorage

    Umm from what I'm aware of, no, UAA is it. I think there's a LPN school, too, but I see little hiring of them in the hospitals. I have also heard there is a big wait list due to UAA being the only nursing program..... Hope this helps!
  7. Alaska here I come!

    Hi all ! I haven't posted here in a while.......but I relocated to Anchorage last year and the hospital employing me paid the relocation expenses. (Otherwise, we'd never have been able to afford the move ourselves.) Don't forget the Anchorage hos...
  8. From Communty Health back to Acute Care: Need Advice

    I have found that casual/registry positions sometimes come with less oritentation than a regular position, and might leave you feeling even more overwhelmed. Check in your area for which hospitals seem to need staff the most....maybe be willing to ta...
  9. Introductions

    Hi all! I'm Dawn, and after a few posts here and another general Alaskan site.....we have arrived in Anchorage. We've been here about 3 weeks and it's beautiful! You gotta like to be outdoors, regardless of how many layers you need. We just layer...
  10. Heading out soon

    aknotted - Thanks for your reply - all good info! The cruise is one part I'm definitely looking forward to Heck, I'm looking forward to the whole process! I'm so excited I could bust, then I get butterflies and want to puke! Just a healthy res...
  11. Heading out soon

    Thanks AKnotted! We have a few days in Seattle & Bellingham waiting for the ferry, so I may check out the shopping there to kill some time. Dawn
  12. Heading out soon

    Thanks for the messages here from the AK nurses! Our plans have finally come together, our house sold, I have a temporary license for AK and a job offer. We'll be hitting AK in 2 months, looking forward to it! Can anyone tell me if there are uniform ...
  13. Do you know the right answer?

    Dang........I even subscribed to this thread so I can keep an eye out for the answer..... or rather, what the OP's prospective employer THINKS the answer is. ShEEsh. Since Florence N's day, nurses and administrators just don't get each other Dawn
  14. Foot Detox

    There is a fine line between complementary and quackery! When I did health lectures at an in-pt drug and alcohol detox unit, one of the patients asked me about doing colon cleanses...... he saw the ads all the time on tv at 3am, because, of course, h...
  15. dumb conscious sedation questions

    Magnolia- #1 - Definitely call your Board of Nursing and find out if your practice act allows you to give those meds. Here in PA, LPN's are NOT allowed to push any IV meds, they can only start IV's and do IV piggybacks, such as antibiotics. #2 - I a...