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Does anyone here track the Glucose levels for their organization? I am attempting to trend the glucose levels on my unit and the adjoining unit and trend if the levels reading too high or low has been addressed. Does anyone have a spreadsheet that ...

Thank you for the advice. I am also trying to pursue my goals to be a diabetic educator and felt completely lost. Your post gave me some insight on how to get started.

Hi all I work in a combined MICU/SICU/Trauma unit. I' m just wondering what the typical staffing ratio for your units are. If you are given tech and if staffing pull your ICU nurses to other floors, including Med/Surg. This situation has been hap...

Does anyone have any feedback on either of these programs. ie. How long it takes to graduate, clinicals, instructors. I am currently applying to UMD and have already been accepted to rutgers. I need to let rugters know my decision by May 1. thanks

If the fluids did not work then I would only titrated up to 30mcg/min then if does not work add another pressor such a vasopression, if that doesn't work add Neo-Synephrine if that does not work, dopamine then as a last resort and epinephrine drip.

16 Bed unit in Trauma hosp in an urban area. Census depends on if we get 1 or 2 tech. No clerks at night. Tech do ECG, Glucose and assist with complete care for pt., accompying nurse to CT scans and set up rooms for new admission. If you have a ...

Dont worry! Confidence will come with time. I started in ICU as a new grad 11 months ago and I felt the same way. My advice is to try to develop a routine that works for you and be as organized as possible. You can carry around a cheat sheet of s...

I find the the best place for the handover is at the pt.'s bedside. If the pt is sharing a room then do it at nurses station but check on the pt. with the outgoing nurse. I find that many times a nurse will endorse something and when you get to the...

thanks for the info It would be really good to be able to finish in a year.

I live in Hudson county and have an Associates in Science in conjuction with my RN so I have over 60 credits and I think most would transfer. I want a program that is short and preferrable year round so I can finish quicker. I know Felician has a ...

I took NCLEX in July and got 32 select all that apply questions. I thought I was going to lose my mind but I ended up passing with 75 questions. I wish you the best of luck. I am sure you will pass.

Yeah!!! I got a job. I email and all my classmates from nursing school to find out if they were having any luck with job hunting. One of them went on a interview got hired. She told me they were still looking for nurse and gave me the nurse manage...

I am in the same boat. I live in northern NJ and also passed boards two weeks ago. I have applied to every hospital in the area as well as some nursing homes. I have not receive any calls for interviews. I don't know what else to do. If anyone el...

Hi all! Just join the site today. I am 30 yrs. old and is currently switching careers. I will be starting nursing school in the fall. I have some college credits and is actually going into ADN program with plans to continue on for a BSN and eventuall...

thanks all for the great advice. Sounds like I am in for quite a challenge but I am very excited about it.