augigi

augigi CNS

Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs

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  1. AOS and EAD

    augigi replied to seiko's topic in Immigration Advice

    I wouldn't think it's fair if it's less than a new grad salary, but it depends where you'll be

  2. Redeployed to ITU and hating it

    augigi replied to MVH119's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you read 2 posts up, she's already left

  3. This months Visa Bulletin????

    augigi replied to adelebucky72's topic in International Nursing

    It's out Visa Bulletin For December

  4. New Mexico Licensure Question

    augigi replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Yes they do. NM only require SSN for the license

  5. question about salary in the US

    augigi replied to norhubez's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that would get you far in San Diego, but that's why they have a higher salary. Usually an average, it's impossible to answer your question. You need to narrow the area

  6. Compete America Ask Congress to Reform Broken H-1B/EB Visa System

    augigi replied to ddsd's topic in International Nursing

    Thank god there is a new working visa category for Australians to work in the US (E-3 Professional) so I don't have to worry about

  7. NCLEX shut off at 75...

    augigi replied to Kait's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you get one right, the questions will get harder until you get one wrong, so you end up only having got half the questions correct, regardless of result. What determines pass/fail is the difficulty...

  8. meds checkoff

    augigi replied to Medsport's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I made up rhymes to remind me about each drug. Something stupid, but I've been out of school 10 years and I still remember those rhymes! Edit: Why not post the drugs, so we can see if we can give you...

  9. Abdominal pain??

    augigi replied to turtles's topic in General Nursing

    Depends what units you're using for blood sugar - here in Australia, we'd definitely treat a blood sugar of 21.5 (mmol/L)!! But in the US, that'd be called 215. I'd be thinking pancreatitis or...

  10. Vermont Application

    augigi replied to gracediwa's topic in International Nursing

    You don't have to have a foreign license for Vermont, but if you answered that you do have one, then they need it to

  11. Where should I report CGFNS abuse????

    augigi replied to digo's topic in International Nursing

    I'd like to know who to complain about their inefficiency and rudeness to also. Even the supervisors seemed to always say "I don't know" when asked anything about my file. Seems they don't answer to...

  12. Are you scared of being sued or do you know someone who got sued for malpractice?

    augigi replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I've thought about it, since I had to testify in coroner's court as a new grad. I am careful with documentation, but the threat here is nothing like that in the

  13. question about salary in the US

    augigi replied to norhubez's topic in General Nursing

    Depends where you'll be living - cost of living and pay rates vary considerably between states and even between cities in some

  14. HELP!! Need a topic for an ESSAY

    augigi replied to prettywm's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Rationing of critical care

  15. Help with Clinical homework: about trauma patients

    augigi replied to Leng27RN,BSN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That would definitely not be my firstline answer. Given a case history about a "trauma" patient, I'd immediately go for hypovolaemia related to traumatic injury and volume depletion. Treatment being...

  16. Our unit takes too many specialized patients!

    augigi replied to sunshineCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    They become theoretical experts, not actual, given that they may only see certain types of patients occasionally. We did have "unit based staffing", where we gave days off when it was quiet and called...

  17. Difference between nursing in the UK vs nursing in the US?

    augigi replied to Skwidward's topic in International Nursing

    Depends on the course - I did a one year, university based Postgraduate Diploma of Advanced Nursing in Critical Care, and CGFNS just said "we have no equivalent" - so it doesn't

  18. Blood!

    augigi replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If you worried about hurting people, you'd never do anything. You have to do it to learn it. It's a manual skill like any other. You can try tips to improve the veins, but you need to be able to...

  19. Need Assistance w/Care Plan - Dehydration

    augigi replied to RNpandoraRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You're going to increase the fluid intake via the IV fluid, and determine the rate according to the medical order. No point giving po since he's vomiting. No point measuring weight more often than...

  20. long time nurse 1st time Nclex tester.

    augigi replied to spirit11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I'm an Australian who has been out of school for 10 years, and hopefully will be taking it soon. I'm using Saunders and Kaplan, and just doing questions over and over. Saunders has a list of terms in...

  21. Any PhD Students Out There?

    augigi replied to JaneyW's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What do you want to end up doing? If it can use a PhD and you have the means to do it and want it, then go ahead and do

  22. Working five 12hr shifts a week

    augigi replied to aggieamy5's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure why you're asking for feedback and then dismissing it...? If you've already decided, go ahead and do it. I did it for a while and I was the walking dead the whole time. It is too much. In the...

  23. Doctor comebacks

    augigi replied to NiceShot's topic in MICU, SICU

    As a new grad, don't be a smart orifice. It's easy to be polite and stand up for yourself - don't lower yourself to someone else's level if they are being rude!! Just say "I will be happy to discuss...

  24. Our unit takes too many specialized patients!

    augigi replied to sunshineCCRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    When we ran low on experienced nurses, everyone had to take a specialty interest (if you don't volunteer, you got one allocated... which made volunteering more appealing!) such as VADs, IABP,...

  25. Quick question for class

    augigi replied to futurecnm's topic in General Nursing

    The dependent lung area is per the poster above ie. the area where secretions will gather relative to gravity. If you're left side-lying, the part of the lung on the bottom left where secretions...