augigi

augigi CNS

Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs

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  1. Need advice

    I've always had shaky hands, and I just make a joke of it and say "Gee, it's lucky I'm not a brain surgeon!". Of course you can't be fired for it!!! It's a sad day when someone even has to ask that!...
  2. GI case study help

    This site has some general info about preparation and complications: http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2966.htm http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=digestiv/5496...
  3. Having worked outside nursing, I'd say: Best: Leaving every shift knowing that you made a difference in someone's life. Constantly learning - the human body is just very cool! Flexibility of job hours...
  4. My How To's To Pass Nclex

    Congrats - that's a great achievement! I hope I can repeat your success - I graduated in 1996 and have been working in nursing (Australia) since then and planning to take NCLEX soon. I am also taking...
  5. Help!! Row over sterile trolleys

    I think it's called a
  6. Will I Find Another Nursing Job?

    I'd just get a statement from my previous employer as to how long I worked there. I may tell a prospective employer that there was a difference of opinion about patient safety as to why I didn't get a...
  7. Even if there are no ulterior motives for recommending the surgery, there is the suggestion of it. Docs need to offer medical treatments, not
  8. Ann, it can be done many ways. You can complete online CE-courses especially for this purpose, which have different "Credit hours" to put towards your 30hrs. Or you can attend a conference, and get...
  9. ATT for June 2006 Passers

    Bonsai, that seems very fast for eligibility - which state was
  10. Fifty Ways to Leave Your....

    Reason stated: A new challenge in a corporate position was a great opportunity. Real reason: As above, as well as having to constantly precept new students who then left as soon as they were...
  11. sponsorship for employment needed.

    Don't forget when you talk to them to emphasize that you already have a license!! This greatly cuts down the time. Also sometimes it's better to use the word "petition" rather than "sponsor". I would...
  12. I agree, it's great that you have seen a need. I would put it in writing to your manager - it makes it hard for them to disagree, in case something untoward happened later and you had warned them in...
  13. Should I "surrender"?

    I think they just need reassurance that in the near future, you will be a productive staff member. If you have trouble talking to them, write a letter explaining that your health problems were in your...
  14. visa screen

    I agree, anyone planning to work in an English-speaking country should be able to speak English, no matter how they get there. Then again, I think it's silly that they make foreign-born nurses...
  15. ekg strips...need help!!!!

    The other thing which helped me "get it" was knowing the path that conduction "normally" takes through the heart. If you know that, and you know where each lead is placed, you can figure out whether...
  16. Great - now we both know! I hope you're printing out that email for your
  17. What a day!

    I was out sick for the last few days, and got called to come in for the end-of-month staff meeting... which I was rather annoyed about. So I went in, and I got awarded the CEO's Award for the Employee...
  18. Why the fanny packs?

    Yes, I'm Australian and it cracked me up every time I was working in America and heard someone say "fanny pack", given what that means in
  19. Does anyone give Fentanyl IV push?

    I also used to give fentanly 50-100mcg via IV push in adults post-cardiac surgery. This was ICU, so we had O2/bag and mask at every bed. Never seen a bad reaction
  20. Hello

    Try reading the "Sticky" post at the top of this forum, which has all the information you need. You need to apply to a US state for licensure, and then they will give you permission to sit the NCLEX...
  21. My Packet 4 Is Here

    Oh I'm glad it arrived for you finally! Yay!
  22. Depression

    MarySunshine, you inspired me to get off the couch and go for a
  23. Depression

    Major clinical depression is by definition rarely "situational". That is what I was referring
  24. How does everyone study?

    Wow, y'all are much more motivated than me. I learn by writing, so I just wrote unit summaries. Never read things before the class and never made a flash card. I am lucky in that I have a fairly...
  25. We have 4:1