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Or, it may be that your opinion is not the definitive one. I'm surprised that you seem to think it is. I have no religion. But, my professional experience has taught me not to fear death This, though I remain terrified of pain and physical limitati...

Yep! That's why people often prefer the Cardiio III to the Master Cardio, I've read-- the bell. But if one wants a Master Cardio without the expense,, I read that the Kila single head with a Littmann diaphram (It FITS!) is a Master Cardio clone. Le...

I read on a doc forum that the Litt Cardio II SE and Cardia III are essentially the same. Both have the tunable head. I also read that some medical schools are pulling away from the tunable head, because one has to develop fine degrees of pressure t...

I have an Ultrascope. The acoustics are as good as my Littmanns, maybe better. Since one chooses tubing color, design (out of 100 choices) and whether to engrave (which is COOL-- it appears to "float" above the design), it's almost theft proof.

I have a Littmann Cardiology II, and a GRX CD-29. I can't tell the dif. They are exactly alike in structure and acoustics. Except the GRX is half the price, and you can't get Cardilogy IIs anymore (though, they are BETTER than Cardio IIIs, IMHO. :-)

I have a Littmann Cardiology II. They have been discontinued, but I found one on eBay. The Cardio IIs are thought by many to have been better than the Cardio IIIs, because they have the floating head, instead of the tunable. I read on a doctors for...

Two ideas and one interesting group: 1) ALL of the members of one medical school class in Britain bought their PINK-tubed Littmans together and had them engraved. None of them has walked off, yet. 2) One nurse marks, "For isolation use only-- (his ...

Check it Out! "Nurses Without Stethoscopes." For nurses who have been thieved by (mostly) residents. http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34887653879

I have an Ultrascope, two Littman Master Classic !!s, and a Littman Cadio II (not made anymore). I find that I always grab my Littman Laster Classic II for "workhorse" tasks. The BEST scope that I have is my Littman Cardio II, which is said t be BE...

Interesting ideas from other medical forums: 1) One guy tapes a piece of paper (or, writes on the tube with magic marker) "For isolation use only! (his name)." He says he's never had a scope snaked. 2) An ENTIRE medical school class in Britain had t...

One of the reasons why there are so few opportunities in San Diego is that so many people want to move here for the climate. Almost two years after the first post, and there are STILL no jobs. Los Angeles is a much better market.

Mottling, and where? Capillary fill at extremities. Any cyanosis and where? BP, pulse and regularity. Skin color, turgor, warm or cool? Cheyne-Stokes and mentation. Is the patient hallucinating? As death approaches, patients often don't eat or drink....

CRIS Craniorectal inversion syndrome

I have never forgotten something a nurse told me, "Your new license is your quarter to buy a clue. " :-) I'm 2nd career, and my other profession did not teach me my job in school, either. I don't think many academic programs prepare one for the actua...

Mine is head mucus. NOT lung mucus, just the green stuff. Hate trach care. Hate suctioning.

Saunders for practice questions, Kaplan for strategy.

I worked for UnumProvident, Pacificare, and Aetna. Someobody here wrote that she works for Genex. They hire a lot, too. Zenith, all the Workers Comp companies. The Blues are supposed to be good to work for. Most of case management is like utilization...

CORRECTION: I mean, Kaplan for strategy. At least, once we get through it, all we have to do is the 30 units, every couple of years. :-)

I think Mosby (for strategies) and Saunders CD (for questions practice) are the BEST two resouces. Sounds like you and I had the same exam. On the many pharmo questions, I often didn't know what it WAS. I went with what it WASN'T, a lot of the time.

I know something that works like MAGIC. But you have to know how to do yoga meditation. Go into a meditative alpha state. Picture yourself walking into the test center, checking in, sitting down at the machine, and answering questions calmly and conf...

Check the Heart Assn w/s. They will have listings in your area.

I have an M.A. in Rehab, a CRC, a CDMS. and .. I forget how many years of case management experience they required, but I had them. Board certifications count like nursing licenses do.

I do it with Andersen home study courses.

I did it the other way around. I was a CM and UR coordinator for over 20 years, but NOT a nurse! I have a CCM and CDMS. Since then, I've got my LVN and am going for an RN. Bankers hours, national holidays, stock options. Most of it is just, plain com...

I cam beat that! I have a CCM and CDMS. but no RN! I did recentlt get my LVN?