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General Nursing

The Greatest Gift

by NotReady4PrimeTime, RN

Did you know that a single donor can save as many as 8 lives? Did you know a tissue donor can improve the lives of up to 75 people? Did you know that hundreds...

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PICU

The Agony of Ecstasy, Act 2 - NTI 2016 Session

by NotReady4PrimeTime, RN

In Act 1 we looked at an overview of the impact designer drugs may have on those who experiment with them. Now let’s get a little deeper into the ugly side of...

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PICU

The Agony of Ecstasy in PICU and Other Tales... a Play in 3 Acts -…

by NotReady4PrimeTime, RN

Street drugs are only one of the hazards children are exposed to. We can't protect them all the time so knowing what they might be doing - and what it might do...

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PICU

Haywire! Some Uncommon Causes of Status Epilepticus in Children

by NotReady4PrimeTime, RN

Seizures are not unusual in the pediatric population. But there are some uncommon causes of prolonged seizure activity that the PICU nurse might encounter. This...

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General Nursing

I Could NEVER Do PICU!

by NotReady4PrimeTime, RN

This blog post serves as an explanation of why my career as a PICU nurse isn't something to simply survive, but an opportunity to serve the needs of a very...

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