Lizziefive

Lizziefive

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  1. Items/meds To Donate- Where To Send?

    Lizziefive replied to RN Randy's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a rural clinic in Guatemala. I KNOW they need the stuff you listed. visit http://www.aktenamit.org you can send it to the address in guatemala city and write PARA CLINICA - MARIA on the...

  2. Questions about RSI meds

    Lizziefive posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi! I am preparing to go back to work after a maternity leave and am studying some of the RSI meds. Basically I want to have memorized the USUAL dose (not per kg but the number that is given for an...

  3. Pregnancy/Career Advice

    Lizziefive replied to kgrands's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi Katie! I started working in the ER when I was six months pregnant. It was stressful but not as bad as I thought it was going to be. If I could do it all over again though I would have waited to...

  4. New nurses being an asset to unit

    Lizziefive replied to snowfreeze's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks! Its good to hear that you recognize that we have something to offer too. I try and help the older nurses out when I can because I want them to help me when I need them to explain something to...

  5. LPN to RN

    Lizziefive replied to almostfinished's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Someone told me when I graduated as an RN not to tell anyone but the hiring manager and my preceptor that I was an LPN and it really did help.. sure people treated me like a newbie to nursing but at...

  6. That First Job

    Lizziefive replied to *Pepper*'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    Floor nursing isnt for everyone. LTC isnt for everyone. You have to find your nitch. I was an LPN before an RN- I decided to go back to school because of the lack of opportunities for LPNs. For your...

  7. Questions about RSI meds

    Lizziefive replied to Lizziefive's topic in Emergency

    Hey thanks for the great responses. I am making an RSI cheat sheet with all the mg per kg doses and the average dose for a 70kg pt to use a a reference. I find it difficult to be a new nurse in the...

  8. Questions about RSI meds

    Lizziefive replied to Lizziefive's topic in Emergency

    Thanks for the responses. I am ACLS, PALS and of course BLS certified. I just wanted a quick number I could put into my head so when the Dr orders 300mg of sux for an average person I would be able to...

  9. Crutch Teaching

    Lizziefive replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    Ive only heard to bend the knee. It just makes more

  10. Vent settings and documentation

    Lizziefive posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi. Im a newish grad who is now working in the ED. I had a vent patient the other day and the RT told me the settings very quickly for me to document. I am just wondering what settings should I be...

  11. Vent settings and documentation

    Lizziefive posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi. Im a newish grad who is now working in the ED. I had a vent patient the other day and the RT told me the settings very quickly for me to document. I am just wondering what settings should I be...

  12. Vent settings and documentation

    Lizziefive replied to Lizziefive's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks!!!! im going to check it

  13. Vent settings and documentation

    Lizziefive replied to Lizziefive's topic in Emergency

    hmm. i will have to look for the protocol.. can you elaborate on overbreathing? thanks!!!!

  14. Relocating to NY... to attend Maria College LPN-RN program

    Lizziefive replied to RGuajardo's topic in New York Nursing

    I will reply- even though I never went to Maria- so my knowledge is based on what Ive heard- Ive heard that they have a really low passing rate for the NCLEX exam, and that the area hospitals would...

  15. Need advice- 6 months pregnant and starting in the ER

    Lizziefive posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello. Ive never posted here- just read all the other postings- but i need some advice before Monday. I live in NYC and have been offered two jobs both in the ER where I have no experience. Im a...

  16. which one should I choose!

    Lizziefive replied to 3months's topic in New York Nursing

    Hello I have started orientation at NYP for a position at the Allen Pav ER. Mind you I havent been there very long but it seems to me that they have a very good reputation within the hospital system....

  17. Taking some time off???Please help!

    Lizziefive posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! I was wondering your opinion about taking a year (maybe a year and a half) off after I graduate to do some volunteer work internationally- maybe health related but not in a hospital setting, I...