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  1. Saudi Arabia Nursing???

    abq rn posted a topic in International Nursing

    Does anyone know anything about nursing in Saudi Arabia? I have heard stories about grand sums of money (tax free), lots of vacation time and friendly people (patients) to work with. Is there any...

  2. Physical Ability in the ED

    abq rn posted a topic in Emergency

    I know this will be an unpopular thread but I am getting more and more frustrated by the day. I cannot understand why nurses who never manage to adapt to the ED pace remain in the department. I am...

  3. Physical Ability in the ED

    abq rn replied to abq rn's topic in Emergency

    I guess I should update my profile...but then again...aren't we all supposed to be learning all the time?!! Look... I am not saying that any one should be drummed out or benched from the work they...

  4. phone calls no outsider would believe

    abq rn replied to JBudd's topic in Emergency

    I work in a Pediatric ER and we call it high risk MMIS (my mommy is

  5. social intubation?

    abq rn replied to fire_911medic's topic in Emergency

    I have given ultimatums to MD’s that go something like… “Either you tube him or I let him go!”. This leaves the choice of treatment course in the hands of the physician. If we can’t control...

  6. apollo vs gallup

    abq rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    My wife is trying to choose between Apollo nursing school in Albuquerque (10K per semester) or Gallup UNM nursing program (5k for 4 semesters). If she goes to Gallup she will have to commute two...

  7. Does NM REALY pay for nursing school???

    abq rn replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated from CNM/TVi and my total cost without books was about

  8. What I Wanna Be

    abq rn replied to RACHEL23's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I am 10 months away from graduation and I have gotten “the nod” from the PICU charge nurses that I will be hired right after graduation into the unit. Although I have been working in the...

  9. Eating your young

    abq rn posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    the number one complaint i get from both current and former nursing students is that the instructors "eat their young":o . instructors are often described as out of touch, unfair and often unstable....

  10. Physically attacked on the job?

    abq rn replied to KungFuFtr's topic in General Nursing

    The state of New Mexico has recently passed legislation making an assault on a healthcare worker a D Felony. I happened to be one of the first people to use the law to prosecute a patient. I think I...

  11. apollo vs gallup

    abq rn posted a topic in General Nursing

    My wife is trying to choose between Apollo nursing school in Albuquerque (10K per semester) or Gallup UNM nursing program (5k for 4 semesters). If she goes to Gallup she will have to commute two hours...

  12. Eating your young

    abq rn replied to abq rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This is what I have HEARD.... Not what I have experienced so far. I love my instructors! I like my clinical site and I feel like I am learning a tone of new stuff. I guess I was just worried about...

  13. apollo vs gallup

    abq rn replied to abq rn's topic in General Nursing

    Who do I talk to (or who does my wife talk to) about getting 20k from Lovlace?!!!! That would make all of the difference. She got her acceptance letter today to Apollo so it looks like that is where...

  14. Marking on IV bags

    abq rn replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/psn/printer.cfm?id=186 Go take a look at this report. It has a bit at the end about ink and IV

  15. Where have all the GOOD VEINS gone?

    abq rn replied to PCUSheryl's topic in General Nursing

    I trick I use on "tough sticks" is to use two tourniquets. It seems to work very well. I am also a big fan of 1% LIDO (we have a standing order but no one uses it but me) when placing peripheral IVs....