Rabid Badger, What you are stating as your job description is what many nurses that work in modern day Medical/Surgical, Telemetry, and ICU stepdown units deal with continuously in the United States....
Dude, Benner's Novice to Expert Theory is exactly that, A THEORY. Below are some publications that back up actual practice. New graduates with adequate orientation programs and preceptorships function...
"no brand-spanking newbie nurse is going to be ready for the full on assault that is our tertiary care ICU wards. It would simply be unsafe". Are there any solid nonbiased studies that back up these...
Focker got the poison gimmick. Sugammadex is an upcoming drug. Basically it is a cyclodextrin that specifically encapsulates aminosteriods such as rocuronium, vecuronium, and to a lesser extent,...
Rat poison (coumadin) takes longer to reach a therapeutic level than lovenox. Once her INR is around 2-3 they will probably d/c the lovenox. In the meantime the lovenox helps to prevent any further...
I have heard that is should be available for general use within two years. Looking forward to its arrival. Giving someone poison to reverse paralysis seems a bit
You are worried about "fatigue" from nursing at 21????? Before going back to school my routine was to work 3-4 consecutive 12 hour shifts a week and solid partying afterwards. Most of the younger guys...