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My 2 cents would find the use of a nasal airway adjunct contraindicated in this case because of blood in the mouth and nose, I'd think that coupled with a decreased LOC would be cause to believe a head injury where the NPA might enter into where it's not supposed to be :wink2: I agree with one of the previous posters, watch the sats, suction as necessary, and bagging, I believe the pt. needs a trauma bay more than a tube with only a 2 minute ETA to the hospital. My rationale for this is a failed intubation, what's the next step? Are these providers that can do a surgical cric if necessary? Would that warrant a cric if the trauma center is only 2 minutes away? I agree that if the closest trauma center is 15-20 minutes away, definitely protect the airway, but with aggressive suctioning and bagging, I don't see why one wouldn't be able to keep the sats up and lessen the time to more advanced care... Sidenote, I really like these discussions about what should be done...they're really helpful to people like me who are new to the ED. Let's keep it going...:)

Applied to only one, UMAB...accepted and graduated this past may To everyone entering this fall, It's gonna be difficult, keep your chin up because the end definitely justifies the means...:) And definitely be ready to learn... If i can be of any other help, let me know. Good luck all, Mike

I accepted, start on the 23rd.... However, when I spoke with the manager, she said (and don't hold me to it) after my 2 year obligation, there's in house agency that goes for $45/hr Im PSYCHED!!!

I can recall it from multiple sources...including fellow test takers, as well as my nursing instructors and preceptors...so I believed it as well.

Not always, I have heard in years past that a certain number of people taking the test will, by chance, receive all questions as sort of a control group for the exam. These people may have actually passed the exam with 75, but received all 265 because they were that 1 out of 10 or 20 that needed to be a control. Think of it as a guinea pig for the NCLEX. Keep your chin up...

Hey all, I took my boards on monday morning and only got 75 before it shut off... Thankfully, I got the word today that I passed... Mike, RN, coming to a local ED near you!!

Yea...im in columbia just north of DC I'm really looking forward to seeing the hospital, it sounds like a really good place to work... Does anyone have any more personal experiences from this hospital?

I also have an interview scheduled for March 8th for the ED. Hope to see you there....Good Luck!! ~Mike

I had a quick question...I'm finishing my last year of my BSN and I was wondering if, when hired as an OR nurse (which is a HUGE interest of mine), do you ever have to rotate out to PACU/PreOp or is there a separate pool for that? Thanks all! Mike