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peddler

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  1. Would you do it again?

    peddler posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To the NPs; would you become a NP again given the same opportunity to do anything else and if so, why? I currently work in the OR and ask all of the CRNAs i meet the same question. I'd like the same...

  2. Scrub vending machines

    peddler replied to TracyB,RN's topic in Operating Room

    I liked it. It allowed for 3 at a time where i was. It certainly prevent people from hording scrubs the day they are restocked. Our cart goes empty quick. In a training facility, every resident in...

  3. vinager acidosis

    peddler replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    Metabolic, respiratory, correcting, corrected, uncorrected, and besides daily acetic acid intake (how many decades had that been going on) what was her sig PMH? All acidosis' aren't the same...in my...

  4. Longest at one base

    peddler replied to NursePamela's topic in Government, Military

    I hate to split hairs, but "Officers" applies to alot of folks. USAF Nurse Corps Officers have a very specific timetable as laid out by our governing agency, AFPC. They determined last year that we...

  5. AF Nursing Opinions

    peddler replied to Drexelgrad07's topic in Government, Military

    I did get my first choice when i came in. I paid my own way for everything and was an experienced ICU nurse when i offered my services to the USAF. However, my first choice was really dumb luck. I go...

  6. Air Force or Navy??

    peddler replied to doo730's topic in Government, Military

    Completely different missions comes to mind when comparing the Navy and the Air Force. I don't know where Navy nurses deploy to, but imagine it's on a big ship with air conditioning, and all of the...

  7. AF Nursing Opinions

    peddler replied to Drexelgrad07's topic in Government, Military

    I've never heard a bad word spoken about Alaska. Everyone i've known has enjoyed being stationed there and would go back if given the option. The problem with the USAF is that going overseas is...

  8. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    peddler replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    sirI, I thought it might be cumbersome to read intially, but opted to let go "as is". I edited it to show the opposing rationales as natural.

  9. How about a clinical pearl thread?

    peddler replied to nursetim's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Trust every parent's historical information as gospel when they describe an Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) and use that as a working Dx until 24 hour obs on a monitor and pulse ox says they...

  10. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    peddler replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I have a couple thoughts on the original topic...NP with little or no RN experience. On one hand: It requires zero experience to go to Med School. It requires zero experience to go to PA School. Why...

  11. Are Techs And RN's equal in managements eyes?

    peddler replied to Indigomune's topic in Operating Room

    To comment on the original question; " Are Techs And RN's equal in managements eyes? " The answer is a simple "No" It doesn't demean anyone's ability, dedication, or worthiness...but simply stated,...

  12. latex allergy info question & question on shellfish allergy

    peddler replied to nursebetti2001's topic in Operating Room

    SO my kid eats pasta sauce one night made with shrimp, but removed because he thought the shrimp were nasty and didn’t want to try one. Enter deviated uvula, angioedema, difficulty swallowing,...

  13. Malignant Hyperthermia

    peddler replied to ICRN2008's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    HR and RR would have been better vitals to closely monitor as temp is usually a late sign. The family Hx of MH triggered many red flags in the OR and i bet the depolerizing agents that cause MH were...

  14. MD degrading RN

    peddler replied to Ann-RN's topic in Operating Room

    Everyone can tell anyone "You don't get to speak to me like that". Folks certainly don't have to say please and thank you and may I have another. But they certainly never get to speak down to you....

  15. career growth in the OR

    peddler replied to kalayaan's topic in Operating Room

    I've only been in the OR for 8 months, but I too am looking forward to moving on. The two years I spent in ICU and the two years I spent in the ER really made me engage my brain and my type-A...

  16. OR nurses operating C-arm Fluoro?

    peddler posted a topic in Operating Room

    Any OR nurses operate the C-arm? Every State Practice Act I can find online says it's a Rad Techs job and require them to be licensed. I've been told on many occasions I just make the surgeon mad...

  17. HBO Documentary May 21st; Baghdad E.R.

    peddler replied to Corvette Guy's topic in Government, Military

    The special was definitely stuff that we should be seeing on the nightly news. After years of the same old thing, the fact that our brothers are being blown up by cowards hardly gets a mention...

  18. What Do I Do Now???

    peddler replied to nurs4eva's topic in Operating Room

    Refresher training as a nurse to work in the OR? My background before i went to the OR was cardiac critical care and ER. I can say without hesitation that i do not use any of the skills i spent...