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  1. How to prioritize in Nursing

    meandragonbrett replied to dudysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Eventually the light bulb will come on and you'll just "get

  2. How to prioritize in Nursing

    meandragonbrett replied to dudysnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Airway Breathing

  3. many drugs one syringe

    meandragonbrett replied to NewNurseAlert's topic in General Nursing

    I only mix narcotics and benzos that are compatible. Everything else has it's own

  4. I&D and MRSA

    meandragonbrett replied to JDCitizen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would be the one like clock work....about every 3 weeks and it's back.

  5. ACNP vs FNP

    meandragonbrett replied to indoamerican's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    There are two different types of acute care. You have ACNP and then you have Pediatric Acute Care. ACNPs are not restricted to only working in the

  6. I&D and MRSA

    meandragonbrett replied to JDCitizen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    jd, i'm a 25 year old icu rn. not a single health problem in the world. i've picked up a multi-drug resistant strain of mrsa and it's been ridiculously hard to get rid

  7. Change in Nursing Scope of Practice

    meandragonbrett replied to BloomsTheNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Care to explain how PAs are "encroaching" on your nursing

  8. full time msn and full time job

    meandragonbrett replied to jollygirl098's topic in Post Graduate Students

    9 graduate hours and working full time is probably too

  9. Can a DNR order be a TO

    meandragonbrett replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    A) A DNR is not permanent and can be revoked at anytime. B) Not all hospital policies require patient signatures to make them a DNR. All it takes is "Patient is a DNR" and MD signature on the order...

  10. repositioning oscillator pts question

    meandragonbrett replied to Zookeeper3's topic in MICU, SICU

    What are you going to do when you do turn the patient that one time and they don't recover from their de-compensating? Just a

  11. CCRN Exam changing as of Jan. 13. 2010

    meandragonbrett replied to WindwardOahuRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I noticed where cardiac tamponade was being removed from CCRN and will only be on CSC/CMC.......Did something change to where tamponade only occurs in CCU/CVICU

  12. Pulse ox and hematocrit

    meandragonbrett replied to TemperStripe's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just don't forget that spO2 measures saturation of hemoglobin.....it doesn't determine if it's saturated with oxygen or CO2. Your oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve and Bohr's effect are your...

  13. What is it like to be an ICU RN?

    meandragonbrett replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in MICU, SICU

    ICU=working in a

  14. What kind of a person works Acute Care?

    meandragonbrett replied to clearly's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have a real problem with these direct entry NP programs....but that's not the place for this thread. Do you plan on working between RN and NP licensing? I certainly hope so. Acute Care NPs do not...

  15. Are we experiencing mass burnout in healthcare?

    meandragonbrett replied to SheaTab's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Shea, Why don't we hear more of your thoughts for once?

  16. I&D and MRSA

    meandragonbrett replied to JDCitizen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Pretty sure double coverage is not nephro specific. I've seen it in the community setting personally. I've had a nasty MRSA that I've been unable to get rid of. It was only susceptible to...

  17. USA NP program-

    meandragonbrett replied to nikkif75's topic in Post Graduate Students

    you might want to look into obtaining a weekender position. Your finances will be essentially the same for working 24ish hours per week. Then you are free during the week to focus on

  18. Carpijet?

    meandragonbrett replied to missjmeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I just draw it up in a syringe with a needle. No need to keep up with a carpuject thing

  19. Chloraprep

    meandragonbrett replied to theamberdawns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Chloraprep is used on a routine basis for pre-procedure antisepsis in and out of the OR. Regardless of

  20. Online Master's Nursing Degree's??

    meandragonbrett replied to therisingsun68's topic in General Nursing

    As long as it has CCNE accreditation you are good to

  21. Are we experiencing mass burnout in healthcare?

    meandragonbrett replied to SheaTab's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Bottom line....hospitals are businesses and the bottom line is what

  22. I&D and MRSA

    meandragonbrett replied to JDCitizen's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm afraid I don't understand why they would be wanting you to cut back on the abx. If a patient has MRSA they need abx! Bactroban once WEEKLY for a year? Yeah...right....nobody is going to be...

  23. Are we experiencing mass burnout in healthcare?

    meandragonbrett replied to SheaTab's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    we are a necessary evil that the hospital has no choice in having. We are a line on an expense report and that is reflected in the current state of the

  24. Lesser Known "Post bedside RN" Jobs?

    meandragonbrett replied to NHGN's topic in General Nursing

    Informatics Consulting with companies like McKesson, MedTronic, Smith & Nephew, Big Pharma Companies,

  25. Why do nurses do this?!?!?????

    meandragonbrett replied to GucciRN22's topic in MICU, SICU

    Some nurses are toxic and will suck the last ounce of life out of you. Others are fabulous colleagues. You have to learn to not let people suck the life out of you. Start patting yourself on the...