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  1. Which would YOU choose! Please help me deicde

    meandragonbrett replied to jamonit's topic in Nursing Career

    I would take the tele over the neuro any day........but that is only because neuro is not my thing. I'd say go for the neuro with a 4 patient assignment. Which area do you have more of an...

  2. Dont know if I will ever volunteer to do overtime agarin!!!

    meandragonbrett replied to dmn1012's topic in First Year After Licensure

    A lot of hospitals allow long term vents to be on step-down/intermediate floors. The area you are in does not have vents on step

  3. Stethoscope for Nursing School

    meandragonbrett replied to karaswthrt4's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a Littmann Cardio III and wouldn't trade it for anything else. I would be lost without it. It's what I learned with and it's what I

  4. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    meandragonbrett replied to Scrubz's topic in General Nursing

    Diprivan itself is not bacteriostatic. Studies have shown that when mixed with lidocaine, it can have some bateriostatic/cidal

  5. Using Propofol for sedation on vented pts?

    meandragonbrett replied to Scrubz's topic in MICU, SICU

    Diprivan itself is not bacteriostatic. Studies have shown that when mixed with lidocaine, it can have some bateriostatic/cidal

  6. Covering tele for a non-tele nurse

    meandragonbrett replied to grouchy's topic in General Nursing

    How would this be

  7. nurse's note sample?

    meandragonbrett replied to kell1566's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Report received, walking rounds complete, orders reviewed. Assessment complete per flowsheet. AA&O x X. #8 ETT @ 24cm at teeth. breath sounds clear and equal bilaterally. FIO2 60%, SIMV,...

  8. Failed urine test because of nitrites

    meandragonbrett replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Nursing

    How can you know she has NEVER touched a legal/illegal drug in her life? Has she been physically in your presence since the day she was born? (Just playing devil's advocate

  9. Contemporaneous Charting

    meandragonbrett replied to Michelle123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I chart by exception. If it's normal it's on the flowsheet and if it's abnormal (i.e. you have something you weren't born with in you or flowing into you) it's on the flowsheet and I write it in my...

  10. Just wondering........

    meandragonbrett replied to CRNANUPE_2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, if you ask a question in the proper forum you would likely be able to obtain an answer (don't get upset if you don't always get the response you wanted either.) Also, while you did ask in the...

  11. No money for school, as my family fell apart

    meandragonbrett replied to becera's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    As far as financing....the best bet is to talk to the school's financial aid office. They will be your best resource on getting you adequate

  12. Should I work in CCU?

    meandragonbrett replied to nynurse!'s topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If your hospital has a CVICU/CTICU and a CCU...>You will likely have more medical based patients in CCU and your surgical population would generally be found in

  13. attention all Baptist nurses

    meandragonbrett replied to hbgwan's topic in General Nursing

    There are a LOT of Baptist hospitals in the country. The system in Memphis is it's own private system and is not affiliated with any other baptist hospital in the nation. As far as overtime? It...

  14. Vap

    meandragonbrett replied to WSH-RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    With agresssive use of the ventilator bundle, we have completely eliminated VAP from our unit. We've not had a case of VAP in 21

  15. Swans are going out of style

    meandragonbrett replied to Burnt2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Studies have to be taken with a grain of salt. I think the most recent published study showed that there is not difference in mortality between those who were swaned and those who weren't swaned....

  16. when NPO {pre-op}, then for analgesic:

    meandragonbrett replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    Um....if they are in the hospital they should have a line. Go ahead and start your line and give some morphine. I know it's not a real patient....but demerol? C'mon!! It's

  17. Cardiac patients in the ER - a poll

    meandragonbrett replied to NurseCherlove's topic in Emergency

    I would venture to say that about 65% of our case load is CV/pulmonary in nature (including CHF, AAA, AMI,

  18. DILAUDID drug freference error in nursing drug books

    meandragonbrett replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    I wonder why nobody else knows this? I am even seeing orders now for 2-3mg q2h

  19. when NPO {pre-op}, then for analgesic:

    meandragonbrett replied to GingerSue's topic in General Students

    Call and get and order for something

  20. Do you have a living will? What does it say?

    meandragonbrett replied to HealthShepherd's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just don't want to be

  21. ICU Visiting Hours

    meandragonbrett replied to LaRose's topic in MICU, SICU

    We have set times, but then depending on patient situation and things going on in the unit...some families might be allowed to stay longer or come in earlier....come in in the middle of the night,...

  22. AACN membership?

    meandragonbrett replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    AACN now offers FREE UNLIMITED CEU's for their members. Something new they just started via their

  23. Should Emergency Nursing be part of the Critical Care Nursing Specialty on this site?

    meandragonbrett replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    It's a matter of semantics really. What defines critical care? Also, what is the point of having a Trauma Nursing forum? The ED forum doesn't see TONS of traffic as it is. Just keep it all in...

  24. teaching hospital VS. traditional hiospital

    meandragonbrett replied to mrmike's topic in MICU, SICU

    I simply stated my view. I didn't say we didn't need somewhere to

  25. Continuing education after crna graduation ??

    meandragonbrett replied to honeyrosc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are some states where RNs have to obtain CEUs as well. A career in healthcare involves LIFE LONG learning. Research is constantly changing the way we practice. If you are not up for that...