paulwalkman

I'm sure you already know the answer since last year ago but I'll answer anyway. If your patient has an inr of >3.5 hold the medication and call the position immediately. Some docs will allow up to 3.5 but that's on the rare patients and should ...

Thank you. Funny, very funny, but could you answer my inquisition please? I'm still not sure what's up.

Thank you for that last mention. Since PaO2 is assumed during routine testing, how would it specifically be tested? Does an arterial blood sample need to be taken to get the ABGs? Early in my career I had a jerk doctor ask me 10 minutes after he ...

The issue with using the phones in the hospital is the WiFi. iPhones cannot turn that off (as of 2 years ago). Most other phones have a selection to turn of the WiFi and the 2G/3G/4G. In addition to Davis Drug guide I would suggest looking over S...

as a nurse, you gotta-do what you gotta-do. in my experience nurses & pts are ok with butt wiping and butt washing and even putting in a catheter, but some people get anxious about washing the male and lady-parts. i talk to my patients when washi...

Hey Katkonk How did you like supplemental Healthcare. I think the pay is low so I'm tryinbg to get perspective. Thanks. Paul

I did Travel Nursing in Texas over the summer. I was with a terrible company that called at 5 or 5:30am and sent me to a random hospital in one particular network. I was expected to hit the ground running...running for my life. I had to find the ...

The pay in Texas is very low in general. I don't think it's the company also being cheap because your pay would likely be lower.

Stay away from Ay.a Healthcare. I heard Cross-Country is goodAnyone know about Nightengale Nurses?

There was a study comparing physically exhausted sleep deprived drivers against typical drunk drivers. The sleep deprived drivers were worse off. Not that I'm prtomoting drunk driving, but DEFINITELY don't drive sleep deprived. Paul

Six days in a row are definitely too many. I wrote that post in October 2008, and I kept averaging four or five nights per week. I worked like that until December 5 2008. On my way the home at 8:00 AM on December 5 after working several shifts in a r...

if this physician doesn’t have a previously used or pertinent contract, you can check some of the lawyer sites. some of the sites that give formats for resume’s also have non-specific contracts that you would use to make a contract more specific to ...

Hey, Ivanh3, I have to disagree. Obviously you have trie many of the products, which makes your opinion that much more important, but my Verizon XV6800 Smartphone uses the Pocket PC software and I have NEVER had a problem with it. The battery, even...

i agree with rngolfer53 who said “you wouldn't go to an attorney for a nursing question, right? same thing applies in reverse”. definitely check out your contract with an attorney. determine if there is a time period when they have to hire you. i...

Pocket PC, Blackberry, or Palm? That became an obvious answer after some research. Let me give you some details. I bought a Pocket PC in my phone; a Smartphone. Aside from a phone and a 3 megapixel video camera/camera there are many other feature...

Not to be a smart ass because I'm considering becoming a CRNA, but don't you have the patients unconcious? Paul

I'm kind of worried about a similar circumstance. I got a $10K Loan Repayment bonus (sign on bonus) that was to be given in smaller amounts over 9 months if you work for a year full time in the position you were hired for (and I think it included the...

After 3 nights (12s) in a row anyone might feel like a zombie. It was a good idea to buy blackout curtains. If you wake up at night, or late afternoon, and stay up to 6 or 7 (my hospital does 7-7) than you body will gradually get used to the new ho...

My education was much less than 50K. It was a little less than 30K, but that number increases drastically when you add the cost of living to it. I was in an Advanced Second Degree BSN program. It was a lot of work squeezed into a short time perio...

I ave my BSN. As far as pay goes, I get $1.00 more an hour and extra $$ for overtime/bid-shift. I would say that getting a two year degree is more cost effective if you wanted to remain a floor nurse. If you wnat to go into management or further y...

Let me correct myself. I meant to say the acuities of these patients are similar to the ICU or CRITICAL CARE of a local hospital.

I work on a floor with usually 28 pts on tele 12+ new stroke patients, a few post-Bariatric Sx patients and 1 or 2 vents on 7p-7a. It was a nightmare at first, but I got tele certified, saw a bariatric Sx and took a competency test (no CEs) from our...

i was offered my first position as a night shift nurse on a very busy medsurge floor. we have bariatric, stroke, tele, and vent patients. i was wondering what to do on my days off. what do you do on your days off to help you keep the night shift h...

PDAs are great. I used one throughout school. One of the main decisions to make, aside from what software to purchase, is whether to use Palm's version or Window's Mobile. Window's mobile is integrated into your phone. It will eat up the battery ...

hey, i just graduated a 2nd degree program and i explained to my current girlfriend, whom i met after graduation, why i hadn’t dated in almost 2 years. we had a small class, less than 20. granted i loved the ratio of women to men and many of the wo...