fiveofpeep

fiveofpeep

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  1. Sorry about inappropriate post

    fiveofpeep replied to ChristaRN's topic in General Nursing

    good luck and dont stress until you have to. I and many of the females in my family have had abnormal paps. I had huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge anxiety over it and envisioned myself with a fricken colostomy...

  2. Charting Bloopers

    fiveofpeep replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    one grumpy anesthesiologist wrote for a diabetic patient under orders "give her something" ... no scale or type of insulin specified... how

  3. A-fib + metropolol + diltiazem gtt + soft bp

    fiveofpeep replied to buddiage's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    did you collaborate with the physician in deciding to hold to

  4. A-fib + metropolol + diltiazem gtt + soft bp

    fiveofpeep replied to buddiage's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    source: http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020715/249.html and accor to ACLS protocol for hemodynamically unstable patients you do cardiovert or amio...but has the patient been

  5. A-fib + metropolol + diltiazem gtt + soft bp

    fiveofpeep replied to buddiage's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    As a new grad, Id give both because the reason the patient has a crappy pressure is probably because the hr is exceeding the patient's ability to compensate. If hr is too high there is decreased...

  6. Just an Idea for New Grads who can't find jobs.....

    fiveofpeep replied to k.morris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think that is a good idea that I definitely had not considered. Kudos to you

  7. Alaris pumps cutting off?

    fiveofpeep replied to eftgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ughh our alaris pumps always have issues but usually it occurs only when turning them on...then they just gather dust and we have to replace

  8. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    fiveofpeep replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thats terrible. I know one CNA who double masks and gowns for everyone!

  9. Things you don't want to hear your Aide say

    fiveofpeep replied to readytoroll's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thank you for cheering me up a bit on a grumpy day. The fact that mistaken deaths for possom-ness cheers me up--lets just not talk about

  10. Job Hunt Question: Does recruiters interview just for the heck of it?

    fiveofpeep replied to RiaRN3's topic in General Nursing

    thats not what I have heard from managers and HR people in

  11. Job Hunt Question: Does recruiters interview just for the heck of it?

    fiveofpeep replied to RiaRN3's topic in General Nursing

    I think they are much too busy and overloaded with applicants to just interview for the heck of it or to meet a

  12. First day at new job in a week! Any suggestions?

    fiveofpeep replied to medicrn16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I stock up on syringes and flushes and caps for when you need to change tubing. always comes in

  13. 20 weeks pregnant, new RN grad, will they fire me

    fiveofpeep replied to mdonohue's topic in General Nursing

    they probably would want to hold your job anyways after they spent all that money paying to train

  14. After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?

    fiveofpeep replied to buddiage's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9919746 this is from 1998 though,

  15. Goals for CCU preceptorship

    fiveofpeep replied to JRN72's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    here are some of my goals (as an example...read: not to copy) from my preceptorship basically, I chose really general goals and then elaborated in the objectives on specific tasks or areas of critical...

  16. How i overachieved at job searching

    fiveofpeep posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i posted this on my website for my peers and thought you might want to read it too. seeing as i am a chronic overachiever (as you all know), i thought i would share some of the techniques i have...

  17. How i overachieved at job searching

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in First Year After Licensure

    absolutely not! I started applying over the early summer. alot of it was too early and a waste of time, but all that practice made it not a waste because I felt very comfortable with communication,...

  18. Any New Grads Working in the ICU or ED???

    fiveofpeep replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    ok. california I did the internship so I had the connections that way but I think I look good on paper with a 4.00, certifications and a good school. Im still getting hits from places who I applied...

  19. Any New Grads Working in the ICU or ED???

    fiveofpeep replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in General Nursing

    I will start in surgical ICU after I graduate. I dont want to state the hospital though because this is a much smaller world than you might think it is. I interned there. I voiced my interest and...

  20. only in nursing school

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    how

  21. only in nursing school

    fiveofpeep replied to fiveofpeep's topic in General Students

    Its funny that you say that because as I was reading your post I was bringing down my box of needles to practice

  22. Nursing School Bloopers

    fiveofpeep replied to Jabber964's topic in Nursing Humor

    that member always falls off! Ive dismembered it a few

  23. Lost my 1st patient

    fiveofpeep replied to E.R. Rookie's topic in General Nursing

    Im lost too. Perhaps brackets now mean strangle instead of hugs? :wink2: or maybe they thought we were calling her a rookie? To the OP: your feelings are normal and Im so

  24. Another male idiot, asking stupid questions.....

    fiveofpeep replied to wje9516767's topic in General Nursing

    I thought he was being

  25. Volunteer at CHOC or Miller Children's Hospital

    fiveofpeep replied to maggie24's topic in California Nursing

    dont volunteer at millers if you want to get hired there. LBMMC and millers have too many new grads as it is based on their contracts with CSULB and LBCC. if you just want it for experience...they...