Anisettes BSN, RN

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    how to apply in hamad medical hospital in doha qatar?

    Anisettes replied to stin_0502's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure anyone on this board would be able to give you the information you're requesting unless they are either 1) Currently working at the Hospital you're talking about, or 2) Have worked there...
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    If you had your choice of any field of nursing you wanted........

    Anisettes replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I did my year of Med/Surg upon graduation and the went to the ED - I ADORED it... until about 9 years in and I found myself beginning to get burned out, I went to per diem in the ED thinking it would...
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    Medication Error

    Anisettes replied to g61j's topic in Emergency

    I agree with all the posters above - assess pt, notify MD, continue to monitor, fill out incident report, etc... Human beings make mistakes, I think what the NM may have been looking for was your...
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    Has anyone dealt with a "Duval Drain"?

    Anisettes replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, We've put them intra-operatively, but I know next to nothing about caring for them on the floor. The Clevland Clinic as some info and trouble-shooting tips on it, though - it's about midway down...
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    rn licensing in California

    Anisettes replied to nurseadi's topic in General Nursing

    Kid, I can't imagine why CA would not endorse you as long as your license is, as you state - Active and in Good Standing. Just because you've had it on inactive status (I'm presuming) shouldn't bar...
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    rn licensing in California

    Anisettes replied to nurseadi's topic in General Nursing

    I should have added that unless you intend to remain in CA - you might be better of going ahead and initially getting licensed in AZ. Why? Because AZ is one of the compact states - almost half of US...
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    rn licensing in California

    Anisettes replied to nurseadi's topic in General Nursing

    You can take your NCLEX in AZ and once you receive your license you can apply for reciprocal licensure in CA. I am licensed in the state of NV (among others) and when I took a travel assignment in CA...
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    Should I have made a complaint against this anesthesiologist?

    Anisettes replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Both posters above are correct in their assumptions of what probably occured. A sore throat is a common side effect of an EASY intubation, so the fact that yours seemed to have been more uncomfortable...
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    Operating or ER Nursing job experiences

    Anisettes replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Typical workdays can vary wildly due to many things, one as GOMER says depends on the Trauma level of the facility and even the region. I've worked both ED/Trauma Resus and Trauma OR and you can...
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    Question about Michael Jackson

    Anisettes replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, the Epi is injected directly into the heart muscle. Intra-cardiac epi acts as a powerful stimulant during cardiac standstill and also can convert fine ventricular fibrillation to a coorificer...
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    Male Surgical Nurses

    Anisettes replied to avidgolfer3's topic in General Nursing

    There's a demand for surgical nurses (OR, Peri-operative, whatever you want to call them). Every OR I've ever worked at as been understaffed. No further schooling beyond your RN (BSN, ADN, Diploma)...
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    Vag exams with sterile gloves or regular gloves?

    Anisettes replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The lady parts isn't remotely sterile and barring lacerations or OB considerations (possibly even then), clean gloves are perfectly acceptable. In the OR the lady parts is classified by AORN...
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    Policy on Tattoo's & Piercings

    Anisettes replied to kerric511's topic in General Nursing

    I would never have thought this was even an issue. I'm a civilian nurse working for the Army and we have active duty military with full sleeve tattoo's, tattoo's on the nape of the neck, etc... places...
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    What ages need sequential stockings?

    Anisettes replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    The policy at my facility is for EVERY patient 35 and over regardless of proc. length and anyone undergoing any type of laparascopic procedure that is not a pediatric patient. And of course, if...