miss arron

I'm a year or two late on this thread, but I found it so interesting.... I've worked in two ICU's that have had neuro patients and both places have leveled the art at the phlebostatic axis and just wondering if there's be any additional research on t...

sounds similar to what we called "no escalation" on my old unit. ie: yes we will continue the pressors at the current level they are at but will not add a new one or turn up what we have, or no we will not start CVVHD but will continue doing everyth...

I just started in a new hospital where they use them and I think it's a great idea. Does anyone out there know how long they are good for? I had a patient tonite that's been here for just about a month and his ekg started acting up and changing the e...

The majority of intubated patients I've had would yank that tube out the second the restraint is loosened let alone if attempted to get them up to a bedside commode, or desat the second you lower the HOB or turn them. Theoretically speaking, if the p...

at one of my jobs i almost always get a lunch break, at the other almost never. at the one where i do get a break, we take a full hour b/c chances are you won't get away on 3 seperate occassions to do your 30 min lunch and 2 15 minute breaks. we pla...

i'll be working in cleveland as a surgical icu nurse and i couldn't be more excited to get started :anpom:

my sister went to a new doctor recently and he ordered some lab tests for her, but not serum, saliva. i have no experience with saliva testing so i was skeptical. i tried doing some research online but couldn't find anything much other using it as ...

i work as a nurse tech on the 7p to 7a shift and i hope to find a job in the same shift when i graduate in may..... you couldn't pay me enought to work days....

if you need to work, you'll find a way i worked part-time through my first year (24+) hours a week and my grades were very good you can do it, you just need keep somewhat organized

i didn't think you could practice as an LPN if you held an RN license

sorry to hear that.... i'm really looking forward to having a pinning ceremony when i finish and i would be super pissed as well if we didn't have one

Congrats!

my bf had a similar problem with an IV this spring... it had been in for 5 days and had definitely infiltrated (unfortunately i wasn't in nursing school then and didn't recognize it)... anywho, our first day of pharmacology, my instructor was tellin...

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many hospitals take on new grads in the icu and er... they typically have a very long orientation period to get you up to speed.... i personally want to be in the nicu, and i'm going for it straight outta school

my method: gtt and insulin are whole (duh) tablets are either whole or half values (ie 2 tablets or 3.5 tablets, never 3.4 tabs, 0.7 tabs, etc) adults - round to 10th peds - round to 100th chemo - round to 100th *unless directions say otherwise*

to my med-surg instructor: 1. learn to do math 2. i can read notes just fine on my own, if all you are going to do is read from your notes, i'm not wasting my time coming to your lecture to my clinical instructor: you are my hero! thank you so muc...

catch on cleaning, sleeping, and drinking hopefully visit some long lost friends start my new job as a nurse tech! start prepping for ob/peds and eat..... alot!!!

1. food cannot touch (i had no idea there were so many of us) 2. i am completely disturbed by hair not attached to a body, i have to use a lint roller after i hold on of my guinea pigs, and i hide my pillow and linens at my dad's b/c my sister has a ...

rofl :roll

i'm starting my nursing program in the fall and am waiting to here back from a a group home for MRDD about starting work there while in school. if hired we have 2 training sessions and then i believe a week of supervision. not having done this befor...

i think this thread should be called counting down the seconds... goodness :) i'm starting the week of the 20th too and i just got all my books last night and my uniform... i just need the basic supplies, to get my 2nd TB test read, to get my physica...

just needed to complain a bit more... i start my nursing program this month and i went online to check and see if any of my classrooms had changed and i saw that they changed my clinical site. i had registered for the veteran's hospital and got bump...

1st semester ADN program: 8/20 - 9/26 Monday: work Tuesday: off Wednesday: 8 - 11 fundamentals lecutre, 12 - 3 pharm Thurs: 8 - 11 fundamentals lecture, 12 - 3 fundamentals lab Fri: same as Thurs Sat: work Sun: work 10/1 - 12/15 Mon: work Tues: 7 - 3...

not married, but as a child from a "broken home" i do have opinions on the matter (my parents seperated several times while i was a child to divorce when i was in college - my mother was an alcoholic). if your kids are not actively involved in the go...