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  1. Bolus

    nurse2b_bakey replied to garciadiego's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, we run a fluid bolus via pump @ 999 ml/hr. That's the highest rate for the pumps we use. If you have maintenance fluids ordered after the bolus, I piggyback the bolus, with the bag of...

  2. My Feet are KILLING Me!!

    nurse2b_bakey replied to BeachGirl08's topic in General Nursing

    I also started a job in the ED recently, and have the pleasure of working 12 hour shifts.....I wear Dansko clogs, and always wear knee high support socks/hose that I bought at the scrub store. At the...

  3. Gift for a friend going into nursing?

    nurse2b_bakey replied to friendofanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Books are a great idea, but the assigned readings are enough for anyone...... They make spiral bound flashcards that are available at any major bookstore -- the more general ones would be better, like...

  4. CEN certification questions

    nurse2b_bakey replied to gs1976's topic in Emergency

    We're in the same boat !!! I graduate saturday, and will start working in the ED in June. I am also a member of Emergency Nurses Association, the org. that supports the CEN. (you can join as a...

  5. Got the job!!! Gonna be an ED nurse!!!

    nurse2b_bakey posted a topic in Emergency

    :yeah:Wanted to shout from the rooftops!!! Just finished my preceptorship in a Level 1 Trauma Center :Dand got the call today that I'll be working at the ED in town!!! So excited, can't wait to be a...

  6. Stupidest reason to go to ER

    nurse2b_bakey replied to DachRN's topic in Emergency

    Young woman, of childbearing age, no significant history..... "i've experienced lady partsl bleeding for almost a week" the nurse I was working with asked the doc -- "are you gonna diagnose her with...

  7. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    nurse2b_bakey replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Ooh, ooh that smell Can't you smell that smell? Ooh, ooh that smell The smell of death surrounds you. --Lynyrd Skynyrd The first 3 lines hit me EVERT time I work a "code brown" the last line would be...

  8. Best thing since sliced bread!

    nurse2b_bakey replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    i can't believe this hasn't been mentioned, and i'm sure it's on another thread, but to me the greatest thing ever (along with everything else mentioned) is in-line suction!!!!! after spending an...

  9. During school, did you see anything gruesome

    nurse2b_bakey replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    most gruesome thing while in school -- probably the amputated leg, which the surgeon gladly handed to me and instructed me to place in the cardboard box! It was more amazing than gruesome to think...

  10. HESI -- Need Prayers/Good Vibes

    nurse2b_bakey posted a topic in General Students

    hi everyone -- i am preparing to take my exit hesi exam on friday (2/8) at 8 a.m. for those of you who do not know the [evil]hesi[/evil], it's the test that tells me whether or not i graduate!!!! pray...

  11. HESI -- Need Prayers/Good Vibes

    nurse2b_bakey replied to nurse2b_bakey's topic in General Students

    Thanks to everybody who said a prayer for me -- Passed today with a 1046!! Now I have to put my big girl panties on and kick butt during my

  12. HESI -- Need Prayers/Good Vibes

    nurse2b_bakey replied to nurse2b_bakey's topic in General Students

    good luck to you

  13. HESI -- Need Prayers/Good Vibes

    nurse2b_bakey replied to nurse2b_bakey's topic in General Students

    thanks for the kind words everyone!!! i just found out today that i got my preceptorship #1 choice!!!! i'll be in a level 1 trauma ed at the greatest hospital in the se!!! i know these will be the...

  14. U.S. Public Health -- Commissioned Corps??? NEED ADVICE

    nurse2b_bakey posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    Hello All -- I am very interested in the US Public Health Commissioned Corps. The online application process is daunting to say the least, and I could use any and all advice from those of you who...

  15. U.S. Public Health -- Commissioned Corps??? NEED ADVICE

    nurse2b_bakey replied to nurse2b_bakey's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks so much to you who replied so quickly.....planning to live and work across the country is quite a task. If anyone else has advice, please share! Also, is the housing allowance for military base...

  16. Joe vs. Mary in Tucson

    nurse2b_bakey posted a topic in Arizona Nursing

    Hi Everyone..... This post like many others is asking for any advice on relocating to Tucson upon graduation from nursing school. I will have a BSN next May, my husband is looking at U of A for grad...

  17. Impetigo -- again....ARG!

    nurse2b_bakey posted a topic in Pediatric

    To all you fabulous Peds nurses out there..... my 3 y.o daughter is experiencing her 5th outbreak of impetigo since she was 2. It's on her left nostril this time (been here once before) and was on her...

  18. I'm going to be an ER nurse!!!

    nurse2b_bakey replied to ltvixen's topic in Emergency

    Congrats, Congrats, Congrats!!!!! hope I get the same good fortune this time next

  19. DCH Healthcare?

    nurse2b_bakey replied to classygal's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Do you have any idea what area/floor you plan to work in? Do you have shift preferences? I have not worked for DCH personally, but know many who do/have signed contracts. Base pay for RN is comparable...

  20. Joe vs. Mary in Tucson

    nurse2b_bakey replied to nurse2b_bakey's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Apologies for typo -- UMC, level 1, blood and guts, TRAUMA. that's what we like. I think we are pretty solid on that prospect. Let's just hope they have an offer for me this time next year. Now I...

  21. Joe vs. Mary in Tucson

    nurse2b_bakey replied to nurse2b_bakey's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Thanks so much for your replies......so I guess hands down it's TMC for emergency, I think I got lured by the relocation dollars, but maybe it's just because the website for Carondelet is beefed up. I...