OOPS! You forgot the final part of the equation, 'in 3 divided doses'. So divide by 3 and lil' Kelly shall live to see another day. Way to trust your instinct that the answer was not right. Soon, when...
That's not true. The ARC charges for the certification card ($10) and materials. As an ARC instructor, I am obligated to buy and supply certain materials for certain courses. I am also obligated to...
Don't bother copying down and reporting to me the abnormal lab values if you don't know how to interpret them or what to do about them... It just makes you look stupid. (For example the K of 5.4 but...
It only took about 3 wks to get my liscence processed (2 yrs ago). I don't know if thats typical, but it was a fairly fast and painless process for me. I'd get it done before you come b/c i had to...
This thread rocks! These are the million things that take a couple years to get ingrained into your head. Then its just second nature. One more thing to add is to never, never ignore your gut feeling...
Check out the Big Island. Hilo and Kona are still pretty small 'cities'. Housing is cheaper than Oahu...I think your plan to come as a travel nurse is very wise. Come check it
:welcome: Don't forget to check out North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea! Has the reputation for being the best hospital on the rock (especially by nurses' standards). That said, I haven't...
Hey cabykay! I, too, am from a small town @ 45 min north of Conway!!! (Ever heard of Alread)Technically doesn't qualify as a town, as it doesn't have a post
Hi, I'm an RN with 7 years experience. Did the typical 2yrs MedSurg before moving on to nephrology nursing (specifically hemodialysis) which I did for 5 yrs. I recently resigned from the dialysis unit...
Permcaths are usually heparinized with 5,000unit/ml or 10,000 unit /ml heparin. Sometimes there with be 'cathflo' or TPA in the line, or antibiotics, insead. Therefore, it's very important to withdraw...
Bribery...I think you need MONEY for that! Or favors I'm not willing to dole out! FBU=Family Birthing Unit (The staff there has mad skills, I actually had the 'honor' of floating there to do...
OK, Jill! You've adamantly stood by your convictions about sexual harassment, then you make an off-color joke about member size! (yep, I'm spelling it out) Just like you don't want some dude to...
Steph, I LOVE that your hospital does that. The reasoning they don't here is that because its 'too small and the trainee wouldn't get the necessary experience'. Seems bogus to
My family really wants to stay where we are, and other than the job situation, I like it here, too. I've thought about commuting to the next closest hospital, getting a job in ER or ICU for 6-12 mo,...
What little I remember from Psych 101 is that in avoidance issues, the longer you wait, the more monumental the subject of your phobia becomes. So, the sooner the better. Don't forget the Vitamin...
:yeahthat: There is a professional boundary which is the nurse's duty to establish and maintain. She's definitely crossed it. In the chronic HD unit setting, its REALLY hard for the soft-hearted...
If you give it, it should be in the medical director-approved policies! It's in the policies book where i did work, not where i currently work, so now i don't provide it! Sometimes a little crushed...
Seems to work sometimes, but I hate to do it b/c the salt makes pt thirsty, then they come back 5k heavy the next time, then you pull fluid, then they're hypotensive, then you give'em pickles, then pt...
The only other reason I can think of off hand is that lab was drawn from a central line (like maybe a PICC) that had been heparinized. Even if blood was drawn and wasted, the heparin apparently...
I'm a 2ooo alumni, and had a positive experience, overall. A friend of mine was in the ADN program at the same time I was in the BSN program and she graduated only 1 semester before me. It wasn't that...
Julia, Just wondering if there is a specific area that you've experienced racism? NW area, LR, southern AR? This is a huge concern of mine when I consider moving back to AR, as I don't want my kids...
Getting hemo experience is a great idea, IMO. You learn a lot about kidney function and disease. And once you learn the machines, the concept of HD pretty much sticks. You could go into acute or...