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mo-mo

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  1. Dosage Question

    mo-mo replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  2. CPR Business Anyone????

    mo-mo replied to stevesohiorn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    BTW...Has anyone seen

  3. CPR Business Anyone????

    mo-mo replied to stevesohiorn's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    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...

  4. Things you wish you could say to your co-workers...

    mo-mo replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    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...

  5. Big Island Info??

    mo-mo replied to friday813's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  6. What are the huge "DO NOT EVER DO" things that new nurses need to know about? calling

    mo-mo replied to katiebugg's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  7. New Yorker wants to move to Hawaii!!!!

    mo-mo replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    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

  8. Big Island Info??

    mo-mo replied to friday813's topic in General Nursing

    :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...

  9. Tell all about Arkansas!

    mo-mo replied to military spouse's topic in General Nursing

    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

  10. Jumped ship, treading water

    mo-mo posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

  11. ER nurse accessing Dialysis Cath in Emergency

    mo-mo replied to Huachuca's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    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...

  12. Jumped ship, treading water

    mo-mo replied to mo-mo's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  13. Jumped ship, treading water

    mo-mo replied to mo-mo's topic in General Nursing

    That is a GREAT idea! I'm definitely gonna look into

  14. sexual jokes in the workplace

    mo-mo replied to penguin2's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  15. Jumped ship, treading water

    mo-mo replied to mo-mo's topic in General Nursing

    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

  16. Jumped ship, treading water

    mo-mo replied to mo-mo's topic in General Nursing

    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,...

  17. Male Urologic Dilemma

    mo-mo replied to 58flyer's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  18. Nurse Patient Relationship

    mo-mo replied to stealth 92's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    :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...

  19. pickles or boullion?

    mo-mo replied to sueinga's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    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...

  20. pickles or boullion?

    mo-mo replied to sueinga's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    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...

  21. Whoa! Crazy ProTime/INR

    mo-mo replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  22. Unm

    mo-mo replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  23. Tell all about Arkansas!

    mo-mo replied to military spouse's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  24. Question about leg cramps

    mo-mo replied to nurscee's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Sounds like she could've been very hypovolemic. And/or had electrolyte imbalance...Good

  25. Question about Hemodialysis Nursing

    mo-mo replied to VieraGrl1030's topic in General Nursing

    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...