Friesw/that

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  1. studying for PACU certification

    Friesw/that replied to pettyent2zm2's topic in PACU

    check www.cpancapa.org

  2. Plantar Facitis-Heel Pain, help!

    Friesw/that replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    a lot of nurses i work with, including me, wear z-coils. zcoils.com expensive, but worth it. over-the-counter orthotics. my danskos don't cut it for 12

  3. studying for PACU certification

    Friesw/that replied to pettyent2zm2's topic in PACU

    congrats on taking the exam! sounds like you have all the books covered. i also used "pass ccrn" to get a different perspective on certain disease processes. the only other thing i would suggest, is...

  4. You might be a PACU nurse if...

    Friesw/that replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    you get zofran(phenergan, anzimet) out of the diebold WITH your morphine...every time. you have a nasal/oral airway out, loobed and ready to insert, while your resident is still trying to find that...

  5. to cpan rn's

    Friesw/that posted a topic in Operating Room

    i am a recent cpan to those of you already certified, what sorts of things are you doing to get contact hrs. for recert i am considering taking a class toward another degree---i see the packet says we...

  6. so Im fat, i cant be a flight nurse?

    Friesw/that replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    some flight programs, like hospital wing in memphis, require all flight nurses to be EMT-basics. the program is only a semester, and EASY for nurses. you might want to get certified in this while you...

  7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Friesw/that replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    wimpy, winy, pissy, no-matter-what-you-do-you-can't-please-me PATIENTS. patients who complain of pain 10/10,(PACU) and before i can get them medicated, want their pillow fluffed, their legs propped,...

  8. Why do you like PACU nursing?

    Friesw/that replied to Lefty26's topic in PACU

    PACU is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you're going to get. In our level one trauma hospital, we take all comers. You may come on shift and have 4 ICU patients waiting for you, 7 more...

  9. adn vs bsn

    Friesw/that replied to lab2004's topic in Nursing Career

    i'm adn wish i had gone for msn--for own personal accomplishments didn't get much career advice that's just me but, i do still eat well and live well and sleep well and i've got 2 dollars in my...

  10. What does your post name reflect about you?

    Friesw/that replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes i feel like all i do is serve people, and it's unappreciated so, ya want fries with that---your iv medication, your warm blankee, your bedpan......get

  11. Hospital scholarships?

    Friesw/that replied to manna's topic in General Nursing

    UMC offers tuition

  12. Best shoes?

    Friesw/that replied to AccelBSN04's topic in General Nursing

    DANSKOS--they make you walk

  13. Working in Mississippi

    Friesw/that replied to PedsNurse07's topic in General Nursing

    :) YES They

  14. PICU Nursing in Mississippi

    Friesw/that replied to nsld55's topic in General Nursing

    :) the ONLY place to work in Mississippi(as far as i am concerned), for PICU/CVICU is UMC. We are a level 1 trauma center, 16 bed unit. Gearing up to start doing ECMO(ok everyone else is already doing...

  15. Relationships with Docs

    Friesw/that replied to shirleyTX's topic in MICU, SICU

    i find pediatric docs have the most patience, and willing to answer "stupid" questions-- they'd rather you ask, than pretend to know i find cardiac surgeons, ok ANY surgeon ARROGANT, and difficult to...

  16. PACU discharge criteria

    Friesw/that replied to dkrn's topic in PACU

    that's why protocols/policies are important anyhoo, since you don't have those yet, God gives us prudence do you feel ok sending a patient to the floor with a temp of 95.0 how busy are your med-surg...

  17. PACU discharge criteria

    Friesw/that replied to dkrn's topic in PACU

    in our pacu we have pre-printed discharge orders overall, patients have to meet the following: awake, alert, oriented(provided they were prior to surgery) if not, must be at pre-op mentation no active...

  18. Working in Mississippi

    Friesw/that replied to PedsNurse07's topic in General Nursing

    i work at umc i have also worked at st. dominic(HATED IT), and VAMC(HATED IT) i have also worked at Baptist(LIKED IT) i must say that UMC has THE Best benefits(VA is slightly better) st dominics does...

  19. what is the RN age limit to becoming a flight nurse

    Friesw/that replied to angelique777's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    most of the emt's i know are young--mid 20's most of the flight nurses i know are a bit older---mid 30's/40's the military is the only place i know with an age limit for nurses i am in my 40's, and...

  20. In One Sentence; if you weren't a nurse, you'd be a ________

    Friesw/that replied to OCCHCanada's topic in General Nursing

    an instructor of latin american studies a linguist an FBI agent an airline pilot a 3rd grade teacher OOP! That's more than 1

  21. night shifts....

    Friesw/that replied to uk_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    i have worked 12 hr nights for almost 14 years. i now do a 5/2 split, so i'm off 5 days in a row, every other week. my children are 12/13 yrs old. i take them to school every morning, and pick them...