TraumaICURN

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  1. Pros and Cons of Travel Nursing

    TraumaICURN posted a topic in Travel

    I am interested in travel nursing when I get enough experience under my belt. I always hear the perks about it, but there has to be some cons to it. What pros and cons have any of you experienced...

  2. nurses, emabarassing question about body

    TraumaICURN replied to runner19's topic in General Nursing

    Please go visit your

  3. BSN does not mean better... Sometimes education is overrated!

    TraumaICURN replied to lovegoddess1977's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I am a 20 y/o BSN-RN, and I have had a couple of patients tell me that they didn't feel comfortable with me being their nurse due to my age. One lady even requested a change of nurses, with a...

  4. Union vs. U of M?

    TraumaICURN replied to abelshan's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I went to the U of M, and it is a two-year program. Union has a 14 month accelerated program, but you have to have at least 24 college credits, and be 24 years old to be

  5. Question about The University of Memphis

    TraumaICURN replied to abelshan's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I graduated from the U of M this past December....and I worked every semester. The key is balancing it out. Don't overdo it. The first sesmester will be hard for you to adjust to because you have SO...

  6. Protecting the patient already died does not make any sense!

    TraumaICURN replied to chuck1234's topic in General Nursing

    Chuck, I have seen women get stabbed by their husbands. The family limits visitation where he can't come to see her. But when discharged, he is the one taking her

  7. sexual jokes in the workplace

    TraumaICURN replied to penguin2's topic in General Nursing

    If the person he's directing his comments to doesn't mind, then it's really not a problem, BUT the problem is that eventually he will direct his comments to someone who DOES mind....then the issue of...

  8. Checking pulses with a lower leg cast???

    TraumaICURN replied to NurseScholar's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wouldn't give your friend credit for the question either. Pedal pulses should be the first thing you check for. Even if the cast does extend to the foot, there should be an opening for you to dopple...

  9. Central Lines???

    TraumaICURN replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, 5cc is enough to flush a central

  10. Boniva-Fosamax = atrial fibrillation ?

    TraumaICURN replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/24479/36146/557523.html?d=dmtContent

  11. Collegiality- Bedside Nursing vs. CRNA

    TraumaICURN replied to 1happygirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think she is saying that she only wants licensed nurses to answer her question....no nursing

  12. Ok, here's another NCLEX-type question for you

    TraumaICURN replied to Nuieve's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    #3...Make sure the patient is safe

  13. Care Plan help for "Impaired Urinary Elimination"

    TraumaICURN replied to mkcrturner's topic in General Students

    Care plan for Urinary retention....

  14. What are normal ABG levels for patients with COPD?

    TraumaICURN replied to Nuieve's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    COPD patients need a high CO2 level...and a low O2 level. The CO2 is their drive to

  15. New syringe every day?

    TraumaICURN replied to MNNurseCorps's topic in General Nursing

    Irrigation kit is changed everyday....every new bag/bottle of tube feed requires new

  16. 12 hr shift survival tips

    TraumaICURN replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    12hr shifts aren't as bad as you are making them sound....I once worked 4 12's in a row. The key is to stay busy. I know that when I was a nurse tech, we really couldn't do much. So all we did was...

  17. Insulin question

    TraumaICURN replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    I'm starting to feel like you. Are we really getting the whole

  18. Insulin question

    TraumaICURN replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    According to the website "NovoLog has a more rapid onset and shorter duration of action than regular human insulin. Because of the fast onset of action, the injection of NovoLog should be immediately...

  19. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

    TraumaICURN replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    The OP is saying that the nursing student is using it for religious reasons....not because of any medical issues. So she wouldn't be able to use that excuse

  20. Rastafari nurse and marijuana use

    TraumaICURN replied to ncriverrat's topic in General Nursing

    What world is she living in that makes her feel that just by her religious preference that she can use marijuana, which is still illegal in the US to my knowledge. If that was the case, everyone who...

  21. Insulin question

    TraumaICURN replied to SNlena's topic in Patient Medications

    What I think the teacher may be referring to since the pt has a history of HTN is beta blockers. Beta blockers tend to mask the s/s of hypoglycemia. I don't know if your pt was on beta blockers or...

  22. Will Nursing's Reputation Suffer?

    TraumaICURN posted a topic in General Nursing

    The nursing profession is continuously ranked as one of the more ethical and trustworthy professions in the country. But recently in the past few years, there have been many stories where nurses are...

  23. was this really cause of death?

    TraumaICURN replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    Next time she says it, I would ask her what's the rationale behind her crazy reasoning.....She probably doesn't have one....just something she saw on TV or misoverheard someone

  24. what happened to nursing care?

    TraumaICURN replied to purple1953reading's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe that you went through this. I am so sorry for your experience. I would definitely write letters to everybody that I could think of! Did they not know that you were a nurse, a house...

  25. Do you enjoy TV surgical/medical shows?

    TraumaICURN replied to MSJ2007's topic in General Nursing

    Yep....some non-nurses still argue with me that you shock a patient in