ZuZuTrauma

ZuZuTrauma

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  1. Shouldnt I negotiate to be paid more?

    ZuZuTrauma replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I think hospitals have set rates and bases for their RNs. Pay goes up with experience and education. Since you are within the same system, i wouldn't expect too much of any change. If you leave...

  2. Are people really this rude?

    ZuZuTrauma replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    we do work very hard... that's why one rude person shouldn't have to spoil the day. i just feel that one shouldn't be quick to feel unappreciated-- in the grand scheme of things it's really just a...

  3. Are people really this rude?

    ZuZuTrauma replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Emergency

    I don't know if patients are necessarily being "rude". Granted, I've worked at Bellevue Hospital's ER and ICU and have encountered quite a few personalities. I've come to realize that when people are...

  4. Applying to Penn

    ZuZuTrauma posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse with 3 years of trauma and critical care experience and starting burn nursing in july. I am applying to Acute Care NP/CNS programs and have narrowed my choices down to UPenn, Columbia,...

  5. Applying to Penn

    ZuZuTrauma replied to ZuZuTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, I appreciate the input. I guess i really need to kick some GRE butt :) What is considered a good GRE score for these schools? How do you like

  6. New York Presbyterian PHARM EXAM!

    ZuZuTrauma replied to janetrette's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey guys, So I took the Basic RN Pharmacology exam for NYP- Cornell today. I passed and this is how i did it: I bought the NLN review and rationale access code from Amazon.com (though i have issues...

  7. Taking the CMC exam

    ZuZuTrauma replied to ZuZuTrauma's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    By the way,

  8. Taking the CMC exam

    ZuZuTrauma replied to ZuZuTrauma's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I passed! It was definitely a difficult exam, but i felt like the CCRN was harder... So glad that it's over

  9. Whoa! Crazy ProTime/INR

    ZuZuTrauma replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, PT/INR... was the patient on any other anticoag therapy? Anyone see my Vitamin K

  10. Whoa! Crazy ProTime/INR

    ZuZuTrauma replied to Roy Fokker's topic in General Nursing

    That's quite high. I've only seen that when a pt was on a heparin drip in which you would just go down on the drip. If only on coumadin, makes you wonder if the specimen was hemolyzed. Either way, I'd...