mh356 BSN, RN, EMT-B

mh356 is a BSN, RN, EMT-B and specializes in NeuroCritical Care, Neurosurgery.

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1. Drexel University FNP Fall 2014

   mh356 replied to Tibbymc's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Just wanted to introduce myself, I was accepted into the Fall 2014 Adult-gero ACNP program. Very excited to finally get started on my

2. Awkward or just bad form?

   mh356 replied to mh356's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone for the replies. Always helpful to get different POVs. I'm sure administration has thought of

3. Awkward or just bad form?

   mh356 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I want to get out of bedside nursing bad. But I also like the steady paycheck. I work in an understaffed ICU. We use travelers but they leave as soon as their contract ends. I keep getting phone...

4. New graduate moving to Baltimore metro, looking for employment search advice

   mh356 replied to ljohnsto03's topic in Maryland Nursing

   University of Md Medical Center in Baltimore has a lot of nursing positions open. I know they have a med-surg/tele position open that is a great first job for new grad RNs (I know because that was my...

5. New nurse on a Stroke Unit

   mh356 replied to JerseyNurse87's topic in Neurological

   If you have worked ER/Trauma and been an EMT then you should be fine on a neuro floor (just my 2 cents). I also worked as a tech in an ER as an EMT-loved that adrenalin rush, and I really enjoy the...

6. What is share time?

   mh356 replied to williams3929's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Share time is when you go to visit a unit and follow a nurse around and see what its really like to work there. Try to notice the non-verbal communication-does the nurse look annoyed that she has to...

7. Need a place to live in the baltimore area!!

   mh356 replied to SNL00's topic in Maryland Nursing

   I would try Craig's List as there are many neighborhoods nearby the University such as Federal Hill, Fell's Point and Canton that have rowhouses for rent with multiple bedrooms. You can find a room in...

8. Nurse Intern on a Neuro floor, what to expect?

   mh356 replied to FORTHELOVEOF!!!!'s topic in Neurological

   If you can buy Joanne Hickey's Guide to Neuroscience and Neurosurgical Nursing, you can buy an older version on Amazon for less. It has everything you ever wanted to know about neuro and will give you...

9. charge pay

   mh356 replied to suhlir's topic in General Nursing

   No extra pay, Almost always have an assignment (we try to give them the least number of patients/less acute, but that leaves them open to taking the first admission so some would rather have a full...

10. upset pt

    mh356 replied to laughterishelpful's topic in General Nursing

    You'd be surprised how many patients are fine all day, no pain, no nausea, never need anything every time you check on them and then the family comes and they become a hysterical crying mess. Suddenly...

11. Maryland Hospital Starting Salaries

    mh356 replied to MissBrittanyRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    UMD no longer offers the dependent tuition benefit I believe. Howard County (part of the Hopkins system) does offer some type of tuition benefit to dependents but I don't know how

12. Ketamine for adults while intubated?

    mh356 replied to JemJ's topic in General Nursing

    We recently had a patient that had a reaction to ketamine after surgery. She was transferred to us for care. I thought it was odd too since I never hear of it being used but I guess some hospitals...

13. Heparin gtt - anti-xa vs. PTT

    mh356 replied to CharmedJ7's topic in General Nursing

    We use PTT on all our Heparin gtt patients. Do you use a nomogram-something that tells you how to run the gtt depending on how high or low the PTT is? Our facility says PTT; we don't even check the...

14. Alaris pumps cutting off?

    mh356 replied to eftgirl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have this problem too. We were told to fill out an incident report every time it occurs so that it gets the attention of upper management. Do you guys clean the equipment yourselves with any wipes?...

15. My manager went off on me!

    mh356 replied to mh356's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thanks for all the responses. I went back to work today and my manager seemed to be laying low today-hung out mostly in her office. Just to answer a few questions...the feedback I got from the first...