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  1. what to do.....

    New CCU RN replied to New CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, I appreciate all of your advice. I wasn't expecting such an overwhelming number of responses saying to go sooner rather than later.... I am extremely anxious to start learning the art of...

  2. All night cramming....

    New CCU RN replied to SarahCeleste's topic in General Nursing

    Me too... always have been ... always will be... got me through nursing school w/ a 3.6 GPA so obviously it works for some people. :) And I do retain

  3. Giving Insulin

    New CCU RN replied to SANDRA1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So, what is the big answer? I believe it was right about now that you'd have the answer for us... just

  4. what to do.....

    New CCU RN replied to New CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Something we have considered. However, he was a journalism major in undergrad, but doesn't want to pursue a career in it. (Due to the low salary, long hours, having to move alot.... etc) He...

  5. babies having babies

    New CCU RN replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And I would like to remind you that in order to have an opinion you have to know the details, not bits and pieces. I agree this is a public board. It is fine to have differing opinions but...

  6. babies having babies

    New CCU RN replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ya know what...... it is judgemental AZZES like yourself that make me irritated w/ this board. You have no idea what you are talking about and your insults are taken to heart. For your...

  7. babies having babies

    New CCU RN replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just would also like to offer the other side of the issue. Not all teenage moms are running wild, having sex w/ every boy they encounter and were raised by unresponsible, undedicated parents....

  8. Ccrn

    New CCU RN posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know this has been asked in some sort of capactity before, but I was just wondering what those of you who are CCRN's did to prep for the exam. Also how long did you prepare for?

  9. Withholding Treatment Of Elderly Patients

    New CCU RN replied to allegator's topic in General Nursing

    I fully agree with you. First of all what was posted by the member you quoted was quite harsh as you said, how about a little sympathy?????? Geez. Hospitals do make mistakes. Because they are...

  10. Withholding Treatment Of Elderly Patients

    New CCU RN replied to allegator's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to express my deep sympathy for your loss. It does sound as though it was quite a sudden decline in your father's condition. I have spent a great deal of time reading over what you...

  11. pooling of saliva in base of throat

    New CCU RN replied to wendellchef-rn's topic in General Nursing

    Could there be some sort of lung changes going on as well? A small pneumonia. I would suggest speaking to her MD to make sure there isn't something else going on. How do her lungs

  12. Pt found dead!!!

    New CCU RN replied to glascow's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Thank you for updating us... it opens people's awareness and perhaps will make us all think before we go to use restraints next time. However, I wonder if it is right to be posting such a topic on a...

  13. New grads and OT

    New CCU RN replied to a_clay's topic in First Year After Licensure

    There is absolutely no problem getting OT where I work... they are pretty much begging for people to take OT. However, I would be weary of burning yourself out. Nursing can be very hard on you in...

  14. money

    New CCU RN replied to onewhocares's topic in Virginia Nursing

    PM me and I can fill you in. I live/work in the area you are requesting

  15. I'm a CCRN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    New CCU RN replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for allowing me to brag :chuckle As far as how the exam was, I thought that the practice questions were harder than the actual exam!! It wasn't too bad at all... there were alot of...

  16. I'm a CCRN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    New CCU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to brag.......... I passed the CCRN exam

  17. Still conscious with a BS of 24 ???

    New CCU RN replied to jnette's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar incident happen to me once. It was when I was still in nursing school and we were having a health fair. I had eaten a lunch probably three hours before that did have carbs in it...

  18. Femstops

    New CCU RN replied to zambezi's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We only use femstops with a growing hematoma or some other complication. We typically use manual or the clamp. However, the clamp is slowly being made out of practice and we are doing primarily...

  19. For those RN's that later obtained a BSN

    New CCU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just wondering your thoughts. Did obtaining a BSN improve your practice? Give you a different perspective? If you could do it over again would you have gotten a BSN? Please this is not a...

  20. This constant nagging....

    New CCU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am just wondering if there is anyone out there that feels the same way as I. A long while back I asked something similiar and got a few responses. I was giving myself time to see if how I felt...

  21. Freak Accident! (sorry kinda long)

    New CCU RN replied to TheMagicCookie's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to hear you are doing better... that is scary. I have seen necrotizing fascitis once... it was awful... the poor man got it on his

  22. This constant nagging....

    New CCU RN replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I thank you all for your responses. There is also a similiar thread going around at this same time called nursing school/medicine something like that. I have alot to debate and think about these...

  23. What is your least favorite.....

    New CCU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    thing you have to do at work??? Mine-any dealing w/ illeostomy, colostomy, any of that...always makes me

  24. wound question

    New CCU RN replied to pjs40's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    sounds like BS to me

  25. Breech scare

    New CCU RN replied to AmberL&D/RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not an OB nurse and perhaps I am spoiled because I work in a larger city hospital but I cannot fathom an OB doc not being inhouse.......what an awful situation to be placed