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    ER or ICU to Flight Nurse?

    GilaRRT replied to 8jimi8ICURN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    You can check some of the other threads as well. IMHO, solid ICU experience is always a good bet when it comes to a potential flight nurse position. You see, as a nurse, you bring a different...
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    My new vent - "We can't do this here!"

    GilaRRT replied to RunnerRN's topic in Emergency

    Good job doctor, RT, and tech for pushing to have a better area to perform an intubation, and I thought this was going to be another thread about a doctor making bonehead decisions. More working area,...
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    Cen

    GilaRRT replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    Hey, don't kill the messanger. Simply quoting information on the official BCEN CEN FAQ page. As far as the other question: I am not sure. While I indirectly support DOD activities, my employer is not...
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    Why still IV gtt rates on exams?

    GilaRRT replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hard core brother. Kind of like getting your own beehive to harvest honey for wound
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    Cen

    GilaRRT replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    Mwboswell. was your last question directed at me? (Regarding
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    Cen

    GilaRRT replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    http://www.ena.org/bcen/FAQs/CEN-FAQ050907.asp
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    Why still IV gtt rates on exams?

    GilaRRT replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Depends, ever get patients out of the cath lab who received enough heparin to anticoagulate a herd of elephants? They give bolus heparin like it's going out of style. Then, it may be important to...
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    Why still IV gtt rates on exams?

    GilaRRT replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    One day that non volatile flash memory on your PDA is going crash. Then what, old skool to the rescue. I have had to calculate a fair amount of drip rates in my current position. Still a concept you...
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    Question from a student - DOBUTAMINE

    GilaRRT replied to Savin'Em's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Another consideration is an anaphylactoid reaction to the components of dobutamine. There are case reports of these kinds reactions to the components of dobutamine. Sulfites if I remember
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    Cen

    GilaRRT replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, like many concepts people have stories about high failure rates and how impossibly hard these exams are to pass. Part misunderstanding, part certification erotica, and part bloviation. It all...
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    Cen

    GilaRRT replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    Per the BCEN, the average pass rate is in the 70 percentile. So, simply looking at stats, you have a good
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    Cen

    GilaRRT replied to bjaeram's topic in Emergency

    Check out the CEN
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    krebs cycle

    GilaRRT replied to kiwi08's topic in General Nursing

    Reread my post. Never did I say anything about having a problem answering your questions. Curious why you did not reply to your first ATP thread with additional questions when two people responded...
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    Is Environmental Illness Physical or Psychological?

    GilaRRT replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Extreme environmental sensitivities are possible. As far as "foreign" substance exposure and health problems, I have to agree. Violence aside, people have a very short life expectancy in...
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    HPV Universal Precautions

    GilaRRT replied to arosbo00's topic in General Nursing

    Meh,"
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    krebs cycle

    GilaRRT replied to kiwi08's topic in General Nursing

    Kiwi, what gives? Why start a new thread? People have replied to your ATP phosphate thread, I see no need to start a new thread for every concept of cellular respiration. In addition, several threads...
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    HPV Universal Precautions

    GilaRRT replied to arosbo00's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to give you the bad news, but millions of people are infected with HPV. Most have no idea. In addition, the really bad cancer causing types of HPV may not produce genital warts. With that,...
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    Stay with nursing or move on to another career?

    GilaRRT replied to avsmch's topic in General Nursing

    every job is going to have pros and cons. while a few may be specific to medicine, you will find similar situations in every walk of life and work. your instructor was correct in advising you to...
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    Question from a student - DOBUTAMINE

    GilaRRT replied to Savin'Em's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Dobutamine is well known for it's B1 effects on the heart; however, it can also act on B2 and Alpha 1 receptors. We commonly see decreased PVR with patients on dobutamine. In some cases precipitous...
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    How to become a Life Flight nurse?

    GilaRRT replied to Whiddy's topic in General Nursing

    You can find many answers by searching the Flight and Surface Transport
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    Surge in air ambulance accidents...

    GilaRRT replied to CANewRN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    To discuss things further in light of yet another tragic crash, let me take a step back on the NVG stance? Should we even fly at night? Should we fly if there is even a chance of poor weather? Should...
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    For the Long Road

    GilaRRT replied to Flightline's topic in General Nursing

    Doubt it. In addition, we are in a relative shortage. We are pumping out nurses left and right. However, poor economy or not, people do not want crap working conditions. This is a diplomatic way of...
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    What areas of brain were affected?

    GilaRRT replied to evaroppi's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a homework assignment? You should find the answers after doing a little
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    What is the diff. btwn DKA and HHNS??

    GilaRRT replied to kirsteen0926's topic in General Nursing

    People who are poorly controlled or people with chronic elevations of their sugars are at higher risk for developing CVA's among other problems. The cells still accept insulin; however, higher levels...
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    Surge in air ambulance accidents...

    GilaRRT replied to CANewRN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hehe, small