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in my hospital a pt is Paralyzed with nimbex(we do train of 4 hourly), and sedated with propofol and fentanyl during a hypothermia code theyre also on buspar and tylenol to reduce the chance of shivering which would generate heat.... pt is 1:1... They need central line and arterial line as we're drawing abg's q2 and labs q4 .. they also are on 24 hour continous eeg as theyre at increased risk for seizure activity.

pt would be npo if they have gi bleed, so reason for ngt would be for low intermittent suction to decompress the stomach. dubhoff wouldnt do anything as it's lumen is too small for suction.

ffp can free flow with blood transfusion tubing.. ffp is a quick transfusion to begin with. it's not like prbc where it's supposed to be over 3 hours. open the tubing wide and let it flow in around 30 min (this is for adults)

in my experience, pacu nurses are critical care nurses, esp if you are working in a large city hospital. i work in ICU and we frequently have ICU overflow in our PACU. They can manage everything we can.

I'm going into my last semester at LICH (YAAAAAYY!) lich is no longer using the NLN exam for the entrance exam into the school. Theyre using another exam... it's stated on the website. I dont know much about BI, but I can say that LICH is a good school. A lot of ppl like to complain, but I think that that is universal. People will always find flaws with schools, esp. nursing programs, because theyre intense. LICH, like all other RN programs, is INTENSE! Every semester is a different hurdle to overcome, but if you have the dedication & intelligence, you will be just fine. =) Any q's---feel free to ask! Best Wishes, Mia:D

one more semester for me.......yyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :cheers:

yayyyy! i'm with you--4th semester...graduating in June 2009. It can't come soon enough!!

you need to take the cpr classes before clinicals begin. i recommend taking at lich

im sorry. do u have all the non nursing claasses done? if so, take those so that it's easier to do the nursing program when u do begin. good luck

hey-- you definately need all of the required text's. as far as the recommended books- that's up to you. i don't think you rreally need them, but again, your decision. you can look on other texts books such as amazon to get discounted prices. hope this helps!!

from what i heard, you need above a 100 on the nln to be considered for admissions (that's what i heard about for last year, not sure what this years is, of if it stayed the same)

Hello, I'm sorry you didnt make it into LICH. I heard that they had a huge amount of applicants. My nln score was about 115. I already have a bachelors degree. In my sciences, and other pre req classes I had about 3.5 or so. Hope I helped. Not sure what the requirements were for this year since they had more applicants (I believe)

Hello and congrats! Your classes will be held in the 350 Henry Street building.. i'm pretty sure that's where you interviewed. It's on the 7th floor in a classroom. We had our freshman lab's in a hospital room but I'm not sure what it will be like for you. You can wear regular clothes to class but to clinical you'll have to wear your uniform. They will tell you about that. You havent received your book lists yet? The seniors did. Well if not, you will soon. The publisher (Rittenhouse) will send you a booklist with a discount if you order from them. If you have any more q's, feel free to ask :) Good Luck!!!

im a 2nd year lich student

congrats on being accepted to both schools!! do you live in queens or brooklyn? i go to LICH and i live in queens. the commute can be long depending on traffic. LICH is a good school. I would recommend it. I don't know much about queensboro's programs. Lich is definately a competitive program, but it's worth it. good luck in choosing =)

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aww congrats!!!! welcome to lich :] if u have any q's...feel free to ask =)

i had a 3.0 gpa. graduated from baruch college with 137 credits. didnt have any science classes... so i went to lehman in the bx took my pre req's ....recieved good grades and appilied to lich and got in =) i just finished my first yr

your classes are like 3 hours...and in your first semester, you always have a lab every week... and clinical every week.. (i forgot to mention lab bc in your second semester you don't have lab every week...just one at the beginning of the semester)

Since I can't remove this, just wanna close it. I will see a doctor tomorrow!

oops...sorry! im looking how to remove this:no:

I appreciate what he did 100%. Didn't mean to cause a commotion. Just 11 pm here my time and can't get to a doc now...and it' s bugging me.. I'll take this post off the website, if i can figure out how. sorry to bother anyone!!!!!!!!

i will. thanks

I know. Just have to wait to do that..Just wanted to know if anyone had any thoughts

Hello everyone, I am sorry to bother you all. I have a question for all you NP's...i know this is NOT the place for medical advice...but just wondering if you ever heard of anything like this....(by the way--i am a nursing student) For some time I've had pain in my left lower jaw...I've had it for a few years on and off...and usually the pain is not bad enough to even give it some thought. Lately, the pain has come back, and increased....to the point where it hurts a lot when my mouth is wide open, and even to open it to eat. I have a wierd bad habit of opening my mouth wide in a stretching matter, and moving my jaw from side to side, and clenching my jaw tight. When I was a child, the dentist also told me that I grind my teeth when I'm sleeping... I work at a nursing home, and today while I was at work, my jaw began to hurt alot. I asked a doctor (not a dr who has ever treated me before, or who I even know) what the problem could be. He quickly examined my jaw, asked me to open and close my mouth, felt my glands (and my glands on my neck on the left side are a little bit swollen, but i thought it was swollen due to the constant pain), and listened to my lung sounds. He then asked me if i have all my vaccines up to date (i do), and if i am a drinker (I only drink socially, and it's infrequent). I didn't understand really why he was asking me this. He then told me I have an infection in my parotid gland. He gave me a prescription for Levoquin 500mg, take one daily for 7 days, and said nothing more. When I got home, I researched this online (being the nosy nursing student that I am) and found that the cause of this problem could be pretty serious! The doctor didn't even seen to give it thought that my problem could be tmj or some other bone or arthritic problem. Does anyone think that this dr's diagnosis could be wrong? Or it seems like he jumped to conclusions and it could be bone pain due to other causes? Or have you seen thing's like this before and he seems like he's correct? Again, I know this isn't the place for medical advice, just hoping I can hear another persons experienced opinion. Thanks, Mia