FlyingScot replied to LynnMomNurse's topic in NICU
In my experience it can be a tough crowd to break into. It takes a long time to prove yourself to your peers and there are many pitfalls along the way. There is a lot of territorialism and sometimes outright jealousy. I have worked with nurses who ge...
No worries. I've never worked with the concentrations you have. And like you I checked our pharmacy and called a friend from two of my previous jobs to double check and I was correct. Maybe it's a regional thing.
Do you think I'm an idiot? I'm mystified why you are busting my chops over this. Your experience is obviously different than mine. Can we leave it at that?
Don't drink the Koolaid. The demand is for experienced nurses not new grads and although there are regional shortages nationally there is a huge glut. The regions that are experiencing shortages aren't likely to have medical spas.
FlyingScot replied to Ambwee's topic in Pre-Nursing
There are many different reasons to get into nursing this is not one of them. Nursing is not about being self-focused as this statement makes you sound. I agree with previous posters. I think research would be ideal.
She said that because Dopamine usually comes pre-mixed from the manufacturer. However, the standard concentrations seem to be 400mg/250ml and 800mg/250ml. The higher concentration is often used when you need to reduce total volume of all fluids being...
That has to be the dumbest question I've ever seen but I'll bite. You need to figure out how many drops per hour. Then convert that to ml/hr. Then divide the total volume by the ml/hr. One thing you don't have to do is worry that you'll ever see some...
Patient size comes into play as well. Although I am petite I have a very long neck ( I need a "tall" c-collar) so 2cm on me wouldn't make much difference. But take a guy who has no neck that 2 cm could be the difference between proper placement and d...
FlyingScot replied to nicuhopeful97's topic in General Nursing
No, I pretty much understood what you meant by not being a people person. It's just that combined with your fatigue and mental health issues I just don't see this being a good thing for you. Adding to that it is very unlikely you'll find a decent par...
FlyingScot replied to nicuhopeful97's topic in General Nursing
Let me get this straight. You aren't a "people person", you fatigue easily and are prone to being overwhelmed. Honestly, I'm not sure healthcare would be a good choice for you. I'm not even sure you would physically make it through nursing school muc...
FlyingScot replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in General Nursing
I don't understand the day/night rotating either. It's hell on the body. Nights are bad enough. When I worked PICU we had the d/n rotation but if you found someone who wanted to work straight days/nights opposite what you wanted you could trade. Pret...
FlyingScot replied to Annaleemabey's topic in HIPAA
The only patient I am Facebook friends with belongs to the same sailing club as I do and I occasionally crew for him. I knew him as a patient first but our club is small so it would be impossible to have no contact with him. I continued to care for h...