GenXnurse

I think anesthesia school is a challenge. Nursing school was a cake-walk comparitively. Don't get me wrong- I am proud of my nursing degree, but I could at least study for a bit and then get a day or 2 off per week. There is NEVER a day off in An...

I agree with the above. Learn or Re-learn the Gas laws. You can do it on-line at no cost. Here look at these: Boyle's Law Charle's Law Gay Lussac's Law (3rd Gas Law) Dalton's Law of Partial pressure Henry's Law Otherwise don't sweat it. I agree ...

It's happening in Mid-michigan. Tight scrutiny on hours worked- Absolutely NO OVERTIME (which has been hurting nurses who got used to having this "extra" income) Layoffs haven't happened yet- however there are hiring freezes and early retirement has...

Look- You should simply deny the request and be honest. You can deny the request AS WELL as send that person a message on myspace. Professional lines and personal lines should not be crossed. What if you take care of this person again or the litt...

I had been out of school for 13 years when I started to "refresh" my courses. Many schools require most of the sciences to be no more than 7 to 10 years old. So- because I hadn't taken chemistry in SOOOO long I started over with basic chemistry (L...

I personally would call your hospital's risk management office and ask for some guidance. Then ask for a written policy. This grey area seems like it needs some specificity. I don't envy your position!

JC- You will achieve your goal in a short amount of time. I highly doubt it is going to take you anywhere close to 10 years. You seem very driven- Good luck.

Congrats Dive Princess! Since you shared your stats I will share mine as well (classmate!) 3.6 overall GPA- had to repeat several sciences which were all 4.0 (Been a nurse too long) GRE 1200 Writing: 4.5 CCRN 14 Years combined ICU experience with a ...

JC- MSU does not send rejection letters if you don't get an interview. Apparently there were over 100+ applications submitted. Of those 100 only 27 were granted interviews (yes they did take place the week of the 23rd) Only 10 are going to get a ...

i'm confused by this comment. what is an "actual" science course? biology= science microbiology=science general chemistry= science anatomy= science physiology=science pathophysiology=science pharmacology=science organic chemisry=science here is a...

I have worked in a Level 1 trauma center for the last 10 years and have never seen a patient intubated for convenience. I have given a lot of medications to try and curtail dangerous behavior, however.

The question is: Will it make a difference for you? You have to decide. In my experience there are more open doors for a nurse with a BSN. However, if you know that you definitely do not want to go on- maybe an ADN is best for you. Also- should y...

Don't you dare quit Nursing! Change your scenery and find a mentor/ confident that you can confide in and vent to. Legally- You are allowed to skip lower acuity procedures if time and staffing is critical. For instance- a pt's bath could be missed...

Well- I feel the need to provide a little balance to this question. In our hospital- The on call cath lab team has to stay until all cases for the day are done- To include any and all add on's that the cardiologists feel like they want to add on. F...

Divide your PAO2 by the percentage of oxygen being provided. ie: Your example for ALI was FIO2 of 30% with a PaO2 of 90- So 90/ .30 = 300 .

I wish I had something somewhat useful to add to this thread. I also work in an Urban ER and the situation is dire (just like the ones above) It just seems strange to me that we as nurses keep allowing this to happen. There is a limit to human capa...

Hard and "easy" classes are a matter of perspective, and sometimes largely dependent upon the instructor. The shape of nursing now (and acceptance to nursing school) has become a bit ridiculous. We are turning away very capable people from the pro...

Kelly- There are a few roles that you could fill here in the U.S. First- You may be able to to gain employment with a Urology office with your experience. Also- You may consider being a community health nurse/women's health nurse which has the umbr...

By the way- Always give protamine very, very, very slowly- when trying to reverse heparin. AND make sure your patient is on a monitor being watched. I thought I was giving it slowly enough once- then was horrified when my pt. went into an agonal r...

Swee2000- Aprilhere was simply saying do not assume. Nothing was said about LPN's not knowing their job. Quite frankly- If I was signing off on an LPN's medications- I would double check too.---> This has been the policy in a few of the faciliti...

No one has any problem (as far as I know) with Surgical Technicians being proud of their profession. I just don't want a Surgical Tech calling themselves a Nurse if they do not have the training. Period. I don't call myself a Surgical Tech- I don'...

awe hell- i couldn't help myself sue. i looked up the illinois nurse practice act. here is what it has to say: sec. 5‑15. policy; application of act. for the protection of life and the promotion of health, and the prevention of illness and communic...

well this is what my state, michigan, has to say in it's public health code: (1) a person shall not engage in the practice of nursing or the practice of nursing as a licensed practical nurse unless licensed or otherwise authorized by this article. (...

Yeah- Do what makes you happy.

Hey Andew! How is school going??? (Skip Here) I am an ICU float in Lansing, and will be applying this summer to MSU and other schools. Had to retake my sciences as they were all over 7 years old (BOO!) Nothing like 2 years of repeat undergrad wor...