Rage

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  1. Do all the ICU RNs gossip?

    Rage replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    Being a male in a female dominated profession I can tell you there was alot of gossip about me. Here is how I dealt with it. A bunch of nurses (women) were standing around the nurse's station talking...

  2. Is age 45 too old to start nursing???

    Rage replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I'll be 53 when I graduate in may, I'm a male honor roll senior. I believe that your as old as you feel. As for me, the biggest problem I have is the professors flirting with...

  3. IM Injections & Z-track

    Rage replied to swee2000's topic in General Students

    We were told not to worry about aspirations.........because as April said the studies have shown there is a very small chance of 1) actually hitting a vien and 2) if you do, more than likely the...

  4. Stethoscope Help

    Rage replied to booboofixerx2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littmann Master Cardiology stethoscope...........they may be a bit pricey but you can find them on sale from time to time............even still a good stethoscope is something you'll gonna keep for a...

  5. Regular staff members are so snotty to me, the traveler

    Rage replied to raindrop's topic in Travel

    Excuse me.........but isn't this sort of mentality (abusive nurses) counter productive for the facility? I guess I still have a "business" mind but if you look at the equation..............regular...

  6. What awful attitudes!

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

    If I may interject for a second.....then like deepz I'll go back to sleep My brother-in-law is a Pathologist, Mayo trained. He taught Med school in Quebec and recommended that I go into nursing...

  7. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    Rage replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Look around you...............wake up call, you live in a world of 6 billion people. Thats Billion with a "B"............everywhere you turn someone, your neighbor, your family, your community needs...

  8. Career path dilema: did I just make a big mistake?

    Rage replied to Skwidward's topic in General Nursing

    The real question is what do you want to do down the road. What is your plan for after you get finished with NS? Is there a area that you have an interest for? I'm sure after talking to your wife you...

  9. A classmate is going to QUIT! Please help...

    Rage replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Students

    I'm 52 and have NEVER thought about quitting, even when told by a clinical instructor that "I wouldn't be a good nurse" (she's is no longer a clinical instructor btw). But if your friend has made her...

  10. Give me the low down on Clinical and time expectations

    Rage replied to Mahage's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If I can piggy back on this (I'm 52 now and by the time I finish my ICU time I'll be 55), I checked with the MAYO clinic since thats where I want to go for CRNA school. They had no problem with the...

  11. ICU experience

    Rage replied to studentrn1008's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    UT medical center (level 1 trauma) and Blount memorial will start new grads here in

  12. ICU experience

    Rage replied to studentrn1008's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Your absolutely right Greg, copied from their catalog it states : New RN graduates (graduation in the past year) who are currently working in critical care positions, and who will have met the one...

  13. desparately seeking advice

    Rage replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    What does your signature

  14. Question about "W"s on your record, urgent please

    Rage replied to maximus76's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some colleges see W's as GPA massaging.........professors might not know anything about it since its the admissions board that usually makes that

  15. Reapplying to another Nursing school...

    Rage replied to Kristy_joyz's topic in General Students

    There is no national database for college students.............. But if the next college is in the same town/city/county then I can assure you that the faculty from one knows the faculty from...

  16. Questions to ask hospitals???

    Rage replied to carebearRN's topic in Travel

    You may want to check with other travel companies that service other accounts in the area and see if they have a unit that is currently unoccupied that you could rent from them. If you explained the...

  17. What do travel nurses do about their mail / bills while on assignment.

    Rage replied to Merritt1982's topic in Travel

    There are payment centers that will write the checks for you, or you could just take the check book with you and write the checks from the road.............verify check clearance on-line is your...

  18. Having hard time hearing...what stethoscope?

    Rage replied to snewsarah's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    good advice but you better pump to 200..........120 is considered normal, hypertension of 170/100 wouldn't be detected at 130......... my first med/surg patient was a 21 year old that was in acute...

  19. Bkat Exam

    Rage replied to spin's topic in MICU, SICU

    At the site.............. http://nursing.cua.edu/research/toth-bkat7s.cfm Requests for Copies of the BKAT-7S The BKAT-7S is being provided at cost to nurses who work in critical care as a service to...

  20. Help Dosage Calculation

    Rage replied to Neats's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I do it a little bit different......... I use logic instead of ratios. If you have 10 grams in 10 ml then you have 1 g to 1 ml.......3 grams would be 3ml In the second one if you have 1 gram to 3 ml...

  21. 72 INCH long wound!

    Rage replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    Lori I can appreciate your concerns with HIPAA compliance, but with a population of 300 million people I think your safe describing the

  22. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    Rage replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You know your in nursing school when you just finished give a patient 2 fleet enemas because she is having a colonoscopy and the physical therapist comes in to walk her down the hall. And you forget...

  23. 72 INCH long wound!

    Rage replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

    How does a wound get to be 72" inches long and 15 inches tall? It would have to double back on itself almost 4 times........Next question is what on earth would do that except possibly a paper...

  24. What would you change about your scrubs?

    Rage replied to daisygirl_001's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I searched far and wide for the scrubs I have and finally found Cherokee workforce scrubs. 2 cargo pockets on each side, a back pocket 2 "regular pockets in the front with a zippered fly, elastic...

  25. Why does my Nursing student friend get offended??

    Rage replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of people on this site that are nursing students that I'm sure would be willing to answer questions you might have on nursing school. As far as professors or clinicals or courses at a...