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  1. Tell me "what not to miss" while I am in FL for the next 4 weeks...

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in Florida Nursing

    WOW ! Certainly sounds like a "must see" ! I'm going to look it up now. Is the boat available to transport us to cayo coasta any time of day? how long is the boat ride? How is security traveling...

  2. Tell me "what not to miss" while I am in FL for the next 4 weeks...

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks a lot ! I love your comment they drive about like they vote ! ha ha A good laugh to start the day, I'll remember that. I've copied all of your note. I think two weeks isn't nearly long...

  3. Tell me "what not to miss" while I am in FL for the next 4 weeks...

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in Florida Nursing

    Thanks for all of your great suggestions ! I've printed everything.....how will the weather in late june affect seeing the everglades? I want to see the Cuban area of Miami and shop their...

  4. Anyone Recommend a good ICU dept in Houston, Tx

    passing thru replied to blanco7415's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I've worked all of them, southwest, northwest, woodlands, and southeast. Southwest has 4 - 8 bed ICU's......It is the best ......A large hospital with great ICU's....primary focus is...

  5. need help explaining preload and afterload

    passing thru replied to cornxp's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Mark is the greatest !!! The #1 all time best resource person on this BB

  6. What does the assistant nurse manager DO on your unit ?

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in Nurse Management

    I know, but I 'd like to hear some "real-life" descriptions of what your assistant't manager does, and/or even what you think she

  7. Triple lumen central lines/test question/and flushing

    passing thru posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had an "On the Spot" quiz at work yesterday. Something new the nurse manager has created. She brings out quizzes a couple of times a month ....and we fill in the blanks...on the spot. Central...

  8. Triple lumen central lines/test question/and flushing

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Also, the proximal and medial ports are 18 gauge. The distal has a 16 gauge lumen. Distal is for CVP and blood transfusion. Proximal for lab draws. And medial for TPN (feeds) and meds. Always change...

  9. Who does the chart reviews at your hospital?? Now that you are "computer charting?"

    passing thru posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious and wondering if there are new 8-5 jobs opening for nurses to do "chart reviews." I'm sure this is still being done - but haven't come across any nurses visiting our unit and doing...

  10. Travel Nursing from Mexico

    passing thru replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

    In my previous reply, I was thinking you meant live in a border town and cross every day to work in the U.S. Now, if you had a 6 month travel assignment in some great place in the U.S. and then wanted...

  11. Travel Nursing from Mexico

    passing thru replied to Mantibob's topic in Travel

    The problem I see with Mexico is: First of all, it IS a third world country...... You'd have to live within 40 -50 miles of the border.... border towns and the border area are infamous for poverty...

  12. Utilizing I.V.'s in the foot or lower leg?

    passing thru posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am so frustrated with patients whose arms are bruised, swollen, weeping, and pricked 50 times (over 4-5 days.) and the doc wont put in a central line and we can't find an iv site on either arm,...

  13. OT : WV politics //

    passing thru posted a topic in General Nursing

    OT (off topic) This state has to have the biggest bunch of crooks running it of any I have ever seen. Yet, the people keep voting them back in ! What gives? This is the poorest state I have ever...

  14. OT : WV politics //

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, Manchin has all "the biggies" backing him. These are the same "Biggies" who have gotten rich off of the backs of poor West Virginians.... Are you saying if West Virginia voters went down the...

  15. Who does the chart reviews at your hospital?? Now that you are "computer charting?"

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    98 looks and one reply... is anyone doing chart reviews?? Does the lack of replies mean No one knows? Can you all ask around?? Find out ?? This would be a great job for nurses who are sick &...

  16. Who does the chart reviews at your hospital?? Now that you are "computer charting?"

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    The kind of chart review I am thinking of is where one aspect of the computerized care plan would be checked to see how many nurses are utilizing it ( documenting it). E.G.; daily wts or teaching...

  17. How prevalent is e-MAR out there? Are you

    passing thru posted a topic in General Nursing

    scanning and documenting your meds on your rolling computers? Are you doing all nursing documentation on your computers? Is most of your shift spent in front of a

  18. How prevalent is e-MAR out there? Are you

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds cool. We do everything on the computer, but it's odd. The physician's orders are not on the computer. Who puts the orders

  19. How prevalent is e-MAR out there? Are you

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    GLD: Plan on buying new shoes, losing weight, exercising more.... because it does involve A LOT MORE

  20. How do you diagnose diabetes?

    passing thru posted a topic in General Nursing

    A nurse I work with told me she had been to the doctor 3 times in 3 weeks. She said her blood sugars had been in the 325 to 525 range. The doc asked her "do you want to control this with pills or...

  21. Overtime Bill Passed. What will YOU do?

    passing thru replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    As I wrote in the Current Events Section: Heck yeah, I DEFINITELY PLAN TO DO SOMETHING !! West Virginia has the sorryiest excuses for political representatives. I see a new member of that sorry...

  22. Need advice about sticky practicum situation- long but please HELP!!!

    passing thru replied to bluesky's topic in General Nursing

    I think you need to analyze why you are "longing passionately" to do the practicum at this particular hospital. Write the pro's and con's on paper where you can read them. No matter how...

  23. How prevalent is e-MAR out there? Are you

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is mostly to help pharmacy with inventory and all that other stuff they told us is crap. At $150,000 a year, these tax write-off computers are saving them hiring expensive $150,000 and...

  24. How do you diagnose diabetes?

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Peeps, are you saying polyphagia is a "classic symptom" of DM ?? I've never heard of that one. DM is common. DI is very rare.... very, very , rare. When the pt comes in, with the 3...

  25. How do you diagnose diabetes?

    passing thru replied to passing thru's topic in General Nursing

    Peeps, I didn't go back and read the posts. You weren't the one who said I needed to open a book were you? Diabetes Mellitus has three classic symptoms.... pt comes in the doctors office and says: "...