preciosa

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1. CKMB, Troponin

   preciosa replied to buddiage's topic in CCU

   Troponin is more specific to heart injury and stays up longer ,that is why it is a reliable source to ruling in MI/ACS. The number depends on the hospital I guess.When I was in London

2. I am just frustrated.

   preciosa replied to mayflower2000's topic in International

   My last manager gave me carer's leave when my daughter got sick and I had to stay at home to take care of her at short notice.

3. 11 Things Your Nurse Thinks (But Will Never Tell You)

   preciosa replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   Your eleven things have nailed what I can't say!!!!and more........

4. Working in The USA

   preciosa replied to TavellerCA's topic in International

   There is so much hatred coming from TravelCa, I wonder why?? TSuch a snob too! I feel sorry for the nurses you will be working with if you are coming back to UK.

5. How would you view me?

   preciosa replied to VegasNurse05's topic in International

   Oooops sorry I meant Vegas Nurse05 not Sharrie. Welacome to uk VegasNurse05.

6. How would you view me?

   preciosa replied to VegasNurse05's topic in International

   :yeah:Hi sharrie, You are very much welcome here in UK. I love working with people coming from different countries, I learn a lot from them.At the hospital where I worked there a lot of foreign nurses and we all work well together. We all have differ...

7. my good nursing life in ireland

   preciosa replied to lhw4102's topic in International

   Well I'm glad that my sister is working as an RN. I have seen the hospital where she is going to work when I went to visit my friends in Dublin last year.I was the one who encouraged her to apply.She will be working in ITU.

8. my good nursing life in ireland

   preciosa replied to lhw4102's topic in International

   My sister was interviewed last February and is finishing her contract with the hospital where she is working now so she can start on the first week of June, God willing. She is with Kate Cowhig recruitment and she will be working in Dublin.She is ver...

9. nurses get blame abuse any docs out there

   preciosa replied to Martinette's topic in International

   I understand what you are feeling because it is the same in our hospital.The shortage of staff is getting dangerous.There was even a day when after closing the curtains to give privacy to one of my patients I suddenly burst into tears due to stress, ...

10. Cardiac Meds-so confused

    preciosa replied to ChocoholicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, hope this will help, most betablockers ends with "lol" like metoprolol, carvedilol, atenolo, bisoprolol, sotalol. They slow down the heart rate and are contra - indicated to patients with heart block. Most ace inhibitors end with "pril" like capt...

11. failure to capture

    preciosa replied to fatoma's topic in CCU

    And also there is a limit in giving atropine so the best is still to have a temporary pacer at bedside.

12. What's your Christmas wish?

    preciosa replied to nrswnabee's topic in International

    That God will bless all my plans and good health. Merry Christmas to everyone!!:balloons:

13. Saudi- MOH

    preciosa replied to gemerald's topic in General World

    When I went to Saudi, they told me where I would be working a week after I passed the entrance exam and started submitting the additional papers they wanted. My starting salary was 2550 in Saudi riyals and that was in 1996. Every year there is an inc...

14. blood thinners

    preciosa replied to misslo's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Misslo, I am a cardiac nurse working in CCU,we have a lot of patients that have Afib and we mostly tell them to be extra careful in doing their ADLs because sometimes they are not only on warfarin but on aspirin and clopidogrel if they had had an ...

15. Saudi- MOH

    preciosa replied to gemerald's topic in General World

    Hi, working in a Saudi MOH hospital was good for me. It is lonely but at least you get to go home every 11 mos and it is a paid holiday. Most of the MOH hospital have many Filipino nurses so you'll get a lot of support. I learned a lot there and it w...