RN1980

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  1. Emcc Lpn -vs- Muw Associate Rn

    RN1980 replied to FUTURENURSEIAM's topic in General Nursing

    i was a lpn that upgraded to asn. went to lpn school in memphis and upgraded at the w. pretty sure you can probably upgrade at any asn program if they have a bridge program, so not just only at the w....

  2. Hospital Administrator Fired for doing jury duty!

    RN1980 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    nurses can get off from jury duty for the same reason fireman and airtraffic controllers can, reason being that their abscence from work may cause undo hardships to the public (in our case patients)....

  3. travel in big easy?

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Travel

    i take all the media stories with a grain of salt, asprin and shot of whiskey everynight. would like to try to travel down there maybe soon after x-mass. but i need info on some travel companies and...

  4. travel in big easy?

    RN1980 posted a topic in Travel

    any of you traveling in new orleans or surrounding area adjacent to it? had a traveler at one of my part time gigs just came from there. she really liked it, but was hard work. she did state that she...

  5. ut-chat crna

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    talked to her over the weekend, she felt like the interview went well. last about 25-30min, there was a whole pannel of people, program director, site cordinator, clinical instructor, clinical mda,and...

  6. ut-chat crna

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i believe she got it around the 1st wk of oct. matter of fact she had her interview today, had'nt had a chance to talk to her yet about how she did or how many interviewed or questions, but i do know...

  7. Fibromyalgia

    RN1980 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    hey my mom has this fibromyalgia crap, and let me tell you it can me a sob...heck, i'd love to see her get a handicap sticker on her car cause i see first hand at some of her troubles she

  8. ut-chat crna

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    unfortunately i'm not interviewing, but a close friend and coworker of mine is. been trying to maybe get some inside scoop on their interview styles, so far mumb has been the

  9. Vent settings?

    RN1980 replied to raindrop's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    pawpaw john, i enjoyed you using the "wet balloon" variable in explaning surface tension. it has been explained to me in a very similair way in many lectures. glad to see that there are folks that can...

  10. Meridian Pay?

    RN1980 replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    man there are like 3 hospitals within a block of each other in meridian, and the pay is that low!!! man those nurses need to start working the system and promote some competative hiring and wage wars...

  11. why did potassium level rise?

    RN1980 replied to utahliz's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i think all of you are correct, there is some type of systemic inflammatory response by your body from the transfussion itself that may cause some cell lysis/breakdown, and some k+ will ooze out of...

  12. Can pt breath through nose w/ ETT?

    RN1980 replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    idealy not, but i have witnessed a case or 2 similar to that. as far as i can explain it is if the balloon cuff is inflated properly and occludes the airway in the trachea, there should be no air...