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Here is my comparison between Tablo and Braun machines. I am currently using Tablo, and previously used Braun. Tabo: Hate that they do not have a heparin pump. Can't manually fix air bubble problems. Spends a lot of time in bypass without lett...

You won't be able to avoid the xrays if you want to work in healthcare. They will insist on them every 2 years. Does not matter if you are asymptomatic or not.

I live in Utah, and the major hospital system here is Intermountain Health Care. They have a great new graduate program where they train new graduates. They hire new graduates for the new program twice a yar. The problem is that IHC require new gradu...

I would really like to learn something from this. I have not dealt with anyone with increased intracranial pressure, as I am a new grad. From what I have been reading, the symptoms could include: Headache, blurred vision, behavior change including ...

I took the NCLEX-PN on Tuesday, and today when I checked my state's website I am now listed as a Licensed Practical Nurse. I am soooo happpy. The great thing is that my state was so quick about posting my license, that I did not have to pay PearsonVu...

I have my final shift with my preceptor later this week. She has been amazing, and I am very grateful for everything she has taught me. I would like to thank her, but a card seems so insufficient. I was thinking about a small gift of appreciation,...

I am a student, and during clinicals last week I helped take care of a dying patient. When the patient arrived she was very cold, only 34.5 degrees celcius, and warm blankets did not help. While we stabilized her, we put a bear hugger on her, because...

I still love my CD-27 stethoscope. I received an e-mail from somebody who has spent some time learning about stethoscopes, and I wanted to quote some of the information he gave me: "Many doctors/med students in her class uses GRX stethoscopes, not ju...

When I started nursing school in Jan 2007, I purchased a Sprague stethoscope that came in a bag with a blood pressure cuff. I had a hard time hearing through the Sprague, but I worked with it until this week. I finally decided to get something bett...

I can only think of one where you can avoid having to clean up poop. Being a RN in a daytime dialysis clinic.

I had a BCG in 1978 in Norway. I have never been exposed to TB, and my PPD was negative until 1978. I have had negative x-rays here in the US, but just out of curiosity I had a PPD done a couple of years ago. Both my doctor and I thought I may no...

Thank you for the responses. I am so grateful for having found allnurses.com, because the knowledge and helpfulness of the participants on these boards are amazing. Right now I will focus on getting a good solid nursing foundation, and later on I w...

I have a Bachelor in Information systems, and I have worked in LAN tech support for a major networking company for close to 20 years. I fix on a daily basis complex e-mail systems and directories on Windows, Netware, and Linux. I have pursued a nursi...

I really need help selecting the best vein to use when putting in an IV. I have searched allnurses.com as well as the rest of the internet, and found lot's of techniques for putting in an IV, but most of them just say select a good vein. Well, there ...

I did it, I did it:up: I'm so excited, I put in the perfect IV on Friday, on the FIRST TRY. I chose the perfect vein (in the hand), IV went in perfectly. It flushed, and I am so happy I did it. Now, I have to admit that my patient was on a vent an...

I am not seeking medical advice, I saw a doctor today, and will see my primary care on Monday. I am seeking some suggestions for meds I can research on the internet, but had a difficult time finding names of analgesics that also come as suppositorie...

Thank you Earle58, the doctor I saw did not see it in her drug book, so I assumed she was correct. I will ask my primary for the suppository script on Monday. Thank you so much for pointing that out to me. Nice that I can continue with a medicine tha...

Ooops, meant to say Naproxen is UNavailable as suppository.

I would like some help finding a funny nursing clip art. What I am looking for is a nurse holding the defib paddles, and then I can add the words "You say Goodbye, I say Hello" to it. I want to put it on a t-shirt. I already looked at the t-shirt pla...

As a first semester student, another student and I was teamed up to do our very first assessment. We looked over the patients chart before going in to see the patient, and we both noted that the patient was blind. So what do we do. In our nervousne...

Dialysis nurses in a dialysis center often work Mon-Fri shift, as their patients come in on a schedule.

Thank you again for all the suggestions. QueenElisabeth2, I am not getting a flash. The first stick my preceptor said she thought I was on top of the vein and my angle was to flat. The second time she said it looked like I was on the side of the v...

Thank you for the encouragement. I'm copying all of your suggestions into my notes right now. I'll take any suggestions I can get. It was so discouraging to miss 3 times (3 different pt's), did only try once on each patient, before I had my precep...

You will usually make more money in the US than you would in Sweeden. But one country you should consider, which is close, and use a lot of Sweedish and Finnish nurses is Norway. You already speak the language, and you would make more money there. ...

I would like to start a journal as I am going through clinicals, and starting out on my nursing career. I do not wish to violate HIPAA, so I was wondering how much information you put in your personal journals. I would like to put date/time and whet...