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1. Max on Levophed?

   bamagt replied to Nurse_Sophia's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I think the thing many are forgetting is you may be able to run 1000mcg/min of a certain drug but there comes a point where more isn't necessarily

2. NP info

   bamagt posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Hey, I'm an RN looking into possibly going to NP school. I was wondering if some of you wouldn't mind sharing some info with me. What kind of NP are you? (acute care, peds...) How many hours do you...

3. What is considered the weekend shift for 7p-7a?

   bamagt replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

   Sat and Sun

4. Having a hard time with death

   bamagt replied to bamagt's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your thoughts everyone. It's not that dying as a whole upsets me, almost 1/2 of the pt's I take care of sometimes will never make it out of my unit and I know that. The weird thing with...

5. Having a hard time with death

   bamagt posted a topic in General Nursing

   Not to be too descriptive but I admitted a nice older lady from the ER last night. She was coming in with SOB d/t (from what the ER told me) a chronic condition that had apparently been somewhat...

6. 75 questions and failed. HELP PLEASE!

   bamagt replied to yahy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   It sounds like you are freaking out about the test to me. IMO, the number one rule when taking NCLEX is to not freak out. If you failed with 75 questions then you are either not taking in the material...

7. What's your personality like?

   bamagt replied to Black Jade's topic in General Nursing

   Most of all I would say that I'm laid back. I think one of the most important parts of being a good ICU nurse is your ability to remain calm when everything else is going downhill. I'm also very task...

8. about jeffstate, inquiring minds want to know.....

   bamagt replied to bernikitty's topic in Alabama Nursing

   The math tests that you are required to pass are on basic drug calculations, very easy. The teachers tell you exactly what you need to know. When I went to Jeff State we had 2 times to pass with a 90...

9. How many patient's do you normally have?

   bamagt replied to bamagt's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   We had a list and they stopped doing it because they said it was "stupid." I'm not sure how but whatever. It's not really a problem but when I'm taking care of 3 and the nurse next to me has 1 and is...

10. How many patient's do you normally have?

    bamagt replied to bamagt's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm usually not angry when I get three patient's. Sometimes you can't help getting a third patient when you're short staffed. The only time I get mad is if I get the third patient when some other...

11. How many patient's do you normally have?

    bamagt posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Do you ICU nurses ever have more than 2 pt's? How often if you do? We get 3 pt's every now and then, usually one or two of them are waiting to transfer in the AM. My main question is how do you deal...

12. Update on jobs for new grads

    bamagt replied to sillyspicygirl's topic in Alabama Nursing

    You must be looking in the wrong place. Brookwood has several jobs posted, including

13. Does anyone work at St. Vincents?

    bamagt replied to DnL7864's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I knew a guy that worked there before he graduated. Call up to the ER and see if you can get in touch with the Nurse Manager or ER director. If you can't get in touch with them I use to work in the ER...

14. Discontinued/held current medsor never started home meds

    bamagt replied to nightshift82's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    When an MD "holds" a med it is automatically dc'd by pharmacy to prevent this info from getting lost in report to the next nurse or one nurse not writing it on the MAR. The MD should write it on his...

15. WI: 75 questions NCLEX RN results

    bamagt replied to mommagracy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You