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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. 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...

  3. 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...

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

    bamagt replied to muesli's topic in General Nursing

    Sat and Sun

  5. 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...

  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. 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...

  8. 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...

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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...

  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

  16. UAB hiring new graduates

    bamagt replied to phlegm's topic in Alabama Nursing

    The residency programs requires a BSN and you don't have to go through that. The residency program is for people who don't know exactly what they want to do and it allows them to work in more than one...

  17. What are the pros and cons of being all male nurse

    bamagt replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

    Who really cares? I'm a male nurse and there isn't really a difference. I work with a lot of other nurses who are

  18. Information on Lawson wallace and jeff state nursing programs

    bamagt replied to HopefulRNAmy's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I think Jeff State generally requires a little bit of a higher score to get into. I had a friend that got into Wallace with 155 (she failed out twice). Jeff State admits during the

  19. Saunders, Prentice Hall, Kaplan > which one's better?

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

    Kaplan is the best. They use old NCLEX questions in their

  20. Nervous about NCLEX

    bamagt replied to jtbhamboy's topic in Alabama Nursing

    Review courses are helpful but not always necessary. 50-60% on NCLEX practice tests is actually decent. At first I was scoring around there on Kaplan's NCLEX questions but then I was getting in the...

  21. How To Document Sleeping On Night Shift

    bamagt replied to Iggy123's topic in General Nursing

    Pt resting in bed, arousable to voice. VS per flowsheet. Call light within reach. Denies pain. Denies

  22. Health Care Reform

    bamagt replied to joeyww12000's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are nurses and everybody needs them. I don't think it will be much harder to find a job if it passes as it is

  23. can u believe it

    bamagt replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Why in the world would you ever call a doctor to find out if you need to hold a med or something???????? As nurses we should all know when to hold meds, especially something such as insulin. In your...

  24. what will class schedule be like 1st semester RN program at jeff state?????

    bamagt replied to Cadnac22's topic in Alabama Nursing

    The hardest part of 2nd semester for me was adjusting to the types of tests you take. In first semester the questions are more knowledge based. In 2nd semester everything is application based and you...

  25. calculations test???

    bamagt replied to Cadnac22's topic in Alabama Nursing

    You will take calculation tests during the pharmacology class and at the beginning of every semester starting with the 2nd semester. Nothing is hard if you