jm394 RN, CRNA

As others have pointed out, HR's basic mission is to minimize the company's liability. If this is an at-will employment situation and not a union shop, the employer can let you go for whatever they want (as long as it's not due to your status as a me...

It depends on you. In most areas of in-patient nursing, you will face absurd human suffering. Everyone finds a different way to adapt. From a morbid sense of humor to extreme religiosity to alcoholism, we all find a way to get up and deal with it ...

ICU nurses do often have a dark sense of humor, but most are professional enough not to say crude things in pt's rooms. I always assume they can hear me and behave accordingly. It's how I would expect the nurses taking care of my own family to act.

For a more in-depth but still readable resource, check out The ICU Book by Marino. It changed my thinking about so much in critical care. For trauma specific, look into the TNCC (Trauma Nurse Core Course) class. It's put on by the Emergency Nurses...

It's super easy. Just remember: rate = CO2 (raise the rate to decrease the CO2) peep or fi02 = O2 (increase either to increase the O2) high pressure = check for kinks, suction, and if still high, there's probably something going on internal to the ...

It's kind of like Ben Gay, a mentholated balm for sore muscles, etc... But it's not a gel, it's more like lip balm consistency. It's pretty available here on the west coast. I think it's from Singapore or something. Ask at the drug store.

Working in oncology, we have many patients with chronic cancer pain who are on very high doses of opiate meds (I never call them narcotics, I was taught that "narcotic" has too many legal/moral overtones), and function very highly. Remember, there i...

well, living in an area with a COLI score of 126.4, i wouldn't be able to afford to live off of the wages i would make in sioux city. it's definitively on the lower side. sad for the hard work we do.

8/10. Not bad for a male nurse. I can never imagine myself in one, but I see the nostalgic appeal.

try so hard to do good

Little bit of tiger balm (or any other mentholated rub type product) under the nose.

Need order. From doc, NP, or PA. Interesting point though, in my facility, we just instituted a policy where, if certain conditions are met, we can DC a cath as an independent nursing action. Well, not totally independent, since we need the polic...

Hey, I just wanted to see if anyone got into the CSUF ELMSN program is awaiting the info packets like me.

Nope. I haven't heard anything yet. I checked online and it says that my financial aid awards have not been decided yet. I'm not sure if we're going to have to complete these online courses, if we're going to have to buy books for them, if we have to...

My understanding is that some of the CSU schools are much more impacted than the others. I think that here in Southern CA, where I am, they are all quite difficult to get into. Apply to as many places as you can, and, my advice, apply to a LPN progra...

I agree. I actually think it'd be hard to get in with 60 unit gpa of 3.5 or below. That's just my assumption from seeing how competitive it was this year to get in. While volunteering is good, almost everyone I have talked to or met who applied had...

I have no idea what CSULA's program is like. You should take the time to visit both schools and check them out this week. Try and call the departments to see if you can schedule times to talk with a rep from each. Ask about class size, number of clin...

:hpygrp: Congrats year09! I guess no news was good news in the end. Perhaps we'll be classmates next year! I can't believe that they only give you a week to decide to accept or decline, gotta choose a lot faster than they did. But at least you have g...

California State University-Fullerton

Check yer mailboxes! I'm so happy I got in. Otherwise I would have been totally up the creek next year. Good luck!

Still squat in the mail. What a bust.

Belittling men, classy. Yes, men are nurses too and read nursing websites. Welcome to the 21st century. Well, your comment is moot regardless. The SO had no legal say in whether or not a 20y/o female gets an epidural or not. If the order is writte...

Still nothing in the mail, and I live 15min from Fullerton. So I guess they didn't send everything out yesterday.

Congrats! Eeeek, now I'm nervous. Good luck all. Btw, O9, I was in the afternoon interview.

Hey 09, which interview session were you at? Morning or afternoon?