hdigh

hdigh has 6 years experience and specializes in Burns, PACU.

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1. New assignment to Burn ICU

   hdigh replied to poppy07's topic in Critical Care

   Hi. Every burn unit/center does things differently so I can only tell you what my unit does. We use primarily, narcotics for pain management (oxycodone q4h for base pain control, Dilaudid PRN for...

2. anybody out there?

   hdigh posted a topic in Burn

   I remember in nursing school they told us that nurses eat their young. I kind of laughed and said that yes, I'd heard that. Well, now I know what they meant; someone is trying to bite a little bit off...

3. My first real doubts

   hdigh posted a topic in Critical Care

   I remember in nursing school they told us that nurses eat their young. I kind of laughed and said that yes, I'd heard that. Well, now I know what they meant; someone is trying to bite a little bit off...

4. Relocating to Winston Salem

   hdigh replied to kleeberg's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   Yup. I'm at Baptist, too and it's $4.00 for any work between 3pm and 7am and $1.25 for

5. Thinking of burn nursing........

   hdigh replied to shelikesmorningglori's topic in Burn

   To help patients deal with pain we give them lots of drugs, mostly narcotics. Generally, we see (10-20) oxycodone q4h, dilaudid for break through pain and fentanyl for dressing changes. On top of...

6. WSSU - Accelerated BSN Curriculum

   hdigh replied to studentnurse2018's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   I am not in the current group, but graduated the accelerated program this past February. The accelerated program does not have semesters or abide the traditional school schedule at all- no spring,...

7. Contact Isolation for everyone?

   hdigh replied to RNperdiem's topic in Burn

   Yes, we do that, too; but I do think it's a fairly new protocol... perhaps a study even. Makes sense, though, because burn patients are missing their first line of defense against bacteria (skin), not...

8. Accelerated programs for BSN?

   hdigh replied to kaystho's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   We got a few days for Thanksgiving, and a whole week for Christmas, which was a new thing. We did not observe any school breaks, like spring break or fall break; and you will not necessarily have...

9. Accelerated programs for BSN?

   hdigh replied to kaystho's topic in North Carolina Nursing

   I completed the accelerated program just a couple months ago, so it's doable. I don't regret it because I'm finished and did well, BUT I if I had known before I started what I know now, I would...

10. North Carolina Roll Call

    hdigh replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi! I'm a brand new RN and will begin working on a Burn ICU in Winston-Salem in a couple weeks. I just finished an accelerated BSN program which was paid for by a local hospital who, in return,...

11. want to move to nc

    hdigh replied to PrettyInPink978's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    depends on how close you want to be to the beach. :) here is a list of nc's teaching hospitals: university of north carolina hospitals carolinas medical center duke university medical center durham...

12. Accelerated programs for BSN?

    hdigh replied to kaystho's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Yes, you are wanted. Nurses are badly needed. I just completed an accelerated BSN program in Winston-Salem. Whether there will be discrimination I cannot say, but most of my classmates were "grown",...

13. My patient today...

    hdigh replied to soapaddictOH's topic in Burn

    Did he die from his burn injuries or congestive heart failure from the fluid

14. Shriner's Hospital Cincinnati Ohio

    hdigh replied to Chuckie's topic in Burn

    That's what I've heard. Shriner's seems to be the "mothership" of burn units. I've never been, but am incredibly impressed by what I learned about them while in

15. EDUCATION: BURN UNIT RN in Michigan

    hdigh replied to drosck's topic in Burn

    No difference that I know of - I'm a new grad starting in a Burn ICU and, aside from shift/weekend differentials, my pay and benefits are the same as other new grads at my