sooperdooper

sooperdooper specializes in Cardiac.

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1. Juvenile misdemeanor charge in Texas

   sooperdooper replied to anthongy817's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

   I always thought stuff that happened before 18 years old was pretty much washed clean at 18....is this not true? I have no criminal past, therefore I am

2. National University RN program beware

   sooperdooper replied to gsmile's topic in Nevada Nursing

   You do realize NU is one of, if not only, non profit university in San Diego that doesnt force you to achieve a certain score on the ATI predictor test before allowing you to sit for board? All the...

3. Atrial Flutter vs Atrial Tachycardia with AV block

   sooperdooper replied to ChaseZ's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I'd agree with that. I initially felt it was this however, A flutter doesn't always present in the typical saw tooth fashion. In any cases, sometimes hard to deciper some rhythms due to

4. Atrial Flutter vs Atrial Tachycardia with AV block

   sooperdooper replied to ChaseZ's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   That doesn't look like atrial tach to me. The p to p interval is the same. I actually put calipers up to my screen and mapped it out. Sometimes its buried in the T wave, but its there. This is just...

5. Telemetry to ICU

   sooperdooper replied to airborneinf82's topic in MICU, SICU

   I'm doing the exact same thing. I work on a tele unit that is 3:1 on days and 4:1 at night. In a few weeks I'll be starting a 4 month training program for a Surgical / Trauma ICU. Sad to leave my unit...

6. Scripps Healthcare New Grad Program 2011

   sooperdooper replied to Frida131's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I handed them a packet with my cover letter, resume, and letters of rec. There is no need to use a fancy binder to hold them together. Just staple it and save the

7. Cardiac Stepdown unit 5:1 patient ratio...is this normal???

   sooperdooper replied to jaznia15's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   If your unit is anything like mine, I couldn't imagine having a 5:1 ratio. During the days, my unit is 3:1, however at night it is

8. Nurse Killed by Afghan rocket fire

   sooperdooper replied to just_cause's topic in Government, Military

   This is very sad. My heart goes out to him and his

9. What color of suit to purchase for job interview?

   sooperdooper replied to krazykev's topic in Men in Nursing

   A buddy of mine got his job as a manager like this, however its not typical and usually is because you were already working on that unit for quite some time. For everyone else, be professional and...

10. Married Male Nursing Students

    sooperdooper replied to exit96's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I dont think my wife has a problem with any of my classmates. We always had parties and hung out but my wife is fairly attractive and the women in my class....not so much

11. Graduated, Licensed, and Job Offer

    sooperdooper replied to nursemanRN's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Congrats! I had a similar experience as the OP. Took NCLEX on March 2nd, received email about being selected for interview on 4th, interviewed on 7th, and had job offer on 11th. It seemed crazy that I...

12. Scripps Healthcare New Grad Program 2011

    sooperdooper replied to Frida131's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This was sent Friday night and people still got offers afterwards. Don't

13. Scripps Healthcare New Grad Program 2011

    sooperdooper replied to Frida131's topic in First Year After Licensure

    According to the email Toni sent to all new grads: "Good Day New Grads, I wanted to address a few things. If you were hired onto LaJolla or Green your start date is Monday, April 11th. If you were...

14. Scripps Healthcare New Grad Program 2011

    sooperdooper replied to Frida131's topic in First Year After Licensure

    They do have positions. I was offered a position on that unit but declined it for another unit at Scripps La Jolla. Nonetheless, I would have loved to work on that unit because the manager is awesome!...

15. Scripps Healthcare New Grad Program 2011

    sooperdooper replied to Frida131's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Toni from HR called me. I will be working on 6 East at Scripps La