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  1. Mt auburn hosp

    surferbettycrocker posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    hi has anyone worked at mt.auburn or currently work at mt auburn. any info on the hospital itself and the starting salary would be helpful thanks. is massachusetts still not hiring nurses, new grads...

  2. Mt auburn hosp

    surferbettycrocker replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I wondered if now that the 'universal coverage' was in full effect that would increase the number of admissions possibly? but i was extremely naieve to think that hiring more nurses would actually...

  3. Mt auburn hosp

    surferbettycrocker replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    thanks for the information nuwbee. a friend of mine told me her mom is a nurse and they actually asked her mom to cut back her hours from full to part time. that seems crazy to me. is there any talk...

  4. Anyone from Regis College?

    surferbettycrocker replied to lablad's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    all if i could just add this---100% NCLEX pass rate has more to do with the type of students that are enrolled, not necessarily the instructors/instruction. If you have competitive, top notch students...

  5. Wishing experienced nurses would have mercy on me!!

    surferbettycrocker replied to new_oldRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    nursing, hospital-floor nursing-especially is a 24/7 job. get done as much as you can. if something is STAT then you know it's STAT. the rest are all tasks that need to get done in a day. day AND...

  6. After 1-2 Years as a Nurse, What Are You Still Struggling With?

    surferbettycrocker replied to abundantjoy07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    my issue is this: why do nurses in hospital have to work so hard. i will ALWAYS struggle with this. now when i say this, i do not mean that i think nursing should or would be easy, however what i ask...

  7. Treatment for hypovolemic shock

    surferbettycrocker replied to csisn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    look at dopamine at different concentrations. for example, dopamine at lower doses actually improves renal blood flow. interesting isn't it, since the word dopamine conjures up images of constricted...

  8. Feeling Overwhelmed

    surferbettycrocker replied to casperx875x's topic in First Year After Licensure

    not sure if it helps but i too wonder if feeling that much anxiety is worth it. but other nurses tell me that 'it gets better' i have been at this game for well over a year and i hate to admit it but...

  9. Pt signed out AMA then died! what do you think?

    surferbettycrocker replied to jenrn6282's topic in General Nursing

    i agree w/ biker nurse. and he signed out AMA. why is it your fault? i understand your worrying, but then you must be able to share the burden of worry w/ his MD no? or is it simply b/c hospitals...

  10. How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

    surferbettycrocker replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

    is there really a nursing shortage? or are most floors in hospitals unwilling to pay for increased staff, therefore making nurses 'work short' because of a 'shortage'.... that may begin to explain why...

  11. Help Phenergan & Picc Line????

    surferbettycrocker replied to 1_Dedicated_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    questin: if the MOA of phenergan is: H1 blockade- how is this a vesicant? if PICC lines can be used for chemotherapeutic agents, wouldn't it be a little safer to run a vesicant through a

  12. Drug error

    surferbettycrocker replied to pippi1969's topic in General Nursing

    hi pipi what a scary situation. may i suggest something here? the two drugs you gave were heart drugs right? as a nurse you have access to drug information right? so look up things like half life of...

  13. My first Code Blue!

    surferbettycrocker replied to Achoo!'s topic in First Year After Licensure

    "hope"? he was found homeless, pulse-less and naked in a car in DKA. goodness only knows how long he had been 'down'. get a faint pulse back and i 'suppose' there could be a miracle and he will wake...

  14. Pace University: NY

    surferbettycrocker replied to RNDreamer's topic in New York Nursing

    go to pace you wont regret it. ps- every nursing program is

  15. Orientation burnout, should I change units?

    surferbettycrocker replied to Race Mom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i am always leery of hospitals that make you sign a contract, but then again..i say as hard as it is stick it out. if you really want pp i think NICU would help given not all PP women have babies that...

  16. Which job do I take?

    surferbettycrocker replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    having worked on a floor that you described i would say go for the NICU job. why start out becoming familiar with adults if your heart is in NICU?two totally different worlds. besides you are young....

  17. is it just me?

    surferbettycrocker replied to lorabel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    goodluck! i am in a similar boat. i left a unit that was a tough situation; i really likedthe people i worked with and i know that is very important but so is finding the right fit. what kind of unit...

  18. pt. acuity/ratio on tele floors?

    surferbettycrocker posted a topic in Cardiac

    hi cards nurses. just out of curiosity and reading the pt ratios i work on a floor that has 1-7/8 pts with cardizem, integrilin,heparin, dopa. the floor 'feel's heavy and the turnover rate is pretty...

  19. Two steps forward.....

    surferbettycrocker replied to Virgo_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    slangdell- i feel your pain. i am interested in what seasoned nurses may respond to your quandry. itoo am a career changer and it blows my mind that with very little training we are put in situations...

  20. pt. acuity/ratio on tele floors?

    surferbettycrocker replied to surferbettycrocker's topic in Cardiac

    thanks for all the replys. we have 8 pts on yes, titratable drips, muscle flap precautions 24 hr. post open hearts, pre post eps, severe lytes embalances, chest tubes, trachs, cbi, pics dopa,...

  21. Question for career changers

    surferbettycrocker replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    interesting forum--personally ia m looking to branch out. i know that paying your dues is a common saying in nursing and i have had previous hosp. experience but the situations i am put in the patient...

  22. Another burnout thread

    surferbettycrocker replied to RiverNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey there some things that you have written mirror so closely how i feel at end of shift. i hear the same things on this board from other posters too. i wonder am i skewed from reading this board?or...

  23. is it just new nurse adjustment period? or a bad fit?

    surferbettycrocker replied to surfer betty crocker's topic in First Year After Licensure

    kristink congrats to you for having hte courage to make that decision and get out. may i ask did you at your facility for a year or more? the reason i ask is that i am at my current hosp. for 6...

  24. Advice, plese...

    surferbettycrocker replied to coffeeRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    coffeeRN what did you decide to

  25. Central Line ocluded or sluggish?

    surferbettycrocker replied to amynahmed's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    i see some posters saying to use heparin. what is the pt is positive for