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  1. pay scale for boston RN's?

    surferbettycrocker posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    hi y'all-- looking for recent approximate pay rates for RN's with just under 5 years experience. it is difficult to find pay rate info for boston hospitals. do hospitals in the city pay more or...

  2. Coreg, dig, bradycardia

    surferbettycrocker replied to jbhetman's topic in General Nursing

    would wonder if the doctor wants to check blood levelsof digoxin? sounds like you work as a VNA unlessyou are a lurker wanting medical

  3. guidelines for BP

    surferbettycrocker replied to kagmc's topic in Cardiac

    always always obtain a 12 lead ekg with any CP FIRST. i would not blindly treat that CP without an EKG with active chest pain and post treatment to compare. as another poster said the patient could be...

  4. honestly, how soon will you leave bedside nursing...

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

    ASAP! kudos to those who love bedside nursing it means i will be well taken care of from all the nurses who absolutely love it cant picture life without itifg*dforbid i should need to be in a gross...

  5. What new nurses see in experienced nurses that would flunk them in Clincal Roatations

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

    i agree with always checkin the 5 (or 6 ) rights . i truly hope that when its the elevenhundreth time you are slapped by the MRDD( as u referred) during the tenhundreth shift in a row you are working...

  6. You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

    surferbettycrocker replied to CrazierThanYou's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i think alot of nurses think they will accidentally od the patient and maybe the apprehension is a guise for anxiety over potentially overdosing the pain med seeker (although how opiate naive would...

  7. Electrophysiology RN??

    surferbettycrocker replied to silverbelle's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    are you lookking to transition into working in EP lab? you could take a course on pacemakers and pacemaker concepts but did you work in cardiovascular surgical ICU? then you must have a good...

  8. bp in heart failure

    surferbettycrocker replied to samjoe's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    ACEs and ARBs arent necessarily simply to control 'blood pressure' for HF patients per se sure the pills can reduce afterload but that's not primarily what these medications are 'good for'in HF. I...

  9. Depression After Graduation...

    surferbettycrocker replied to Despareux's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i dont think it was graduation that got you feelin depressed and restless i think it was quitting

  10. Nursing New Grad - Feeling Stressed and Discouraged

    surferbettycrocker replied to HppyRN's topic in General Nursing

    as cliche as it sounds take it one shift at a time and if thats too much take one shift 4 hour blocks at a time. it sounds like the stress and anxiety you are feeling are actually fueling you to work...

  11. help please! morphine side effects!

    surferbettycrocker replied to missnurse2012's topic in Patient Medications

    the order for .01 ml should come with either a) magnifying glass to dispense .01 ML or b) clarification of said order to mgs. was she supposed to get 0.1 mg of morphine for ....? i suspect if you...

  12. Need Advice on Metoprolol

    surferbettycrocker replied to Stormy8's topic in Cardiac

    i think more information of the patient condition is needed here (like who wrote the incident report a medical resident or a cardiologist:uhoh3:) before we ride away on the 'beta blocker overdose...

  13. PCCN?

    surferbettycrocker replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Critical Care

    i am using the ANCC book to study from anyone have any input/luck with these publications for studying for

  14. HR drop/rhythm change during sleep..Would you call Doc?

    surferbettycrocker replied to BandaidBunny's topic in Cardiac

    to the OP- iwould not have called at 3am for 'sinus' arrhythmia 40-50 which is not crazy for a sleeping person at all. again i know let's get the background and the whole story first./ for the person...

  15. EKG strip help

    surferbettycrocker replied to Breanna13's topic in Cardiac

    i would guess ths owner of this heart rhythm has history of af. does this person have a history of afib? you have a sinus with 1st degree av block and a bundle branch block then a burst of afib. you...

  16. Need some advice

    surferbettycrocker replied to SJE RN's topic in Cardiac

    was this pacemaker really put in the patient in the OR? i would think that it highly unlikely. i would think holding plavix for a procedure and not an 'operation' is NOT standard. i would hedge a...

  17. Nitro vs Morphine

    surferbettycrocker replied to moidla's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    previous poster wrote 'ruled in from a non cardiac source-? like anemia/shock trauma? -i sense a teachable moment for me please elaborate so i can see ifm thinking along the same lines

  18. ED basics, as if there was such a thing...

    surferbettycrocker replied to maydaymalone's topic in Emergency

    i agree get a tech gig ifyou can. also consider trying med surg or telemetry after nsg school if you are unable to get directly into the ER. it will prepare you for the hustle and bustle. and chest...

  19. Love/hate relationship to my work.

    surferbettycrocker replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    i appreciate this post very much. i wonder if maybe i am just not cut out for this stuff. the patients will take take take every last drop. even when you stop giving. for me when i think i need a...

  20. I love my ambulence runs!

    surferbettycrocker replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    are you an ER nurse? or a medic. or neither. or

  21. New nurse in ICU and I hate it...please help!

    surferbettycrocker replied to LauraRN1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i agree with rubyvee--and just stick it out for the year i know easier said than done but one day a time and use your resources is the best advice i could give. you will learn a lot and you wont even...

  22. Liability Insurance Question

    surferbettycrocker replied to sjb87's topic in First Year After Licensure

    can you afford the liability insurance? i would get it asap, regardless. there are discounts for new grads even. besides that if you are more like a 'sitter' and do not pass meds etc then it may not...

  23. How do you get thicker skin?

    surferbettycrocker replied to Loves2Lurk's topic in Emergency

    i understand that sick people are often angry people but what that old guy said was really direct and very hurtful not just raising his voice and exploding to whomever will listen. i have no words...

  24. The PROFESSION of Nursing

    surferbettycrocker replied to dzadzey's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    how many college educated board certified 'professionals' do you see emptying garbage cans--other than nurses I cannot off the top of my head name ANY. just a

  25. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

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

    i would have liked more about charting and legal implications of being a nurse and charting and what have you. also more hands on skills---foley catheter ng tube ostomy care. the bread n butter of...