DustinRN

My hospital is in the process of obtaining magnet status and they have already begun demoting LPN's to glorified CNA positions. The word is they're fixing to stop hiring associate degree RN's and hire only BSN RN's.

he was diagnosed with colon cancer today. If you will say a prayer for me too. I think I'm hurting just as much as he is

Hmmm...not sure, the vet techs are the nurses of the animal world.

As the Duragesic patch.

There is no way in god's green earth that I could ever work 60hrs week! Muche less 5 12hr shifts in one week! :stone

You were making $35/hr at your previous job as an RN,--being a new nurse? Salary.com is dead on the money when it comes to my area. I make +-$50 of what they listed as a fairly new nurse. I'm due for my 1st year raise, however.

Is he on dialysis?

While I feel empathetic toward this woman's loss, I hope she doesn't get paid jack. Take away all the legal mumbo jumbo and the husband was simply holding his wife still. In nursing school we were always taught to include dad in the whole birthing process if possible. This is just a sad situation.

My thoughts and prayers go out to all London citizens.

Toradol isn't recommended for more than five straight days due to its risk for major side effects. Its dangerous effects are directly proportional to the dosage and length of treatment.

I've never used this technique, but I'm sure there are some advantages to understanding it.

Thanks guys/gals!

I've done 7 cases so far and I'm just trying to figure out how people can remember all these algorithms for each individual case. A lot of things are starting to run together. Do most of you remember the algorithms by heart or do you just have a general knowledge of the treatments for that case? I'm just worried that I will totally forget everything once I actually do have one of the cases while at work.

This question is from the ACLS provider manual. In case you don't have the manual I will write the question out. You have to have the ECC guidelines 2000 manual to get the answers to these questions and I don't have that manual. I'm going over case 4 PEA and I'm not sure what the right answer is for this question. Thanks You are called to the ED to assist in the attempted resuscitation of a patient in pulseless cardiac arrest from unknown causes. When the patient arrives in the ED, chest compressions are being performed, and the patient is receiving ventilations through a tracheal tube placed by EMS personnel in the field. The patient is transferred to a gurney; you confirm that chest compressions are producing palpable femoral pulses, but no pulses are palpable between administered compressions. The patient is attached to a cardiac monitor that confirms the presence of organized QRS complexes. What is the first thing you should assess in an attempt to identify a reversible cause of cardiac arrest in this patient? A. check tracheal tube placement with primary and secondary techniques and evaluate breath sounds to rule out tension pneumothorax B. check arterial blood gases C. check serum electrolytes to rule out imbalances D. obtain a serum sample to identify drug overdose if anyone has the ECC guidelines 2000 it says the answers will be on page 151. My first guess for the FIRST thing you would do would be A, but I'm not sure if that's the answer or not. I have no way of knowing unless one of you can tell me. Thanks!

I've never had a patient with TVP or TCP. Are there no spikes on the ECG to show you when the pacemaker is firing? I've never had a patient with one so I'm just wondering.