KellyCCRN

KellyCCRN

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  1. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    ugh after watching the fox news report I'm just that much more irritated! :angryfire I still have my CPNE application lying on my desk ready to send off but $1900 is a lot to spend when I may not even...

  2. 02 10L via nonrebreather...always applied if possible MI/Cardiac issue?

    KellyCCRN replied to NotFlo's topic in General Nursing

    If the pt had COPD it would have been counterproductive to place the pt on high flow oxygen and could have potentially knocked out the drive to breathe especially if the pt is a co2 retainer....

  3. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Same here I would love to hear any info you might

  4. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I agree...the worst thing we could do right now is fight among ourselves. We have all received contradicting information at some point and time through the process....just refer to the very beginning...

  5. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Just curious if anyone had any new news? I am really considering going ahead and applying for the CPNE since the GNA/Excelsior feel that this will be worked

  6. Help...Resuscitation needed

    KellyCCRN replied to Iam46yearsold's topic in General Nursing

    Amen to that:( I'm thinking of shifting all of my investments into liquor stocks...bacardi anyone? After looking at my investments I think I need a

  7. Dialysis companies other than DaVita

    KellyCCRN replied to purple yam's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I work in an acute dialysis unit but have several friends who work for DCI and so far they have had no complaints about staffing, pay or

  8. call back schedule

    KellyCCRN replied to queen bee radar's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Our call back is determined by the oncall nephrologist.....they make the final decision whether to dialyze or not. Like the PP most of our call back comes from our interventional radiology or vascular...

  9. dialyzable meds

    KellyCCRN replied to lulu rn's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We have a full comphrensive list of meds hanging at work in our unit.....I'll make a copy of it tomorrow and try to scan it in as a pdf file

  10. Neurotin

    KellyCCRN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I'm going to have to do some research on that. Almost every pt I've had with diabetic neuropathy is on neurotin! I wonder if that research also covers the effectiveness in

  11. Alaris, smart IV pumps. Are they perfect?

    KellyCCRN replied to ownunez's topic in General Nursing

    Ditto that. I swear I hear pumps beeping in my sleep! The other problem I've found is that the list of meds programmed is not extensive enough. They drill it in you head not to do a basic infusion but...

  12. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I had about a 2 hour phone conversation with my represenative before the BON meeting last month. He was also one of the co-sponsors of the bill that the BON is now using against us. Per him EC was...

  13. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I agree at this time I think more than anything we all just want a definitive answer. At this point I have been CPNE eligible for 3 months but holding off because what is the point if I can't practice...

  14. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Tammy- as it stands now GA will not endorse any EC graduate regradless of experience hours....they are pretty much saying you could practice in another state for 30 years and they would still not...

  15. LPN just hired for chronic dialysis

    KellyCCRN replied to sissib's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good luck! I just transfered (a month ago) to acute dialysis in the hospital that I work. It can be very overwhelming in the beginning and there is a ton to learn! I am loving it though

  16. How is it to be a dialysis nurse?

    KellyCCRN replied to fudgeremedy's topic in General Nursing

    I am new to acute dialysis ( about a month in). I can't speak for the outpatient clinics but I love inpatient acute dialysis. I have worked med/surg, CCU/ICU and EC and have to say I feel I have the...

  17. Ga BON

    KellyCCRN replied to Indigo_Beauty's topic in Online Distance Learning

    At this point I would have been happy with a deadline....it's just the not knowing that's killing

  18. Ga BON

    KellyCCRN replied to Indigo_Beauty's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I was wondering the same thing myself.......anxiously awaiting any

  19. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Does anyone know any of the details of the meeting this friday- when, where, open to the public? I'm still holding out hope and have my CPNE application on standby. I just wish they would hurry up and...

  20. Need some encouragement here....

    KellyCCRN replied to determined1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You'll do fine! At this point you either know it or you don't.....just try to get a good nights sleep so you can think tomorrow! I was under the new curriculum so I can't offer too much in the way of...

  21. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    I spoke with my representative at length last week regarding HB1041 (he actually co-sponsored it). Quite honestly it doesn't seem he is getting straight answers from the BON either and he has even...

  22. Emergency training required...= ACLS?

    KellyCCRN replied to 3rdcareerRN's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I've been ACLS certified for several years now....new to dialysis and actually work in an acute care setting so we are all required to be ACLS certified. I am not sure about how it would work in an...

  23. Nicotine Test

    KellyCCRN replied to NurseDianne's topic in General Nursing

    Dianne, I know exactly where you are talking about and that is one of the primary reasons I am an employee at "the other" hospital in town. I myself believe it is completely asinine. I actually know a...

  24. GA BON no longer accepting Excelsior education; Speak up Cont. Updates!!

    KellyCCRN replied to zimsaint's topic in Excelsior College

    Zoe I know none of us like the way things are going now.....I just keep praying that they will allow enrolled students to be grandfathered in but at this point I'm not sure that it will ever...

  25. INfo for LVN to BSN at indiana state university?

    KellyCCRN replied to Kashia's topic in Online Distance Learning

    ISU isn't like EC they don't have set clinical sites...you are responsible for arranging a preceptor....you submit the information to them and then they begin the process if there is not a hospital...