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  1. EEG Tech and Nursing

    ello7 replied to feralnostalgia's topic in General Nursing

    You could find a job in a neurologist's office, or work in a neuro unit in a hospital. I work in a neuro ICU, and we do continuous EEG monitoring

  2. A question regarding to Diovan...

    ello7 replied to fortune-teller's topic in General Nursing

    Diovan has no effect on HR. It blocks angiotensin II. When in doubt, look it

  3. On the monitor or off???

    ello7 replied to HezzRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    When someone is being transferred, we generally leave everything on. There are times when patients are confused and pull everything off anyways, so if that happens, we just leave it off rather than...

  4. benefits of CCRN?

    ello7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone. I was recently having a conversation with a fellow nurse about taking the CCRN. I know I'm going to be getting my certification within the next 2 years, but she told me that she does not...

  5. benefits of CCRN?

    ello7 replied to ello7's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all so much for your responses and insight! I very much appreciate it

  6. ltac

    ello7 replied to dionnedillon's topic in General Nursing

    I worked in an LTAC as a new grad. Lots of vents, lots of trachs, lots of feeding tubes. Like bsrn said, you see a little bit of everything. When I interviewed, they just asked me about my...

  7. Dealing with the death of a patient...for the first time

    ello7 replied to NursingStudent!'s topic in General Nursing

    I was working my first nursing job when my first patient died. Thankfully, I worked with a great group of people who are kind and sensitive, so they helped me with talking to the family, as well as...

  8. Responsible For How Many Patients?

    ello7 replied to Team Player's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working in Ohio in an LTACH, it was a 4:1 ratio, never more. Down here in NC it's 2:1 in the ICU, on rare occasions it'll be a 3:1, if the patients are more "step-down" type

  9. Are Exit Interviews Mandatory??

    ello7 replied to Ivanna_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I recently quit a job due to me moving south, and they did conduct an exit interview. Even though the interview wasn't to benefit me any, I felt they were very receptive and open to my compliments as...

  10. Holidays at your job

    ello7 replied to michael79's topic in General Nursing

    We have a holiday rotation... meaning you work every other holiday (ie I'd work thanksgiving, off Christmas, work New Years). Then the next year, we switch (ie I'd be off thanksgiving, work Christmas,...

  11. NC Nurse Salary

    ello7 replied to ssanders80's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I recently moved from Ohio to NC and I just got hired into CMC-main. With a little over a years experience and an associates degree in nursing, I'm starting off at $21 with a $6,000 sign on bonus to...