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I'm MSN Education in the first semester of my DNP program at Indiana State University. There are a handful of MSN eds in my cohort.

I have a situation that occurred and I was wondering about alternatives that could have been explored. Late night admit 20yo F with polydrug intentional overdose on an Emergency Detention. Up from ER coming in and out of extreme agitation then let...

I think its a good idea to get students involved. In the hospital I work at the orderlies do compressions, but if a student is there... why not? As long as they are BLS certified. Good experience! When I was a student I once was let to do compressi...

I did my practicum in the ICU and now workin the same ICU. I would know what pressors are used (neo, dopamine, levophed)...doctors asked me this a lot and sometimes I would be racking my brain to remember what the names were. Know your sedation drug...

So I just graduated in Dec 08 with my BSN, but am already starting to get the itch to go to back for my Masters. I struggled in school and often felt like I never was going to see the light at the end of the tunnel and my GPA wasn't so great. I gra...

Thank you so much! The school I was looking at close to where I live doesn't require a GRE score. I wondered that maybe if I took it and scored high it might look better? Really hoping to hear from my advisor on advice but thank you so much!

I graduated in December, and started in the ICU 2 days after I walked commencement! I just remember them being completely generalized questions. What makes you want to be in ICU Where do you see yourself in 5 years Greatest weakness What makes yo...

You guys hit it right on the head. She was intubated/sedated with propofol. (She barely responded to the versed.) Extubated in the AM. I just had one nurse that thought I was crazy and actually said that she would have drug her med cart in there t...

I did my final practicum for school in the ICU that I work now. I just happened to mention it to my preceptor that I had interviewed, and I guess she went to talk to the NCMs. Must have been something good she said because I got the job before grad...

Where are you that you cannot give morphine? I have heard nothing about it. We are still using it where I work in IN.

If you aren't happy... move on!

Ok. So I am gonna pull the "I'm still a bit of a newbie" card. I know what a STEMI is... what is looks like, get them to cath lab right away. But what in the world is a Non Q Wave MI? I've never seen anything change on an EKG with a Q wave that I...

What is it that you were able to do? Your post is a little vague. I think that in ANY situation, its annoying when people continually brag. Ugh! Just annoying! Especially with me being new I try to be humble and just do my job the best that I ca...

What does SNF mean?

Thanks for your reply. So it indicates the presences of an OLD MI. Thank you so much!

I thought working peds would be awesome too.... until I met the parents!

I would say most definitely. I work 3 days a week 7pm to 7am in an ICU. I'm actually a new grad in IN and I make around 48K. (Side note: I graduated in Dec 2008 and started my now RN job then, but I worked through school @ same hospital as an aid...

When I was still a student, my mother was bragging on my in the ER one time after I had had a grand mal seizure and i was post icta and very out of it. I guess I was a hell of a patient in my foggy state. After my mother outed me, my nurse replied ...

I have epileptic seizures, possibly over a dozen or so, but have never been incontinent of urine. I'm interested in pseudo seizures. I have never heard the term... Also, I was diagnosed at first with a "seizure disorder" and later they called it epi...

I was a Nurse Extern in Indiana. I already worked as a SNA which is just like a PCA/aide. As an extern, I passed meds except IV pushes, take dr orders, and could not hang blood. It was much like a LPN I believe. An RN watched over me and was with...

I'll have to look for her other book then! I am actually an ICU RN :) Thanks!

In one of my first nursing classes, we read a book called "tending lives". I cant remember the author, but I loved it. It was about patient and nurse experiences. Really good!

Good job Suri! I passed too... But with 265, but it went very fast. I just saw my quick results this morning and I was shocked. I'm an RN! Friday the 13th must have been my lucky day! Good luck to the rest of you!

I wasnt sure since it was the weekend. Still holding onto hope...

I Just got out of my test. Yup....all 265Q. I don't even know what to do. I can't do anything but try. I'm not sure how many people know that I took it. But if I don't pass then I am demoted to a UAP at my job.... so demeaning. I would seriousl...