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  1. chest tubes

    IamRN replied to ethelbsnrn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I don't think there is any difference in their therapeutic use/effect...just different technology/mechanics on which they

  2. License Renewal Reminders

    IamRN replied to fiestynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I know TX has made it very accessible to renew your license...you can do it online! 24/7! All places I have worked will not let you work if your license is not up to

  3. first job advice

    IamRN replied to CPB's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think there is necessarily a "better," since a lot depends on the new nurse. I started on a telemetry/medical floor. Eventually I floated to surgical floor. As tele nurses we staffed the ICU...

  4. boyfriends biopsy

    IamRN replied to EMTI19's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry that you and your loved one are going through this. Please, please, please, do remain positive. Sure there are times that hopelesness will peek through, but strive to remain positive in...

  5. nervous almost new grad

    IamRN replied to sox04's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, graduating and passing boards only provides some assertion that one is minimally safe to work as a nurse. Strange, huh? So, no you will not know everything when you graduate, or when...

  6. I have failed

    IamRN replied to LovKeisha's topic in General Nursing

    Do a search for threads on Excelsior, you will find quite a few of them. You can also find many links at google.com Good

  7. Working for pay instead of Benefits

    IamRN replied to morr4336's topic in General Nursing

    What you may be reading here about benefits may not sound all that promising, but from comparison to friends and family I can tell you it is very comparable if not a bit better than other industries....

  8. Servo 900c

    IamRN replied to nowplayingEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried this

  9. Any thoughts and words of wisdom greatly appreciated.

    IamRN replied to Nurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    Will any place take you PRN if you haven't had at least one year of "continuous" experience? Also, just wondering where the LPN assumption comes

  10. New Student

    IamRN replied to RN Student 2k4's topic in General Nursing

    There has never been a distinction in pay between ADN/BSN where I have worked. There has been a distinction in who advances to management positions, mostly BSN, although some ADN as well. Now the...

  11. Externship?What exactly is it?

    IamRN replied to nursecompassion's topic in MICU, SICU

    Go for it! These are "learning" paid positions. You will be most likely be paired w/a preceptor and be doing things an RN would...w/some exceptions. You will be able to get your hands on more than...

  12. CNA's in ICU?

    IamRN replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think that person go thired on in the unit I now work! :chuckle ...at least we are pretty well stocked! It has gotten to the point that I don't even notice if he is there or not, since he really...

  13. G C S application

    IamRN replied to Bruno Matos's topic in MICU, SICU

    We used computarized charting and there is an entry that specifies pt is intubated. On my part, if the patient is communicating by other means (written, etc.) I include that somewhere in my notes of...

  14. Info please: Endometrial Ca

    IamRN replied to KeniRN's topic in General Nursing

    Talking w/her MD (w/your mom's OK, of course!) will get more specific information than what you would find at any forum. Good luck!...from an ovarian cancer survivor

  15. Neuro Question???

    IamRN replied to mcg02's topic in General Nursing

    Try them now...they were not formatted

  16. For PDAing RN's

    IamRN replied to 1 Leg Lance's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm...is it just me, or is this link/site

  17. just hired in ICU

    IamRN replied to Yellow Rose RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    If you have the opportunity to join a hospital with an intensive internship then skip the job you are talking about. The internship I went through was about four months long. It provided classroom...

  18. Trying to pick a city:Houston, Dallas, or Austin?

    IamRN replied to nimbus2004's topic in Texas Nursing

    One could argue this is true of any metropolitan area in the *country*. And yet another factor is that there are more prevelant in certain areas of said metropolitan areas. Having lived in Austin,...

  19. What should I do

    IamRN replied to peaches99lol's topic in General Nursing

    That is true. If you are legally here on a student visa and maintaining your minimum enrollment hours you are still "legal" even though your student visa is expired. Once you leave the country you...

  20. Trying to pick a city:Houston, Dallas, or Austin?

    IamRN replied to nimbus2004's topic in Texas Nursing

    Lived in Plano for nearly 10 years and never saw a tornado...just as many natural disaster warnings as here...minus the hurricaine and flash flodding (at least not as much flash flooding in the DFW...

  21. Trying to pick a city:Houston, Dallas, or Austin?

    IamRN replied to nimbus2004's topic in Texas Nursing

    MHO (the whole 2 cents it's worth! :roll ) Love the Plano area! Used to be a resident :) Everything about it!!! One thing I took for granted is how clean it is...could use some greenery though....

  22. checking NG tube placement

    IamRN replied to Lorus's topic in MICU, SICU

    Check per air bolus/aspiration...and if the pt has AM xry I check there too. I check placement w/the q4h

  23. Need Helllllpppppp!!!

    IamRN replied to Diamond88's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused Which boards are you planning to challenge? One can't just challenge RN/LPN boards...you have to be a graduate of an accredited school. The medical transcrpition question sounds like...

  24. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    IamRN replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, urban legend...as is her name origina ("she like to play

  25. I feel cheated

    IamRN replied to queen_jv's topic in General Nursing

    So did you pass? What is a