Sarcolemma

Sarcolemma specializes in LTC, ICU, ER, Anesthesia.

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1. Creatures with curative powers

   Sarcolemma replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   oh i just saw this on one of the articles you posted "Equine Advocates, Inc. Permission to reprint MUST be requested - that includes for the Internet!" made me laugh....

2. Creatures with curative powers

   Sarcolemma replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   hahaha *deep breath* hahahaha thanks cat show lady, next time i get a tib fib i'll tape a couple cats to my leg there's so many flaws with that article you could throw a tar covered cat at it and 10 of them would stick to it there is some evidence f...

3. A day in the life of a SRNA

   Sarcolemma replied to rn326's topic in SRNA

   I'm in month 8 right now - 2 class days 3 clinical. we have another 4 months of class, then its full time OR for the next 14. I have a very supportive wife who more than does her fair share, working and taking care of our baby.....that more than any...

4. CNAs and weight

   Sarcolemma replied to fuzzywuzzy's topic in CNA/MA

   I'd have to agree in that it seems that there's an unusually high amount of obese people working as nursing assistants. I was a CNA.......I'd say at least 60% (maybe more) of the people I worked with were obese, with probably 30%+ being morbidly obe...

5. A day in the life of a SRNA

   Sarcolemma replied to rn326's topic in SRNA

   ok we're not gods, and IMO most of what people are describing seems to be a little extreme maybe i'm just lazy, but here's my take: -i get 8 hours of sleep a night. more on the weekends if i feel like it -i'm up at 430 on clinical days, in the OR by ...

6. new and just wondering..

   Sarcolemma replied to sumo's topic in CRNA

   i know for a fact they couldn't care less if you have a GED. If anything, it will make your BSN more impressive. i would recommend a 4.0 in your college classes to emphasize the fact you've truly changed, especially with a record, however small. Mo...

7. A few observations about the nurses I work with from a new CNA...

   Sarcolemma replied to GaMBA's topic in General Nursing

   in med surg nurses defense (coming from an ICU nurses perspective) med surg nurses are worked like dogs. and treated like them. walk a mile in their shoes and all that. of course, there are plenty of bad apples wherever you go, but i think thats the...

8. Home Health Aide accusing me of not giving meds

   Sarcolemma replied to Sherriblu's topic in General Nursing

   if you resign then thats almost an admission of guilt. i'd fight it. if it was 4 months ago it's odd that they'd just bring it up now your license is not in danger unless there is objective proof. allegations don't mean squat. and, there's always t...

9. Nurse Practitioner vs. Physician Assistant

   Sarcolemma replied to Amadea1254's topic in General Students

   i completely disagree with wannabesedated. in clinical practice, they're utilized in exactly the same way (generally and practically speaking). It's the educational philosophies that are different. Nursing academia obsesses over the semantics and mi...

10. Suggestions for student in ICU

    Sarcolemma replied to littlecandle's topic in MICU

    to add to what others have said PACEP.org is a free site that will completely run you through hemodynamics from basic to super-advanced if you have the patience for it. Video lectures, pre and post tests. it focuses on pulmonary artery catheters, but...

11. Cardiac Preload and Afterload

    Sarcolemma replied to orca1's topic in CCU

    in student terms: preload = pressure inside the heart during diastole (resting phase) -starling curve. to a point, the more volume sitting in a chamber, the better a heart works afterload = pressure the heart has to overcome to squir...

12. Men: Lawyer > LPN or RN?

    Sarcolemma replied to PacoUSA's topic in Male Students

    IMO pursuing the LPN is a waste of time and money. With your background you could easily get into an ADN class and be done in 18 months (or much less) going full time, and would leave you with a lot more flexibility in job opportunities (and earning ...

13. which schools...

    Sarcolemma replied to bruinrn's topic in CRNA

    us news and world report puts out a ranking of crna programs every year thats basically a popularity contest. google it and look it up

14. Thinking about future

    Sarcolemma replied to VERYNEW's topic in SRNA

    I wouldn't worry about jobs as a CRNA. check out gaswork.com for just a taste of who's looking for CRNA's. Right now the demand is much bigger than the supply, and with the baby boomers coming, along with certain healthcare revamps, the demand is on...

15. Help made a mistake during clinical!!!

    Sarcolemma replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Students

    no big deal......giving someone water is fine....... my 2 biggest mistakes: -hanging/bolusing a whole bottle of integrillin instead of albumin (as a new ICU RN) -as a student nurse: during clinicals i was in a room with my preceptor and a doctor - he...