akvarmit

akvarmit has 13 years experience and specializes in ED, PCU, Addiction, Home Health.

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1. Do things get better?

   akvarmit replied to champagneferret's topic in Emergency

   Hi OP and GaJen! I just returned to the ED after a hiatus of 8 years on a PCU unit. I am copying down all the wonderful comments here and from other threads to read when I have my OMG moments. I...

2. Eaten Alive in the ED

   akvarmit replied to MillennialNurse's topic in Emergency

   [quote=MillennialNurse;9114160} Thanks everyone! It helps to know that I'm not alone. I'm trying to just ignore the comments, accept that I'm there to gain experience and not to make friends. It's...

3. Always Rumors

   akvarmit replied to babynurse101's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Everywhere I've worked two nurses ALWAYS check blood/identifiers/unit number together before each

4. Cardiac vs. Neuro

   akvarmit replied to Lovelymo79's topic in Cardiac

   Hi Lovely - I personally think there is a big difference in cardiac or neuro nursing. I love cardiac - it's very measurable and you get instant gratification from giving IV drug therapy. (when it...

5. Alaska here I come!

   akvarmit replied to smilealot's topic in General Nursing

   I've heard of the facility, it's just up the road...but have no real info for ya, sorry!

6. Relocating to anchorage

   akvarmit replied to Kaligirl02's topic in General Nursing

   Umm from what I'm aware of, no, UAA is it. I think there's a LPN school, too, but I see little hiring of them in the hospitals. I have also heard there is a big wait list due to UAA being the only...

7. Alaska here I come!

   akvarmit replied to smilealot's topic in General Nursing

   Hi all ! I haven't posted here in a while.......but I relocated to Anchorage last year and the hospital employing me paid the relocation expenses. (Otherwise, we'd never have been able to afford the...

8. From Communty Health back to Acute Care: Need Advice

   akvarmit replied to marksimmons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I have found that casual/registry positions sometimes come with less oritentation than a regular position, and might leave you feeling even more overwhelmed. Check in your area for which hospitals...

9. Heading out soon

   akvarmit replied to akvarmit's topic in General Nursing

   aknotted - Thanks for your reply - all good info! The cruise is one part I'm definitely looking forward to Heck, I'm looking forward to the whole process! I'm so excited I could bust, then I get...

10. Heading out soon

    akvarmit replied to akvarmit's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks AKnotted! We have a few days in Seattle & Bellingham waiting for the ferry, so I may check out the shopping there to kill some time.

11. Heading out soon

    akvarmit posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the messages here from the AK nurses! Our plans have finally come together, our house sold, I have a temporary license for AK and a job offer. We'll be hitting AK in 2 months, looking...

12. Do you know the right answer?

    akvarmit replied to KarynicaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Dang........I even subscribed to this thread so I can keep an eye out for the answer..... or rather, what the OP's prospective employer THINKS the answer is. ShEEsh. Since Florence N's day, nurses...

13. Foot Detox

    akvarmit replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    There is a fine line between complementary and quackery! When I did health lectures at an in-pt drug and alcohol detox unit, one of the patients asked me about doing colon cleanses...... he saw the...

14. dumb conscious sedation questions

    akvarmit replied to julezzz26's topic in General Nursing

    Magnolia- #1 - Definitely call your Board of Nursing and find out if your practice act allows you to give those meds. Here in PA, LPN's are NOT allowed to push any IV meds, they can only start IV's...

15. Any excelsior grads here in PA?

    akvarmit replied to Pipsqueak's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi Pip - I'm an Excelsior Grad from 5 years ago. Have had no problems with jobs. I was an LPN working at a hospital and getting tuition paid for when I did the program, then I just moved into an RN...