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whitecat5000

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  1. How far do you travel to get to work?

    whitecat5000 replied to born2circulateRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I drive 3.5 hours to work. 200 miles. So personally I don't think 45 minutes is a big deal!

  2. Abrupt A-fib causes?

    whitecat5000 posted a topic in Cardiac

    Alright. Need some critical thinking here from others because I've exhausted mine and ended up with nadda. I'm also a new grad (3 months) so I'm still new at this stuff. Had a patient admitted with...

  3. What do you do on the drive to work?

    whitecat5000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I drive 200 miles to work one way. For me that's 3.5 hours that I feel I should be productive with. My solution: learning Spanish with CD's that I put in my car. However there's only so much...

  4. Vented Patient PEA

    whitecat5000 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So this might sound like a stupid question but . . . how do you know your patient went into a PEA if he's on a vent? We were told in school that one of the only ways to tell if they're having a PEA is...

  5. Vented Patient PEA

    whitecat5000 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    i guess i just want a quick way to tell without walking all the way into the room. for instance on my hourly rounds at night i look it, see that they're breathing, and ask if they need anything (if...

  6. What do you do on the drive to work?

    whitecat5000 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work for pays for the hotel so I never see a

  7. What do you do on the drive to work?

    whitecat5000 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. . . after my third I drive straight home. It's a challenge sometimes but I found that Mountain Dew is the Narcan to my soul. I don't know about relocating. The town that I work in doesn't...

  8. IV in an artery

    whitecat5000 replied to jrmarr's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think antibiotics can run in if it's in an artery. For art lines you need to have IV fluids run in with a pressure bag usually set at 300. I would think that you would know if you hit an...

  9. What do you do on the drive to work?

    whitecat5000 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    Originally Posted by OCNRN63 I drive and pay attention to the road. Are we supposed to be doing something different? Eh, I don't find it too challenging. And I am safe. I found myself in my...

  10. What do you do on the drive to work?

    whitecat5000 replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    Oh gosh no. I go up, do my three, stay in a hotel, and come down. I would die driving 7 hours a

  11. how much orientation did you receive as a new grad?

    whitecat5000 replied to tokmom's topic in First Year After Licensure

    6 weeks. 1:6 ratio. nights. paper

  12. Transfusing blood

    whitecat5000 replied to Grasshopper11's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We were taught to prime with NS because they said "blood can clot in the filter if not primed with NS." IDK if that's "evidenced based"

  13. Brain Sheet Diagrams

    whitecat5000 replied to whitecat5000's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I can't find a specific URL so I'll try to copy it: >---- ----l----l---- Here are two examples of diagrams I've seen but don't know what they

  14. PCH GAPP August 2011

    whitecat5000 replied to JamesmamaRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Yeah I'm going Tuesday. She said that they are interviewing Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I didn't go into much detail. I was too excited to ask many

  15. PCH GAPP August 2011

    whitecat5000 replied to JamesmamaRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I got a call for an interview too!!! I'm sooooooo excited!!! She sent an email to me with directions and parking. I wasn't told to bring anything, were

  16. Peri-op Interview

    whitecat5000 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I have an interview coming up for a peri-op training program for New Grads. So I've read MANY posts on the forum about peri-op interviews and I still have a couple of questions. I wasn't lucky enough...

  17. New Grad Army Nurse Question

    whitecat5000 posted a topic in Government, Military

    So I've been reading the boards for a bit and I can't seem to find what I'm looking for, so I thought I'd ask! :) I'm putting together my packet for the Army Board in November 2011 and I've been told...

  18. Certification Tests to Take While Getting BSN

    whitecat5000 posted a topic in General Students

    What certifications can a student nurse take while still in the program? For instance ACLS, or PALS, etc. Are there any others that are just a good idea in general to

  19. How to remember to aspirate with IM injections

    whitecat5000 posted a topic in General Students

    So I took a competency today and totally forgot to aspirate! Does anyone have any tips or tricks that can help me to remember how to aspirate when giving IM