Just a Dose

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  1. How to get into the NICU?

    Just a Dose replied to EarthhAngel2013's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    NRP for sure. If you can't get into NICU, try New Born nursery. Or other women services. L&D you see the baby coming and will see resuscitation. PALS certification for PICU, which has a lot...

  2. Experienced RN seeking ICU residency. Help/Advice!!!

    Just a Dose replied to amazon050508's topic in Critical Care

    I had the same trouble going from ICU to NICU... especially when trying to transfer internally. So I had to check all job posting for experience required, some will say clinical or RN experience...

  3. Am I crazy, because this seems VERY WRONG...

    Just a Dose replied to Fannie'sMom's topic in General Students

    You are missing a lot if you don't get to experience critical care, trauma, cv, neuro, general icu stuff, ER. Critical care is all about assessment and thinking. You also should see peds, labor and...

  4. Educate a dinosaur :D

    Just a Dose replied to xtxrn's topic in General Students

    I took the HESI lots. There was a VERY long entrance exam hesi which tested the usual basics like Math, English, grammer and comprehesion, and then lots of Science. A&P, Micro, Biology and...

  5. Are we trapped by our nursing degrees? Is nursing worth it?

    Just a Dose replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm, nursing actually affords you a lot of opportunities. You may have to go back for your bachelors, or do extra work like managing projects, or going into management ect like nicuguy said. But...

  6. Anti-Intellectualism/Autonomy in nursing

    Just a Dose replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

    There was this patient from PCU transferring to CV ICU. The patient's LOC had changed and there was an order to transfer and to get the lady BIPAP. The patient came to the ICU with a NC and the...

  7. What a blow to my ego

    Just a Dose replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

    Short explanation of patient diagnosis and treatment. Patients History and then Simple Assessment in my ICU is like: N: A&0 X3, Follows Commands, Moves All Extremities... or if they are...

  8. What a blow to my ego

    Just a Dose replied to letitbe_lindsay's topic in General Students

    I've been nursing for less than a year now... I went straight to the ICU in an internship position. The statement nurses eat their young comes directly from this behavior. You've worked all shift and...

  9. New Grad With Two Jobs

    Just a Dose replied to LVN2010M's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So I'm glad your so excited about your new career. It seems like you are in a huge hurry to get work experience, but your direction seems a little unclear. There are so many facets of nursing, do...

  10. Should I make the decision to switch career?

    Just a Dose replied to arkmann's topic in California Nursing

    I'm in Houston and I do know of several people that haven't found Nursing jobs... graduating in Dec 09, May 09 and Dec 10. But, nursing is still a much stronger field than others as far as find jobs...

  11. Should I make the decision to switch career?

    Just a Dose replied to arkmann's topic in California Nursing

    Oh, I didnt know you ment the NP program. This is con-traversal.... and I'm jealous. But go for

  12. Should I make the decision to switch career?

    Just a Dose replied to arkmann's topic in California Nursing

    Hmmm, I kinda did what you did, but I used to make software for +5 years and made quite a bit of money. But, IT has a little more instability than your current job. I was recently blessed with an...

  13. Safe Harbor

    Just a Dose replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yeah, it's too bad they don't protect the patients from hospital

  14. Safe Harbor

    Just a Dose replied to woody62's topic in Texas Nursing

    Most definately. In orientation today, we were told by a nurse educator that we were still held responsible even if we invoked safe harbour. This is true, we must be held responsible... but if the...

  15. Rapid Response Team & ICU

    Just a Dose replied to akrn2's topic in MICU, SICU

    The OP seems to be looking for more valid uses of a RRT. Using the term 'based' as working exclusively in ICU, not no knowledge base of critical care. The code blue teams/rrts do seem to function on...

  16. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Just a Dose replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not sure exactly... mostly, it's what's natural argument. Next is probably traditional roles, and how he sees me as his wife (yet he wants me to have an income). I'm sure its for the benefits...

  17. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    Just a Dose replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    This is really interesting and very relevant. Thanks for sharing

  18. Complaints You've Heard During Nursing School

    Just a Dose replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    My second Med/Surg was great. The hospital was small so they couldn't put all of us on the Med/Surg units. So we rotated around to see Cardiac Cath, PACU, Endo, Peri Operative... cant remember what...

  19. Complaints You've Heard During Nursing School

    Just a Dose replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    My friend only complained about the titer because getting lab work done is so EXPENSIVE and many nursing students are on a fixed income. She, and many of us had Varciella when we were children and...

  20. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Just a Dose replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry this is all directed at you BabyCatchr... but we need to remember that there are many important things - like providing accurate info on how to use a car seat. Call me young, dumb and...

  21. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Just a Dose replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Everything that we do or say affects a life other than our own. Some of you ladies are really raising my blood pressure. If I had pree clampsia this would have far worse effects on my baby. BTW, I...

  22. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    Just a Dose replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Are you saying this to me? I am an RN, I just hadn't updated my info in many years. I didn't say I was non medical - I said they were the underdog. So anyway, I love this thread. I think it's more...

  23. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Just a Dose replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Canoehead, I love analogies - and I think this is one is great. You mention bragging rights... maybe this is where it all starts. Women who continue their careers also have bragging rights, and I'm...

  24. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Just a Dose replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gosh, I musta made it sound like they are down to my elbows. Lol. I could still pass the pencil test too... but they did get smaller than they had been, and I wasn't exactly blessed. That's what...

  25. The Case Against Breastfeeding

    Just a Dose replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thats a good point Roxy - the way nature intended is that women have to be with their infants every two hours to feed. Do you think that is possible for everyone these days? Why is it odd that...