mrmedical

mrmedical ASN, BSN

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  1. new graduate RN -- terminated after 2 months

    mrmedical replied to cyoucapri's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just keep looking man, even if it's not as prestigious as your prior job. Accept and evaluate what had happened, gather your emotions, and then move on. As a new grad, in my opinion beggars can't be...

  2. Gluteal injections...

    mrmedical replied to kd2010's topic in General Nursing

    Gluteal injections (dorso - have not seen many ventral injections) are pretty safe as long as you know the landmarks. The sciatic nerve, even in larger patients is pretty deep and medial in the...

  3. Lasix 100mg IV push

    mrmedical replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

    That's a pretty large dose to be pushed. I've only seen up to 80mg administered IVP, anymore than that they order an infusion of 20-160mg/hr. This patient doesn't have a PICC or any venous access?...

  4. Where does all the money go?

    mrmedical replied to everydaynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I read in an old report on how money flows in the hospital and in particular for ER's, by their nature, actually cost most hospitals money rather than earn

  5. Does ANYBODY enter a traditional BSN program anymore?

    mrmedical replied to RN In FL's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Perhaps consider social factors as well; many BSN students are full time university students from 19-24 years old who live on campus and don't have as much time to spend on forums between core classes...

  6. What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

    mrmedical replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    IMO, based on amount of work-stress-downtime: EZ-mode: psych nursing, its like baby sitting Hard-mode: MedSurg, mainly because of the large

  7. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    mrmedical replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I understand where you are coming from and the point you present, but I think the biggest issue lies in that NP education, in comparison to other clinical masters level or doctorate level degrees...

  8. Why did you choose to become a nurse?

    mrmedical replied to shadet541's topic in General Nursing

    Medicine, science, and the medical field has always been something that caught my interest over other subjects (engineering, business admin, ect...) ever since highschool. Nursing seemed like a...

  9. Weeding out of nursing students

    mrmedical replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    Just from my experiences, in retrospect I don't think the faculty as a whole is "out to get you" in the sense that many of my peer's felt (always complaining about stuff being unfair, ect...). I was...

  10. help me clarify DKA, hyper and hypoglycemia

    mrmedical replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    Hypo/hyperglycemia refer explicitly to the serum blood state and amount of available blood glucose. It is either defined as too high (hyper), too low (hypo), or normal (euglycemia). DKA is a state...

  11. How can I stop being so scared and shy?

    mrmedical replied to leogirl8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I too have dealt with social anxiety in the past and still do sometimes especially when doing large group presentations or the like. The thing to realize is where does this anxiety stem from. For most...

  12. NO, NO, NO!!

    mrmedical replied to PintheD's topic in General Nursing

    Why was the patient freaking out though? Was it because you - the RN - gave him this information and he's part of the "old school" where the patient wants to gets all the dx from the doc offically or...

  13. Any other vet techs here? :)

    mrmedical replied to ERVetTech2RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just my 2c, I've been working as a VT for 4 years in an emergency clinic while I finished up my last semester of nursing. Floor nursing and the wards is a really slow compared to teching - and in my...

  14. Are you "required" to volunteer?

    mrmedical replied to brillohead's topic in General Students

    I had it at my school and even remarked at the oxymoronic nature of having "mandatory volunteering". Not to too my own horn but just for example my first year I packed goods for the homeless during...

  15. Stereotyped...and not sure what I should do

    mrmedical replied to gorjos's topic in Men in Nursing

    It's just people man... every one has their own opinions about everything and some are more prone to confront others about how they feel and how their view of the world is. Just shrug it off and store...

  16. Guys: what made you want to go into nursing?

    mrmedical replied to Canadian eh?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    Originally I wanted to become an MD or DO. Part of me still does. Maybe one day I will, but several years ago I just couldn't risk taking the those loans out for Med School, so nursing school was #2...

  17. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    mrmedical replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for double

  18. All Those NPs with No Bedside Experience

    mrmedical replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    To be fair though, first year residents are still advised by senior residents and attendings, plus thousands of hours of clinical hours and 4 years of didactic and hands on training prior. I mean RNs...

  19. Enough is enough- taking back our profession

    mrmedical replied to forrester's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Sorry to play the devil's advocate and be "that guy" but not until NP education steps up it's game in teaching and coursework (I'm looking at you DNP degree which IMO is nothing but a MBA for nurses),...

  20. Veterinary Technician or RN?

    mrmedical replied to SugarBabe99's topic in Nursing Career

    I've worked as a vet tech before I entered nursing school and it was one of the best jobs I've ever had and would probably would have stuck with it if the pay was better and their was more vertical...

  21. need a new scope

    mrmedical replied to heatherm2's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Either one is a good choice. I would personally choose the Select because it has an alloy head, which probably transmits a little better than the plastic head of the Lightweight and I think it has a...

  22. help me please

    mrmedical replied to alycesmart's topic in General Students

    Remember saftey + ABCs for your patient. With a stroke, there is always an increased risk for another clot - arms/legs/heart/or brain. Anticoagulation therapy, and ROM of the extremity along with...

  23. Watches for Nursing

    mrmedical replied to natalia13's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'd recommend a G-shock by Casio. While certainly not a Breitling or Audemars piguet, you wouldn't want it to be. It'll be poop on, smacked against bed rails, ripped off, and abused. I learned the...

  24. How comfortable would you be...

    mrmedical replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I find you can suggest in a form of a question, such as "Hey Doc, for pt X, why not run labs/rads/test so-and-so..." Comes off as non-hostile and impinging, and if there was a reason they decided not...

  25. I got in to nursing school! Now overwhelmed with stress

    mrmedical replied to such_sweet_sorrow's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Some food for though, and not trying to frighten you, but; sort out your stress while you can now before you start the program because chances are it will be even more stressful once you're in it....