FNimuaeMae

FNimuaeMae

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  1. Essentials of Critical Care Orientation via AACN online...

    FNimuaeMae replied to Corvette Guy's topic in MICU, SICU

    Corvette Guy- The Cardiovascular part took me like 25 hours at least...didn't pass the first time around on the test, but just looked at the stuff I did wrong and went back and was able to get the 80%...

  2. Essentials of Critical Care Orientation via AACN online...

    FNimuaeMae replied to Corvette Guy's topic in MICU, SICU

    I did the ECCO as well, and I enjoyed it. The cardiac section seemed to take forever to get done but the rest went pretty quickly.

  3. ADVICE: 42 yr old Male: Nursing

    FNimuaeMae replied to ksgomez's topic in General Nursing

    Sonya- One of the guys in my graduating class back in 1999 was 54. He did it, and if your Hubby is interested, he should go for it. Age should never be a factor in following his dream. I wish you...

  4. critical situation

    FNimuaeMae replied to diabo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Thats a really cool story! I'm not a dialysis nurse, but work ICU, and have done some SLED monitoring and CVVH. Nice when you can get a good outcome. Dialysis is fascinating to me...

  5. BNA, good idea?!?!?

    FNimuaeMae replied to mrjuice08's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Brian- I think if you are interested in healthcare, taking a nursing assistant course is an EXCELLENT way to find out if you are truely interested. I commend you on your interest, and I say go for...

  6. Hey Bipley.....

    FNimuaeMae replied to Simba&NalasMom's topic in General Nursing

    Also looking forward to the finale of this tale...

  7. Younger Nurses: Do you find people dont take you seriously? (semi-rant)

    FNimuaeMae replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was like 27 or 28 (been an RN for 2 years), ambulating a little old lady in the hallways, and she asked me when I was going to graduate from high school. Had to tell her that had happened a while...

  8. Can't go with family on vacation. Is it worth it?!

    FNimuaeMae replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    No job is worth missing time off enjoying time with your family. I'm constantly getting crap from my fiance because I have to work on weekends when there are family functions with his family. No one...

  9. Describe your last day at work in 50 words or less !?

    FNimuaeMae replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    1:1 with a 320lb 50 something yr old male vent fentanyl gtt @ 300 Mcg scheduled ativan IV q 6h lasix gtt restart tube feed insulin gtt with q 1 hour bs changed arterial line nice bath with help and a...

  10. Nursing School Situation, Does this Sound Right?

    FNimuaeMae replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    That whole thing sounds like BS to me. I've had scoliosis since I was 11 years old, enough so that one side of my back is physically higher than the other if you were to feel them like on a...

  11. Have you ever gone in to find a patient dead? What happened?

    FNimuaeMae replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a CNA at the nursing home, was doing nite shift 2am rounds on the patients with a new CNA.... went into a dimly lit room and was checking people to make sure they didn't need changing or...

  12. POLL: Do you still use trendelenburg?

    FNimuaeMae replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    Well, have definately used or seen used the ice packs inthe groin/axilla... one guy had a 106F temp that just wasn't going down...and it was when I was working med surg....he got transported to...

  13. Southwick or Great Barrington, Massachusetts

    FNimuaeMae replied to mandykal's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Great Barrington has Fairview Hospital which is affiliated with Berkshire Health Systems AKA Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA. It has 3 nursing homes- Fairview Commons, which is also...

  14. POLL: Do you still use trendelenburg?

    FNimuaeMae replied to bluesky's topic in MICU, SICU

    It's very helpful to put those very LARGE patients into trendelenburg and let gravity assist when you need to boost them up in bed... we do that all the time at work. The docs Trend patients when...

  15. What computer charting system do you use?

    FNimuaeMae replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Old job meditech- BLEAH! A PITA! New job- Mysis......Not sure if thats the whole name or not, but its pretty good. Most everything is online except the nurses notes, doc notes and care plans....

  16. Want RN-MSN but...

    FNimuaeMae replied to BunnyBunnyBSNRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I got out of my ADN program, I only had a 2.7 GPA. I went on to do an RN-BSN program over the next year after graduation and got a 3.33 GPA. Thats all I can suggest to you at this point. Do...

  17. how did you pay the bills during school? Hubby freaking out!

    FNimuaeMae replied to marcieg's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was still living at home with Mom during nursing school, but I still worked, both as a cashier in a supermarket then as a CNA at a NH. Worked every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday 3-11,...

  18. starting salary for new icu nurses?

    FNimuaeMae replied to bk2va03's topic in MICU, SICU

    Here in the New Haven, CT area they just raised the pay scale for new grads to $25.10-$25.25/hr, depending on where you go...

  19. Cabg, Iabp, Crrt

    FNimuaeMae replied to sway's topic in MICU, SICU

    I've worked in the ICU for one year this month. Have now been an RN for 6 years, so did have experience going in, but it was med/surg. Took the SLED/CVVH class in March and did it a couple times in...

  20. Have now failed twice ...

    FNimuaeMae replied to Carolanne's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I barely did any prep when I took my boards in 1999, but every question I looked at I thought of safety, prioitizing and the ABC's. I passed with 117 questions. And I was by no means an A...

  21. HIV in LTC

    FNimuaeMae replied to NJLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    What happens when you have a pregnant CNA that gets exposed to this HIV+ resident who might also have CMV? I would be very PISSED, pardon my french, to find such a thing out. I think the CNA's need...

  22. Husband wants to try nursing at 44

    FNimuaeMae replied to mstigerlily's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey- I graduated in 1999, and one of the guys in my class was 54. I say go for it!

  23. Unfair Discipline at Work...What do you Think?

    FNimuaeMae replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    And will find it to satisfy their needs, and its all just a matter of perception. Scenario being- Had a patient having problems in our ICU... you tend to get focused on that problem, if you know...

  24. Your Worst Mistake

    FNimuaeMae replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    The patient was fine afterwards and still got transferred that

  25. Your Worst Mistake

    FNimuaeMae replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    I've only been working ICU since last July. Had a patient being discharged to another facility, and was trying to get all the paperwork in order as he had been with us for almost 3 months and it was...