tamadrummer

tamadrummer

1st year Critical Care RN, not CCRN cert

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  1. What lab data and procedures would you order for a laminectomy?

    tamadrummer replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    If your care plans are anything like ours, you use every lab in the chart. (Obviously the most current cbc,BMP/CMP, and any other UA, BNP......) We also use every single diagnostic, ultra sound,...

  2. S. 4040 - Importance of this Legislation

    tamadrummer replied to sweetsugar's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Where do those university students get the granting and funding for the research that the big bad horrible "fat cat" pharmaceutical companies profit from, come from? Those same companies. I am not...

  3. IV question

    tamadrummer replied to LPN trying for RN's topic in General Nursing

    my drug calculator says 17.7 ml/hr 1062 drips

  4. IV question

    tamadrummer replied to LPN trying for RN's topic in General Nursing

    You have to take the 4.2ml = 252 drips in the microdrip tubing = 4.2 drips per minute Basically 4 drips per minute I am using your numbers from the bottom. If you did the original math right then...

  5. Treating pain in ER

    tamadrummer replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Emergency

    Although this has nothing to do with your original post, this is important. You have to know, you will be in intractable pain pretty often when you are a nurse. Standing all day with no chance to...

  6. How much do they pay you ?

    tamadrummer replied to caryrey02's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know the LPNs start at about $17 in the Tampa area. Hospitals are starting at about $30, I have no idea about RNs in LTC because the one I worked in only had LPNs, even the DON was a relatively new...

  7. Passed Pharmacology and Med-Surge 1

    tamadrummer posted a topic in General Students

    Hello all, I am in a program that is an accelerated 2 year program. It is extremely high paced and unbelievably demanding. This past quarter we started out with 21 in the class and as of today we are...

  8. Will severe spinal stenosis prevent me from nursing?

    tamadrummer replied to Butterfly0328's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Personally, I would not go around advertising your injured back. You may be screened out because of it. While you cannot lie about it if asked, I would not volunteer that I have a back problem either....

  9. NA at a hospital?

    tamadrummer replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    And to top it off, I believe the NT or PCT is paid more because they are in Nursing School and capable of performing tasks on a bigger scope. Many of the nurses will help you to perfect skills while...

  10. Receiving a clearence(felony or misdemenor) for the LPN program

    tamadrummer replied to mshaw23's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I am in Everest U for RN and they would not clear you at all at the Brandon, FL campus. That is something they make very clear right at the beginning. If you have had any run in with the law, you need...

  11. morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    tamadrummer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    And you kept a straight face as she said to you, "it makes my heart

  12. morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    tamadrummer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Most of this stuff with HIPPA has to be coming from people with no experience in an actual medical setting. It is impossible not to be in violation at all hours of the day unless you work on a floor...

  13. How Do I Get My Foot in the Door?

    tamadrummer replied to cnasarah's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I guess my assumption about your not having clinical hours comes from the fact you are asking how to get your foot in the door. If you have been through med-surg1 or fundamentals of nursing or ob/peds...

  14. How Do I Get My Foot in the Door?

    tamadrummer replied to cnasarah's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    They don't! And no your pre-req's are not comparable to an ADN. You have zero clinical hours, no nursing core classes and honestly you have no clue what you are in for. I have been a straight "A"...

  15. How Do I Get My Foot in the Door?

    tamadrummer replied to cnasarah's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I am glad I am not the only one, wondering this! Do you mean you have your prerequisites done for a BSN? If you have 2 years experience as a CNA, you should have enough experience to apply at all...

  16. morphine sulfate given even though has an "allergy" listed in chart

    tamadrummer replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Lets make this even simpler than worrying about the after affect of you administering the medication. Are you the person administering the med? Yes, than you know that you will be the one responsible...

  17. Why am I doing this...

    tamadrummer replied to utadahikaru's topic in Male Nursing Students

    To the OP: I used to have one of those power plant jobs, I made 70k base salary and 110k with ot and bonuses. I got hurt and had to leave. The job was boring most of the time and dead all the time. I...