kc87t

kc87t BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. ER nurses...I need your help!!!

    kc87t replied to ErRnDiva's topic in General Nursing

    I just recently started in the ER, as well, so I understand what you're feeling! Certain things I would get familiar with if you're not already... overdoses & psych patients! There are lots of...

  2. Talemed vs. Freedom Healthcare Staffing...????

    kc87t posted a topic in Travel

    I know people won't talk about them on threads, which is understandable...but if anyone has any good information from personal experiences about Talemed and/or Freedom Healthcare Staffing and would...

  3. Critical care drips

    kc87t posted a topic in Emergency

    Hey all, I spent the past 7 months on a med-surg/telemetry floor. The most complicated drip I hung was dopamine and since we can only run that at a max of 5 mcg/kg/min it wasn't something that was a...

  4. Do you remember everything from nursing school?

    kc87t replied to Darkpk55's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated last June, been working for 8 months now. Honestly, I remember a lot of the stuff we talked about in school, but none of it really clicked in my head until I saw it for the first time in...

  5. How long until you were pretty good at IV starts?

    kc87t replied to sweetER's topic in Emergency

    You have to find what's comfortable for you. The hardest thing for me was to figure out where to hold the skin with my non-stick hand. My favorite place to stick is on the inside of the wrist. I've...

  6. Critical care drips

    kc87t replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    kcrncen- haha! made me laugh. I get what you're saying. Thanks for the input

  7. Critical care drips

    kc87t replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    kcrncen- really? I'm not arguing, just saying I don't understand. I'm talking tachycardia in like the 150s-170s. Neo-Synephrine seems to be the more popular choice in our ER since it only works on BP,...

  8. Critical care drips

    kc87t replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    Thanks so much! Some of those sites were exactly what I was looking for. I'm also going to check out those

  9. Critical care drips

    kc87t replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    Thanks. I know they will quickly get sent to ICU but from what I can tell they seem to start a lot of drips in the ER. Guess I'll just have to figure it out as I

  10. Critical care drips

    kc87t replied to kc87t's topic in Emergency

    I'm looking for a quick reference for critical drips that I can use in the

  11. What is your Nursing Kryptonite?

    kc87t replied to Lunah's topic in General Nursing

    Stool from a

  12. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

    kc87t replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

    Last week I heard, "my member has been shrinking for the past 7

  13. List your school if you use HESI exit exam.

    kc87t replied to djsolji's topic in General Students

    Wright State University - Dayton,

  14. Wash scrubs with regular laundry?

    kc87t replied to jdsp87's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have enough scrubs that I wash them all in the same load anyway...and always use a little extra soap

  15. If your getting BSN, are you more likely to get job?

    kc87t replied to DedHedRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the long run your BSN will help. But as a new grad, like I am too, having my BSN did no good. I got hired simply because the area I finally started looking in was so short staffed that they were...

  16. Tips on how to increase your hirability if you're new grad RN?

    kc87t replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you located? I relocated to southern West Virginia, about 4.5 hours from home, and get ridiculous amounts of over time because they are so short-staffed. There are certain areas, mostly...

  17. WHITE Scrubs--Oh Dear

    kc87t replied to etaylor900's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    At my hospital all nurses have to wear white scrubs. Patients were complaining they couldn't tell who was who so now each department has their own color.. nurses - white, all medical imaging - blue,...

  18. Questions about travel nursing

    kc87t replied to kc87t's topic in Travel

    Thanks so much for the info. I've heard a lot of pros and cons, I guess it's all very dependent on where you are, your recruiter, and all the other

  19. home remedies you would NEVER try

    kc87t replied to ktwlpn's topic in General Nursing

    A patient I had the other week had cellulitis on her nose. She said she had a zit and popped it and then rubbed egg yolk on it, said it was a old remedy. She asked if the egg yolk could have caused...

  20. Becoming an Army Nurse

    kc87t replied to bpjb's topic in General Nursing

    Both as a soldier and a nurse. You will commission as a 2LT the day you graduate. You will then be an officer in the US Army Nurse Corps...basically you work in a military hospital here stateside or...

  21. Becoming an Army Nurse

    kc87t replied to bpjb's topic in General Nursing

    Brandi, I spent 4 years getting my BSN all the while training with the Army ROTC at my university. There is no better deal. I did not pay a single dime for my education. They paid full tuition, I got...

  22. Nurses unemployed what is happening out there???

    kc87t replied to danursern's topic in General Nursing

    Hey all, I think the nursing shortage is all very dependent upon your geographical location within the US. I graduated from a BSN program in Ohio in June. No joke, I applied to EVERY hospital in the...