ClimbingNurse

ClimbingNurse specializes in Burn/Trauma ED.

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1. Is Nursing School Hard?

   ClimbingNurse replied to BecomeNurse06's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Prior to entering nursing school I had done all of the following: -Completed a BS in computers with honors -Run a videoconferencing network for the executives of one of the world's largest...

2. Nationalized Healthcare and Nursing Salaries

   ClimbingNurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

   Just in case no one believes me that teachers make more than RNs on average, you can get the facts straight from the Dept. of Labor: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/sp/ncbl0727.pdf Average Hourly salaries:...

3. Nationalized Healthcare and Nursing Salaries

   ClimbingNurse replied to ZASHAGALKA's topic in General Nursing

   Are you guys under the impression that we make more than teachers do now? Where I live new nurses make a little more than new teachers, but teachers' salaries advance much quicker and higher. And of...

4. MD works as RN

   ClimbingNurse replied to nursemd's topic in General Nursing

   I went to nursing school with a gal who was a practicing MD in Ethiopia. She was a fantastic person to have in class and I'm sure she is a fantastic nurse now! My only advice is to not expect nursing...

5. 5 items

   ClimbingNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

   Damn near everything we do in the ED is a JCAHO violation. We just stop doing it for the 1 week that they are around every 2 years. We got evaled a week ago and passed with flying colors. The...

6. 5 items

   ClimbingNurse replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

   Some of this is unique to the ER: -Trauma shears (Biggish scissors for cutting off clothing) -Carpujet (Sorta syringe type thing for morphine and some other meds) -1 or 2 granola bars (lunch breaks...

7. Questions regarding epinephrine.

   ClimbingNurse replied to Mithrah's topic in Emergency

   To elaborate: For cardiogenic shock it is almost always given IV or down the ET. Anything else is too slow. Usual dose is 1 mg. (I don't know about PALS dosing though.) As an aside, it can also be...

8. I don't understand this profession..

   ClimbingNurse replied to smg's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated nursing school in May and have been working on my unit for 3 weeks now. (I had a summer job as a wilderness guide.) Before becoming a nurse I was a HS teacher and an IT consultant before...

9. male L&D nurses and vag exams

   ClimbingNurse replied to lionkore's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have heard this debate time and again and I really don't get it. If you are going to require male nurses to be escorted while doing lady partsl exams then do you require female nurses to be...

10. For all the RN's that passed nclex on 1st shot

    ClimbingNurse replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Nursing

    If you have legitimate reason to be concerned about passing NCLEX on the day you take it then I think the problem is more than likely with your nursing school, not you. It is their job to prepare you...

11. Colorado Advice Please

    ClimbingNurse replied to brandy119's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I just graduated from a 2nd-degree BSN program in the DC area and will be heading to Denver in September to start work. I'm doing the new grad program at University of Colorado Hospital in Denver...

12. Washington D.C here we come.

    ClimbingNurse replied to caramel's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm about to leave, but I was born and raised here. I would reccommend that you take a look at the Mt. Pleasant and Columbia Heights neighborhoods. Both are close to CNMC and at least as...

13. PDA in the ER

    ClimbingNurse replied to malusport's topic in Emergency

    I just got one for christmas. Can't believe I waited this long! It is sooo much easier than trying to find the drug guide (especially in the ED). I have the prentice hall drug guide on mine. I...

14. Words of Wisdom for a SN?

    ClimbingNurse replied to jen.sn's topic in General Nursing

    Umm... Yeah, we're all terrified. Don't worry. Tomorrow morning I start my senior clinical in the ED at a trauma 1 center. I am just as excited as I am completely terrified. My instructor...

15. When do I start looking?

    ClimbingNurse replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    I will also graduate in May. I've already been in contact with one hospital and plan to fly out there in March (spring break) to interview. I should have a job lined up by end of March at the...