pedimac

I'm with lunarjuice. Be careful and you won't chip a tooth. Open the mouth as wide as you can, take your time, take slow deep breaths, easy progression with the blade, lift up and out. The last thing you want to do is get nervous/jumpy and start po...

Very true.

So you gave a summary of what it takes to be a supervising physician, not the legal requirement for them to be present for induction/emergence. From NHIC (the Medicare Administrative Contractor for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, ...

Esme12: Prior to making declarative statements regarding a field you do not understand well, do some research. I won't talk about flight nursing or how deep sea welders should do their job. You do the entire nursing field a disservice with your ...

Dropped mine when I got into school. I agree with supporting organizations, but a CRNA is not a critical care nurse. Different mindsets, different practices, different political issues. If you want to continue to support the AACN since you have be...

A little over a month. Just so much antediluvian language I can tolerate.

I worked nights, and studied on my off days. I'd get off, go to bed, wake up around 3 pm, go get lunch and coffee, and sit for a couple of hours each day. Just like exercising, you have to make yourself do it a little every day. I didn't even study...

I'm with manusko on this. Learn the job of a critical care nurse. That will help you more than anything. Then, once you're accepted, "enjoy your free time, travel, spend time with family. After school starts you will wish you had."

No. Med surg is not psych, is not critical care, is not ER. Do what you want, learn your field.

A few free ones I have: Gas Guide ACTc Lite Epocrates MedCalc I'm trying to get away without paying for any, but I do need to invest in a better drug guide than what Epocrates offers without a subscription.

I graduated with my BSN at 22, and am now 25. Worked in a pedi-ICU. #1 - The only issue that came up in 3 years was a Muslim family asked for female nurses to clean their daughter. My coworkers helped out, then I helped them with their patients. E...

Dress well, eat a small breakfast if it's in the morning, don't drink a gallon of coffee prior to it, listen to some calming music on the way to your interview. Look up some information about the specialty you're interviewing for. Be respectful. Oh...

I just started my program in NC. I was not excited to take out more loans, but that's what has to be done. My wife and I took out all the loans offered by the school, and so far it's worked. But there are the personal loans you can get if the need...

Well, you shouldn't be gassing yourself, I'd imagine.

Because that's what we've done since 1863.

1. PICU nurses Roc! (for rocuronium, and we're awesome.) 2. PICU - Keeping the beat! (With an EKG, normal beat and then a PVC)

I'm a male nurse, I watch the show with my wife, and I thought that line was hilarious. Lighten up. It's a lighthearted show. Nothing Sue's character does (except for choosing her cheer assistant) is supposed to be taken seriously. I also put get ...

Pediatrics is fun. I'm a guy, and I love it. Patients are smaller, you can play with the kids. Plus - A year ago, I had a kid mad at me all night because his mom was at home with his sister. He fell asleep around midnight, but had written a note ...

People vent all the time. It's difficult to work in a setting and you see the same people keep coming back. It would wear on your psychy if you kept teaching people over and over that what they are doing is slowly killing themselves. I've had some...

Blood doesn't bother me, snot is fine, pulmonary edema spraying people in the face during a code is fine. But I don't deal well with poop, never have. When a patient gives me a particularly interesting sample, I gag a bit. I just breathe slowly an...

Agree with Commuter. To add: the hospitals in the Texas Medical Center of Houston do not hire many LVNs, if at all. Plus, there is a movement of only hiring nurses with bachelor degrees. I do wish you luck in your endeavors.

I agree with Steve...I'm a male, I work in a Pedi ICU, worked as a tech on a general peds unit for 2 years in nursing school. Parents enjoy anyone who shows they care about their child, male or female. Don't let snot nosed brats control your life. ...

Agreed. And work. And learn about critical care; even staff nursing isn't just checking drugs against a MAR.

Bryan et al, I was just accepted to WCU, class of 2013. I'll be coming from Houston, and excited to be able to sit outside not covered in sweat. I would PM a few of you, but AN requires 15 posts before that happens. Anyway, I was wondering if you...