NurseIn11

NurseIn11

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NurseIn11 specializes in ICU.


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  1. Hourly doses of vent sedation, is this common?

    We have that on our vent protocol but we usually use propofol. The prn morphine is good because not everyone needs continuous pain meds but I'm not a big fan of prn Ativan either. Actually I'm not a...
  2. YES!!! I'm 22 and wear them every day...I used to not wear them the whole 3 years I worked as a tech and I already have some spider
  3. Would you give Lantus without BG check?

    I'd look at their trends. A spot check won't really tell you much since Lantus doesn't peak. If they tend to drop every day around the same time or whatever, I'd suggest a change in dosing. If...
  4. Nursing Externship.

    Don't let it get you down. Definitely follow the advice about going to career services and making a resume and practicing interviews. I have worked as a tech at a hospital since before I was in the...
  5. I graduate in May with my BSN and am wanting to work ICU. Where I live the hospitals suggest applying mid-January to early February...that's only a month away! I'm naturally quiet, so I stuggle in...
  6. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Oh, I also forgot: Lor-A-tabs, roto-cuff (rotator cuff), and the age old dia-beet-us...that one makes me
  7. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    Yes! SONO-meters drives me crazy too! In one of my first nursing classes one of the instructors pronounced it like this and I thought it was some weird form of measurement I'd never heard of. Also...