NurseIn11

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 fan of Ativan gtts either bc it ALWAYS builds up and takes forever to wear off!

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 veins..yuck!

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 they're stable and have been on that dose for a long time, I wouldn't worry too much. A lot of people take Lantus at home and don't check but once or twice a day (at least they're supposed to) and they're fine. That being said, like anything in nursing, it all depends on the patient! =)

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 nursing program. I applied for their extern and didn't get it. I felt awful- a lot of people in my class didn't get in but I was the ONLY one who already worked there and didn't get it. I went to career services and they helped me a lot. I still don't know if it was my interview or whatever else, but I applied for their intern this semester as well as an intern position at a competing hospital and ended up getting both. Don't give up. If you are having a lot of trouble, a nursing home or rehab facility might be a place to start. Even if you don't want to work there after graduation at least you'll have experience. It would be even better to apply for one that is connected to a hospital you're interested in working in.

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 interviews. I feel like I have had good job experience, since I've worked as a tech for nearly 3 yrs and will be doing 2 internships starting soon, but I know interviews lay everything on the line, regardless of resume, gpa, etc. Any tips on interviews, resumes, etc? Also, what should my thank you letter include after an interview? Thanks!

Oh, I also forgot: Lor-A-tabs, roto-cuff (rotator cuff), and the age old dia-beet-us...that one makes me cringe.

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 "pedal pulses are palpatable" Really? You can have heart palpitations or you can palpate a pulse. Pick one.