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You did your part while working, now it's time for her to do hers. They can stay mad but being mad will not benefit the patient at all.

RRT nurse?

pass CCRN

Nursing is a tough job, doctors think, we do the job for the most part and carry their orders. I hope doctors will have a rotation with a specific nurse and shadow them atleast once in their medical school career or life cause we work closely with do...

Recently, I shot myself in the foot by unknowingly scheduling myself for a 5 day straight 12 hour night shifts. I should have known it was coming. I cared for the same patients for most of these 5 nights shifts and by the fourth night, I told myself ...

Thank you guys for the reassurance.

it can be both but these measurements are not to be seen as "solely" volume measurement

none. Nursing has have its ups and downs.

omg that cardiac sx patient. Anyway, this is why you have to learn how to be an anesthesiologist haha do you guys have protocols with a nimbex drip?

Lol, your first paragraph

NG inserted by nurses, confirm by air and then chest X-RAY. The air thing is just for the nurse to know if she's in, if not then reinsert. We don't use it until confirmed by Chest x ray and doctor has read the xray.

CVP is PRESUMED to be a measure of the Right Ventricular End DIASTOLIC PRESSURE. RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE= RVEDP This is a huge problem with assumptions. As an ICU nurse DO NOT DEPEND ONLY ON NUMBERS and ASSESS the patient's overall signs and symptoms. ...

Please get that RN after your name and then come back here if you don't get a job in a month. You are way ahead. Hospitals needs RNs. Are you an RN?? NOT YET.

I agree with some. It was a rush move to report the nasty nurse just by one episode of nasty attitude. I have worked with one nasty nurse and tried to get along. Sometimes they mught be having a bad day or she had experienced bad shifts with new nurs...

Try it out. Am in ICU for 8 months now. Still a lot to learn but you fail and you get back up. Enjoy the journey. Cheers.

Did the nurse reassess? What was his bp last night at the same time. Is this the first time he got that sbp? Any s\s such as head ache? Neck pain? Decrease in urime output? Was the cuff too small?

Hi MattRN I have the exact same feelings about I have to know everything because that was what I did during my prereqs but I agree with what you said. I have to stay positive . Thanks for the encouragement!!!

Hi guys I'm feeling the same thing. I'm glad I'm not the only one. It's my first day of clinical last Tuesday and boy do I hate the feeling of being clueless lol But I guess it is normal to feel that way. Thanks for the encouragement. God Bless you ...

Hello! For sure :) my GPA for my 8 prereqs to the nursing program is 4.0. The program is very competitive and I suggest you do the best you can to get the best grade with your classes. I suggest you click this link for more information about the nur...

hey guys Congratulations. I will be starting mine 1 month from now. Got 4.0 GPA and 81% TEAS.! I am attending the Nursing program at California State University, Fresno :) Good luck to all Keep up the high spirits!!!!

HI needshaldol, Thank you for telling me that I am idealistic and that I should be realistic. :) I am going to start my nursing program this fall semester. Thank you for telling me not to expect that everything will be according to my expectations ...

Everyone wants to survive and how do we survive? By WORKING. The field of nursing has been a buzz to different individuals who wanted to have a career where they can assure themselves that they will receive a good salary. I admit that I want to get i...

Hey joshd, Congratulations. I got accepted too :) for Fall 2011. Anyways, I asked one of my acquaintances who is already in the program about the program. She told me that first semester is really busy and we have to start doing clinicals already. ...