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  1. Doctor's office vs. hospital

    tsgarman posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I posted this question in another forum by mistake. I am now posting this question here. I was wanting to know which is better to work for a doc or a hospital? I am a first year nursing student and...

  2. titrating drips and hemodynamics

    tsgarman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new nurse working in a 32 bed ICU. I was wondering if any of the expereinced nurse know of an easy way to titrate drips. I feel that I am more conservative when it comes to this. Especially...

  3. Can anyone help me?

    tsgarman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am thinking about making a switch from fulltime to PRN at my hospital. Reason is I live 1 1/2 hours away and that is one way and the drive is starting to get to me. I love what I do and don't want...

  4. Can anyone help me?

    tsgarman replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I have thought of Joplin the only problem is I would be driving the same amount of time that I am now. Do you happen to knowthe name of the agencies that are around there and what pay they...

  5. Would you drive 100 miles for a great job?

    tsgarman replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Well I am in the minority here. I drive 1 1/2 one way to work three times a week. I know you probably think I am crazy , but I live in a area where there is no major hospital only a small rural...

  6. Question about discontinuing life support

    tsgarman replied to CarrieRN2006's topic in General Nursing

    I have been involved with several end of life issues and I have to say that I have never witnessed what you went through. I think as a nurse I would have been concerned seeing that same reaction from...

  7. Nursing neglect... Tornados

    tsgarman replied to almccormick's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ICU and we had sirens go off 2 days in a row at our facility. The only thing we could do was move our pt's the best we could close to the doors and cover them with blankets and pull down the...

  8. What Would you Have Done?

    tsgarman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am putting this out there for anyone to answer. I had started a new PRN job in small ICU and it was my 3rd day of orientation when things in my opinion had gone wrong. On this particular night I...

  9. What Would you Have Done?

    tsgarman replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    It was my 3rd day on orientation, if that is what you want to call it. I was pretty much just thrown out there to fend for myself. You are all right I should have called the doc, it is my license on...

  10. Considering ICU-Not sure of jump

    tsgarman replied to alwayslearnin's topic in MICU, SICU

    Why did I choose ICU? I choose it at first because I wanted to pursue a career in flight nursing, which I am still thinking about doing. But I also choose it because I did not wnat to do floor...

  11. ABG's

    tsgarman posted a topic in General Nursing

    OK all of you experienced RN's out there. I need help I have been in ICU for about 18 months and I still have a tough time trying to figure out ABG's. I know how to tell when it is acidosis and when...

  12. Advice for a new RN.

    tsgarman replied to Cadeyl's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everybody study study study and yes do take a review course. I have to admit that I did do all of those things and still failed my first time through. I beleive my problem was I became to...

  13. ABG's

    tsgarman replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    THANKS EVERYONE!!!! I now have some reading to do. Just skimming through those sites they look like they will be very

  14. Locked I.C.U

    tsgarman replied to gizelda196's topic in MICU, SICU

    We are also an unlocked unit. I absolutley hate it!!! I have only been a RN for about a year and wanted to work in critical care for the one on one pt care and experience. I find it very hard to do...

  15. just hired in ICU

    tsgarman replied to Yellow Rose RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am also a recent grad and started working in an ICU in May. I love it! The staff has been very accepting of new grads. They hired 5 of us and we are all still there. I have to agree with what the...

  16. CNA's in ICU?

    tsgarman replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in MICU, SICU

    At the ICU I work in we do not have CNA's, but nurse techs. They help do the usual give baths, fingersticks, turning ect. But they also help with procedures examples ( setting up for CVC's, swans,...

  17. CCU the same as ICU

    tsgarman posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello I have a friend who has an interview at a hospital this coming week. He is needing to work in an ICU for experience and the hospital he talked to has only an 8 bed CCU (critical care unit). I...

  18. CCU the same as ICU

    tsgarman replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! That is what I figured it all depends on what the hospital decides to call it. I will pass this information along to

  19. titrating drips and hemodynamics

    tsgarman replied to tsgarman's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with passing thru. That sounds like a great idea! Don't know how much trouble that would be to do it though. Just a