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Colace, exelon patches, percocet, ultram, bp meds (beta blockers, acei,etc), digoxin, lipitor, cipro, bactrim, flagyl, lidocaine patches, flomax, detrol, avodart, potassium, milk of magnesia, ativan, oxycodone, ambien. Hope this helps. You'll find th...

Hello all, I am not pregnant yet (but hopefully soon!), but I have been unable to find a list of meds to avoid handling while pregnant.I have done multiple searches online, with no luck. I am working in short term rehab and it seems like I have come ...

Thanks for all the responses. SkyDancer, that list is exactly what I was looking for!

You are not crazy at all, that is a ridiculous assignment and very unsafe. Having just 1 or 2 of those patients would have been very difficult to manage. Was there a manager around that could of helped? Did your coworkers have as difficult of an assi...

Graduated in May 2008, started my job in the beginning of July. I took NCLEX right after starting my job. Live in Ohio. I feel lucky to have graduated in '08 because I have talked to numerous people around here and found it much more difficult just ...

18 bed SNF, day shift, ohio, usually 2 nurses split the assignment in half. We only go down to one nurse if census is really low. 2 stna's.

I came from cardiothoracic surg stepdown at the clinic, as a new grad. I got so much valuable experience from that unit. It can be intense, but so interesting, especially if your interested in cardiac. This type of floor included post op care, teleme...

The last posts hit it on the head! I just came from an open heart floor. A common occurence was pt's going into afib, often high rate. We often gave IV lopressor, mag and/or amiodarone. Also, protocols for epicardial wires getting pulled are importan...

Getoverit, just a question, why wouldnt atropine benefit a heart transplant recipient? Just curious, thanks!

I would definitely get the book before class, it would be very helpful. Is this class thru the American heart assoc? They have an AHA acls book and cd, which are very good. The class is quite intense, but you will learn a lot. I recently became acls ...

Kent State 2008. Yay, my first year as a nurse is over, whew! -Angela

I did ok (just missing the desired good score) on the tests offered at the kaplan class (was this the "readiness test", cant remember) and did HORRIBLE on the online tests/question trainers. I was so worried about it! I got 75 questions and PASSED th...

Percocet, tylenol, potassium supp. Cardiothor. surg stepdown.

Hi, I am taking nclex in just less than two weeks. I have always been a last minute kind of studier, and I understand that it's not going to cut it for nclex. I am STILL having problems with establishing a routine. I have taken the kaplan class an...

Actually, I am in your same situation. I just saw a podiatrist and told me not to wear real flat shoes. He said the best thing was a simple pair of cross trainers. I am also getting an orthotic made. I have tried numerous types of inserts, athletic ...

My inlaws always say alztimers instead of alzheimers. It really gets under my skin!

I applied to both CC and UH and found that they both offered me the same, $24/hr. I don't know the shift diff. though. They were both on med surg or cardio floors.

I have accepted a position on a cardiothoracic surg stepdown and the pay is $24/hr. I start in a few weeks and CANNOT WAIT! I really debated between CC and UH for a while. I ended up applying for both and I was really impressed by both as well. Unfo...

In regards to the ATT, I graduated from Kent on May 9th and received my ATT just about a month later. Good luck to you!

You can pass or fail regardless of how many questions. Some people are considered controls, and get the entire 265 questions. So yes, you can get all 265 and pass.

We use Epic (hyperspace), and I think it is very easy to use. The downside is that we still do some paper charting. The assessments, treatments, etc are still paper. I have heard eventually everything will be computerized.

That is really cool. But, at least 8 visual signs, wow. Let's just say that I didn't count 8. Did many find eight?

I have been looking at jobs a lot lately because I will be graduating with a BSN in May, and I have found mostly rotating day/night shifts. I am frustrated by this because I really don't like night shift. I live in the Cleveland, OH area and rotating...

I work on a med surg floor as a nurse tech and I feel it has helped me immensely. You get to see a lot of things, and it will give you a comfort level (it did for me). At times it is absolute insanity, but I think that in the long run it will be bene...

What is the difference between CCU and ICU? Also, is there generally a difference in nurse to patient ratio?