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    MN to WI Licensing

    /username replied to usaftrevor87's topic in General Nursing

    sounds
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    Autonomy?

    /username replied to WIBound's topic in Critical Care

    What's the point then? They should just staff the unit with residents and fire all the
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    How long did you work med-surg before getting an ICU job?

    /username replied to Lev's topic in MICU, SICU

    Zero
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    /username replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, my phone auto corrected it. Pgy-5. 5th year
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    Do RNs get extra pay for working with students?

    /username replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Even a G-5? That seems
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    SO hows the job market these days?

    /username replied to debi49's topic in General Nursing

    RN good, LPN not so
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    Glucose and corrected sodium

    /username replied to icuRNallie's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    In the neuro population, 3% is used most commonly for cerebral edema. Bringing someone from normal to elevated sodium can happen fairly rapidly in order to obtain adequate levels to stave off edema....
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    To blood sugar or not to blood sugar. That is the question.

    /username replied to lkoch002's topic in MICU, SICU

    Absolutely. By normal I wasn't thinking normal normal . I was thinking the icu normal of less than 150-160. Sorry should have made that more
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    To blood sugar or not to blood sugar. That is the question.

    /username replied to lkoch002's topic in MICU, SICU

    Achieving normalized blood sugars has been shown to improve patient outcomes, and it's one of the few things we can control
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    neuro checks on A&O patients at night

    /username replied to beeble's topic in MICU, SICU

    If they're alert and oriented, and have neuros q1, there's a good reason, and they're getting them. How would you like to be the one to find a neuro change at 430/500, and the last time you assessed...
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    Dried blood

    /username replied to yeezimiller's topic in General Nursing

    You need to get a grip. I strongly recommend a new
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    "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    /username replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    That's crap. If they were doing that, you'd be complaining about how they don't use your
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    Dried blood

    /username replied to yeezimiller's topic in General Nursing

    When did pancreatitis start becoming both contagious and blood
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    Dried blood

    /username replied to yeezimiller's topic in General Nursing

    But the dried blood could be GAY! Then OP would get super
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    suspended for doing the right thing...

    /username replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    People die from hypoglycemia. Long term hyperglycemia is what causes the problems, and one cupcake isn't going to put their sugar high enough for long enough because you'll end up correcting it with...
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    Hiring/Job Question

    /username replied to eris08's topic in General Nursing

    This smells like
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    Help! I have to precept a new grad who already knows it all....but not really.

    /username replied to GOMER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Towards the end of the orientation process, you have input on whether or not he's ready,
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    Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    /username replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    so 1935 is new for you,
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    write a statement of your philosophy of nursing

    /username replied to onwokocha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They're intending on taking someone's answer that they like and copying
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    Why am I starting out making 19 an hour?

    /username replied to NewgradMary's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That depends heavily on your geographic location and what degree you have. You have not provided any of this
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    Any advice is appreciated

    /username replied to searchingNYRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    If you don't mind me asking, what happened that made you get terminated? This may impact your future job search as
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    /username replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sort of. We have full first and last name, Registered Nurse, and a hang tag that goes under our badge that says RN in white letters against red background. There's nothing about degree, certification,...
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    RT vs. RN? Is RT a useless profession?

    /username replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Nursing Career

    Your post itself betrays a lack of knowledge about what RTs
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    How much do you bring home a week? New Grads in NC.. also do you get alot of overtime

    /username replied to ONCRN2017's topic in General Students

    Salary is mostly dictated by market values and cost of living in your area. It is completely irrelevant how much your dad is making, and with an estimated 20 years more work experience than you, he...
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    Episode of Care

    /username replied to desjam's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If I'm understanding it correctly based on what you've written, it could be about something you have done in