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  1. critical vanco level, infused anyway

    For a pt getting vanco, how often is a trough level
  2. Med/surg new grad here. My biggest challenge right now is communicating with different health care members because I don't get informed with every information. I've seen nurses look in the patient's...
  3. Help on consent forms?

    Hi all, New grad here. Since there are so many GI/OR procedures, how would I know whether I'd need a consent form for the pt or not (for a certain procedure)? Will doctor notify me ahead of time to...
  4. I can't tell if this is the hospital physician, Santa, or old-aged
  5. Nurse Elf: Hm, I don't understand why we still use old defibrillators and 2-lead ECGs in this new
  6. Did anyone apply for the ER new grad program at VacaValley? Does anyone know when we'll hear back? My status says "application has been reviewed."
  7. VacaValley New Grad Program

    Nothing on my
  8. VacaValley New Grad Program

    Thanks! If I may ask, do you have any acute care experience? I just applied last night and just saw the status change a couple hours
  9. UC Davis Residency March 2013

    The status change isn't individual specific. It will say "Routed" for everyone. The recruiter forwarded application to the following units: L&D, cardiovascular, PCU, GI, ortho, and Transplant....
  10. Alameda County Medical Center RN Residency

    Reallly @ bbailey? That's great news!!! Do you know how many they're taking for this second cohort? What day did you happen to apply for the residency?
  11. When did you apply? And what unit did you apply for? How soon after you applied did you get a call back?
  12. VA San Francisco New Grad Program 2012

    Recruiter said that those hiring are currently looking at the potentials and we should hear back by late December. There's been a delay because so many people
  13. SEPSIS QUESTION.....

    Hi all. I had a pt today who came in for hyperkalemia, AMS, and UTI. She has a past hx of a. fib, CVA with ride sided weakness, pulm edema (and others that I can't remember). Anyways, her lactic acid...
  14. How competitive am I?

    Honestly, not even connections can hook you up. Unless you personally know a nursing recruiter, it'll be tough to even get an
  15. VA San Francisco New Grad Program 2012

    Not yet. Did
  16. VA San Francisco New Grad Program 2012

    I, too, got an email that my app was forwarded for
  17. Sutter Sacramento STRONG Program

    It wasn't an interview. It was more of a "meet and greet." They don't interview you, they just give you tips and advice on what to do and how you can better polish your resume for when the STRONG...
  18. Question about Novolog

    Thank you everyone for the
  19. Question about Novolog

    so a nurse's pt had Novolog 30 units scheduled routinely AND for sliding scale. Pts BS was 199 So sliding scale coverage was between 5-7 units (can't remember) on top of the 30 UNITS. My question is -...
  20. Did you have some sort of experience with burn pts that made you enter the BICU field? Or did you know you want BICU from the very start? I would really love to work as a Burn ICU but I haven't been...
  21. VA San Francisco New Grad Program 2012

    Has anyone heard
  22. Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me determine the difference between sinus block and premature atrial contractions. When I was trying to interpret a rhythm strip, I thought it was a sinus block...
  23. Alameda County Medical Center RN Residency

    What day did u apply? I haven't heard anything
  24. VA San Francisco New Grad Program 2012

    To the OP, Do you know when they're going to start calling for interviews? I can't get ahold of the recruiter whatsoever.
  25. VA Palo Alto New Graduate Program 2012

    For those that got an interview, did you apply early, midway, or late in the 2-wk application period?