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  1. Nursing Calculations

    frozenmedic replied to Cmmc911's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Yes. So much yes. I also learned dimensional analysis in high school chemistry, and it has since served me well as a paramedic and RN. Once you learn the system and it's rules you can use it for...

  2. Short Survey for Nursing School!

    frozenmedic replied to smarties1234's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You'll just have to take my word for it that I'm a real nurse but here goes: 1) 4 years 2) Mostly hospital- ICU and med-surg, some peds private duty on the side 3) The combination of frustration,...

  3. Would you take a $5 paycut for Dream job

    frozenmedic replied to loving2024's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Take the SICU job. A step-down job with "the possibility to transition to ICU after 2 years," is just that, a possibility. The SICU job is an ICU position here and now. Getting paid more is unlikely...

  4. Relocating to Raleigh, NC

    frozenmedic replied to 29Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I started as a new grad at Duke (with an ADN from a non-local school) so it is possible. I ended up staying there for a few years before moving to UNC. As multiple other people have noted, there are...

  5. Nitroglycerin in MI

    frozenmedic replied to nurs1ng's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It's also worth noting that for patients with a typical atherosclerostic/thrombotic MI, NTG has minimal effect on the involved coronary vessels. A coronary vessel will typically autoregulate and...

  6. PEEP and blood pressure/other hemodynamics

    frozenmedic replied to sunnybabe's topic in Critical Care

    I'm not sure if this has already been beat to death, but I think it might be helpful to clarify a few of the most important ideas that have been scattered among the other posts to explain this...