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dah doh BSN, RN

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  1. Short ICU Interview - good or bad?

    dah doh replied to RNexplorer's topic in Critical Care

    You think 25 minutes for an interview is short? Really??? When we panel interview the new grads, if we spend less than 15 minutes, we're done and we aren't going to hire you. Chances are good that you...

  2. keeping license active

    dah doh replied to amirana1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I think that is a personal decision. In some states you can only remain inactive for a certain number of years until you have to retake boards to get an active license or give up your license....

  3. keeping license active

    dah doh replied to amirana1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    You should check with the BRN of the state you are licensed. In my state, an active status license means you CAN work in the state, not that you have to. Renewal is based on filling out the renewal...

  4. How do new grad programs narrow down applicants?

    dah doh replied to Summers3's topic in General Students

    For my unit, we interview 10-20 applicants with plans to hire 2-4 people once or twice a year. I was informed that our HR usually gets several hundred applications for those few openings. I'm not sure...

  5. How long did you work med-surg before getting an ICU job?

    dah doh replied to Lev's topic in MICU, SICU

    I stuck it out 18 months on Medical Telemetry. I had 10-15 patients, ran vasoactive drips, and did charge nurse. If I didn't learn organization & prioritization, I was sunk. Jobs were easier to...

  6. Student Nurse Preceptorship Help

    dah doh replied to caligirl21's topic in California Nursing

    If it is possible to get an internship in a specialty area of your choice at a hospital that hires new grads, you should try to get it! Why? It will give you a better idea if you like that area or...

  7. Prelicensure BSN program

    dah doh replied to LONDA17's topic in Western Governors University

    Sometimes students don't pass the didactic. Others don't pass the skills lab testing. They sometimes give you a second chance at testing. Once you do pass, you get to continue with the next cohort...

  8. Prelicensure BSN program

    dah doh replied to LONDA17's topic in Western Governors University

    There have been program changes as WGU has had some changes this last year. I know the WGU scheduler is different now. She is new & less efficient than the previous one. She assigned the students...

  9. Precepting New Grad in CVICU

    dah doh replied to BlueJean's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This sounds like me! It's taken me a decade of trial & error precepting new grads to figure out my teaching style & sometimes it doesn't jive with the new grad's learning style. Talk it out...

  10. REALLY need insight on what to expect clinical wise

    dah doh replied to QB106's topic in Western Governors University

    @ShondaJ: Yes I'm in SoCal ?. That sounds like you have a good plan. Good Luck with

  11. ADN with a BA

    dah doh replied to dcwang's topic in California Nursing

    @fatorres: I think the reason WGU accepts so few students is because the students do the clinicals only at that one hospital. That's a lot of students all at one time! To the OP: WGU is an accredited...

  12. REALLY need insight on what to expect clinical wise

    dah doh replied to QB106's topic in Western Governors University

    @ShondaJ...nope...I've been a RN for about 15 years. I've also been a clinical coach for WGU for a couple years now. That's why my previous post is a bit tentative because it's not from the student...

  13. REALLY need insight on what to expect clinical wise

    dah doh replied to QB106's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm not 100% positive but the WGU students usually have clinicals every few months. Approximately 3-4 clinical sessions per year. After the online study is completed, there is a skills competency...

  14. ADN with a BA

    dah doh replied to dcwang's topic in California Nursing

    It was a while back, but Mount Saint Mary's had a "fast track" RN program that a friend's wife went through that was less than 2 years if you already had a degree. I don't know if it still exists. I...

  15. best way for a nurse to manage cuts on her fingers?

    dah doh replied to RNexplorer's topic in General Nursing

    If the cut or crack is not too deep, I use OTC stuff like Liquid Bandage, Nu-Skin, or Nexcare Skin Crack Care. Most of these products work for small areas but will need re-application throughout a...

  16. How common is time and a half after 8 hours?

    dah doh replied to dalsor's topic in California Nursing

    I get paid straight time for 12 hr at a lower base rate; weighted time for hours over the first 8 (basically time and a half for last 4 hr); double time for anything over 12 hr. Some hospitals pay...

  17. Anyone have experience caring for patients on bypass?

    dah doh replied to NurseQT's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Your brother is pretty darn sick if they have to put him on ECMO! We've initiated it on flu patients this season but then transfer them out to the university hospital ASAP! I heard our last ECMO...

  18. Seizure activity during re-warming phase of hypothermia

    dah doh replied to Sugarcoma's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We use paralytics both in cooling and warming phases. Seizures and myoclonus are more likely to be observed during rewarming. We use paralytics, propofol, Ativan, keppra, and other seizure meds as...

  19. Definition of Hemodynamically unstable...

    dah doh replied to FenRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Fresh post op open hearts, any patient who comes straight out of surgery during the recovery period, impellas, most IABP, patients in behavioral restraints, one legacy pt, and any crashing patient...

  20. New hospital gown design

    dah doh replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Seems ok for ambulatory patients, but how would it work for bed-bound

  21. Fentanyl bolus question

    dah doh replied to Kaysmom8's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    To the OP: the nurse should have been calling the doctor for additional pain meds! Pulling drugs from the line to give boluses of pain medication is practicing medicine without a license and is out of...

  22. ICU vs ER

    dah doh replied to kevsgirl1's topic in Nursing Career

    I always thought throughout nursing school that I'd be an ER nurse. It didn't work out that way due to decisions I made. I'm now an ICU nurse. So when the opportunity came up to cross-train for ER, I...

  23. Extubation Difficulties

    dah doh replied to Nursingbride12's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    How does your patient do if you wean off everything but precedex? Have you added high dose haldol? Sometimes you just need to extubate the agitated patient if you feel they will "fly" once...

  24. First clinical day was a nightmare

    dah doh replied to freckles23's topic in General Students

    To the OP: if the SaO2

  25. First clinical day was a nightmare

    dah doh replied to freckles23's topic in General Students

    To the OP: your patient was hypoxic! She needed more oxygen, not less! You are taught to not give the COPD patient too much oxygen, but you aren't taught to take into consideration her comorbidites of...