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If your Pt's acidotic you can forget about dopamine working at improving SVR. I just beg to get Levo started once the "tank" is full.

The non-suturing of the Art Line is your issue. Why do they not suture the art line?

My suggestion would be a greater emphasis placed on actual clinical experience gained and demonstrated. I've worked with too many low skilled nurses who enrolled into FNP programs. I'm just at my 5th year of experience and feel I'm ready for further study. How anyone can honestly think they're ready to be advanced practice nurses after working a year is beyond me.

If you can swing it, work in a surgical or neuro ICU first then get ER experience. If you want to go for the gold, stick with academic institutions. Private hospitals rarely see the value in (or afford) a robust education of its nurses. If you're a self starter, overachiever type stay away from the floors, it will just suck your soul dry.

Get an Ultra Scope. If that too weird looking for you then step up to Littman Cardiology III.

You should see the level of incompetence I run into when I fly into these rural ER/ICU's The term is Inter Facility Transfer but in actuality its a Inter Facility Rescue. The issue that I've found is multi- factorial, the celebration of ignorance and lack of work ethic is endemic. We're told by our management to not say anything or offend and just package the patient for transport and lift off. Talk about touchy, I tried to show a rural RN some things I had noticed on assessment and apparently I offended her to the point that she complained on me. I give up, I going to leave direct patient care and explore other options before I really come unglued and tell it like it is.

Is anybody else extremely tired of being accused of "yelling" when actually, you're just being firm about a position? I have to laugh and shake my head because, if I wanted to yell, I could give a clinic on it, due to my time in the USMC.

Tracey.....If you're a rock star and a great team player and enjoy working with male RN's then apply for the ER at University Miss Medical Center in Jackson, MS.....it's a level 1 trauma center. University of Mississippi Medical Center

I didn't think it would be enough, considering I'm currently a weekender making well over that and live in the Memphis area, which has a substantially lower cost of living. Thanks for your reply and yes, I did perform a search before I posted.

I'm an ER nurse with 2 years experience and trying to find the pay scales for RN's w/ BSN's in the SD area. I'm trying to see if the move to SD to be with the GF is worth it or does she need to move to the Memphis area.

I have a BSN, live in Southaven and work in Memphis. Studying for the GRE because UMMC requires it. I worked in Trauma ICU for a year at The Med in Memphis...word can't begin to describe that place.

Former Med TICU nurse here looking for some good info on NOLA. Where are the jobs in NOLA and which hospitals to avoid.

I have been informed my Army Nat'l Guard unit will be getting deployed in May and I will have not completed a full year in the ICU where I work at. Has anyone seen this happen and any advise with employeers when I get back. By the way I'm still an MP and not an army nurse.

Can new army nurses get posted to LRMC in Germany?

Hey everyone, brand new RN here with a brand new RNY pouch as of last week. My question to you is how do you get your water/protein in while working? I work in a busy ICU and see this may become problematic. I guess I can always have someone hook me up with NS during slow/break periods. (like whatever those are)

Hey guys, new nurse here. I just verified my new RN license a few minutes ago. Ready to join the party, I brought snacks.

I made it as well doing it in 75, way too many peds and sata questions than I was comfortabale with.

It Just posted, I made it in 75 questions. What a relief.

Does anyone know anything about the tribes in Northern Minnesota? Specifically, are non-native male nurses treated poorly?

I take mine this Wednesday the 25th at 0800. Think I will make the posting for Friday evening?

Well Lauren...did you pass or what. I take mine the upcoming 25th.

I graduated on the 17th and got my ATT today the 29th, Take test on wed June 25th

Are you enjoying the part time work. I do miss working patrol, would love to work a power shift or two a month.

Cindy, use your Google Fu skills.

I was a city 5-0 and then federal 1811 and got the heave ho due to injury as well a few years back. I just graduated with a BSN this past week. I will second the comment about being in class with 22y.o. idealistic girls. School was a trip, I was respectful but never kissed any instructors back side, some liked it, some didn't. I say go for it, it sure beats always dealing with the 10% of society. I'm open for any backchannel conversations if we need to go there.