estherojin

estherojin has 8 years experience and specializes in Cath lab, EP lab, CTICU.

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1. low body temp and fluid question

   estherojin replied to jennifers's topic in General Nursing

   Could also be heart failure- patients with poor cardiac output would be cool to the touch and would have

2. INTRA AROTIC BALLOON PUMP RATIO/RN/PT

   estherojin replied to mror44's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Sorry, but I disagree with you. I worked in the cath lab for 5 years and have heard quite a few incidences of dissections, not all fatal, but dissection regardless. Even if the material of the...

3. Ugh-worst thing I've ever done to a patient...

   estherojin replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

   RCA = Right Coronary Artery. Coronary arteries are visualized by injecting radio-opaque contrast or "dye" under

4. Should I retake the GREs?

   estherojin replied to alpRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   If I was in your shoes, I would give it one more shot on the GRE. Did you score at least a 4 on your written portion? Focus on the verbal, study the vocab and I think you can improve. My school's...

5. Ugh-worst thing I've ever done to a patient...

   estherojin replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

   while working a case in the cath lab, my (unbelievably hairy) patient went in to VF after an RCA injection. back then we had these old school defibrillators and for some reason the hospital opted to...

6. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

   estherojin replied to estherojin's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Happy Halothane- Thanks for your reply. I have been living #5 for the last month, it feels great! I'm down one cup of coffee a day and it's purely for enjoyment purposes. Anyway, I was wondering if...

7. Need help choosing 1st job....

   estherojin replied to walkingonsunshine's topic in General Nursing

   reading what you wrote about your personality and what you enjoyed in your clinicals, it seems like you are already leaning on an

8. On my way...

   estherojin replied to CRNAspire's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   honestly, i think you should wait until you have a full year's worth of critical care experience. you are not going to do yourself any favors by not meeting the admissions criteria. they might be...

9. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

   estherojin replied to estherojin's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   This seems obvious to me- to work and save. However, I've worked my butt off for the last 6 years. I've been juggling a full time with a part time/per diem position, supporting my husband's graduate...

10. Need help???

    estherojin replied to LadySnyper's topic in General Nursing

    nope, even cheapo free ones from pharmaceutical companies are good enough. you'll really be using to measure intervals. it's about the skill, not the tools necessarily when it comest to getting good...

11. Current SRNAs, I need your wisdom.

    estherojin posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi All- So, I need some advice. Having finished the last of my prerequisites in spring, I find myself in a very fortunate position of actually getting a summer break. Working Fri/Sat, I have 5 days...

12. Should I quit my per diem job?

    estherojin replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    you mentioned that you might be able to work at this hospital through your agency? just to be on the safe side, i'd investigate the HR policy regarding agency use. many of the hospitals place...

13. Do they really look down on you...

    estherojin replied to Hey There Elizah's topic in General Nursing

    no way. i'd have more respect for a MD who's walked in a nurse's

14. Am I Stupid??

    estherojin replied to Stressin04's topic in General Nursing

    no, you're not stupid. it takes an intelligent person to know what they don't know. it's those people who are overconfident of their skills and knowledge that are the most dangerous people to our...

15. PEG tube residual

    estherojin replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in General Nursing

    on our floor, we check residuals with our scheduled flushes for pts on continuous feeds. i'd check residuals more frequently on pts who have distended abd, who havent had a bm for a