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I'm aware that ofirmev doesn't have to be a substitute. I was trying to offer an example in that if you want NSAID coverage and you believe the increased bleeding risk mantra with relation to single dose ketorolac. In my practice I use both occasion...

Ketorolac (TORADOL) isn't contraindicated in all of those cases. You should reduce dose from 30mg to 15mg when the pt has elevated renal numbers, or delayed creatinine clearance. It also is not contraindicated in pts with abnormal bleeding any more t...

Honestly, it's like comparing apples and lightbulbs. They are in no way similar, except that they are both in the field of nursing (barely, IMO). I never opened a book for my BSN - only had to review class notes for a test. The board prep for the ...

I plan to pay back student loans. That is a luxury that I have yet to afford myself.

I have heard of people taking all 170 and passing, and I have heard of people taking 100 and failing. The computer will shut off when you either prove your competence or prove your incompetence. This can happen at any point after 100 questions. Un...

Bicarb accounts for 50% of the body's buffering system. When a patient is in a low output state, lactic acidosis, or anaerobic metabolism, increases. The increase in acid content will cause a decrease in cardiac output that in some cases can be ref...

Pretty much the right info is given here. Dobutamine has historically been considered a strong B1-selective agonist. Now however, that opinion has changed slightly. (Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therepeutics is cited for a goo...

I have done 8-10 of them over the past year, and honestly it is a pretty cool concept. 90% get relief almost immediately, and 90% of the remaining 10% get relief with the second attempt. Its really neat seeing the pain go away, just sort of drained...

nailed it. Drinks are on me. OETT #2 went just as well. Good day for me!

The Montgomery interviews this year will be in Montgomery at Baptist South. This is the first time that the Baptist and Jackson staffs have been involved in the interviewing process for the Montgomery component. The drawback to this, for those of ...

Beer. Lots of free time. The resolve of an iron curtain.

It would be the same path as anyone else. Nursing degree (BSN or ADN with an appropriate bachelor's degree) then some ICU experience, GRE within five years, and good grades. That will equal an interview and then hopefully admission. I am not tryin...

1. Grades do matter, but there is a school somewhere that will take almost anyone with reasonable grades. You just have to find that school. At my program, the C would be "frowned upon," but that said, if there are myriad A's to go along with it, ...

100% front loaded means that your are completely finished with the coursework (didactic) before you matriculate into the clinical setting. Any percentrage front loaded is the percentage of the didactic program that you complete before matriculating....

My interview didnt require a single clinical question. However, I think as an ICU nurse you would need to know the difference between SIMV, AC, and CMV. That would be a good start to read up on. We use pretty much all CMV in the OR, SIMV and AC ar...

UAB is 70% front loaded. You would have to be in Bham from August until end of May. Rotations start in late may/early june. From there, the classes are all through web-based distance learning. I am almost finished with the didactic portion now. ...

I am in CRNA school now...so brand be "babe in the woods", whatever, but for some reason I feel compelled to give you my opinions. 1. CRNAs arent going anywhere. Thanks to the hard work that has been done before we got here, there is a strong natio...

I used to say the same thing. Weak stomach was the reason I cited for not following through on going to medical school after my first bachelors degree. However, after seeing a few surgeries and dealing with what I dealt with in the unit for a few y...

Hydocortisone is what we were taught to use to for supplementation preferentially over methyprednisone. Methylprednisone dosage should be 125mg IV, but up to 500mg with kidney transplants. Hydrocortisone is 100mg IV. For DM patient, its 100mg the...

Gator is right...some of the other sites havent completed their interviews. Last year, we didnt get any info from UAB until around May, I think. I know it was late. When you get the information packet, do yourself a favor and DONT go buy the books...

Thats pretty much the paty that you should follow. Most programs now require a BSN and some experience. That is the way that I went and it is working out for me well, thus far. You need to get the BSN and work in a busy ICU for as long as it take...

I am sure you will all do fine. BAMA check your fleeking email, mon. I wish some of you had gotten ambitious last year, but instead of having someone to suffer through school with me, I have a small army of ppl to give me notes to. Bummer for me.

Smitty79...heard about your good news too! Thanks for the call choad. My peolpe and your people should do dinner this week some time. I'll be in touch.

I emailed you, BAMA. Congrats!