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Congratulations! Enjoying the new gig?? I interviewed last week. Waiting for word..

How was your interview? Are you now working in PACU? I'm an ICU RN wishing to move into PACU and have an interview in a couple of days. I'm told to expect some questions, but unaware of content.

Do you deliver IV fluid bolus on a pump or by a pressure bag??

I think the answer to your question may lie here: Luke 10: 25-37. I think it symbolizes everything about Christ and his followers. It has very little to do with spirituality and religion, but everything to do with humanity, humility, compassion, an...

A Catholic Priest, I think.

This happened five weeks ago: July 26th. Questions: -Why was there no action by anyone in the justice system for five weeks? -Why was there action taken only after this was released to the media? -Who released the body cam to the media? -Will the...

I'm in a similar position as you; I also want to secure a position before relocating. Have you looked into licensure requirements? Arizona is part of the compact, but Illinois is not. Would you have better success if you secured an Arizona license...

I recently learned that base rate for 20 years longevity in critical care of a Phx-area hospital network is $40/hr. Other interesting details: Cost of Living Calculator - Cost of Living Comparison Index Tool

Hello...sent you a PM.

I was told the story by a nurse who worked at a military hospital in North Dakota. She related that a patient of hers, who was a middle-aged man, died unexpectedly in the middle night during one of her shifts. Within a month of that happening, whe...

It does leave one shaking one's head, huh? My take: they hadn't found anyone to take the job and they're under the gun to seal the deal. You were the answer to their struggles. They had a (nearly) signed contract & were going to make a handsom...

We use an acuity system as well which is pretty comprehensive. It basically shows that not every patient requires as much care as another while some require MUCH more. If the information is collected appropriately, tabulated correctly and applied a...

go here: https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc.htm#eligibleNurses

have you looked at http://www.delphiforums.com ? go to the forum called 'travel nurses and specialists.

Hi...I'm a 45 year old male RN who has worked at the hospital bedside in Critical Care/MedSurg with stints in Management for the last 15 years. Gender is a non-issue in my experience. I suggest contact the HR Dept of a local hospital and inquire ab...

Just a thought...imagine she was unknowingly posting about someone you care about/love. I suspect you would be angry and disappointed. This, in my opionion, is an instance when you must be a patient advocate. A good starting point would be to sen...

Just curious...you'll have nearly $100k in student loans when you graduate with a BSN? Are you attending a private school? Do you need to borrow for everything? Are you using an scholarships or grants? I expect compensation to probably hold steady f...

Unfortunately, likely due to whatever emotional angst the family members are enduring while their child is seriously ill, you have been assaulted ("specific, violent threats angainst me"). My opinion is that you should avoid involving the management...

Here's my take on this: If the very depressed, but not incapacitated pt gave consent to surgery, but knowing the risks of surgery expressly noted on his Advance Directive that he did not want a tracheostomy...I wouldn't want to be neither the famil...

Incident report. Be sure to include names and quotes of what was said by the wife of "the head of Trauma Services."

As a Rapid Response or Medical Emergency Team member, would you please answer the following: a. how many beds does your institution have? b. what, if any equipment do you take along to a response, i.e. no equipment, cardiac monitor only, select meds,...

Well, you have a little taste of nursing in an acute care setting. I've been a nurse in that setting for more than 12 years now and, quite frankly, I think I began to find a comfort level in the last 6 or so (years, that is). Fortunately, nurses ar...

Other than ISMP, this is one of my favorites....http://www.webmm.ahrq.gov/index.aspx click on the tab, case archives. If the facility you have offers case study reviews or discussions more popularly known as, Nursing M&M, get to them!

I think this falls within the patient safety category of which one cannot 'let sleeping dogs lie'. Just for the sake of argument, let's say that the ED physician decided to let the admitting manage the hypokalemia and the admitting was told errouneo...

A few things first: 42 y/o male, critical care nurse with 12 yrs experience. Add on another 5 as an AF medic. And since the 'stigma' seems to be an issue: I'm straight, married, and crazy about my wife (she's not a nurse, btw). I'd like to ask whe...