GE90

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1. What is your "favorite" procedure?

   GE90 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

   administering urokinase into chest drain or putting catheters

2. When to do chest physio?

   GE90 posted a topic in General Specialties

   Recently moved to a new facility to look after kiddos with tracheostomy on long-term ventilation. I'm quite amazed to see that most of the nurses here would suction the child every 2hours even when...

3. Do American nurses need orders for everything they do?

   GE90 posted a topic in General World

   Been browsing on reddit and was quite surprised to find out that apparently in the US, nurses need a doctor to put in an "order" for literally everything they do, from taking vital signs to checking...

4. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

   GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

   Thx so much! :) Think I'll definitely try to get some experience in long-term ventilation then

5. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

   GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

   I see, well that's encouraging! I feel more comfortable taking up this new advantage then!

6. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

   GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

   Such as looking after someone with severe infection, difficult to ventilate, electrolyte imbalance, managing an EVD, chest drains, neuroprotection, icp monitor, invasive hemo monitor, inotropes, major...

7. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

   GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

   thats awesome! I'm actually planning on doing a MPH as well! (plus tropical medicine), may i ask how much peds icu experience has she

8. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

   GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

   thx for the insight, need to rethink whether the unit's worth

9. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

   GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

   Doctors without Borders. They require applicants with a minimum of 3 years experience working a any of the following specialities (eg. peds/icu/er/or/surigcal/infectious disease/tropical/neonatal and...

10. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

    Medicines sans Frontiers, or Doctors without

11. Does experience at a Long-term Ventilation unit help with MSF application?

    GE90 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently received an offer to work at the long-term ventilation unit, the pay is amazing with lots of benefits but I'm a bit worried that work experience on such unit isn't really gonna help with my...

12. Just seen the first death but I don't feel particularly sad, is something wrong with me?

    GE90 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been working in Peds for 2 years and 7months ago I moved to work in the PICU. Last night the patient of another nurse, a 11yr kid who came in with MVA and severe TBI 2weeks ago who was I+V and on...

13. How does everyone deal with irritated family members

    GE90 replied to Little_Bear2013's topic in General Nursing

    get the doc to talk to

14. Do you prefer any fields over the other in nursing?

    GE90 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    paediatric, definitely paediatric.... can't stand all the whining adults who think the world owes them everything and we are responsible for cleaning up all their messes from their doggy...

15. Men not helpful

    GE90 replied to Sarah2018's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    here comes a third wave