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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 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...

  6. 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!

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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...

  11. 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

  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. Questions about ventilation

    GE90 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all I'm a relatively new PICU nurse(only 6months in the unit), so recently I've started to look after patients who are intubated but I still find ventilator/ventilations very confusing. Here are...

  16. Men not helpful

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

    here comes a third wave

  17. Rapid Response

    GE90 replied to TinkerBellaRN's topic in General Specialties

    dont know what u mean by your question/topic, but in my hospital (and the previous one that i worked for), RR's nurse is a senior nurse from ICU who responds to all the code blues within the hospital...

  18. Any Tips For Assessment of Wiggly Kids?

    GE90 replied to SunnyPupRN's topic in Pediatric

    if you don't mind me asking, is this a normal policy for american hospitals to do full assessment on every patient regardless of their conditions and

  19. Stethoscope help!

    GE90 replied to awellman33's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i've got a cardiology iii works really well, and told by others this one can last a long long

  20. No Excuse for Mistake....

    GE90 replied to Jolie's topic in Nursing News

    so the only detail we have is that a 4month old having a cough and his mom wanted him to have a cxr? such good parenting and i wonder if she indeed has worked in the "nursing

  21. WHEN TO CALL DR.

    GE90 replied to Ash0315's topic in General Nursing

    i normally just call them if i have concerns or need something maybe a change in vs which i could not figure out why, that doesnt necessarily mean something bad is gonna happen, but i like to notify...

  22. Typical peds ratio

    GE90 replied to BeachsideRN's topic in General Nursing

    gen peds floor 1:4 day, 1-4/5 pm, 1-6 night depends on the acuity, sometimes we have

  23. Is customer service getting too far?

    GE90 replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    and you go in, ask them what they want, once they are done talking about their crap, you tell them how many minutes they've wasted you and ask them to get the **** out of the hospital, go see a...

  24. want to join MSF, what's the best way?

    GE90 replied to GE90's topic in General Nursing

    hi thx for the reply. I've read the requirements extensively. work exp, from one of the most needed specialties, language, availability.... The minimum exp required is 2 years, not 3, maybe it's a bit...

  25. want to join MSF, what's the best way?

    GE90 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I' currently working as a peds nurse on a general peds ward where we see all sorts of cases from ortho, surg, meds, to oncology and minor trauma, and in two months i'll have worked for 1 year. My...