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  1. So confused about the job I want.

    carachel2 replied to Nightrn16's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Just browsing on a study break, but your note caught my eye. If you enjoy teaching patients about CAD, CHF and have good tele and ACLS experience, you should really consider cardiac rehabilitation. Go...

  2. Let's talk about different approaches to school

    carachel2 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    My husband and I are trying to plan out the next year or so of my school and are seeing there are pros and cons of each approach: go full-time and get it over with, but be a bit $$ pinched. I know...

  3. Let's talk about different approaches to school

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yep...maintaining my standard of living is very important here. I have BTDT on taking out mega student loans and pinching pennies and I don't care to go back to that again ! I have had a taste now of...

  4. Let's talk about different approaches to school

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    You hit on one of the big reasons why I dropped a class...I was gaining weight and was not having time to take care of myself. I've had some health issues in the past, and being strong and fit since...

  5. Let's talk about different approaches to school

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Two main things keep me from doing this: 1.)I don't *have* to do this. This is an investment in our future and a career goal for me. We have a very stable income as it is through Dh's career. If we...

  6. Physician bullying/sarcastic comments to nursing staff

    carachel2 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Have you encountered this in your ER and what has your department done to remedy the situation ? When I worked in another department years ago (CCU) we all just dealt with the occasional sarcastic...

  7. How long did you breastfeed?

    carachel2 replied to Graciegirlienurse's topic in General Nursing

    About one week.....I was diagnosed with heart failure, PPCM and despite the overzealous LaLeche chick who told me it was "fine" to breastfeed my DD while taking Lasix, a beta blocker and an ACE, I...

  8. Ejection Fraction

    carachel2 replied to roxygirl82's topic in Cardiac

    No, you can't calculate an EF based on BP alone. You need an echocardiogram or a heart

  9. CHILD CARE vs. Nursing Schedules

    carachel2 replied to kileykids's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of hospitals with excellent on-site child care. Ours is not open past 7:30 pm, but it does open at 0630 so it provides coverage for the day shift. There is another one in town with...

  10. Classes started yesterday......

    carachel2 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Well, I've been out of school for > 10 years, so for me it is relearning the drugs again (memory part) AND learning the chemical specifics ..the WHY and the HOW and not just the what. Much more...

  11. Classes started yesterday......

    carachel2 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Well, I just dropped my research class. I had no trouble last semester with Patho and Theory really (theory was a lot of paper writing, but doable). For some reason the combo of pharm and research was...

  12. Classes started yesterday......

    carachel2 replied to CardioTrans's topic in Post Graduate Students

    This semester is WAY harder than last. Pharmacology is *the* hardest class I've ever had. I am determined to learn it

  13. Tele or med-tele holds in the ER...

    carachel2 posted a topic in Emergency

    'Tis the season for holding patients in the ER d/t no beds. Are you guys required to perform the complete admission assessment ? Are there any processes that have been initiated at your hospital to...

  14. If you have to go to the ER...

    carachel2 replied to mom23RN's topic in Emergency

    Oh yeah...but I am also open to other possibilities too. Like the time I thought I *just* needed a little Lasix to get rid of the postpartum fluid retention and turned out I was in congestive heart...

  15. How does your tele and ER work together?

    carachel2 replied to Hrtnurse14's topic in Cardiac

    Well, that shouldn't be the norm, but more than once I've had to give report on a patient I didn't even

  16. How does your tele and ER work together?

    carachel2 replied to Hrtnurse14's topic in Cardiac

    I've been on both sides. When I worked CCU/tele, I could SWEAR they held them down there until right at shift changed and then dumped them. Now that I am in the ER , I realize nothing is farther from...

  17. Tele or med-tele holds in the ER...

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    Rumor has it that a rival hospital has "admissions nurses" who go throughout the hospital doing the admissions assessments. That would be a DREAM come true. Someone who actually has the time to sit...

  18. Tele or med-tele holds in the ER...

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    No....I put a big sticky pad on front of the chart last weekend and outlined what was due when. i.e. 9:00 Metoprolol, Lovenox and ASA. EKG and morning labs. 12:00 recheck vitals, print a strip, find a...

  19. Tele or med-tele holds in the ER...

    carachel2 replied to carachel2's topic in Emergency

    Yep...my point exactly. The longer they are down there, the more time intensive they are. And wading thru the 5 pages of MAR's in the ER is just crazy. Then when you call report they are very intense...

  20. To transfer or not?

    carachel2 replied to HillNPStudent's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Well, I'm just starting out, but I think your plan sounds excellent. I am in an FNP and switched from cardiac rehab to the ER just before I started school. It TOTALLY jump started my brain and had me...

  21. lumbar punctures on infants?

    carachel2 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

  22. lumbar punctures on infants?

    carachel2 replied to scrmblr's topic in Emergency

    Ok, either I am VERY ignorant or there was a typo...but why would you put a feeding tube into his member ? I know you need a UA, but aren't there special pediatric straight catheters

  23. How difficult to get accepted.

    carachel2 replied to NHRNmomof3's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Well, I guess it depends on the program..I'm sure there are some that are highly competitive. I think for the most part, NP/MS Nursing programs are hungry for students, want the $$ and are eager to...

  24. Wanna hear the REAL DEAL from the FNP Students

    carachel2 replied to pocohantas's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have yet to start clinicals, but have completed two classes and I will just pass on what we were told: for two (6 hrs total) classes, count on that being equivalent to a 30 hr. workweek. So far I...

  25. surviving theory class

    carachel2 replied to mtnmom's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Did she give you any sort of an organized syllabus ? What are your papers ? Give us some more specifics and maybe we can help you. Our big papers were: Theory application paper Concept analysis...