EP, RN

EP, RN has 2 years experience and specializes in ICU.

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1. look for new job

   EP, RN replied to mp3231's topic in General Nursing

   iMovie, it doesn't matter. The company is not loyal to the employee, so there shouldn't be expectation of the opposite as long as you have an "interview reason"

2. Hypothetical - forgetting to prime IV tubing on a central line

   EP, RN replied to Burno82's topic in General Nursing

   Why are you running IVF through a central line without a pump...or any line save a RR or code? A pump should never allow that to happen.

3. Hey so young nurses, are we really making "that much"?

   EP, RN replied to tarotale's topic in General Nursing

   You live in Dallas, so everyone is a 30k/yr millionaire...still, yes, we make very good money. I make more as a nurse than I did as an engineer. I make almost as much as my wife, who is a university professor (and I would easily make more if she didn...

4. Come join the DARK side...

   EP, RN replied to Maryraps20's topic in Disabilities

   IMO, both have a lot to offer, and neither is preferred over the other as a group. It just depends on the individual and how competent/good they are at their job. (Note: that is my opinion; I have absolutely no familiarity with what current research,...

5. What did you do before nursing?

   EP, RN replied to golson's topic in General Nursing

   Fellow Red Raider here. i was a civil engineer, which I hated, so I went back to school and got a master's in biomechanics hoping it would get me a job with a device company. However, my wife and I moved to Michigan in 2010-not a great time to be in ...

6. How Do You Explain to People Why You Chose Hospice?

   EP, RN replied to lifelearningrn's topic in Hospice

   I'm not a hospice nurse, but I work with them a lot. IMO, once people experience hospice, they'll never ask that again.

7. Help!!

   EP, RN replied to Dparera's topic in NCLEX

   I made it to the point of rescheduling and it wouldn't let me, that's how I knew I passed. Not sure how it works in your state, but MI updates their website daily, so that you can go to the LARA site and type in your name and if you passed the state ...

8. Nurses don't do anything

   EP, RN replied to Dtermnd2Bgreat's topic in Relations

   This is what I was going to point out...besides the year or two immediately after 9-11, nurses are consistently ranked the most trusted profession. People say things because we are with them when they are most vulnerable; don't take it personally.

9. New CNA trying to find a job

   EP, RN replied to Rodrinka's topic in CNA/MA

   Also in MI...it took about two months, but that's b/c I spent a month applying to nothing but hospital jobs and then didn't apply anywhere for a couple of weeks b/c we had company in from out of the country. Applied at an assisted living place and go...

10. Changing careerS

    EP, RN replied to iTyrizzle87's topic in Male Students

    Another engineer here...moved to Michigan in 2010 and good luck getting a CE job here then. Bounced around a couple of years doing anything I could before applying to nursing school. Wished I would have done it ten years ago.

11. Do you think eating in the classroom is rude?

    EP, RN replied to Alnitak7's topic in General Students

    Our lectures almost always start before noon and continue until early afternoon...that means I'm gonna eat, as is 75% of the rest of the class. We've yet to have an instructor or professor who cared.

12. Stethoscope.. Help choosing one.

    EP, RN replied to MyOwnBlueSky's topic in General Students

    I have an MDF that I paid about thirty bucks for. It's probably not the best stethoscope in the world, but it more than sufficient, especially for school.

13. What kind of back pack should you get for nursing school

    EP, RN replied to MizMaverick's topic in General Students

    I have just a plain ol' Eddie Bauer backpack. Like others have said, I don't actually carry my textbooks a lot - once or twice per week, probably. Several people I go to school with have rolling bags and they really like them, but for me it wasn't wo...

14. Assistance in Finding Nursing Shoes

    EP, RN replied to tdi213's topic in Male Students

    Solid white Asics walking shoes for this guy. So comfy; so ugly.

15. 30+ club! Lets do this together.

    EP, RN replied to alynn's topic in Pre-Nursing

    31 here. *waiving* I'll be 32 when I graduate in December. My cohort has 29 students and at least a quarter of us are in the 30+ club.