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  1. Struggling

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    I'm morbidly obese. Any pants I put on, be they scrub pants, slacks, cargo pants, etx are, by default, big boy

  2. Struggling

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    Truth is, at this point, I'm so lost I don't even know where to

  3. Struggling

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    I may not have the chance. We gonna revisit my progress at the 90 day mark. In a few

  4. Struggling

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    Any more suggestions on how I can speed up my

  5. Struggling

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    Not new grad. By assessment they mean I'm used to doing full assessments like on the floor, whereas they want it more simple and

  6. Rejected!!!

    russianbear posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I applied to two FNP programs. I have heard back from one. I was turned down. 😢 I was told they had three times the number of applicants to openings. I think the lady was just trying to make me...

  7. ED tech role in code situation

    russianbear replied to kateee's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    We don't have "techs" in our ED. Only paramedics, RNs, residents, and attendings. There is so little a "tech" can do we don't have

  8. What are your views on male nurses

    russianbear replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    I went into it to meet women, nomsayin.

  9. Rejected!!!

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was so hopeful that this autumn I'd begin studying for my NP. Now I

  10. TNCC 7th Edition is a Soup Sandwich!

    russianbear replied to bodhisattvya's topic in Emergency

    I think it's not wise to look at the ABCDE protocol and believe you do not move on to step 2 until you've completed step one, etc. I am lucky enough to work at one of the best trauma hospitals in the...

  11. Rejected!!!

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    School 2 rejected me as well. I guess it's not meant to

  12. Rejected!!!

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I think I will include applications for acute care NP programs as well next time

  13. Rejected!!!

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm getting old and hate

  14. Adensonie

    russianbear replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Even though I am an ER nurse, ACLS certified, TNCC, blah, blah, blah, I think it's a bit arrogant to do this without a physician present especially if one is easily

  15. Rejected!!!

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I still feel

  16. RN's in my ED are having a problem with a tech, need advice

    russianbear replied to LyndsaySRN's topic in Emergency

    This is scary. I would never stand for

  17. Role in level 1 trauma

    russianbear posted a topic in Emergency

    For those who work in a level 1 trauma center, what role do nurses play in a trauma at your

  18. Role in level 1 trauma

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Emergency

    Because I'm not interested in how a rural hospital attends to a major trauma while waiting to transport the patient to a level one facility. I work in a level 1 and wanted to compare similar...

  19. Yearly volume of your ER

    russianbear replied to agiboma's topic in Emergency

    110,000 level

  20. BP freak out

    russianbear replied to bindikwan's topic in General Nursing

    I believe patients who have been hypertensive for a long time will not receive adequate perfusion if their BP drops too low because the arteries are stretched out so to speak from the years of high...

  21. Trauma team requirements

    russianbear replied to joyful_wanderer's topic in Emergency

    I work in a level one ED. We have three categories of trauma. 2 and 3 have five people present. Attending, resident, respiratory therapist, medic, and the RN charts. Category one sees surgical staff...

  22. PICOT

    russianbear posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am doing RN to BSN. I need help with PICOT. I've never done this. I have to do one and a PowerPoint with it. I'm not asking you to do my homework for me, I just need a little help. I'm thinking...

  23. Too soon to leave?

    russianbear replied to %D#2's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a floor where in the last two years every new nurse hired quit within their first year. I have five months in and recently accepted a position at an ED in a different hospital system. It...

  24. Borderline question clarification needed

    russianbear replied to nurselove757's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was taught normal is under 200, borderline is 200-239, high is greater than

  25. PICOT

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Next step is I have to do a PowerPoint presentation on the