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  1. Nasty situation - need advice

    we can't always work with the best charge rn's all the time. we can't always be charge all the time. i rotate as one of the three permanent charge rn's on days in my unit, we do 3/12. and some feel...
  2. maybe the time frame where he can retake his board exams falls within the the orientation period. where i work it's not unheard when we orient new grads for about six months. maybe by the time he...
  3. Overbearing pt family

    not a diagnosis but certainly falls within the spectrum of the definition....manchausen syndrome by proxy....just a
  4. My First Interview

    are you an rn, if you are, then just be yourself, you'll find that they're the one's who's selling themselves to you as oppose to the other way
  5. What Is Your Favorite Nursing Book?

    paul marino i mean....freakin miami dolphins
  6. What Is Your Favorite Nursing Book?

    was working in tele the first two years of nursing then picked up ''the icu book'' by dan marino, and ''critical care nursing'' by thelan, read it cover to cover then been an icu rn ever
  7. Required and Optional textbooks

    you dont need it, i doubt you'll need 16 books for ''fundamentals'' besides there's the internet now, basically everything is free when it comes to valuable information. no need to spend so much money...
  8. omg mistaking levophed for levofloxacin, that's too bad for everyone, omg i wouldn't wanna be the heart nurse that has to explain it to the open heart surgeon. but to the original poster, what...
  9. dryer sheets inbetween dressings?????

    so we should just let a source of infection foster then because this patient is on
  10. dryer sheets inbetween dressings?????

    but but but it's not sterile, if it stinks that bad, open a bottle of mint oil i forgot what they're called, they're basically saturated gauze infused with mint, trust me the whole place is gonna...
  11. medications that make you feel sick

    mucomysssssssttttttttt p.o. misty more like
  12. Weekly Clinical Presentations

    i voted already i think everyone agreed...master yoda let's start
  13. treatment of IVDA patients

    I personally feel that sometimes we do the patients disservice when we're witholding medications based on our own fear and ignorance, i've seen so many nurses who's so careful about giving medications...
  14. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    how tricky of u, hmmm right precordial leads to confuse myself with the anterior wall
  15. asking about application for fingerprint card

    http://www.identix.com/iis/locations_ca.html i guess that
  16. IV question

    is this a trick question, i mean use a secondary line right, no need for any special extra tubing, just ur regular ivac or if u wanna count drips for awhile that could work
  17. ER doc misread EKG? (long vent)

    why must there be bickering, we all come from different school of thoughts, we are all here to learn from each other to make us more well informed clinicians, for the benefit of the patient. im here...
  18. asking about application for fingerprint card

    check online they have alot of places where u can just go and get it
  19. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    can we have more nursing jeopardy please it doesnt even have to be strictly just ekg based, more case studies this is
  20. ER doc misread EKG? (long vent)

    i agree with the previous post, we as nurses especially unit nurses are the last line of defense of the patient, it happens, mistake happens, ekg's are misread in the er, but as an icu rn, it's their...
  21. Hypotention in CSICU

    what's the wedge, i mean cvp around 12 that's pretty tanked especially for an open heart patient, i guess what u can do is start inotropes first and foremost before baloon placement, and if there's no...
  22. NCLEX Thursday..... I need Advice!!!

    it's time to relax now, two days before the exam. just trust ur judgments, oh and wear something yellow, uhhh someone told me that and i guess there's a scientific study for some reason that people...
  23. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    wouldn't the st waves be more global if it was pericarditis meaning more apparent to most or all the leads...correct me if im
  24. Nurse Practitioner ECG practice

    anterolateral with inferior involvement, but what happened to lead II I cant' see any elevation there ughhhhhh i need to review my 12
  25. Please define "burn out"

    but that's the beauty of nursing, u get burnt out, then transfer to a different specialty, so many options to consider. variety is the key. that and also when u see people come back to thank you...