Lisa CCU RN

Lisa CCU RN RN

Geriatrics, Cardiac, ICU

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  1. what is everyone doing?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to labrador4122's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am doing the Hurst live review and Suzanne's

  2. Hurst Review

    Lisa CCU RN replied to onyx77's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I haven't personally taken it, but I will in January. My hospital pays for new grads to take it and everyone I talk to says this is all they did to prepare and they passed with 75-80 questions on the...

  3. Sleep Deprivation & Clinical

    Lisa CCU RN replied to wannabesedated's topic in General Students

    I don't know what to tell you. I would stay up til 3 and then get up at 5 and I'd just get through the day and then go home and do weird things like fall asleep at the laundermat for 2 hours. This...

  4. Vanderbilt Pay Scale

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    They must have went up on the

  5. 401k Plan and Pension Plan

    Lisa CCU RN replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Baptist Memphis matches 2:1 for 401

  6. UMemphis vs. UTHSC

    Lisa CCU RN replied to dilleweed's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Hey, Jayfer! Are you excited as I am to be graduating in three

  7. BUN/Crt Ratio??

    Lisa CCU RN replied to trishfish's topic in General Students

    Here is the explanation from icufaqs.com. “Blood Urea Nitrogen” represents the amount of nitrogenous waste in the blood, which is supposed to be cleared by the kidneys. The BUN number always...

  8. UMemphis vs. UTHSC

    Lisa CCU RN replied to dilleweed's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I go to U of M and I love it. You mention that UTHSC has a good reputation, but I think U of M graduates are the most sought after and that didn;t just come from my professors. If you want to be a NP...

  9. BUN/Crt Ratio??

    Lisa CCU RN replied to trishfish's topic in General Students

    Dehydration= increased BUN, normal creatinine. Kidney problems=increased BUN and increased creatinine. In

  10. Do you have a graduation AND a pinning?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    We have both and I am going to both because this is my first college degree and I want to be there. I am getting my Master's too eventually, but I may skip that

  11. 4 weeks with preceptor?!?!

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Lee2584's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My hospital gives a 6 month 1:1 orientation for ICU. Then you are still followed by your preceptor for 6 more months and an still have them work with you, but you can be on your

  12. For all student externs in the Memphis area...

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Cinqly's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    1) Where did you extern? Methodist and St. Francis. 2) What type of unit(s) were you on? cardiac at methodist, ICU at St. Francis Were you able to work in many different units of the hospital? You...

  13. Ethics: Does it bother you when people are in nursing to make money?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    I personally, like money, security, opportunity, benefits, patient care, and deveploment as a nurse EQUALLY. Yes, I'm in it for all of the above. Everyone needs money, period. That's the way the...

  14. Wouldn't you like to know...

    Lisa CCU RN replied to punkstar's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the pt. gets dialysis because their kidneys aren't working effectively and the kidneys excrete K, so the kayexalate helps get rid of the excess potassium. I assume that the IV insulin is to...

  15. What awful attitudes!

    Lisa CCU RN posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    On another thread in the general nursing forum, they were talking about the studentdoc.net forums, so I went over and took a look. Well, a few of the nurses said the doc's on that forum were...

  16. Bacterial Infections

    Lisa CCU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am not sure I understand MRSA, acinectobactor, and the other resistant bacteria. I know we were supposed to learn this in micro, but I'm confused. Ok, c diff is present in most people's intestines...

  17. Bacterial Infections

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, you answered my questions. And yes, Jedi, I know all about good bacteria and bad bacteria and imbalance after antibiotics, but it's been over four years since micro and I wanted to know the...

  18. Age you will/were graduated?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I'll be 28 this December when I

  19. What exactly is so bad about Med Surg?

    Lisa CCU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I know it has something to do with the ratios, but other than that, what in the world is so horrible about it that makes new nurses say they would rather chew off their left foot than put in their...

  20. Thoughts - Nurse Mistake

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Seven, RN2b's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, you said the patient gave permision the release info. How is that possible if the patient whose family she thought she was calling was brain

  21. What awful attitudes!

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Geez, I didn't even read this post, but now I feel even worse! You know, one some level they could be right. Nurses aren't trained as highly as they are, but you have to account for personal...

  22. What exactly is so bad about Med Surg?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm, sounds like fun

  23. What awful attitudes!

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    No, did you READ what they were saying? I'm not saying that all doc's have this attitude, but the ones responses I read pretty much think that CRNA's are inferior. To let them tell it, they went to...

  24. What exactly is so bad about Med Surg?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    So, I would avoid these problems by being on a specialty floor. They don't have rude docs, managers that treat you like children, bad CNA's, and bitter

  25. Why is NS so hard?

    Lisa CCU RN replied to mydee's topic in General Students

    Nursing school is not hard. It is a lot of information and it is different from other majors, like history for example. You cannot just go to class (or not) and just listen to the instructor and...