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    Adoptive mom brings in pumped breastmilk to feed baby: what are your thoughts?

    GleeGum replied to redbeads's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LET
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    ED/trauma shadow last nite... should i transfer??

    GleeGum replied to niteowlrn29's topic in Emergency

    hey there nightowl. sounds like you are ready for the ED! it's great and it sounds like you are well suited for it and your concerns are justified but you will learn how to practice safely. i would...
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    Verbal Contract Cancelation Fee with American Mobile?

    GleeGum replied to RNtn23's topic in Travel

    i just started traveling and one of the things i did was start/buy a legal plan. with all the nonsense i've heard from some agencies i wanted to have a lawyer i could send a contract to to check out...
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    Got a job!

    GleeGum replied to chacmool's topic in Travel

    i've been loving it. i took it even though the pay was low, in my opinion. and i'm glad i did. we are having a great time and i'm at NYP Colombia Peds ER. They are a great group there and the work is...
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    I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    GleeGum replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    are you kidding us? nursing is about caring, doing the right thing, teamwork, being a patient advocate and I can go on. what is your motivation to go into nursing if this is your
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    Which agency to choose! ED RN HELP

    GleeGum replied to xxJohnnyTxx's topic in Travel

    i'm on my first assignment and i like it. my recruiter is Mandy Maloney from PPR also. Although I spoke with Trinity (a company I like) and Talemed (I'm not yet sure how I feel about them). I'm ER and...
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    kaiser downey ca?

    GleeGum replied to creaturesmom's topic in Travel

    so in interviewed for this job and apparently i couldn't start soon enough for them, but i decided i wasn't going to go for it anyway. apparently it is 20 minutes from the most dangerous place in the...
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    Help, I have a test tommorow, question

    GleeGum replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    good luck on the
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    Help, I have a test tommorow, question

    GleeGum replied to BeOne77's topic in General Nursing

    Hi! We use two different Heparin Protocols in the ER. One is for Cardiac/Neuro reasons (MI or Stroke) and we give a bolus (say 60units per Kg but a max of 5,000units) and then a maintenance (say...
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    is $27/hr in NYC ER really a normal pay?

    GleeGum posted a topic in Travel

    I was imagining that perhaps NYC pay would be good, but $27/hr plus housing seems a bit low, no? How do I find out what is good pay for an area?
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    is $27/hr in NYC ER really a normal pay?

    GleeGum replied to GleeGum's topic in Travel

    thanks all. I really appreciate the
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    Got a job!

    GleeGum replied to chacmool's topic in Travel

    and congrats! hope you are having a great
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    Got a job!

    GleeGum replied to chacmool's topic in Travel

    hey lauren - i'm thinking about a peds ER offer for $27/hr in NYC. is this competative as far as you know? the job is coordinated through Cross country
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    Kaiser exclusive to American Mobile

    GleeGum replied to registeredin06's topic in Travel

    yes this is my understanding as well. atleast in CA. i just had an interview for Downey and it was with AM, who is not my
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    Peritoneal Lavage

    GleeGum posted a topic in Emergency

    I'm filling out skills check lists because I really want to do travel nursing and I keep seeing peritoneal lavage. I know it was on the CEN as well, but I work in a Level I trauma Center and have yet...
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    emergency nursing triage

    GleeGum replied to mara023's topic in General Nursing

    so, why don't you go down to the ER triage area in your hospital and take a
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    Peritoneal Lavage

    GleeGum replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Thanks everyone for the feedback. That was my impression. and I agree that a bedside FAST is important. Had a Trauma the other day who was stable originally, with a small head bleed and a slight...
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    CEN web review

    GleeGum replied to Guest219794's topic in Emergency

    If it is the one by Jeff Solheim I recommend him. Check with your ED educators, maybe they have some resources as well. I highly recommend taking as many practice tests as possible and reviewing those...
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    emergency nursing triage

    GleeGum replied to mara023's topic in General Nursing

    56yo male pmh: cabg, DM, high cholesterol cc: chest pain 5/10, x 4 days, short of breath, on antibiotics for pneumonia, + cough, feels "weak" BP 140/80 RR22 O2 97% HR 62 28yo female pmh: obese, on...
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    emergency nursing triage

    GleeGum replied to mara023's topic in General Nursing

    what is this
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    Help! I am stressed out and need advice.

    GleeGum replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    tncc (trauma) and enpc (pediatric emergency) info can be found at http://www.ena.org as for OR info, try looking or posting in an OR thread. i don't know what else to suggest. i hope it helps
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    Did taking Chemistry really help you become a good nurse?

    GleeGum replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    yes i
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    Help! I am stressed out and need advice.

    GleeGum replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    dear logcabinmom, i feel for you! since this a second career for you chances are you thought hard and made an educated decision to become a nurse (as i did). it sounds to me like you are not in the...
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    So... How real is the show ER?

    GleeGum replied to FriarTuck's topic in Emergency

    I work in a level I Trauma center and the nurses here do A LOT. our doctors are great and there is a lot of team work. i love it here and i will admit that watching ER before nursing school did have...
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    Leave a staff position to travel in this economy??

    GleeGum replied to hagmayer's topic in Travel

    That is indeed discouraging. I am a 2.5 year ED experience RN with CEN, TNCC, ENPC, BSN hoping to start traveling this fall. Willing to travel anywhere in the country. Is it really that bad for ED...