J_W

J_W DNP, APRN, CNS

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  1. Best Hospitals in Austin-Dallas?

    Dallas area- Good hospitals...I like Presbyterian system...I work at Presby Dallas...Our vacancy rate is around 2% for RN spots, or it was at the end of 2003....Many nurses who work here have been...
  2. I hope you passed...I would think so... The thing to remember honestly is that it really has nothing to do with the number of questions you get...Roughly 10-15% of them do not count, they are pilot...
  3. Peircings

    I personally do not think it is professional for health care providers to have body piercings showing, especially eybrows, tongues, noses, lips...Ears are fine as long as it is tasteful no big hoops...
  4. Peircings

    I personally do not think it is professional for health care providers to have body piercings showing, especially eybrows, tongues, noses, lips...Ears are fine as long as it is tasteful no big hoops...
  5. What are your favorite nursing shoes?

    I like SAS shoes I think they are the most comfortable shoe you will every wear....And they aren't too expensive....And they last for a long time.....I also like my New Balance, mainly, cause we have...
  6. Failing the NCLEX at 77 Questions

    I do know that people are not picked at random to do the whole test. I do know that if you get 75 questions, then only 60 of them counted, 15 were pilot questions. I think that 20% of the questions...
  7. Addiction/ Nursing License

    I think here in TX it is not on the application..It does ask about convictions/felonies, etc....It might ask about current treatment for addictions, but not past...I do know that if it is asked then...
  8. Questions about NCLEX

    I know factually, that the new NCLEX will have more pharmacology on it...So I would know drugs and their side effects and interactions...I know this because I sit on a review panel for the NCLEX...
  9. The format will change in April and will begin having calculation questions...They were being piloted...I know the NCLEX will now be heavy with pharm questions....I wish everyone luck for those that...
  10. What is the difference?

    It depends on where the CNS or NP practices. I went through a MSN program for CNSs, that allowed me to obtain perscriptive authority, although my current position I have no need for it, I do have...
  11. Difference between the ICU's

    We had STICU= trauma and all neuro/abdominal surgeries came.. We had TICU= Transplant ICU all solid orgn transplants and open hearts/thoracic surgeries... We had MICU and CICU self explanatory..Medial...
  12. Fick equation

    Here is an equation I learned...It is not as accurate as obtaining a true CO in cath lab with an oxygen consumption hood, but it is pretty close.... CO=kg x 3.3/Hgb x (Arterial sat - Venous sat) x...
  13. Appearing in front of the board

    The thing to remember here is that the BNE is not here to protect nurses it is here to protect the public. I know a nurse who used to work for the BNE and this person assured me that the BNE only...
  14. Nursing / Medical Abbreviations

    I can speak to one of the abbreviations...CCRN does not stand for Certified critical care registered nurse...This is a mistake that people make...Go to the AACN website for validation...
  15. To NurseMark25 glad you see the value of CNS's. I am a CNS in critical care, and I have perscriptive authority with my State BNE. The CNS role is valuable and more hospitals should start using them....
  16. Salaried I bring home (my gross is around 2400.00)~1750.00 after taxes q2weeks, M-F, no weekends, no call. I do however get to set my own hours, so I go and come as I please. I do miss my OT and my...
  17. PAWP readings

    On the vented vs spontaneously breathing patient. If your vented patient is overbreathing the vent then it is considered a spontaneous breath and you would read the PAWP at the peak not at the valley....
  18. Do you hold patients in the ED?

    For those who have never worked on the floor, then how do you know that the floor is not busy? I used to work on busy orthopedic floor when I first graduated from NS, and we had a waiting list of...
  19. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    I graduated 8 years ago, I had great clinical experiences. I did search them out, as this is what my clinical instructors encouraged. I would seek out opportunities for IV starts, foley insertion,...
  20. codes

    babynurse- Seen many codes in my 8 years of nursing and 2 years of nurisng school, I have lost count, don't know if this is bad or good. Worst experience-- ON call for SICU on Thanksgiving night (I...
  21. Critical Care Pocket Guide & Calculator

    The small book you refer to is the Critical Care Checkmate, comes with a calculator and color coded information like ACLS alog., Drip charts, Lab values, PALS info, etc. You can choose from many...