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A bit off subject but same area... I work on on a Trauma/ Surgical ICU that receives frequent head injuries. Some of my coworkers and I were talking the other night about how there should be a GCS for intubated pts. Some of our head injury pts are with it but due to being intubated receive a lower GCS due to not being able to "vocalize". Any thoughts on this.....

Hey! I'm in the Tuscaloosa component and I know how y'all feel!! I feel like I need to call and make sure I'm still in!!!!! I think it may be because we found out so early this year (Nov as opposed to Jan). Hopefully we'll be getting info soon!

Got my letter Wednesday for the Tuscaloosa component. Congrats to all!! See ya next year

At my hospital, our computer charting system, Meditech, calculates our drip charts. We log in then go under pharmacy, click on the drug, put in the pt's weight if need be and the software calculates the chart. It's printed out on our unit. We have never had any incorrect charts (that i know of anyway). Now if you place the decimal in the wrong place for kilos then you have problems.... Usually if a pt has to be started on one of these drugs ie Neo then one nurse prints out the chart while another is priming the tubing. As long as i've been on my unit, little over 2 years, the charts have always been accurate.

DENIED!!! Oh well, another year to gain experience and to save money.. Best of luck to all that got in!! Hope everything goes well for all!!!!

Gator, dont feel bad... I'm in the Tuscaloosa pool, 8 have applied from here and they will taking only 4...... nice hu?! good luck to you!!!

My coworker and I got our interview invites Thursday. We both live in Tuscaloosa.