sleepyhead

I work in Medical icu (pulmonary service). We see for pressors most often levophed and sometimes dopamine. Other gtts: heparin, insulin, fentanyl, propofol, morphine, ativan, versed, new drug for sepsis called xigris, sandostatin for gi bleeds othe...

I'm about to start working in the MICU of a large teaching hospital next month (Feb 24). My experience is a year in a myelosuppresion/bone marrow transplant unit (same hospital). No experience with vents or invasive monitoring. Does anyone have an...

Yes you can use vacutainers on portacaths. However, this often doesn't work because they are often very positional. Meaning they don't draw well unless the patient moves a certain way or inhales and exhales deeply as you are trying to withdraw the ...

One teaspoon of Karo dark corn syrup will get a constipated baby (and older?) to have a good bm. Put it in their bottle.

I work in a fairly large teaching hospital associated with a private university. If you work at the university (including the medical center) for five years they will pay a large percentage (or sometimes all, depending on the cost) of your children'...

I am an RN in Tennessee!

Can't the patient or a family member give their own neupogen shots? I work in an inpatient area where we have a lot of patients who go home on neupogen and we teach the patient or a family member how to administer the shot.

Have you considered flight nursing? Your experience as an EMT would be a great credential. You'll need some experience in the ER first. I don't do this myself, but I do think it would be exciting taking care of such critical patients in such an ind...

Here's another vote for clogs. Have some I wear at home and some I wear to work. I wear Anywear brand to work, they have replacement insoles for really cheap. I also wear New Balance tennis shoes when I'm not wearing my clogs. New Balance are the...

No radioactive implants obviously. Avoid x-ray machines. If possible I would avoid anyone on any type of isolation precautions (mrsa, cdiff, vre, tb, etc.) if possible, that is if there are adequate staff for you not to have to care for them. I wo...

i've heard with tympanic temps, you're supposed to take it three times and take an average of the three temps to get the most accurate reading.

Where I work, we refer to pagers being dropped in the toilet as "doing the swirlie." It's happened more than once! There's no point in fishing it out, they don't work anymore anyway!

Oh yeah, and the calculator is my best friend. I always have one in my pocket with my name on it!:)

You have to be able to add, subtract, multiply, divide. You have to be able to think rationally. Most programs (I think) require a math dosage class, or it is at least incorporated with another class. Also, it was my experience that tests in every...

I live in Tennessee and work in Nashville. I just graduated from a BSN program one year ago. I don't know much about LPN programs (can't compare their difficulty), but if you have any questions about RN programs, I might be able to answer. Good lu...

I just recently interviewed for a job and here are some tips based on what they asked me: Be prepared to be asked how you would handle difficult situations, as well as give examples of how you have handled them in the past. How would you handle a di...

I'm fortunate enough to work at a large hospital where neither RN's (we don't have LPN's) nor our techs have cleaning duties of any kind. We have "service associates" who clean rooms, including the breakroom. If there is no service associate on dut...

I am a new graduate and work in Nashville, TN. I feel like my pay is good for a new graduate. My starting salary, which includes a critical care differential (I work in a step-down unit), is 17.25. I also get a 2.00/hour night shift differential a...