mrbobfisher

Hey guys I have been scavenging the internet trying to find information on a clinical scenario I encountered recently and wanted to see if I could get some feed back. I am a new graduate RN working in a LTC facility and I encountered a situation in which a patient who was on IV Meropenem was discovered to have a new red Maculopapular rash on the left side of her body. There were 3 patches, painless, and about 2x10 inches unilaterally on the left side. The patient had no other symptoms. I thought it could be an allergic reaction to the antibiotic so I called the MD around midnight to let them know about it, and the doc blew up on me saying I shouldn't have called at that time. MD ended up ordering CBC but didin't D/C the abx. Is this something that deserves a phone call to the MD at midnight or should I have waited until morning? What do you guys think?

I'm also a veteran applying to the CSU EB program. I got a 4.0 science GPA but my overall GPA is only a 3.3 lol I'm scared too many veterans might apply and they might have to deny some of us but hopefully not. I asked the admissions staff about retaking my TEAS test and they said there's no point in retaking it since they guarantee spots in the program so hopefully everything works out.

If you don't mind me asking what kind of GPA are you applying with to CSU EB?