PixieRN1

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1. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

   PixieRN1 replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   First, don't say that I said status epilepticus was benign...because I certainly said nothing of the sort. Period. Here. Early stages of propofol infusion syndrome in paediatric cardiac surgery: two...

2. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

   PixieRN1 replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

   The problem in this case wasn't that nothing was effective, it's just that propofol was MORE effective. Peds is a different beast. Brains are much more elastic and can tolerate much more hypoxia and...

3. Messed up bad.....

   PixieRN1 replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Anytime!

4. Messed up bad.....

   PixieRN1 replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

   OP, look at this link. It's a document of the actual statute and will help you I'm sure. It's looks like the program does exist but does have a lengthy list of criteria one must meet to qualify. The...

5. CHOP Nurse Externship (Summer 10-week’s)

   PixieRN1 replied to Samm06's topic in General Nursing

   I've personally never heard of a paid externship or reimbursement for housing. None of mine were paid on any level at least when I was a student. I did one in NICU, PACU, and ICU. Mine weren't paid....

6. Messed up bad.....

   PixieRN1 replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Egads! That is truly a

7. Messed up bad.....

   PixieRN1 replied to OHRN2011's topic in Nurses Recovery

   Be very careful about going inactive! In VA, you have to have an ACTIVE nursing license to be eligible for the recovery program!! Please, please check the requirements of your state's program before...

8. Best way into ICU

   PixieRN1 replied to nps07's topic in General Nursing

   Many PACUs require a year of some sort of ICU experience as

9. Code Blue

   PixieRN1 replied to 2018nursewi's topic in General Nursing

   A 15 year old girl...she had been on our unit as a frequent flyer. First she had infectious cardiomyopathy of unknown origins, in and out of heart failure. She eventually had a CVA that landed her...

10. Old Dog, New Tricks

    PixieRN1 replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    I recently switched specialities and I look forward to the day when it feels like a bit of a rut! In my younger years, I spent several years in a specialty, would get bored, and then bounce to...

11. Nursing notes & legal stuff

    PixieRN1 replied to Jamuhh's topic in General Nursing

    I don't use that phrase in my notes, although some of my peers do. I'm of the school of thought that my exact job is to monitor the patient on an ongoing basis. Why state the absolute obvious? To be...

12. Per Diem Agency Interview

    PixieRN1 replied to nerdynurse7's topic in General Nursing

    If they drug tested you and had you fill out paperwork, that all sounds very good. For big organizations, a week isn't any time at all. I would let your email do it's work. If you haven't heard back...

13. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    PixieRN1 replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    The etiology is poorly understood; it's thought to be related to direct mitochondrial respiratory chain inhibition and/or impaired mitochondrial fatty acid metabolism. Acute neurological injury is a...

14. Propofol Infusion syndrome?

    PixieRN1 replied to Pharmahaulic's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know how it works in adults, but the risk of this is sky-high in pediatrics. We NEVER EVER EVER EVER use it for more than 24 hours. Ever. Adults I believe is no high dose therapy (4 mg/kg/hr)...

15. How do I survive this schedule?

    PixieRN1 replied to 2cooldeans's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I would drop the second job before abandoning nursing all together. Abandoning your profession is drastic; it seems like losing one job first would be the less drastic option. Even if you need the...