bagola22

bagola22

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  1. nursechoice

    anyone travelled with nursechoice? if so, how were they?
  2. What's it really like to be a nurse?

    its great in that you get to help save lives. I did not feel called to become a nurse. I became a nurse because I wanted to do anesthesia. onlyreason. If I fail out of school, I will become something else. long hours, treated like crap, made to feel ...
  3. IV removal etiquette?

    use gauze, hold pressure, and throw it in the sharps bin
  4. new nurse/seasoned nurse

    I have 6 years of ICU experience. I don't believe in making new people feel stupid, we all make mistakes and this is where educating people comes in, but they aren't ever gonna learn or feel confident if you make them feel stupid and are mean. don't ...
  5. Do you ever correct people about medical stuff?

    haha..I do when people call it a "respirator" haha oldskool
  6. Critical care book help

    icufaqs.org, critical care made incredibly easy, essentials of critical care nursing..all great books
  7. CCRN Fright!

    I agree get the laura gasparis dvds. worth every penny. and do the questions on pass ccrn cd
  8. at my hospital, a level 1. ours is either 2:1 or 1:1 if on CRRT
  9. Crna shadow day

    it seems its extremely hard to get a shadow opportunity with a CRNA. I harassed the administrator till I got a call back to shadow. Keep calling and get on their nerves. haha.
  10. The humbling rejection letter.... what to do about it.

    Don't give up, ask the program why you weren't an attractive candidate. I got in the first school I interviewed at that I didnt' really care going to. My second interview at the school I really was dying to go to for years rejected me completely and ...
  11. Advice for less than 3.0 GPA

    remember its the whole package they look at, gpa, gre scores, knowledge at your interview, etc. I got in with a 3.39(made B's and C's in nursing school didn't retake any classes, got my CCRN and WOWd them with my awesome personality :) don't give up ...
  12. How deep is the interview?

    Know how meds work at cellular level,know hemodynamics and vent settings, and some patho of resp and cardio and you should be fine
  13. once. had interviews at 2 schools, got in to the first school I interviewed at.
  14. heres a few questions if anyone could answer them. I'm over my current place of work..needless to say they cancelled all our agency nurses without warning, closed 2 of our ICU beds and 2 in another unit so we are either being forced to float or getti...
  15. I found out today that I passed too...and only thanks to God b/c I had a lot of prayers going up for me. Anyways if I can pass anyone can...and I was the ditziest one in my class...Common sense does not come naturally for me..so if they think i am sa...