deemo21

deemo21 specializes in Emergency Nursing, Critical care nursing.

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1. Military CRNA Advice

   deemo21 replied to Sullivan85's topic in SRNA

   Try the Army route. The US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia (USAGPAN) allows you apply to the school directly as a civilian. You go into the school as an active duty student and get paid while attending their program. Some AF students also attend ...

2. Trauma Levels

   deemo21 replied to NewTexasRN's topic in SRNA

   Level I and II trauma centers will likely have patients requiring a higher level of care. There are a lot of factors that go into a facility and their trauma designation, but in my research it seems to depend on the program that you are applying to. ...

3. August BOLC

   deemo21 replied to Lindz1125's topic in Government

   I am going to the August Reserve component BOLC. I am not sure if they are combined with the active component for a portion of the training. I will be in Texas though.

4. usajobs website not convenient for applying for jobs

   deemo21 replied to finallyRN7's topic in Government

   When you scan it you need to reduce the resolution and it will be saved as a smaller file. It will not be as clear to read, but it will be smaller.

5. Preparing for BOLC

   deemo21 replied to BrownBoiRN's topic in Government

   I am in the same boat as ad33088 and am hoping that my pay will also not be delayed during my Aug OBLC training for reserves. I believe that since we are in Mypay already it shouldn't be a problem. The thing is that we may not be getting travel pay u...

6. ACNP with flight focus applying for just Flight RN job?

   deemo21 replied to davisone's topic in Flight

   If you were applying for a staff nurse position, if the hospital offered a differential for a MSN you would be eligible. I don't believe that you would make a tremendous increase in pay because of your MSN. Your experience may make you a better candi...

7. Army Reserves and OBLC 2011/ STRAP program Q's

   deemo21 replied to Nurses-Rule1987's topic in Government

   OBLC dates can be found on ATTRS. Ask your recruiter for help with that.

8. Army Female Engagement Teams/Cultural Support Team

   deemo21 replied to Scooty Puff Jr's topic in Government

   This seems like a great advancement opportunity! I wonder how many nurses are involved... What kind of training did you go through for the 5 days Scooty Puff?

9. First hand information on the Army Reserve STRAP program

   deemo21 replied to OrthoRN09's topic in Government

   The active duty incentives and reserve component incentives are two different entities. When I was looking into STRAP initially, I was told that you will have to pay back all reserve incentives received if you were going to seek Active duty (loan rep...

10. Trying to enter BSTRAP program

    deemo21 replied to Tammy197378's topic in Government

    I heard that they may be closing entry into the BSN STRAP program after the last board closed earlier this year. Have any recruiters mentioned anything?

11. Amiodarone and Lidocaine drips for VTach

    deemo21 replied to deemo21's topic in CCU

    Thanks

12. Amiodarone and Lidocaine drips for VTach

    deemo21 posted a topic in CCU

    Hello. I am a rapid response nurse and I had a patient yesterday who was on a stepdown unit. She was having runs of a wide-complex tachycardia in the 120s-130s. She was awake, slightly confused at baseline, just reporting "feeling lousy." They were t...

13. ccrn exam prep

    deemo21 replied to tamcal413's topic in CCU

    You do not need to be a bedside ICU nurse to take the CCRN. According to the AACN you need: "Practice as an RN or APRN is required for 1,750 hours in direct bedside care of acutely or critically ill patients during the previous two years, with...

14. Rapid Response Competency & Testing?

    deemo21 replied to TulsaTime's topic in MICU

    Hello. I am a dedicated RRT nurse at a major hospital. I was recently hired into this position. The staff primarily consisted of nurses with many years of ICU experience. This provided them with a strong critical care background. They were nervous ab...

15. CCRN with tele experience?

    deemo21 replied to jennysong81's topic in MICU

    According to the AACN all you need is 1,875 hours in the care of acutely or critically ill patients. In my opinion if you work as a staff nurse on an inpatient unit in an acute care facility you qualify. I am going to take the test and I have only ER...