Eiano replied to Lady With The Lamp's topic in SRNA
Would your boyfriend give up his residency spot of choice so you could be happy where you are? This question is not to push you one way or the other, but is an honest one to make you step back and look at the situation if it were reversed.
It definitely didn't become harder. I mean really: Who would invest 2+ years of their lives only to bow out at failure of the board exam? I can think of about 0 of my fellow SRNAs who'd say, "Hmm... you know what? I've come this far, left my family a...
I work Per Diem in a Level I Trauma Hospital's PACU so we are staffed 24/7 . I work an off-shift and by the time I get there in the afternoon, most of the cases are coming out. I'd say the beginning of the shift is pretty hectic! I'm managing my pt, ...
Eiano replied to something's missing's topic in CRNA
Something had to have made you decide that being an RN wasn't enough to make you pursue anesthesia, right? Go back to that time and decide if $$$ was the only factor. If it was, then maybe you do need to step back for a while, work locums and travel!...
To answer your original question, it's totally manageable. Otherwise there'd be no CRNAs in the world =) I am in my 4th month and am passing all of my tests (they are weekly) and am about to start up on clinicals, (my program is a mixed front-loaded ...
You'd do best to shadow a CRNA to see if *you* feel its a good choice for you. What if you take a position in ICU and hate it, but stick with it, only to 2 years later find out you HATE the idea of being a CRNA? I was encouraged by my parents to be a...
Hmm.. I disagree. I would personally take the level 1. Chances are you would spend sometime in the SICU even though you'd also be taking care of Step-Down pts. I'd ask the manager how often you are required to go to step down. The smaller community...
Guys I wish you the best. What have you been working as in the down-time? Or has family been work? My nurse manager asked me (3 months after graduating and 2 days before I was scheduled to take the NCLEX) "Why did you wait so long to take the NCLEX?
It's true, there are positions in ICUs all over. Just where do you think Anesthesia and some Acute Care NP programs get their students? Anyway, I also did my final rotation in an ICU. I applied to about 6 places (3 were ICU), interviewed at 4 (3 wer...
Yeah, find a new job fast. This nurses is established in her position. You, as a new nurse, should go back to school, like they expect us to do and earn more $$. Come back and smile all big in her face
Eiano replied to Kelly Fineman's topic in Critical
I would think EMT experience would help land a job in ER more easily than ICU... You have a way to go, 2 years. Grades are just as important... as is passing that little test that actually let's you get a license to work. If anything, get a job as a...
I got 6 months orientation. I work in an ICU, 17 pts? My unit doesn't have that many at one time. I'll have 1 pt, or at the most 2 (very rare). There are other options...
Usually for someone to be on Lanuts, it has to be established that their BG are generally elevated. Where I work, there is an order for "notify prescriber for BG