NIUredblack

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1. Rosalind or DePaul Northshore?????

   NIUredblack replied to choczrn1's topic in SRNA

   Are you and your classmates having any luck finding jobs in Chicago? I'm graduating from CRNA school this summer and trying to get into the Chicago market. I'm at a school outside of IL and trying to see what hospitals hire new grad CRNAs. Any insigh...

2. What were your references like?

   NIUredblack replied to 3ccBolus's topic in SRNA

   Had one from a charge RN, CRNA who I shadowed, dean of my undergrad nursing school, and an attending physician. Did not get one from my nurse manager because hospital policy does not allow them to write them other than a confirmation of employment. M...

3. What got you into school?

   NIUredblack replied to RNextraordinare's topic in SRNA

   BS Nursing 3.5 GRE 1100 2 years MICU experience CCRN

4. accepted SRNAs

   NIUredblack replied to nynurse!'s topic in SRNA

   3.5 BSN GPA 1120 GRE 2 years MICU at time of acceptance

5. Extreme Anxiety during clinicals

   NIUredblack replied to kbullinger's topic in Student Assist

   I was in the same boat as you. I think that it's one of those things that you eventually just get used to with more and more practice. You will feel more confident in your skills in time, hang in there!

6. Help! Tips for interview @ Bradley U/Decatur Memorial Hospital

   NIUredblack replied to krisjazzer13's topic in SRNA

   Thanks for the advice...looks like I'll have to brush up on my cardiac.

7. Getting ready

   NIUredblack replied to javajunkie's topic in CRNA

   I'm assuming you have graduated their program since this post, how did you feel about the program? I'm looking into going there for CRNA. Thanks!

8. Uncles/Aunts just don't understand...

   NIUredblack replied to StudentFromNj's topic in Male Students

   I was in your shoes once. I got a degree in another field because that's what my family wanted. When I was in the career field I was miserable. Went back to school and got my nursing degree, family members were surprised similarly to yours. A career ...

9. Mayo Clinic When to Apply

   NIUredblack replied to krazykev's topic in Minnesota

   Applied to Mayo in Aug/Sept. of my last semester. Interviewed in October, graduated December started Feb. Mayo usually has 3-4 cohorts of RN's that go through ICU orientation throughout the year. Right now Mayo hasn't been hiring for a while in the I...

10. Help! Tips for interview @ Bradley U/Decatur Memorial Hospital

    NIUredblack replied to krisjazzer13's topic in SRNA

    Just got an interview, the first I have gotten. I'm assuming I should crank out some CCRN review questions. Anyone have any tips other than dress code ;-)

11. CCRN

    NIUredblack replied to kek5931's topic in MICU

    GenRN - Too funny. I'm working in Minnesota currently. You? GHillbert is correct, it's a 70% which translates to I think 88 questions correct. The test is technically 150 questions but 25 are "experimental" and don't count towards your score. There ...

12. New Grad in the ICU

    NIUredblack replied to vastudent09's topic in MICU

    I agree. I had a few older nurses on my floor kind of scoff at me when I was sitting for CCRN after my 1750 hrs of clinical experience. "You need at least 3-5 years experience before you should even start thinking about it." Needless to say I passed....

13. Tips on making that ICU bed look perfect after a bath

    NIUredblack replied to bluesky's topic in MICU

    We have this Johnson and Johnson no more tears hair detangler that smells like apples. I like to put that in the bath water. Also, I think that scrubbing bar soap into washrags gets 'em nice and clean too. For the room, I notice that stuff just seems...

14. CCRN

    NIUredblack replied to kek5931's topic in MICU

    Just passed the exam. Worked on MICU just long enough to have my min clinical hours to sit for the test. Did lots of questions from the "Pass CCRN!" cd rom, watched Laura's dvd's, and did questions from her book, I think it's called "Critical Care Ex...

15. Least Expensive CRNA Program?

    NIUredblack replied to ThePrestige's topic in SRNA

    I believe it's around 30.