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  1. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

    I posted on this very topic November 2009 in this same thread... scan through the posts to check it out.
  2. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

    At the moment, I happen to know that the NICU (and PICU) are having staffing issues because of the hospital's acuity and general census. We NEED nurses... sure, a new nurse would have to be oriented, but (while I cannot speak directly for the NICU, s...
  3. Best Pain Chart Ever!!

    I know! It's really great, I sent it to all my nursing friends. I love her blog!
  4. Hi all, (This is a re-post from the Pennsylvania section) (FYI: I live in Center City, Philadelphia.) So I've been doing some hard thinking on going back to school to be a CRNA... I love everything I've heard/read and seen about it, but I'm still hes...
  5. Calling All Philly CRNAs!

    Hi all, (FYI: I live in Center City, Philadelphia.) So I've been doing some hard thinking on going back to school to be a CRNA... I love everything I've heard/read and seen about it, but I'm still hesitant. Right now, my biggest reservation is that I...
  6. New nurse needs help moving to Philly!

    Sorry... for some reason I thought you mentioned that you'd moved TO center city FROM Roxborough... my bad. Good luck!
  7. New nurse needs help moving to Philly!

    Depends on where you live....I'm all about the buses. I take the 42 bus on Walnut to CHOP - it runs roughly every 10 minutes and drops you off right in front of the entrance (nice on rainy days!). There is also the 40 bus which runs along Lombard, it...
  8. This may not exactly be what you're asking, but..... At our hospital, only neurosurgery docs are allowed to collect specimens. We can change the EVD bags with sterile technique, but that is the limit. Generally speaking, if an infection is suspected,...
  9. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

    I'm feeling particularly chatty after today's shift (don't know how, I worked my butt off today and am about 10 minutes away from passing out... maybe I'm giddy?). So I figured I'd post another one for you... If you want to be in an ICU, the managers...
  10. Is it possible to get a job at CHOP?

    Hey there, What unit are you applying to work in? I'm currently working in the PICU, so the strengths managers are looking for might be a bit different from another unit. Basically, be sure to come ready knowing examples of times you've used critical...
  11. Stress levels of ICU vs CRNA

    (Totally off topic, not a CRNA, buuuuut....) I would agree -- I'm in the ICU, and I completely understand the stress level you are experiencing. I came from an accelerated BSN program, and for a new grad--especially a new nurse--it is totally expecte...
  12. Why so Interested????

    NRSNFL, great response! I'm in total agreement with you, also considering jumping onto the anesthesia wagon at some point. I'm in an ICU, a bit sick of all the paperwork/double-documenting and constantly playing the middle man (while being underpaid)...
  13. Precepting in the PICU

    PS - you can get the book I mentioned for around $65 on Amazon, probably cheaper if you go to Half.com or get it used somewhere.... good luck!
  14. Precepting in the PICU

    Congrats! I'm a relatively new grad who also spent some nursing school time in the PICU (and now I work in one). When I was there, I found this book helpful (albeit a bit thick): Core Curriculum for Pediatric Critical Care Nursing (2006) by Margaret...
  15. Anyone else with PICU orientation woes...?

    I'm posting because I've become rather frustrated with my PICU orientation experience thus far (interestingly enough, in a hospital where they talk about how great the orientation program is). I love the challenge of the PICU, I love the patient popu...