JSB

JSB has 4 years experience and specializes in MICU, SICU, NSICU.

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1. CRNA clinical Hours

   JSB replied to BSNRN's topic in CRNA

   My program is front-loaded, meaning we do a year of full time didactic and then have clinical along with an online class every semester and a once a month testing to prepare for boards at our school. During our clinical portion, we go to the OR 4-5 d...

2. Just wanted to introduce myself... and GRE prep recommendations?

   JSB replied to oneterriblegolfer's topic in SRNA

   Kaplan was good preparation for me. Do the tests and read the rationale for what you missed or were not sure about. Concentrate on the quantitative section. I felt that there was little I could do to improve my verbal scores quickly, but there were s...

3. What got you into school?

   JSB replied to RNextraordinare's topic in SRNA

   ASN 2004, GPA 3.3 BSN 2008, GPA 4.0 GRE 1420 CCRN - did well enough to send in my actual scores, not just a copy of the card ACLS, PALS 5 years MICU, SICU, NSICU experience shadowed 80 hours good references

4. Huge dilemmas...advice please!!

   JSB replied to Jessica415's topic in General Nursing

   Before I was a nurse, I worked as a patient care tech in the ER. I did get lots of practice with different procedures, and had lots of patient interaction. However, now that I am a nurse, I think that the unit secretaries actually learn a lot of thin...

5. reporting skin alterations to NM, daily

   JSB replied to Diana,RN's topic in General Nursing

   We do report skin alterations daily. I work in ICU, and we do grand rounds daily with the intensivist, respiratory, charge nurse, wound care, dietician, social work, infection control, etc. We report to them the Braden score for each patient, and if ...

6. My secret revealed (look out!)

   JSB replied to antidote's topic in General Nursing

   That's wonderful - congratulations! I can't wait until I can say the same. I'm doing my RN-BSN coursework online, and I agree, it's not all it's cracked up to be, but it is a great opportunity. I'll have my BSN in May 2008.

7. Lift Teams in your Hospital?

   JSB replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

   We do have a lift team in our hospital. They are designated people from the SDS dept., so they are good for things like turns, but they don't know how to do things like help to change the sheets with the patient in the bed, for example, so some thing...

8. MCG Nsg Program vs. Athens

   JSB replied to Kcwodie's topic in Georgia

   I am not a UGA or an MCG grad, but I have lived, worked, and gone to nursing school in Athens and know a little about those schools. UGA's nursing program is actually a pre-nursing program. It is not affiliated with MCG, but many students do apply ...

9. Eczema Treatments

   JSB replied to prairiegirl's topic in General Nursing

   Elidel did not work well for me, and I don't usually have too much trouble with my eczema, but recently it has been worse. No one ever mentions Curel lotion, but that works better for me than even Eucerin. I also like Neutrogena hand cream. Hope y...

10. NCLEX--how soon after graduation?

    JSB replied to Toby's mum's topic in General Nursing

    Take it ASAP after graduation. Statistics show that graduates have a better chance of passing the NCLEX the sooner after graduation they take it. You probably know a lot more than you may think, and you've heard the saying, "If you don't use it, yo...

11. On the verge of a Nervous Breakdown!! Help!!

    JSB replied to ucandoit's topic in New Nurse

    I copied and pasted this from an email I got from the Pearson-Vue people when I got my Authorization to test. Have you tried this?: NCLEX QUICK RESULTS SERVICE Candidates in the following jurisdictions may access your 'Unofficial' results via the ...

12. Controlled substances

    JSB replied to CHUBBY's topic in CRNA

    This is a pretty bizarre example of an anesthesiologist's addition that I heard from one of the anesthesiologists at the hospital where I work. He said that he knew of this anesthesiologist who apparently had some Fentanyl mixed up in a Foley bag - ...

13. CRNA's in Hawaii

    JSB replied to richard13's topic in CRNA

    I lived in Hawaii for 4 yrs, and really loved it. The lifestyle is definitely slower paced than what we are used to on the "mainland", and is sometimes inconvenient, but I got used to it. You have to kind of lower your expectations for efficiency. ...

14. I can't believe I can finally post this.....

    JSB replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in CRNA

    Congratulations, EmeraldNYL! You should be so proud of yourself! I can't wait to hear about your experiences in school. Good luck!

15. Time for family

    JSB replied to FLCRNA2B's topic in CRNA

    For those of you in school - what do you all do to help focus your studying and use good time management while you are studying, writing care plans, etc.? I am a bit of a perfectionist, so I sometimes find myself spending way too much time "perfecti...