Jaelle625

Jaelle625

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About Jaelle625

Jaelle625 has 2 years experience and specializes in CVSICU.


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  1. CSICU same as CVICU? Interview HELP!

    CVSICU not only does open heart cases, but also (V)ascular cases. So your "typical" cabg, valve, transplant with the addition of AAAs, TAAs, carotid endarterectomies, etc... I'm sure individual units will vary slightly in the types of cases they take...
  2. CCRN 2013

    BSN, RN, CCRN as of today! I used Laura G and Pass CCRN (question bank only--the book is WAY too involved). Good luck to all who are studying!
  3. 2013 Case Western Nurse Anesthesia Interview

    I don't plan to apply to Case Western, but I'm curious about the math questions? Are we talking gtt calcs? I feel like a math quiz in the middle of an interview would make me miss a beat...
  4. VCU's combined MSNA/DNAP program

    Hi all! I've recently been looking into VCU's combined MSNA/DNAP program and have a few questions for anyone who may know. I'm curious as to how much additional study time these students had to allot for the extra courses each semester. Clearly, it...
  5. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Missnurse01: Coursera? I briefly looked into what it entailed. Care to elaborate? It looks as though its college courses without the college credit? Would you recommend supplementing grad level classes with some courses from coursera? I've been ski...
  6. CVSICU

    It does get better. One day at a time. I've only been off orientation for a few months and I've already had a few situations where the proverbial **** has hit the fan. I was AMAZED at how fast my coworkers were in the room. As the LNRN11 posted, you ...
  7. Thanks for the responses! I will definitely have to look into this further. I did see that at my facility, there is a time commitment of 8 months after the semester is over. Not an issue for me if I take summer classes, however. I don't plan to apply...
  8. I really wanted to use my employer's tuition reimbursement as well, but it seems as though I have to be enrolled in a degree program. Did you find a loop hole or did your facility not have that stipulation? Thanks for the insight!
  9. calcium chloride

    We give CaCl regularly on our unit in response to hypotension. Your serum Ca may be normal, but your Ionized Calcium (free floating, available to be used Ca) may be low. MD is correct in that it improves contractility and therefore BP. It's the polic...
  10. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Rd, I sent you a pm but its not showing up in my "sent" folder. Let me know if you didn't get it.
  11. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    You guys are great! Thanks for the advice! There's a CRNA school near me that let's you take advanced patho and suggests taking a research class that's required for their program. Rd: What graduate classes did you take besides patho? I'm glad you're...
  12. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    I have seen many people suggest calling schools to see what they recommend. Is it better to call with a bunch of questions, or would they allow me to schedule a meeting in person? Either would suffice for me. I just didn't want to call and start rapi...
  13. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Thank you for the feedback! I took general Chem I and ochem in undergrad and got As in both. Would you suggest taking general chem II (it wasn't required for undergrad so I didn't take it then)?
  14. My "young and dumb" days are finally catching up to me... I'll save you all the gory details and just get to the point: A&PI- B A&PII- C Microbiology- C All were taken 2004-2005ish. There are other *blemishes* on my transcript (Quite a few...
  15. What to know before starting CTICU preceptorship?

    This was my response from a similar previous post: I can't speak for experienced CVSICU nurses as I'm new to this specialty myself, but I can give some insight from the "newbie" perspective. Questions. Ask them. A lot. The amount of knowledge these...