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1. How did you choose where to apply?

   climberrn replied to climberrn's topic in SRNA

   Thank you for the replies. Sorry for the delay, I've been on my phone and hate posting from there. Sedatetime, that website is awesome, thanks for pointing it out to me. wtbcrna, those are all good criteria. Are these things I would find out on ...

2. How did you choose where to apply?

   climberrn posted a topic in SRNA

   I'm in the enviable position of being able to apply most anywhere so I'm having a difficult time figuring out what my criteria are. Currently i have PICU experience ( 10 yrs.) so that limits me unless I get adult experience. Any particular scho...

3. Vanderbilt Direct Entry Fall 2011

   climberrn replied to 5ofPEEP's topic in Post Graduate

   Accepted to peds primary care focus, woohoo!

4. Demand for NPs? Sources?

   climberrn replied to climberrn's topic in NP

   I could have sworn I replied.... Tammy79, thanks for all your research on costs! Unfortunately I'm looking for a program that's pretty limited (pediatric critical care NP) which has only a handful of programs, currently most are private universities...

5. Demand for NPs? Sources?

   climberrn replied to climberrn's topic in NP

   I mostly want to have information to present so I can convince my husband that I'll have a job after we pay 45,000 in tuition. By job forecast sites do you mean places like Monster?

6. Demand for NPs? Sources?

   climberrn posted a topic in NP

   I've been googling like a madwoman and I can't really find much on a projected demand for NPs. Does anyone have recent numbers from a reliable source?

7. straight MSN?

   climberrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   This didn't seem to fit in the specialty threads but please move this if you need to. I'm in the process of applying to grad school, NP programs. In my research, many of them have a certain number of credit hours required, with a lesser number if yo...

8. What is considered ICU experience?

   climberrn replied to ButterPeacanRican's topic in CRNA

   A couple programs that I looked at (sorry, can't remember which ones) specifically excluded both ED and NICU as experience for CRNA.

9. Any Acute care pediatric NPs here?

   climberrn posted a topic in NP

   I'd love to talk to you about your role, how you made the choice to do this instead of primary PNP, working with the docs, job security, etc., etc.

10. suctioning the intubated patient...1 nurse/RT or 2?

    climberrn replied to kessadawn's topic in MICU

    Suctioning not a sterile procedure? Really? That's definitely not how I learned it and not how I practice either.

11. Deciding between RN vs PA vs MD

    climberrn replied to xpinchx's topic in General Nursing

    Eh, I have a history degree I never used either and the $30,000 in loans that came with it. I'm definitely not alone either. In the grand scheme of things it won't matter. Yes, I hate that loan payment but I don't regret my first degree or the kno...

12. Very disrespectful !!!

    climberrn replied to RedhairedNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh, sorry you got the eye roll. I'll never understand why some nurses feel the need to bring their fellows in the trenches down. I'm wondering about something you said though. Many times, when I'm following a new nurse I'll ask a lot of questions...

13. PICU - mcg/kg/min questions

    climberrn replied to marilynmom's topic in PICU

    Our facility uses different concentrations so I would not go with 'it's always x, y or z mcg/cc'. It will vary depending on your facility, on your doctor, on the patient's condition (do they need to have their gtt concentrated or diluted differently...

14. Calling Docs by their first name...

    climberrn replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    I vary. If I don't know them very well I'll call them Dr._____. If they've introduced themselves with their first name I'll do that or once I get to know them. I will call them Dr_____ in front of the patients though.

15. Nimbex IVP

    climberrn replied to OKRN's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't read that as Zookeeper saying it was a conscious sedation drug, I read it as like conscious sedation drugs, you need to be in a 1:1 ratio until it wears off. That being said, like the other posters I've only seen it given either as a gtt on...