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  1. I would agree with gauge14iv...get your app and resume out there to anywhere you want to work. We just had a grad we were going to hire find out at last minute that she still lacked a class. People change their mind, or just don't show up. You probab...
  2. Level 1 too much for new grad?

    I would be interested to know what type of facility and orientation you received. Did you have a preceptor and a formal internship program? Just curious.
  3. Level 1 too much for new grad?

    Am a supervisor in a Level 1 Trauma/Neuro ICU, and we hire new grads to our unit. I think that if your facility provides a good internship program, you can definitely be successful, which should include specific time frames to work with your precepto...
  4. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

    I am a supervisor in a neuro/truama ICU, and I have done this for 16 years. The challenge of the neuro patient is the unpredictability. You can have 2 patients with the exact type of injury and yet you will have 2 completely different pictures, which...
  5. conscious sedation

    Usually each facility should have policy in place to define conscious sedation and who can administer what. At ours, any use of diprivan for procedures can only be administered by those certified to push anesthetic agents, (which is usually anesthesi...
  6. studying for CNRN exam this fall...

    I have started studying and from what others have said, the recommended textbook is what majority of test takers use. Studying all the neuro-anatomy first, and then all the pathology/conditions is what I have read is the most successful. Good Luck.
  7. Dallas Nurses

    I live in Plano, and I work at Baylor in Downtown Dallas, and if I could guide you in any direction I would say North of Dallas is probably where you should think of going. School districts for Plano, Allen and McKinney are great, and if you have kid...