Phishininau replied to Adri_RN's topic in Medications
I'm aware that ofirmev doesn't have to be a substitute. I was trying to offer an example in that if you want NSAID coverage and you believe the increased bleeding risk mantra with relation to single dose ketorolac. In my practice I use both occasion...
Phishininau replied to Adri_RN's topic in Medications
Ketorolac (TORADOL) isn't contraindicated in all of those cases. You should reduce dose from 30mg to 15mg when the pt has elevated renal numbers, or delayed creatinine clearance. It also is not contraindicated in pts with abnormal bleeding any more t...
Phishininau replied to prosperouschick's topic in SRNA
Honestly, it's like comparing apples and lightbulbs. They are in no way similar, except that they are both in the field of nursing (barely, IMO). I never opened a book for my BSN - only had to review class notes for a test. The board prep for the ...
I have heard of people taking all 170 and passing, and I have heard of people taking 100 and failing. The computer will shut off when you either prove your competence or prove your incompetence. This can happen at any point after 100 questions. Un...
Bicarb accounts for 50% of the body's buffering system. When a patient is in a low output state, lactic acidosis, or anaerobic metabolism, increases. The increase in acid content will cause a decrease in cardiac output that in some cases can be ref...
Pretty much the right info is given here. Dobutamine has historically been considered a strong B1-selective agonist. Now however, that opinion has changed slightly. (Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therepeutics is cited for a goo...
Phishininau replied to crazylilkelly's topic in CRNA
I have done 8-10 of them over the past year, and honestly it is a pretty cool concept. 90% get relief almost immediately, and 90% of the remaining 10% get relief with the second attempt. Its really neat seeing the pain go away, just sort of drained...
The Montgomery interviews this year will be in Montgomery at Baptist South. This is the first time that the Baptist and Jackson staffs have been involved in the interviewing process for the Montgomery component. The drawback to this, for those of ...
Phishininau replied to Riptide McGee's topic in SRNA
It would be the same path as anyone else. Nursing degree (BSN or ADN with an appropriate bachelor's degree) then some ICU experience, GRE within five years, and good grades. That will equal an interview and then hopefully admission. I am not tryin...
1. Grades do matter, but there is a school somewhere that will take almost anyone with reasonable grades. You just have to find that school. At my program, the C would be "frowned upon," but that said, if there are myriad A's to go along with it, ...
100% front loaded means that your are completely finished with the coursework (didactic) before you matriculate into the clinical setting. Any percentrage front loaded is the percentage of the didactic program that you complete before matriculating....
My interview didnt require a single clinical question. However, I think as an ICU nurse you would need to know the difference between SIMV, AC, and CMV. That would be a good start to read up on. We use pretty much all CMV in the OR, SIMV and AC ar...