crna2be

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1. CRNA

   crna2be replied to bc2023's topic in CRNA

   Hi ben. My two cents, if you please. I was recently accepted into a CRNA program at Rush in Chicago. I have been a practicing critical care nurse for four years. Here are a few things to think about: have an intelligent and honest answer abo...

2. Nursing Student says hello!

   crna2be replied to RobertJ's topic in General Nursing

   Hi. My two cents, if you please. I am so glad you are proud to be a nurse. The way to hold on to that feeling (I have held it now for four years) is to find the clinical area you love and become an expert practitioner. You will continuously reap...

3. RNS PLEASE REPLY!!!

   crna2be replied to Heatherk's topic in General Nursing

   Hi. Nursing is complex discipline that is grounded in psychology, sociology, pharmacy, physiology, pathology, biochemistry, mathematics and medicine. So, nurses use a variety of skills (not just technical) to help patients. You will need and will ...

4. Suggestions on nclex study tests

   crna2be replied to patches's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Patches. Good luck to you in your nursing career. I have an excellent Q/A book called AJN/Mosby question and answer book for Nclex-rn fifth edition. There may be later editions;I took this in 1997. It includes computer disks. Another book is ...

5. What can nurses really do to help our dying profession?

   crna2be replied to Blue11RN's topic in General Nursing

   hi blue. I think the best thing to do is to educate people about the nursing role. I am sick of nurses being portrayed, for example, in movies as bimbos with big chests who walk around in high heels and hand out bedpans. I am studying to be a CRNA...

6. Angry Nurse

   crna2be replied to goldilocksrn's topic in Relations

   This is a toughie. I think the best way to handle a situation like this if it comes up again is to be forthright. In this situation, you could have said "I'm sorry, I know you were waiting for this water, but I had an emergency with another patient ...

7. New grads first jobs

   crna2be replied to hollykate's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Shannon. Sometimes nurses find the clinical specialty they enjoy right away, or nurses find it by starting in a unit and not liking it. I always knew I wanted critical care, but I had to start in a stepdown telemetry unit. I worked there for ei...

8. New Grad Stupids

   crna2be replied to longforseaair's topic in General Nursing

   Hi bbq. Nurse who present themselves as being all-knowing are self-centered and could be setting themselves and their patients up for disaster. This is different from being confident that you could help a patient. Arrogance or the refusal to admit...