AliceMay

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1. nurses who have had heart caths?

   AliceMay replied to AliceMay's topic in General Nursing

   I know. Even though I've never worked in a cath lab, just having been a nurse made me nervous! But the cath wasnt as bad as expected.

2. nurses who have had heart caths?

   AliceMay replied to AliceMay's topic in General Nursing

   WOW! 4 caths & 2 OHS! in such a short time period! I hope you're ok now. You weren't allowed to lift or pull for only 5 days afterwards? Then there were no restrictions?

3. nurses who have had heart caths?

   AliceMay posted a topic in General Nursing

   Are there any nurses who have had heart caths? If so, how was it going back to work? How long did you wait from having the cath to going back to work? Any restrictions once you went back?

4. Licensure

   AliceMay replied to Justagirl's topic in California

   Yes, but what kind of time frame are we talking about here? 2 weeks? 2 months? Thanx!

5. Licensure

   AliceMay replied to Justagirl's topic in California

   How much time do you save by doing the walk-thru in Sacramento rather than mailing everything in? I'm wondering if the 500+ mile drive would be worth it? Also, how much time do you save by doing the live scan in CA rather than doing the fingerprint...

6. Could it be that an ICU job is easier to get just after graduation?

   AliceMay replied to Roland's topic in CRNA

   I don't know if you're open to relocating, but seems like there are lots of new grad ICU opportunities in CA. Why don't you try looking there?

7. NICU or Med-Surg 1st?

   AliceMay replied to AliceMay's topic in CRNA

   Seems like NICU rather than Med Surg is what everyone is saying would be better experience for adult ICU and CRNA. Would it matter though if the unit is a Step-Down to ICU? Does Step-Down = Med-Surg ?

8. NICU or Med-Surg 1st?

   AliceMay replied to AliceMay's topic in CRNA

   That is so good to know. I was worried that working with babies and adults would be completely different that it would be hard to cross-train.

9. NICU or Med-Surg 1st?

   AliceMay replied to AliceMay's topic in CRNA

   I appreciate all your replies. But my question was not whether Med-Surg was necessary before going into ICU. My question was since I cannot go to adult ICU first, should I start at NICU (which I think I'd like, but I'm afraid there will be less op...

10. NICU or Med-Surg 1st?

    AliceMay posted a topic in CRNA

    I am a New Graduate nurse, and I was not able to find a job in an ICU. I plan to eventually go into a CRNA program, so I was hoping to work in ICU. Anyway, my options now are either NICU or Med-Surg. I think I'd be happier working in NICU, but I...

11. To CRNA/SRNA's who were 1st NICU nurses

    AliceMay posted a topic in CRNA

    After reading through postings on this site and browsing through CRNA school websites, it seems to me that NICU counts as ICU experience, although maybe not as strong as adult ICU experience would be. So I have some questions to CRNA/SRNA's who were...