jrsquire1

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1. ICU to OR

   jrsquire1 replied to Izzygirl's topic in Operating Room

   I very recently went from the ICU bedside to the OR. Love it so far. My position is fairly unique however as I have a background in CTICU and now work exclusively for a pediatric CT service in the OR...

2. MDA/CRNA infighting

   jrsquire1 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I've been throwing the idea around for a little while now of possibly pursuing anesthesia as a CRNA. I think my biggest fear is working in a hostile environment where nursing and medical practices do...

3. Unions and active progress in improving the work place

   jrsquire1 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I was curious what people's individual experiences were with their union/the union at a hospital and the union's ability to truly improve the work place. If you wouldn't mind listing the union name in...

4. Question: AMBU vs. Ventilator

   jrsquire1 replied to etymed's topic in Critical Care

   Never fast and hard, it really gives us quicker control of PEEP adjustment and ability to recruit the lung (by hyperventilating with a larger Vt or slightly faster rate depending on the situation)....

5. Question: AMBU vs. Ventilator

   jrsquire1 replied to etymed's topic in Critical Care

   We tend to do this when a patient has an acute desaturation on the vent in order to both feel and hyperventilate forgoing any other obvious signs of why they may be desaturating. Most recently I had a...

6. Staffing of ECMO patients

   jrsquire1 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   I'm curious what your unit's staffing policy regarding patients on ECMO is; do you automatically single or staff it in a 1 (nurse):2 (patients) assignment based on

7. Patient safety, quality and risk management in healthcare

   jrsquire1 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   I am curious if anyone has experience in this area of healthcare as a nurse. I've been looking into getting a masters degree at some point and stumbled upon this concentration. While it is not a...

8. Liberty University--Adv.patho & pharm. How do-able?

   jrsquire1 replied to Spoiled1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Yeah we all know how imperative it is to know the geological and evolutionary timeline when it comes to modern pathology, physiology, and pharm... Anyways, facts being what they are, Liberty is a...

9. Getting Away From the Bedside

   jrsquire1 posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Hi All, I'm a nurse of two years in Western PA, 1 year in a community hospital med-surg ICU, 1 year in a Level 1 CTICU, and I am absolutely miserable at the bedside. I think it may be my current unit...