NEC1970

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1. Chances of admittance to CRNA school after previous dismissal

   NEC1970 replied to JaySRNA's topic in SRNA

   Hi. Does anyone know of a situation where a SRNA was dismissed from their anesthesia program for either didactic or clinical reasons and was successful at getting admitted to another CRNA program? Is there a precedent anywhere on this? I am more inte...

2. Nurses Pushing Propofol for Conscious Sedation -Your Thoughts?

   NEC1970 replied to *traumaRN*'s topic in Gastroenterology

   thanks for taking the time to reply to the authority on the subject - "Med student." Interestingly, just today, I was assigned to provide morning breaks and then lunches in a mixed CRNA/MDA staffed busy OR. After going room to room all day and also h...

3. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

   NEC1970 replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain

   As the author of the original post, I , too, was unsure where this discussion ended up. There were many excellent responses that emphasized true advocacy and best practice. thanks. andrew

4. Drug seeking or real pain? How do you tell?

   NEC1970 replied to JudyPRN's topic in Pain

   Greetings. Not sure if this post is still active so I'll be brief. Yesterday, I worked per diem at an Out Patient Surgical Center. We had several quick cases to recover for epidural steroid injections. All chronic pain pts. This one lady, about 40 y...

5. I know Littman gets rave reviews but.........

   NEC1970 replied to ashse's topic in Uniform/Gear

   which DRG? i had a DRG that was recently misplaced or stolen. noone has seen it for 3 weeks in either pt's room i had. anyhow, i couldn't always hear very well and it was over $100 item.

6. New Traveler to California

   NEC1970 replied to cameroondiva's topic in Travel

   anybody have experience working for a KAISER hospital particularly in southern california? i am thinking of applying for a staff position. thanks.

7. New Traveler to California

   NEC1970 replied to cameroondiva's topic in Travel

   as a traveler in soCal, i can tell you from experience to avoid American Mobile. they are huge and run a lot of this market but the downside is their pay is low, rarely get any bonus, no car allowance and very low housing stipend. they also will not ...

8. Wearing scrubs in public...

   NEC1970 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   i have seen so many times in several hospitals, the OR nurses in the cafeteria wearing the booties, head cap and even mask around their necks. that gets me annoyed at the proximity of food to whatever may be on their protective wear from any and all ...

9. What's the nicest thing a patient has done for you?

   NEC1970 replied to RN always's topic in General Nursing

   lot's of experiences come to mind. i received a beautiful mug with chocolates inside recently. the most touching are the words spoken from a patient after they been through hell and back with all the invasive procedures, intubated and really, really ...

10. greetings to all

    NEC1970 posted a topic in Travel

    hi all. ICU RN traveling in san diego. about to take another assignment. anyone have a bad experience with American Mobile? Their housing allowances aren't so great nor are their perks. But they are the ones who seem to have the positions when othe...