RNHeartNurse

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1. Midwestern University CRNA Applicants 2024

   RNHeartNurse replied to BedtimeEnforcerRN's topic in SRNA

   They were all in person. At least I did not see any Zoom options. When I got my confirmation email, they included local hotel information.

2. Midwestern University CRNA Applicants 2024

   RNHeartNurse replied to BedtimeEnforcerRN's topic in SRNA

   I got an interview invite today. I submitted my application January 1, but my transcripts were not finalized until January 12. Interviews were available April 29-Early May.

3. Charge nurse with patients?

   RNHeartNurse posted a topic in Critical

   In my ICU, our charge nurse has typically not had a patient assignment. They will take an assignment if absolutely necessary, but that has been the exception, not the rule. Our hospital is now changing policy, and saying the charge will be taking a ...

4. Donor families

   RNHeartNurse posted a topic in Critical

   If your unit takes care of patients who are organ donors, do you do anything special for the families? I want to start some kind of program at our hospital to help care for our donor families, but I would like ideas first. I would like it to be somet...

5. Writing doctors orders without an actual doctors order

   RNHeartNurse replied to Toadroad's topic in Critical

   I work in a CVICU. We have a lot of standing orders. They include drawing labs, ABGs, ordering chest x-rays, initiating temporary pacemakers, placing orders for certain meds (insulin drips, amino drips etc) and more. However, it is still expected tha...

6. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

   RNHeartNurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

   Many doctors at my facility use dictation software to write their notes. While some will proof read, many do not. Sometimes the mistakes are quite comical. I was reading the admission history and physical for one of my patients. It stated "patient c...