tigerita

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1. LSUHSC 2016

   tigerita replied to rnkae's topic in SRNA

   Congrats!!

2. LSUHSC 2016

   tigerita replied to rnkae's topic in SRNA

   Lol oh God, I had 3 missed calls from a New Orleans number on Friday while I was sleeping (post-night shift). Tried to call the number back with no answer later that night. I didn't even think anything of it until just now.

3. LSUHSC 2016

   tigerita replied to rnkae's topic in SRNA

   Did they ask you any clinical questions?

4. DDAVP administration with fresh hearts

   tigerita posted a topic in CCU

   I'm curious if anyone can give me some feedback on your hospital's policy with fresh hearts. I recently switched hospitals and am noticing a trend with post-op hearts and profuse bleeding. It's not uncommon to give at least a couple units ffp or prbc...

5. Phoenix job market for (newish) ED RN's these days...?

   tigerita replied to guest464345's topic in Arizona

   I'm also looking to possibly move to the Phoenix area but from the limited looking I've done so far it looks like there are lots of opportunities! Most of the job descriptions I've seen so far specify that they want at least a year of experience in t...

6. NCLEX tomorrow

   tigerita replied to ivikatasha's topic in NCLEX

   Stay calm during the test and try not to look at what question you are on. Remember that NCLEX selects random students to get the entire test, so don't freak out if you end up having to go through the whole thing! This happened to several people in m...

7. Any night shift nurses experiencing low blood sugars?

   tigerita posted a topic in CCU

   Hey y'all! I'm a new nurse (graduated last May) working night shifts at my hospital's ICU. I'm a little perplexed because keeping up with the stress of a usual night (crashing patients, code team, confused combative crazies..) is usually enough to le...

8. New grad ICU RN - advice about CRNA ?

   tigerita replied to tigerita's topic in SRNA

   I haven't applied anywhere yet as I am still researching everything and don't feel like I have enough ICU experience to feel comfortable yet. LSUHSC might be my first choice though.

9. New grad ICU RN - advice about CRNA ?

   tigerita replied to tigerita's topic in SRNA

   Thanks for all the insight, it's a huge help. I'm really just beginning to seriously consider the idea so I still have a ton of research to do before making a decision but it seems like I'm (hopefully!) on the right track. Like I said, I would defini...

10. New grad ICU RN - advice about CRNA ?

    tigerita posted a topic in SRNA

    I recently graduated from a BSN program in May and got a job in the ICU. Part of our orientation included observing a CABG and then following up with that pt throughout the day (a long 16 hour day! But I loved it). Anyway, I've always been eager to ...

11. How can I land icu tech position while in nursing school?

    tigerita replied to kht124's topic in General Students

    I'm an ICU nurse tech and was really surprised that during my interview they were way more interested in my history of restaurant and service industry jobs than my nursing school grades. They had a lot of questions about times when I had to diffuse s...

12. Duke New Grad / SNIP 2013

    tigerita replied to ExploreDreamDiscover's topic in North Carolina

    Oh no way! I'm in Thibodaux, what about you?

13. Senior Burnout....who's with me?

    tigerita replied to Wrench Party's topic in General Students

    So with you! Precepting is a pain in the butt. As the RNs on my floor like to point out, I'm actually PAYING to work 12 hr night shifts.

14. Duke New Grad / SNIP 2013

    tigerita replied to ExploreDreamDiscover's topic in North Carolina

    Just applied to the ped ICU SNIP position.. I really hope I hear something soon because I'm trying to move there from Louisiana and that would be my absolute dream job! How long after applying did it take y'all to hear back?