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1. Chiropractor to CRNA advice

   IV-PUSH replied to pamchris's topic in SRNA

   your wife has a doctorate in chiro, its not "will she get in?" it's whos spot is she going to take? there is no question she will get into any number of schools she applies to as long as she can interview competently, I worked with a CRNA who was a c...

2. Path to CRNA

   IV-PUSH replied to new2this101's topic in SRNA

   reading through the "standard" replies to this thread that fly all over this forum all the time....let me give you a more "real world" reply.... people on here freak out way to much about requirements, classes, certifications, experience etc... I see...

3. Hamot/Gannon School of Anesthesia

   IV-PUSH replied to lexiRN80's topic in SRNA

   PM me I can answer any questions anyone has....

4. tell the boss or get another reference? what would you do?

   IV-PUSH replied to sleepyrasrn's topic in SRNA

   I would get another reference, I was in the same spot as you, I approached one of my clinical educators who is technically in a "supervisory" role, but much nicer and open to the idea of school. They wrote the reference, mailed it out and it never ca...

5. Platelets

   IV-PUSH replied to RN2B07's topic in New Nurse

   Maybe this will help some..most platlets come as pheresis platelets these days to reduce donor exposure. 1 pheresis is roughly equal to a six pack of plaelets...if you get an order for a six pack of platlets..one pheresis covers you....just look on t...

6. Northern Maine

   IV-PUSH replied to dnw826's topic in Maine

   Cost of living just about anywhere in the aroostook county area is extremely cheap. And when I say cost of living I mean home prices, land prices, some people will jump on here and rant about taxes...and to that I say whatever..you can buy a home up ...

7. Northern Maine

   IV-PUSH replied to dnw826's topic in Maine

   ummm...no presque isle is in aroostook county

8. Northern Maine

   IV-PUSH replied to dnw826's topic in Maine

   Sounds like you want tthe presque isle area. You have access to a community college and a campus for the university of maine system. There are 2 hospitals in the area Aroostook medical center, and CARY medical center.

9. Maine winters--how much snow?

   IV-PUSH replied to snowchaser1's topic in Maine

   everything you are looking for exists mostly from bangor north, housing/land is dirt cheap to further north you go, but there is a trade off....nothing even remotley exciting happening. If you are looking for a settled quite life than this is were yo...

10. Biochem ? for CRNAs and SRNAs

    IV-PUSH replied to indagenes's topic in SRNA

    I have noticed some programs require a retake of classes that are 5 or 10 yrs. old, BUT it seems I have found plenty of others that say nothing about re-taking those classes...to say those are definitely something you have to re-take seems to be a bi...

11. Is it wise for a new grad to start in ICU?

    IV-PUSH replied to Kolt19's topic in MICU

    Origianlly posted by dorimar "It is very diffiuclt to train a nurse that is learning how to make a bed and do basic drug calculations, how to run CRRT or what exactly the hemodynamics mean & what she should do about it. Don't get me wrong, I 've...

12. Is it wise for a new grad to start in ICU?

    IV-PUSH replied to Kolt19's topic in MICU

    That is correct the nursing shortage has opened up some great opportunities for new grads where they may not have existed before. It no doubt makes some people bitter that these new grads can (with extra time and training) transition directly into a ...

13. Agism in nursing???? (furious rant potential)

    IV-PUSH replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in General Nursing

    heres a new spin on the subject..I knew a nurse who had her masters in social work, and she had a really hard time seperating her previous job (social worker) from her current job (being a nurse)..and yes yes I know they are all intermingled somewher...

14. Is it wise for a new grad to start in ICU?

    IV-PUSH replied to Kolt19's topic in MICU

    3 years on med surg?? Sorry, but that is some old school thinking. I know more than a few recent grads who went directly to ICU/NSCU/Burn unit, and they are doing just fine. If you are a new grad who wants critical care, find a good program and do i...

15. When did you apply?

    IV-PUSH posted a topic in New Nurse

    This seems like the right place to post this question. How far in advance do potential new graduates start applying for jobs before graduation? I have heard anywhere from a month up to three. I will be looking for those new graduate critical care ...