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self-inflicted GSW to chest...to OR...not a drip...back in unit x 10 minutes...Mt. St Helens erupted....40+ blood products in addition to 6 autotransfusions from the CT's...actually emptied 8 atriums....of course the end result is what you can imagine....long night though...residents learned NOT TO SQUEEZE the autotransfusion bags!!! ie...blood bath in the room, walls, hair, scubs, monitor..etc...LONG NIGHT of Charting!!!

It is not that I doubt your story however it is I doubt the actual hemodynamics. Your patient's heart was beating if they were breathing...There might have been no discernable peripheral pulse yet that does not mean the heart was not beating. Again, unless you are not human it is 100% physically impossible to breathe when your heart is not beating. Please do not confuse the OP by saying this can occur because it can not and does not happen. Dead people do not breathe...We could easily get into the dynamics of what constitutes a pulse and breathing however for the purpose of just making things clear....just keep it simple....no pulse=no heartbeat....no heartbeat=no breathing..... Not trying to debunk your story however unless your patient was in witnessed aystole/PEA/V-fib AND BREATHING then most likely the heart was still beating just not strong enough to elicit a peripheral pulse.

NeoNurse...absolutely 100% impossible to have NO PULSE and BREATHE...you are dead....dead people do not breathe!!

Wow....I stand corrected...thank you for the information....and to those have read any of this post....PMFB-RN is abolutely 100% right...there are schools that do not require a BSN in order to get accepted....there are many out there and can be found by doing quick internet searches with Google and even BING..... I should go bury my head in shame right now as I DEFINITELY did not do my research on this subject....yet didn't i already post that in my last message.... side note though.....I start CRNA school in August...got accepted without looking into anesthesia schools....crazy how that happens...my resume and applications just magically were sent off to schools on their own!!! :)

took the old test and used the videos passed it easily....4 of my colleagues took the "new" test and used the videos in addition to the pass the ccrn book....they all passed just fine...they basically said that it was just a matter of an increase or decrease in the amount of questions asked on a certain subject... good luck...it is a GREAT cert to have....

Although the "no BSN" might be true in this poster's state...I have NEVER heard of a program that does not require a BSN...might have been the case years ago but now i just can't imagine that there is a program out there that does not require a BSN. If anything the "several people" who did not have their BSN entered into a RN-MSN anesthesia program.....haven't done my homework enough to talk about them though....Got my BSN online through UNC-Chapel Hill. Did it in one year. Absolutely no problem with accreditation and it was relatively cheap...Got accepted into school without any issue as well....quite honestly just do some homework and make sure that the school is regionally/nationally accredited/accepted....and if any doubt just contact the actual CRNA school you look to apply for and ask them. When it all comes down to it, a BSN is a BSN regardless of where you get it. The admin comm looks for good grades, gre/mat scores, and great experience....and anything else that can set you apart from other canidates....good luck....

Would highly disagree that you have to "PAY YOUR DUES"....that is completey baseless and untrue.....more often than not i would prefer to train the novice nurse as they do not have "bad" habits to break yet....it is EXTREMELY hard to train a nurse who has had bad habits INGRAINED in their day to day practice.. Although i respect the amount of time that PATIN LA has dedicated to nursing...that type of thinking does not allow nursing as a profession to further itself....People are different just as one's nursing practice is different...You do NOT need to follow the path of one nurse JUST to become a capable and competent nurse...PATIN LA did give great examples of how she/he has excelled in the various areas of nursing and that in itself is an accomplishment. However please do not make the mistake assuming you have to work on the "floor" in order to be a good or even GREAT ICU nurse....All it takes is a little bit of attitude, strong work ethic, thirst for knowledge, and a quest to provide the best patient care YOU can provide... With the current staffing levels that many hospitals have today, I would highly doubt that your capability and competency would be greatly increased by working on the floor...rather you may have the potential to end up disliking a GREAT profession without getting a chance to see other areas....Not everyone can be a floor nurse...and NOT everyone can be an ICU nurse....

Hey there...agree with all the above posters...obtained my ADN and then got my BSN online through UNC-Chapel Hill.... there wasn't ANY issue of my degree not being accepted as it is an "acutal" university...I got into CRNA school just fine....But in all honesty....where you get your BSN from could matter less to most admin comm....rather your experience and the grades you have obtained up to interview time....and of course your GRE/MAT scores... Although the school may not matter as much the GRADES STILL do...so do your best... good luck

you may want to check on the ability to take out student loans once you have delcared bankruptcy....i wasn't aware that you would still be eligible..... Save...save....save....one other commentor had it right...your a bit away from applying...in 4.5 years you could save up enough to do it...live cheap...extremely cheap!!!

Umm...you may want to read a bit more...it is phyiscally impossible to be breathing and have no pulse....FYI... Good rule of thumb is if YOU THINK you need to call a code...then by all means do so...if your wrong...oh well no harm done, however if you don't call a code when you should have then the patient is not going to have a very good day!!!

I would agree with the above two posters that Swanz aren't used AS much anymore, however that is pertinent to ICU care NOT the OR. Many of my CRNA friends have said that they end up floating a swan to obtain a quick set of hemodynamics and then take it out. As such, regardless if you actually use a Swanz in your ICU I would say your best bet is to know as much as you can about a swan prior to interviewing. I work at a level one Surgical Trauma ICU and we get Swanz pretty reguarly from the OR and we use the CCO Swanz in our trauma patients. We also use the Vigileo and yes it does allow a MD to treat the patient accordingly. However given the pulmonary oximetry and volumetrics that a Swan can provide, as a nurse, I prefer the swan more. besides they are fun to play with. I interviewed and was accepted. My clinical questions were about Swanz as well as IABP. Although I have not taken care of a pt with a IABP in over 4 years they still wanted to test my knowledge base. I would imagine that most CRNA schools prefer applicants who have a pretty good knowledge base of hemodynamics and equipment used. Remember what you don't know doesn't mean you can't learn!!!! Good luck to ya

GPA 3.93; 6 YEARS EXP Surgical Trauma ICU; 425 MAT.... Although I have not started yet, August is coming quick and I can't wait. I will say that you need good ICU experience. The area you live in should not matter whatsoever, rather the experience you have in the ICU. Make sure you have experience with Swanz and other hemodynamic monitoring equipment. The admin committe does like experience with balloon pumps however it isn't a "must" have. Hope this helps...cheers

Quite honestly, if you can find a hospital that has a new grad critical care program then by all means go for it, if you have the means....Cannot stress that enough.....There are numerous programs out there, you just have to find them. Someone with your STATS should not have that much of a problem as long as you do the extracurriuclar stuff that goes along with attempting to get into school ie...obtaining certifications, SHADOWING, teaching classes if you have the opportunity etc... It can be done...Good luck...and remember, many people don't get in their first go around, if you should find yourself in that category, ask the admin committe why and do exactly what they tell you to do....then your almost guaranteed the next go around...

Your GPA is fine...get either Surigal/Trauma ICU or CardioVascular ICU experience....if you have time get your CCRN cert.... 4 years is pefect amount of time. Highly recommend to get your debt under control prior to going. Your plan sounds like it will work out. Many people don't neccessarily have the most stellar GPA's that still get in...Your GPA is well within the acceptance range so don't stress over it.

You should have told the RN that you were saving the other 135mcg for him or her to calm down with and furthermore don't ever call you at home for something that #1. can be found on the chart/orders....and #2 is a bs call! honest mistake..no harm done....now is the time for you to call the RN when they didn't document the smell of the urine!!! :)