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1. UC Berkeley Extension Pharmacology

   CRC12 replied to nurselefteye's topic in Online Learning

   Did you end up taking the pharmacology class at Berkeley extension?

2. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) CRNA 2023

   CRC12 replied to Tee Ghee's topic in SRNA

   I hope you are right.

3. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) CRNA 2023

   CRC12 replied to Tee Ghee's topic in SRNA

   Another reason why I think they won’t delay anymore is because in mid August there is a big AANA conference in Chicago that most schools participate in. I think they will wrap it up by July 1 to plan for this conference.

4. Cath lab duties

   CRC12 replied to wayemika's topic in Cardiac

   In my lab only RNs can give sedation. RNs are trained to do everything (scrub, circulate, monitor). RCIS, RT only scrub and monitor. If I am in the room with two techs, I circulate only because I am the only one who can give sedation. I prefer all RN...

5. Cardiac Step down interviewing for Cath Lab

   CRC12 replied to amch's topic in Cardiac

   Congrats! ? So much better than bedside

6. Cardiac Step down interviewing for Cath Lab

   CRC12 replied to amch's topic in Cardiac

   Good luck! I hope you get it. Keep me posted!

7. Cardiac Step down interviewing for Cath Lab

   CRC12 replied to amch's topic in Cardiac

   I work in Cath Lab as an RN. All RNs have ICU/CCU or ER experience, except one nurse who came from step down unit. She said that the learning curve was very steep, but she is very good now. The only issue I see with her is that when a really sick pat...

8. Cath Lab orientation length

   CRC12 replied to CRC12's topic in General Nursing

   NedRN, Thank you so much for your responses. It feels very therapeutic to read them. Honestly, I feel that 6-9 months of orientation is more appropriate for such a high skill. I learned the basics of scrubbing but the skills are not automated ye...

9. Cath Lab orientation length

   CRC12 replied to CRC12's topic in General Nursing

   NedRN, Thank you so much for your comment. Well, before this comment was made, he actually raised his voice at me during the call. This comment was made to me in my director’s office after I told her that he mistreated me. He refused to talk to ...

10. Cath Lab orientation length

    CRC12 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am an RN with 5 years of experience in critical care (ICU and CCU). I just recently got a job in Interventional Cath Lab at Level 1 trauma hospital. It’s a very busy lab. I am currently in orientation. They give us 1 month in scru...

11. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    CRC12 replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

    I wish you all good luck too. I hope I won't become what some of you predict me to become. I may or may not, but for now I am just so excited to be a new nurse. Everything is very new and nothing is boring. I wake up and I am excited to go to work an...

12. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    CRC12 replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

    I also agree that I don't look at busy work as stressful situations. Some nurses gripe about how they have an incontinent patient that they have to clean every hour, or they have so many finger stick glucose checks, or pain meds every 2 hours. To me,...

13. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    CRC12 replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

    I talked to my preceptor today, and she was very happy to hear I wanted her to back off a little. I asked her questions throughout the day, but organized the day my own way. It went great! I had a full load: one pt on dopamine drip, other on heparin,...

14. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    CRC12 replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

    I got lots of good advice and heard things that could happen I could not imagine. Thank you for helping me figure this whole preceptor thing out. I truly want to be a good nurse, the one who is vigilant and takes good care of my patients. I just need...

15. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

    CRC12 replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

    You are right. I don't get patients who are unstable. I am mostly admitting and discharging patients at this point. Newly admitted patients are a bit hectic to handle as many new orders are due STAT. But discharging has been super easy so far. The tu...