courage2care

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1. Adventist University CRNA 2018 Start

   courage2care replied to Levo-neo-vaso's topic in SRNA

   Congratulations! No news for me, unfortunately. Thank you for sharing. Best of luck to everyone who gets to be interviewed!

2. Adventist University CRNA 2018 Start

   courage2care replied to Levo-neo-vaso's topic in SRNA

   Oh man! Didn't get any yet :-( did anyone from the group receive any invitation

3. Adventist University CRNA 2018 Start

   courage2care replied to Levo-neo-vaso's topic in SRNA

   Hi guys, now the long wait begins for all of us. Does anyone know how we get informed if we get accepted for interview? Do they call us or email? I've looked at other posts and did not see any information on this.

4. Adventist University CRNA 2018 Start

   courage2care replied to Levo-neo-vaso's topic in SRNA

   I am submitting all my papers today as well. I had to add another recommendation from an APRN I work with. I only had 3 Recs prior with our unit intensivist as the 3rd person. Luckily, I got info from the grad admissions manager that our unit intensi...

5. Adventist University CRNA 2018 Start

   courage2care replied to Levo-neo-vaso's topic in SRNA

   Hi guys, quick question please, did all of you get to shadow a CRNA? Our facility doesn't use one so it's hard to find one to shadow

6. Adventist University CRNA 2018 Start

   courage2care replied to Levo-neo-vaso's topic in SRNA

   Hi bribri2113 hope we get to meet each other on that day. Application itself is already a journey in itself. I would be thankful to be considered for an interview. Let us all keep in touch though this process. We surely need all the support we can ge...

7. Adventist University CRNA 2018 Start

   courage2care replied to Levo-neo-vaso's topic in SRNA

   I'm working on my application also. Good luck to us all indeed. Let's all hope for the best. From what I hear it's also a competitive program. Do they usually hold interviews the month after application deadline or do they historically wait a few mor...

8. Working with Barcode Medication Administration and electronic charting

   courage2care replied to courage2care's topic in General Nursing

   thank you for the great insight,guys. Double Helix, I will try utilize your language so I can build trust with my patients as far electronic charting. I find that in older patient population groups, this is an issue as like me, they have to get accus...

9. Working with Barcode Medication Administration and electronic charting

   courage2care posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work at a high acuity unit in NYC. We recently shifted to electronic charting. As much as it was an inevitable move as apparently it has numerous benefits over paper charting, I find that bringing the clunky WOWs (workstation on wheels) at the beds...

10. Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam

    courage2care replied to TravelRNdreaming's topic in Texas

    took the test recently. i did not need to study before as you can check the answers from the dropdown menu of resources provided. the challenging part was reminding myself to get back to the test screen every 15 min to input identifier info. these ar...

11. New York RN moving to Houston- tips and recommendations please

    courage2care replied to courage2care's topic in Texas

    Thank you Mmarinas for this helpful advice about Sugarland. I've been reading so much information about Houston the last few weeks. I'm truly excited to discover the lifestyle that Houston will offer our family. Sugarland looks to be a viable locatio...

12. New York RN moving to Houston- tips and recommendations please

    courage2care replied to courage2care's topic in Texas

    Yes I went there. Did you get hired at southwest as well? I'm not sure how to PM on this app.

13. Bullied by preceptor!!

    courage2care replied to BsnBull's topic in Texas

    I agree with HouTx, bullying should not be ignored. Precepting is an opportunity to support and educate. It's a privilege that also has financial compensation behind it in most hospitals. If it were me, I would go through appropriate channels so she ...

14. New York RN moving to Houston- tips and recommendations please

    courage2care replied to courage2care's topic in Texas

    Thank you or responding. I got a job offer from memorial Hermann southwest. I gathered that it's close to sugarland area. I'm hoping to visit in May to get the overall feel of the area and see for myself Sugarland that I've heard so many great things...

15. New York RN moving to Houston- tips and recommendations please

    courage2care replied to courage2care's topic in Texas

    Thank you Hou Tx for taking the time to answer my questions. It clarified a lot of our uncertainties as far as the benefits/risks of renting vs home buying. I will look at short term lease options then as I think for us it is financially more reasona...