JiffyGriff

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  1. Unresolved post-op tachy in c-section pt.

    JiffyGriff replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Maybe she had a short manifestation of hypovolemic shock (not from blood loss but from fluid shift....could there have been any vasodilators or such given to increase perfusion to the baby before the...

  2. swan lines

    JiffyGriff replied to melinated's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is straight out of my med/surg text about swan-ganz catheters: "The pulmonary artery (PA) catheter is a flow directed, balloon tipped catheter first used the early 1970's. The PA catheter is...

  3. ICU rotation objectives

    JiffyGriff replied to thebirdgirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    During an ICU rotation for school you are NOT going to learn how to be an ICU nurse, there are too many things to learn that only experience can teach. If I had a rotation in the ICU my main goals...

  4. ICU Experiences.......

    JiffyGriff posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have an interview next thursday for an RN job in the MICU/SICU at the hospital I am currently working at (I grad. in May and will be assuming the postion then), it is an 18 bed unit with a normal...

  5. Accepted at MTSA

    JiffyGriff replied to nursenary57's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm not sure if there are any didactics taken with them or not, I'm sure you could figure it out if you looked the AA program website and compared it to the curriculum for the CRNA's. As far as...

  6. Accepted at MTSA

    JiffyGriff replied to nursenary57's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm a big fan of Case Western's curriculum also, I live in ohio and they are my first choice when I get a crack at it, I like how there is a separate class for each body system and such.........maybe...

  7. Tranquilizer dart

    JiffyGriff replied to Kiwi's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That article is hilarious.............and what's even more hilarious is the fact that we're all amazed by what type of "anesthetic" could knock down a gorrilla.......it all starts with a little...

  8. Any good advice for someone starting into an SICU unit?

    JiffyGriff replied to nursing 101's topic in MICU, SICU

    So I actually got some time to go sifting through that icufaqs website. Whoever made that really spent some time on the writeups and they are great, I would suggest anyone to review from that, not...

  9. to sedate or not to sedate...

    JiffyGriff replied to dfk's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm not gonna go through and take all the time to quote everybodies statments in here, but I think the original debate started out with whether or not to sedate because it poses a risk to the patient...

  10. retavase-arterial sheath? catheter? wire? ahhhh!!!!

    JiffyGriff replied to LauraRN22's topic in MICU, SICU

    That was

  11. Any good advice for someone starting into an SICU unit?

    JiffyGriff replied to nursing 101's topic in MICU, SICU

    Keep the advice coming, I grad. in May and just got hired into my hospitals ICU, which is sweet cuz I'm only the second new grad they've ever taken. From what I understand they are going to send me...

  12. Stethoscopes

    JiffyGriff replied to intothemoon's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just bought a Littman Master Cardiology, I had to splurge and get the black edition of course just cuz it's sweet..... Anyways, I love it and everyone at work that just has to listen through it says...

  13. CRNA & NP: Advantages??

    JiffyGriff posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just wondering if there would be any advantages to being a CRNA and having an NP license? Maybe one could provide more comprehensive follow up care? Possibly be able to prescribe meds to help...

  14. CRNA & NP: Advantages??

    JiffyGriff replied to JiffyGriff's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That makes perfect sense, never thought of it from that

  15. Sympathetic nerve block ball???

    JiffyGriff replied to markjrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We use the Q-ball on the floor I work on, I've seen it used a lot more the past 3 months. Just a small device with a small cannula (like an epidural cannula) that is placed directly into the incision...