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  1. What was your Undergraduate Major?

    yeSICU replied to reformedlibrarian's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    BS General Science, Post Bach Teaching Cert, just over half an Education MA, BSN, and CRNA school in the fall! I took the long convoluted route. :) I know plenty of folks that went the ADN- BSN route....

  2. Think I hate nursing... Now what? pregnant and hormonal!

    yeSICU replied to nursedani08's topic in General Nursing

    I began nursing in the ICU as a new grad, and found out I was prego about 2 weeks into my internship. Your feelings are completely normal! You will be forgetful, you will be tired, you will throw up...

  3. Do I really want to become a CRNA?

    yeSICU replied to wildfire2098's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It is funny that you mention that. My husband and I were just talking about how people are going to assume he is still the breadwinner when I am done with CRNA school for the very reasons you...

  4. University of Detroit Mercy Class of 2011

    yeSICU replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am talking about Beaumont... Going over to the dark side I see? I thought we were going to be classmates at OU in the fall!?! j/k... lol. Congrats! The two girls from my unit are awesome people so...

  5. University of Detroit Mercy Class of 2011

    yeSICU replied to cvicu80's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Two of my friends on my unit got in. Awesome people.

  6. ICU Nurse opinions

    yeSICU replied to NickiLaughs's topic in MICU, SICU

    I often question whether I am prolonging life or prolonging suffering. The solution to my frustrations is to go to grad school and get into an area of nursing where I don't get so attached to my...

  7. Any Eastern Michigan University students in the CRNA program?

    yeSICU replied to rn2bn07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Your post made sense to me... I have noticed there are some serious reading comprehension issues on this site. lol. Good luck with your educational

  8. Any Eastern Michigan University students in the CRNA program?

    yeSICU replied to rn2bn07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I did Oakland's 1 year accelerated BSN program so I can't speak from experience about the RN to BSN program. I will say that the faculty and clinical opportunities was awesome in my opinion. I have a...

  9. Question about Becoming a CRNA

    yeSICU replied to cdcd67's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In the ICU nurses do total patient care. The job is cerebral and physical... You get home some days (not everyday, but I want to let you know what you are in for) and your brain is fried and your body...

  10. Family and CRNA??

    yeSICU replied to CheeseLover24's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I start in August, and I will have a 2 yr old and a 6 month old baby. My husband is behind me 110% and I have my mother in law to nanny for us 5 days a week. We bought a house 2 blocks away from the...

  11. Any Eastern Michigan University students in the CRNA program?

    yeSICU replied to rn2bn07's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think Eastern is a fine school. Get good grades and get involved with activities that will make you stand out. After graduation, get into a good ICU at a teaching hospital (A Level One facility is a...

  12. Im In At Oakland/beaumont Yeahhhhhhhhhhhh

    yeSICU replied to godsgem's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    See you guys at OU in the fall! I am looking forward to a good crew of people to spend way too much time with over the 28 months! :)

  13. ASA for CP

    yeSICU replied to IngyRN's topic in General Nursing

    ASA actually helps prevent/lessen the reperfusion injury associated with an MI when blood flow is restored to the ischemic area. Very important! It puts the A in MONA.

  14. Special things you incorporate into your nursing practice?

    yeSICU replied to november17's topic in General Nursing

    When I go to Bath and body works I buy some of the small sample size products and use them on my pts (I ask them/their families of course). I work SICU, so for the most part these pts are tubed, in...

  15. Post your CRNA interview dates/info

    yeSICU replied to MBCRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congrats! I interview at OU on 10/22 as well. Good luck to

  16. Hypothermic patient: what to do, what to do???

    yeSICU replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    We throw a Bair Hugger warming blanket on the pt, crank the heat in the room, and use a ranger fluid warmer for IV infusions for hypothermic pts requiring fluid boluses. I work SICU though, and I dont...

  17. What is the best thing to put on diaper rash?

    yeSICU replied to mondkmondk's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the type of rash. If it is simple irritation I find A&D ointment has worked great. Anything that protects the skin from moisture is good. Some diaper creams actually sting a bit when...

  18. Anyone out there who switched to nursing from teaching just for the money?

    yeSICU replied to skilledteacher's topic in General Nursing

    I got my post bachelors teaching cert and decided while still student teaching that I wanted to go into nursing. I did a one year accelerated nursing program, which I had all of the prereqs for...

  19. Each job title wears it's own color.

    yeSICU replied to borzoilady's topic in General Nursing

    We use the color system where I am. It is kind of reminiscent of "A Brave New World"... Oh look they are in OR blue... they are Alphas... And the people in ceil blue, the Betas. lol. It does help...

  20. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

    yeSICU replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    My mental health has definitely

  21. Husband Trying to Discourage Me from Nursing

    yeSICU replied to Dottie78's topic in General Nursing

    He sounds like a keeper...lol. Sorry, but he sounds like one of the people I kindly remind of the visiting hours ending soon. It really bothers me that so many people in the general public think...

  22. Hourly rounding... I have the time

    yeSICU replied to DebRN06's topic in General Nursing

    My mom is a manager in a cardiac progressive unit and they have the Nursing assistants do hourly rounding, not the nurses. It is too heavy a unit as it is, and the nurses don't have that kind of time...

  23. Endotracheal tube securement

    yeSICU replied to findingmywayRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    We actually did a trial and analyzed the pros and cons of 11 different ett tube holders our institution used utilizing set criteria. We now utilize (after trialing) the AnchorFast ett holder and it is...

  24. Crrt

    yeSICU replied to nurseasia94's topic in MICU, SICU

    We use nxstage. No effluent bags to speak of. We have dialysis drains that the effluent line drains into (love that feature! we used to use prisma). Can be hairy to set up, but once it is up and...

  25. Pregnant ICU nurses

    yeSICU replied to icyounurse's topic in General Nursing

    Let people know. I had the same concerns as you when I found out I was prego with my son (second one is due in Jan. ) Even if you don't tell now, it will come out eventually when you find out you are...