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Hi everyone, It has been quite some time since I posted here and I have a dilemma that I was hoping I could get some advice on. I transitioned to the L1 ICU a year ago (four years of total nursing experience) and started seriously working on getting things together for a CRNA school application. I have three degrees: ADN (3.2) AGE-N (3.6) and BSN (3.91) (earned the first two and then went to work full time and finished RN-BSN). I took CCRN and pre-calc algebra (4.0) and then made a mistake. Rather than taking a year of chemistry classes to get to ochem. I took ochem with Doane. It was an 8 week course and I finished with a 78. Doesn't matter how close, a C is a C. So my question is, should I just move on and do gen chem 1&2 and then try ochem at another school? Or would it be easier to just correct the C with another open learning school and then do some grad school courses? I have, of course, learned from this misstep. But I want to take the best next steps forward (and hope I am not cooked).
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Hi everyone! I wanted to post here because I was hoping to get some advice and/or direction from those who have been there. I have been working on a cardiovascular intermediate/step-down unit. We see a lot of patients with heart and lung disorders. We do titratabe insulin drips, heparin drips, nitro drips, and various others (some are constant rate only). We also do O2 up to the point of intubation (hi-flow, heated hi-flow, and bipap). I have charge experience and had the opportunity to do some additional training like moderate sedation and US IVS. I have really enjoyed my time there, but it is almost time for a change. I have a BSN and this was my first job as a nurse (2 yrs). I am at the point of considering whether my next steps should be a travel nurse assignment or two, maybe trying out ICU (I do get FOMO sometimes when I have to transfer a patient out), or trying out something a little milder. Anyone have any suggestions? How do teaching hospitals compare?