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  1. Texas Wesleyan GRE

    love-d-OR replied to foxyhill21's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    A friend of mine just got results today (850), she called TWU and they told her to still go ahead and apply, no need to retake. They list 900 to be the minimum on their website, but they say if you...

  2. Fall 2009 Graduate school roll call!!!

    love-d-OR replied to love-d-OR's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Its going well. I am working full time and going to school full time, its tough but doable. However, I have decided to change specialties, from NP to CRNA (if I get in). I am going to stay in the...

  3. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    love-d-OR replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    NICE!! I passed too; yeah to both of us , we can finally join the rest of the group in adding ccrn to our credentials. Thanks to everyone for your support! And for those that are studying buy the pass...

  4. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    love-d-OR replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Good luck

  5. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    love-d-OR replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You can apply after you have completed the minimum required hours of work in critical care (1750hrs). Depending on were you live, you make get your registration packet withi 30 days, and you can sign...

  6. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    love-d-OR replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sorry for responding so late. Well, I am not sure if it is an issue of mastery, but, I just did the AACN practice exam and passed with a 70% (barely!). I scored 80-100% on all other areas except for...

  7. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    love-d-OR replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hey, guys I'm still hesitant to set my date. I've taken the pass CCRN exam test twice and got a 65% and 68%. Most of my errors were on cardiac, I'm scared. I dont want to have to push this past...

  8. Doctor as a patient

    love-d-OR replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Nice to hear the experiences you all have had in this. I really rspect doc's for their hard work and if they prefer to be called Dr so and so, I would gladly comply. On the other hand, would they ask...

  9. Desiring a job at UCLA medical center

    love-d-OR replied to Nrsg6525's topic in California Nursing

    Please do yourself a favor and don't wait for their new grad program in the summer (August) if you graduate in December. You may not even be guaranteed a position after you are hired (verbally). The...

  10. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    love-d-OR replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Paid to take test last week! When can I expect my permission to test letter? Anyway, I got my Laura V. DVD in the mail today and I'm using that along with the pass CCRN combo. Good luck to all,...

  11. LBCC Student: Need Help With School Options

    love-d-OR replied to THENIZZZEIL's topic in Nursing Career

    Guys this thread is two years old, I'm sure the OP has made a decision by

  12. IV lasix, hypotension, ICU

    love-d-OR replied to jojocommon's topic in General Nursing

    If you had to ascultate the BP, you definetly need an A-line when a patient is on a pressor. Did you have to go in there an ascultate every 15mins? A pressor will buy you a A-line in my unit, there is...

  13. Normal CVP?

    love-d-OR replied to nursingdude78's topic in MICU, SICU

    Was this a post liver transplant pt? If so, it is not unusual to see that kind of CVP favored. We like them tanked. Give a better picture of the patient : What disease? comorbidities? Where was the...

  14. MICU vs SICU-why the rivalry? Can't we all just get along?

    love-d-OR replied to sassyrn333's topic in MICU, SICU

    I want to begin my post by saying I have NEVER worked in a MICU as a RN. However, when I was deciding what ICU I wanted to work in as a new nurse I spoke to some of the nurses in both unit. The...

  15. Are nurses really that important?

    love-d-OR replied to silentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to go with Be More with the experience at teaching hospitals. Our residents 85% of the time write for whatever we ask for and sometimes will even ask us what they should order or do next. Last...

  16. Nurses and reality TV?

    love-d-OR replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

    My co-worker was on a dating show last year. Still works with us and actually pitched the show so management, docs and nurses all saw the episodes she was in. I would be concerned about acting too...

  17. Fall 2009 Graduate school roll call!!!

    love-d-OR replied to love-d-OR's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What??? No one going to graduate school? Common we can't let nursing schools go bankrupt

  18. Need feedback: + or - its okay. My dream is getting crushed

    love-d-OR posted a topic in General Nursing

    First off, I am writing this because I respect the nursing profession and I am willing to work hard at staying in this field. It's hard to admit it but, I bum at this! I have less than a year under...

  19. Need feedback: + or - its okay. My dream is getting crushed

    love-d-OR replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Diane, I work in a SICU. Thank you all for the kind words. My computer has been down, so I am just getting online. Anyway, I feel much better and I have bonded with more family members recently. One...

  20. Need feedback: + or - its okay. My dream is getting crushed

    love-d-OR replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    No, I have never woken a patient just to give them a bath. This man was wide awake and asked me to turn him. I proceeded to tell him that while we were all in here and his ***** were stained I was...

  21. Need feedback: + or - its okay. My dream is getting crushed

    love-d-OR replied to love-d-OR's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the responses. I had a pair on that day. I had just finished shooting his hemodynamic numbers (the patient was already awake), he was groaning about being uncomfortable and wanted me to...

  22. Hospital CEO's way of preventing lay-offs

    love-d-OR posted a topic in General Nursing

    Found this on yahoo.

  23. Have noticed racist threads right here in the past two days!

    love-d-OR replied to lpn2icu's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Wow! The title to this thread shocked me, but the OP's allegations shocked me even more. I am an American citizen, however, I was not born or raised here. I am a foreigner. I did however, go to...

  24. Finding myself negative these days. Can my expectations be too high?

    love-d-OR replied to dorimar's topic in MICU, SICU

    No one is going to flame you, or at least they should'nt. Anyway, I understand where you are coming from, I really do as I have felt that way at times. However, I do have to admit I have had days...

  25. How do you get over your new RN boo boos (mistakes)

    love-d-OR replied to love-d-OR's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks to everyone for responding and for the encouraging words, I needed that. I was really busy with two sick pairs, and I must have scanned through pt's B MAR and missed the med. Anyway, I am...