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  1. Myers-Briggs Personality Type & CRNA's

    chudder replied to Toby's mum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Strong INTP as a teen, XNFP in my twenties, XNXP when I turned 30, now

  2. Male Nurses and Female Doctors

    chudder replied to elias_benjamin2001's topic in General Nursing

    doctors stereotypically don't have enough time for family, whether male or female... "A 2003 study by Dr Gail Robinson of the Toronto General Hospital into stresses faced by women doctors found that...

  3. Certs to set you apart from the pack?

    chudder replied to Jmiami's topic in General Students

    Get a job in a hospital as an aide/tech.... you will learn how the hospital works and you will be an internal candidate for new grad

  4. Sedation..Your thoughts?

    chudder replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in MICU, SICU

    agreed. add fentanyl and d/c propofol and you could probably wean the levo to

  5. Flotrac for Triple H therapy

    chudder replied to bellehill's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    http://www.edwards.com/products/mininvasive/strokevolumevariationwp.htm "literature supports the use of SVV only on patients who are 100% mechanically (control mode) ventilated with tidal volumes of...

  6. Resources for new CVICU nurses...

    chudder replied to aCRNAhopeful's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Bojar's book is a fantastic resource for any heart nurse. Dive

  7. H1N1 season and not taking the vaccine

    chudder replied to somebodyrn's topic in MICU, SICU

    http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/reporter/index.html?ID=9864

  8. patient fell while i was monitoring as a patient sitter

    chudder replied to italy's topic in General Nursing

    when i worked as a sitter it was hospital policy that the sitter had to be within arm's length of the patient at all times during the shift. i'm not sure that video monitoring would meaningfully...

  9. Y did you become a CRNA??....

    chudder replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    science GPA>nursing GPA>overall GPA if your GPA is poor or you have a weak science GPA, take a graduate level biochem, pharmacology or pathophysiology class and ace

  10. It's NOT fair!!!!

    chudder replied to *Karleena*RN*'s topic in General Nursing

    http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/hea/2202402863.html https://chw.recruitmax.com/ENG/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=102880 http://lasvegas.craigslist.org/hea/2172123851.html...

  11. Why are people encouraging me to become an M.D. rather than an RN?

    chudder replied to tnewman's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered PA

  12. Loma Linda University (CA) CRNA (new program)

    chudder replied to dianah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It seems to me that "respect and understanding" is one thing, while "embracing" is another thing altogether. They require a letter of recommendation from a spiritual advisor or pastor; do they not...

  13. Loma Linda University (CA) CRNA (new program)

    chudder replied to dianah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Does this mean that they are looking for SDA

  14. Can I bolus this patient? A legal / practice question about sedatives and narcotics

    chudder replied to simvee's topic in MICU, SICU

    If I have a pt on a versed or fentanyl gtt, in Cerner I will always ensure that I have a titration dose range under my continuous IV infusion orders as well as a PRN order that will cover my boluses....

  15. What are some US cities where you do NOT need a car at all to live / work?

    chudder replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    I lived in Portland, OR for ten years without a car, without

  16. Can anyone name some ROP programs in California?

    chudder replied to pumpkin1984's topic in California Nursing

    All ROP programs in CA are low cost, so just separate out the ROP programs from this list of LVN programs in CA and you should be

  17. Smoked cannabis reduces pain caused by HIV-associated neuropathy

    chudder replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    Vaporization allows for the patient to titrate the dose in a way he/she cannot with a pill. It's mind-boggling to me that cannabis is listed as a Schedule 1 substance by the DEA. Doesn't that mean...

  18. San Diego State University Nursing Program

    chudder replied to jpeters84's topic in California Nursing

    Hahahh... anoxic office, indeed. They have offered a receipt for any paperwork I've turned in! I'm in my first semester and about to go to the hospital... Sharp

  19. nursing school stress

    chudder replied to ostomyrn2b09's topic in General Nursing

    wow, scrubnurse8129, you really brought this one back from the

  20. SDSU Nursing Program Questions

    chudder replied to calstudent10's topic in General Students

    It is a point system. Go to http://nursing.sdsu.edu to find out what gets you points. I'm not aware of any favor given to local students for the nursing program itself, but there is a higher GPA...

  21. How many guys in your class?

    chudder replied to Scrubz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You'll get better responses by starting a new thread for your

  22. How many guys in your class?

    chudder replied to Scrubz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    19 guys in a class of 90... at over 20% of the class, it's the highest proportion of men ever admitted into this

  23. Is blood a colloid?

    chudder replied to JNogueira95's topic in General Students

    For a good answer to your colloid question that you can refer the professor to, see: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2004-04/1083292461.Im.r.html **sorry for the redundant

  24. dove apparel (uniform sizes, etc)

    chudder replied to mommy_xo's topic in General Students

    We had a Dove rep at our orientation and all of us had to try on the uniforms to ensure a good fit and a good image for our school in our various clinical settings. I guess baggy (or tight) scrubs...

  25. A&P II Club! Come on in!

    chudder replied to lisabeth's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in. Classes start Aug 21 for me, and my application for Spring 2007 admission is due Aug 31. Same prof as I had for A&P I. I liked her and the subject, so this fall should be fun. I'm...