Dakkon76

Hi there, I'm on my last semester and waiting for a call back for a CICU interview at our local hospital. They do heart transplants among other things. A student I talked to has already interviewed there and I guess she got some tough questions. She...

So I'm almost finished with my BSN and I'm working in a tele unit until I can get into the CICU that I want - they do transplants here too! Anyway, I've emailed a few CRNA schools asking about prereq's and they all come back really vague. I'm concern...

Yeah I was surprised that my ADN didn't require chemistry. It was suggested for A&P and Micro, but not required. I'd always done really well in chemistry so I had plenty to get me through those classes. I knew I'd need to take it eventually but e...

This is why I swore I'd never work med/surg! I hated being on the floor. I felt like all I had time to do was rush in and get vitals, pass meds and rush back out. I wanted fewer patients with higher acuity. I'm on a PCU right now, and our max is 4 an...

I was in the situation you are a few years ago. I knew I wanted to head for CRNA but didn't know whether to do ADN first. I chose to get my ADN, just graduated this May. I worked on my RN-BSN classes concurrently and now I've only got 3 classes left....

Ok, so I've got a pretty big issue with a former instructor of my RN program and I'm really wondering if I can get a lawyer over it!! To start out, my second semester in school, she had a question that I felt was incorrect. I followed protocol to pet...

Sugary sweet or not... you missed my entire argument... kind of ironic considering the spirit of it was ineptitude. Thanks for your concern though... believe it or not, I'm a very mushy, squishy person :) I just don't tolerate ignorant people who do...

I don't have a problem working somewhere else. I also don't have a problem working on her unit... what I DO have a problem with, however, is ethics and incompetence. The fact that she is badmouthing me for sticking up for what I knew was right and th...

I hope you're not saying by "pass/fail" that if you fail your IM or transfer checkoff that you're booted out of the program. That would just be ridiculous. I don't care who you are or how much experience you've got... if it comes down to getting kick...

I would think that the problem with piggybacking would be that you're ONLY running at the secondary rate... so nothing is going out of the primary bag. In contrast, when you run them on 2 pumps, then you're getting the NS at say 25cc/hr at the same t...

We've got a guy in our class who has been an EMT for a few years and ED is doing all they can to recruit him. If you're comfortable starting in the ED, then I don't see why you shouldn't. Just make sure you start somewhere that offers a great educati...

i had it shown to me and it made sense... grab a 3-way on-off connector and hook up a 10cc to one spot, then a 3cc at the 90 degree so that both can be open at the same time... then push one while resisting the other... you would think it would be th...

Ok, so I just have to vent because I'm mad as hell!! I thought my interview went great. I knew what the job was, the types of cases they handled. I told them the things I studied up on... meds, IABP's, VADs, Art lines... they didn't ask me any questi...

Well I had my interview with the CICU supervisor and the nurse educator for the unit. Both of them were really friendly and I think the interview went well. They asked where I turned to for the answer if I didn't know something and I mentioned this f...

I've been perusing a job at a large hospital here that does heart transplants and they're hiring 2 grads to work in their CICU. It seems like this would be a much better experience than working in a medical ICU somewhere, but how do the CRNA schools ...

I'm not sure if this is "allowed" in this forum, but I'm a new grad (in may) and am set on starting out in the ICU/CICU. My wife and I are looking to relocate to just about anywhere other than TX or AZ and I'm wondering if anyone could recommend a ho...

Aim high! I graduate in May and I've interviewed for a CICU position at the largest hospital in the region. I don't know if I'll get it or not, but I'm giving it all I can. I want CRNA as soon as possible as well, so I'm trying to hit the ground runn...

Great, thanks for the info on the meds and some other specifics. I got a call this morning to schedule an interview for Wednesday and since it's spring break I should have time to know that info in and out by the time I head in!

Wow... looking through these places I'm really starting to wish I'd gone for a BSN from the start rather than RN and then BSN... lots of these places look like they only want BSN candidates... I'll contact each of them... who knows. Thanks everyone f...

I just precepted 4 twelves (nights) in a row and I'm ready and raring to go! I'm looking for ICU/CCU jobs and I would take a 12 hour shift over an 8 hour shift hands down! Your days that you work you don't do much else... but compare that to an 8 hou...

I just precepted 4 twelves (nights) in a row and I'm ready and raring to go! I'm looking for ICU/CCU jobs and I would take a 12 hour shift over an 8 hour shift hands down! Your days that you work you don't do much else... but compare that to an 8 hou...

What a joke! If you REALLY want to work for them... I'd ask them for numbers to justify the huge penalty. If they really have such a high attrition rate that they've got to do this to recoup costs... you've also got to wonder about why all of those p...

Jeremy, I was 26 when I decided that I was sick of being a computer programmer / systems administrator. I had set foot in a hospital all of about 4 times... and I dreaded seeing family members that were there because the hospital scared the hell out ...

Ok so I've looked around at a couple hospitals in the area, but I keep seeing people talking about going through nursing recruiters. Which method usually gets the better deal? I really want to start in ICU and I know the hospitals around here take ne...

No differential for MSN? That's ridiculous!