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  1. Pregnant

    AmiK25 replied to Heather R.N.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If at all possible, I would definitely recommend starting now while you are pregnant and possibly taking time off after the baby comes (maybe just one quarter or so) b/c it is definitely more...

  2. Resume for CRNA apps

    AmiK25 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi all! I am working on my apps for CRNA programs and I am having trouble with my resume. For those of you who have applied, what did you include? Here is my problem: I was always taught that a...

  3. Resume for CRNA apps

    AmiK25 replied to AmiK25's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thank you for the replies! Jbro, that is what I was thinking of doing...the one page resume and then elaborate on my experience in the goal statement. Glad to hear it worked for you. Thanks,

  4. Does Anyone Use The Bispectral Index (BIS) Routinely To Assess Sedation?

    AmiK25 replied to steve0123's topic in MICU, SICU

    We also use the BIS on all patients receiving paralytics. We can also use the BIS monitor anytime we feel it is necessary to assess sedation. I think our Neuro ICU also uses them for patients in a...

  5. Things said during a code

    AmiK25 replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    I had a patient one day who very suddenly went asystole (I did check my patches and another lead btw). After we gave her one round of epi/atropine and a few compressions, she said "What the he** did...

  6. Working together

    AmiK25 replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing I love about my unit is the teamwork. Anytime we have a free minute, we make the rounds to see if anyone needs help. I work in a very busy ICU and I can tell you that not one of us (or...

  7. What's the catch and why is the CRNA position so popular?

    AmiK25 replied to shel_wny's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Susanna, Rush requires a graduate level stats class that is equivalent to the one they offer (does not have to be at Rush) so all you would have to do is make sure the course description of the course...

  8. What's the catch and why is the CRNA position so popular?

    AmiK25 replied to shel_wny's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Susanna, I have researched Rush for anesthesia school and nowhere did I see that they require calculus or the MCAT. I know they require graduate stats (sometime before the program begins, not...

  9. Lowest H/H I ever saw...

    AmiK25 replied to my2sons's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We had a trauma patient a couple weeks ago who had been stabilized (we thought and all his bleeds embolized) but he kept dropping his BP so his nurse drew an I-stat h/h and it read 0/0...uh, oh! When...

  10. My take on nursing

    AmiK25 replied to New CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    To say that nurses who make suggestions to doctors regarding patient care want to be doctors themselves is absolutely ridiculous! I personally make suggestions to physicians every single day (and if...

  11. Most admissions you personally had during shift or most your floor had.

    AmiK25 replied to webbiedebbie's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a very busy 20 bed ICU that is split into two teams...ten patients and six nurses to a team. One Saturday, my team transferred out 4 patients and admitted six (already had two empties when...

  12. Sigma Theta Tau

    AmiK25 replied to Kiwi's topic in General Students

    When I was in nursing school, they also chose the top 10% (or was is 20%...I can't really remember) of our class for Sigma Theta Tau. To calculate the GPA, they used only nursing courses or courses...

  13. Not learning to place central lines

    AmiK25 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have a question for current SRNA's and CRNA's. I attended an informational session at my number one choice anesthesia school last night and I was told that the SRNA's place many art lines, but do...

  14. Not learning to place central lines

    AmiK25 replied to AmiK25's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thank you Passin Gas...I absolutely will ask. When I asked about it last night, the assistant director said that at the university hospital, SRNA's/CRNA's do not place lines at all (except a-lines)....

  15. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    AmiK25 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in a particularly testy mood one day, I actually paged a trauma resident who had written an order to turn the patient q 2 hours....I asked him if there was a special way he wanted me to...

  16. Refusing a patient: Is it acceptable?

    AmiK25 replied to ~Anne~'s topic in General Nursing

    This is why I love the way we do assignments in my unit....we all take report on all the patients and then we make out our assignments together. We have a team leader who is responsible for pairing...

  17. Have you ever refused to give a certain med?

    AmiK25 replied to MargRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an ICU in major teaching hospital and we are not allowed to give Vitamin K IV. Apparently, a couple years ago, a patient died from having been given a dose IVP in one of our other hospitals...

  18. Getting work in Adult ICU

    AmiK25 replied to JoJozay's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    At the school I am attending, the lab and lecture are two separate courses and two separate grades, so you receive a grade for the

  19. Getting work in Adult ICU

    AmiK25 replied to JoJozay's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you are going to take a science class, like organic, call the schools you are interested in and ask if they require the lab or just the lecture. Both schools I am applying to only require lecture...

  20. Which path should I take? (preSRNA prep question)

    AmiK25 replied to Carenica's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If I were you, I would look for a third option...an accelerated BSN program for those students who have a previous bachelors degree. They are becoming more and more common and generally take about 18...

  21. Getting in....

    AmiK25 replied to youknow's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Requirements for admission are different for every school. It is hard to say what the average GRE, GPA, etc..is because all schools look at those things differently. For example, one might emphasize...

  22. Getting in....

    AmiK25 replied to youknow's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Requirements for admission are different for every school. It is hard to say what the average GRE, GPA, etc..is because all schools look at those things differently. For example, one might emphasize...

  23. Laryngeal Anomalies-sources of info

    AmiK25 replied to deke's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your

  24. Laryngeal Anomalies-sources of info

    AmiK25 replied to deke's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am very sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your

  25. How and when did you get your first ICU job? Personally,

    AmiK25 replied to Roland's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Since I work at Methodist, I am, of course, biased but I will try to give you an objective opinion. I did ICU clinicals at Wishard. They do have a good variety of patients because the nurses float...