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

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

    In addition to putting in an online app, I would call a nurse recruiter also...sometimes they are a little slow to answer without prodding. Also, you could ask them about open houses b/c that is how...

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

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

    Roland, If you don't mind me asking, don't you live in Indiana? Are you talking about any of the hospitals in Indianapolis? I am an ICU nurse at Methodist (level one trauma center/teaching...

  3. Anyone interviewing at ASU?

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

    My cousin interviewed there and was accepted last year. Don't quote me on this, but I think she said the interview was mostly getting to know you type questions...why you want to be a CRNA, etc...I...

  4. Mtsu

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

    I am planning to apply to MTSA this year for acceptance in the Fall 2005. I shadowed students last year while still in my BSN program and everyone there loved it! I also met several instructors and...

  5. Physicians Leaving Sharps Behind

    AmiK25 replied to Joshua21's topic in General Nursing

    When ANY physician (attending or resident) leaves sharps in my patient's room, I go find them and politely ask them to clean them up! If they have already left the unit, I page them and politely ask...

  6. Assessing CVP

    AmiK25 replied to nocturne716's topic in General Students

    CVP=Central Venous Pressure, which is a measure of the volume of fluid (preload) contained in the right side of the heart. Basically, the CVP tells you if the patient is dehydrated (CVP too low) or...

  7. Xigris use and CVVH

    AmiK25 replied to richard13's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have not noticed a particular correlation with not clotting the filter and using xigris (maybe I just haven't noticed it...it might be there) but I was just wondering if your facility is not using...

  8. CNA's in ICU?

    AmiK25 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think CNA duties in the ICU really depend on the unit. In our unit, the CNA's help with turns, baths, transport, and stocking the unit. They are not allowed to do vitals, fingersticks, I/O, or...

  9. Any hard nursing courses?

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

    Shirley, Are you asking about courses in an undergraduate nursing program or a CRNA program? It sounded to me like you meant undergrad. If so, I would say I did not really find the courses...

  10. Xygris question

    AmiK25 replied to Dinith88's topic in MICU, SICU

    We use xigris quite often in our ICU...we did a lot of the clinical trials for Lilly (and are still doing them) and I think it made our docs more eager to use it. We have had pretty good results with...

  11. SRNA's and CRNA's I need your help!

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

    I was not an RN who went back for my BSN...I just went straight for my BSN, which is why I cannot apply until next year b/c I am getting my ICU experience. I worked in the ICU for two years as...

  12. SRNA's and CRNA's I need your help!

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

    I plan to apply to MTSA next year and when I shadowed and toured the campus last year, the one thing the other students told me was that if you qualify for an early interview (3.5 GPA and science GPA,...

  13. Help with Interview Q

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

    Adam, I have not interviewed at MTSA (I will apply there next year) but one of the nurses in my- ICU interviewed there last year. She there were about 8-10 people in the room interviewing her but...

  14. icu experience

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

    Jim, I worked as a student nurse extern in my ICU for two years before I graduated and I say you should definitely go for that! I had a great experience, learned a ton, and it made the transition to...

  15. Elective Surgery for Pregnant Patients

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

    A c-section set-up and neonatologist will do you no good at 22 weeks...the fetus isn't viable. As someone who is pregnant right now, I do not understand why a mom-to-be would want to put herself and...

  16. Kidney floor for clinacles

    AmiK25 replied to bob007cat's topic in General Students

    On a renal floor, I am guessing you will be dealing with a lot of patients with chronic renal failure who are on hemodialysis that are in the hospital for one reason or another (an infection,...

  17. all the latest tricks to keep nurses.

    AmiK25 replied to alansmith52's topic in General Nursing

    JBudd, A Baylor shift is a weekend only option, whereby you work every Saturday and Sunday (some hospitals offer Friday/Saturday or Friday/Sunday) also and are paid for 36-40 hours per week depending...

  18. ICU ratios????

    AmiK25 replied to a_clay's topic in General Nursing

    We are a 20 bed Trauma/Medical/Surgical ICU. If we are fully staffed (which is almost every day....we rarely run short...we are very lucky), we have four patients that are 1:1 and the other 16 are...

  19. checking NG tube placement

    AmiK25 replied to Lorus's topic in MICU, SICU

    We check our NG/OG tubes with auscultation by two separate RNs. If it is for feeding/medications, we also get a CXR after insertion. Then, we re-check placement with every assessment which is q 4...

  20. Tests during Orientation???

    AmiK25 replied to rosemadder's topic in First Year After Licensure

    For my orientation, I have to take a med/dosage calculation test and then I have six weeks of classes in which we also take tests on EKG strips, pharmacology, patho, etc...I am working in the ICU...

  21. BIS Monitors

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

    We use BIS monitors in our ICU for patients who are paralyzed and sedated to help monitor their level of sedation. They are really useful in those cases, but we have also had problems with accuracy,...

  22. Family members at the bedside during a code blue?

    AmiK25 replied to momoftriplets's topic in General Nursing

    I just wrote a paper on the very same issue! If you have access to CINAHL or MEDLINE there are some really great articles. In particular, a hopsital in Dallas, Texas implemented a family presence...

  23. Lazy Student Nurse Preceptors!

    AmiK25 replied to jfpruitt's topic in General Nursing

    I am a nursing student and I have to say that I agree that nursing instructors should have more responsibility. I realize they have 8-10 students (at my school, at least) and there is no way they...

  24. Nurse Extern

    AmiK25 replied to Nurse Izzy's topic in General Students

    It is definitely true that every place is different! I am an extern in a busy critical care unit at a large teaching hospital. I get my own patient (even this sickest ones with vents, vasoactive...

  25. Snow days

    AmiK25 replied to essarge's topic in General Students

    We have never had a snow day....our school would not cancel if there were 3 feet of snow on the ground!!! Last week, we had clinical and it had snowed like 4 inches and was still snowing when we were...