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  1. CRNA vs FNP

    RedCell replied to RN623's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i am a nurse anesthetist who not only thought about becoming an fnp, i was about to graduate from an fnp program. during the clinical rotations i began to see that each day was like a repeat of the...

  2. Is med-surg really the best place to start as a new grad?

    RedCell replied to Valerie916's topic in General Nursing

    i do not really see how this factors in to the equation of whether or not someone should choose med/surg for their first job. however, i think orientating new nurses is a good thing regardless of...

  3. Is med-surg really the best place to start as a new grad?

    RedCell replied to Valerie916's topic in General Nursing

    This is old nursing dogma that cannot truly encompass all new nursing grads. Think twice when people start force feeding that med/surg foundation hullabaloo down your gullet. The majority of the time...

  4. Lessons learned from a fatal medication error:-- reflections for CRNA epidural order

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

    Bad situation, at least the midwives with knives got the baby out and the nurse didn't slot the entire family. I wonder if this institution had access to intralipids. Might have been able to free up...

  5. is there a difference between an ekg tech and a cardio tech?

    RedCell replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Your job titles can be compared to 0.1mm elevation in the precordial leads on one ECG versus 0.2mm elevation in the precordial leads of another 12 lead

  6. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    RedCell replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you freak out? There is nothing wrong with

  7. Is your facility currently hiring new grads?

    RedCell replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe the allnurses staff can do something useful and mark this website as a sticky. It lists jobs available in hospitals across the United States. A few of my friends have used it to obtain jobs....

  8. Is your facility currently hiring new grads?

    RedCell replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I sent you a few links to individual hospitals that are hiring as well as a master link that lists hospitals hiring in various locations throughout

  9. Is your facility currently hiring new grads?

    RedCell replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    Yes my facility is hiring new grads. Florida is pretty

  10. What do you consider to be a challenge or problem in the field?

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

    The issue is Mr. McSleepy. He works without taking breaks, does not require money for motivation, never gets tired, and only requires a 110-120 volt outlet with a cyclic frequency of 60Hz to stay...

  11. Yeeeeeaaaayyyy!!!! For healthcare reform

    RedCell replied to Mr. Evans's topic in General Nursing

    The syntax of this post is so poorly structured that I cannot tell whether you are being facetious or if you are truly buying into this government

  12. Air in IV lines/syringes

    RedCell replied to kcochrane's topic in General Nursing

    I was going to mention that most people have no idea how much air gets into the right side of the heart until they have seen what the TEE can reveal. Basically, unless you have communication between...

  13. Leveling art line to tragus for cpp???

    RedCell replied to jimmy_hat's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    For most patients that I put to sleep that are going to be placed in a beach chair position whether it be a shoulder replacement or craniotomy I will put the transducer at the tragus if I place an...

  14. Leveling art line to tragus for cpp???

    RedCell replied to jimmy_hat's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hey man, I could not access your link from home. I'll take a look tomorrow. Back to the circle of willis thing....Look in a physiology book. Basically, for each cm above the phlebostatic axis the BP...

  15. Leveling art line to tragus for cpp???

    RedCell replied to jimmy_hat's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    cpp= map-cvp or icp (whichever is higher and both are normally under 10mm hg). therefore, cpp is primarily dependent on map. a normal cpp is around 80 to 100mmhg. map at the phleb axis does not equal...

  16. In need of a good cardiac drips calculation book.

    RedCell replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    http://prodruginfo.com/Formulary/adult_standard_drip_rate_charts.htm This website is better than any book I have read. Easy access, accurate and to the

  17. how can we fix healthcare if ppl keep abusing the system?

    RedCell replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Like I said, Emergency Rooms...they are open 24/7, provide free turkey sandwiches and if you know the right words...a quick fix. Government funded social programs do not work for these dudes. It has...

  18. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    RedCell replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I always eat EVERY mammal or fish that I kill and they taste delicious!!!! Well most mammals...rats taste like poo (really a combination between used motor oil and the underarm funk of a Woodstock...

  19. how can we fix healthcare if ppl keep abusing the system?

    RedCell replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    healthcare is treated as a right and because of this, individuals will always now and forever continue to "abuse the system". one of the places i work is in a tertiary institution. we provide...

  20. if u had to choose another career in healthcare besides nursing, what would it be?

    RedCell replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I would go for the gigolo and professional kite surfer gig combination. If that didn't work...charter captain. People already want to pay me to take them out fishing. If anesthesia was not so fun, I...

  21. ET size HELP!

    RedCell replied to dulexsidlex's topic in MICU, SICU

    in the future, the size of the ett is not something i would spend time trying to solve. basically, if you see rise and fall of the chest, your mean airway pressures are acceptable and the patient has...

  22. Inappripriate things you've seen a CNA do?

    RedCell replied to Silent Prayer's topic in General Nursing

    that is not too bad. when i was in high school getting my cna certification my instructor and i walked in on a cna scrubbing what remained of some old guy's teeth with nitropaste. she saw a tube in...

  23. Should we reverse Cis-atracurium

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

    This sounds like a classic academic mivacurium debate. Lawyers aside, TOF alone is a poor indicator for spontaneous muscle movement/recovery from any nondepolarizing agent. It is my practice to...

  24. Do you agree that Nurses are on the Worst Driver List?

    RedCell replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    Dude, read the article before getting yourself all worked up. The list mentioned above refers to people that adhere to rigid schedules who are prone to multitasking while on the road during rush hour...

  25. Anesthesia Plan of Care for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients

    RedCell replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    you are asking a question that does not have a generic vanilla answer. each situation will play out differently. things to consider though are fat content of the patient, degree of rv involvement,...