RRT2RN2CRNA

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  1. Respiratory Therapist VS Nursing

    @JENHEY- If you need to start making money that's above min wage, then go for sleep cert first, because it's a short course and you can work in that while you're in school for respiratory or nursing. However, sleep is very specialized and unless you ...
  2. Any Excelsior College grads now CRNA or SRNA?

    or CRT/RRT :)
  3. Where are the DNP Programs?

    I think OHSU in Portland has one too. Double check though.
  4. BS in other field, how to fastest become a CRNA?

    What's your BS in?
  5. Stony brook or adelphi?

    I work at Stony Brook, and went to Stony Brook undergrad. I would say hands down that Stony Brook nursing is the most well-respected nursing program on Long Island. Plus you will get the opportunity to do at least some of your clinicals at Stony Broo...
  6. A/C vs. SIMV

    This is always such a can of worms. If I feel like messing with a new MICU resident I'll just say "So can we try pt in room 128 on SIMV?" Some of them totally freak out. (It's very fun.) Honestly, I really don't see what all the fuss is about. I do...
  7. Yes, I have in fact seen a pt kick a nurse with *both* feet. Just terrible.
  8. Just started in ICU/CCU

    You're just having a little freak out. It's just a lot of things at once. Be a sponge.. soak up everything around you. Enjoy your learning process, and embrace the subtle panic that goes on with everything you do right now. Triple check everything. ...
  9. If you weren't a nurse...

    I would be an organic truffle farmer in New Zealand.
  10. Do all of your vented pt's get restrained?

    If they are tubed, they have soft restraints on. Period. Even the calmest looking pt who indicates he understands not to pull tubes or lines can pull his tube and cause hurt himself. Sometimes they just suddenly panic, and reason goes out the window...
  11. Maybe I shouldn't be an ICU nurse - long

    So true! We had a guy last week that we re-named David Blaine. He extubated himself 3 times in 2 days!
  12. Vents really arent that bad. Air in, air out. That's it. Don't be intimidated. It's just a big scary looking computerized box that regulates how you want the air to go in and how you want it to come out. The more sophisticated the vent, the most op...
  13. coding a vented patient

    Yes- I always take them off the vent and bag. You can't get good breaths in otherwise. ALSO When you have a pt on a higher level of peep (8+) make sure you have a peep valve on the bag. If you don't know if you have one, ask your RT. If the pt's on...
  14. Have you had this happen to you?

    Yes, it does happen on occasion (Usually on a pt that needs to be sedated more.) Sometimes it's a slow leak if the pt's been gnawing on it off and on. Sometimes they just chomp right through it and the cuff wont hold air at all. I also have had 2 nur...
  15. Endotracheal tube securement

    In CVICU (post-open heart) I use tapes and change them qshift. I extubate most of my patients there within 24 hours, so it saves money. Plus the nurses are used to them and god forbid I use something newfangled contraption like an ETT holder... I'd n...