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  1. Becoming a CRNA - From One Who Did It

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

    This thread has really taken off with invaluable info, thanks to all, especially Kevin, I would like to mention that the GRE has changed format. They have dropped the previous analytical section in...

  2. A surgeon yelled at me...

    Lacey replied to MollyMo's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have one notorious idiot surgeon that has hissy fits in person and on the phone. Typically we get his post-ops to the floor and he never bothers to write for tylenol or diet instructions etc. One...

  3. I know nursing is a 24 hour job but...

    Lacey replied to 502Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I see some nurses run around like nuts all shift and then AFTER report they sit down and do charting for the whole 12 hrs on the clock. These people are not organized! It's easy to get behind...

  4. No charge nurse

    Lacey replied to perkines's topic in General Nursing

    I work part-time at a small hospital that has tried every trick in the book to cut nursing and call it "Quality Care". We had the cellphones and beepers (eventually they all were "lost" and never...

  5. How long should I stay in Med/surg?

    Lacey replied to Shevalove's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Shevalove: The first unit that I went into when I got out of school was a Level 1 trauma/ICU. I had gone to a community college with limited clinical experience and I thought, "ICU nurses are the...

  6. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    Roland, do not despair! I have worked with male nurses and I think if you are a good nurse, you will earn and receive the respect of coworkers and patients. I have had many little old ladies request...

  7. How long should I stay in Med/surg?

    Lacey replied to Shevalove's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Shevalove, It's a tough question, Should you stick it out on a Med-Surg unit you hate, or switch units? Some folks think that Med-Surg is kind of the universal starting place. I know lots of new grads...

  8. There is a thread below that advises NOT telling your instrutors while working on..

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

    It seems like becoming a CRNA is quite the hot ticket in the nursing world. There are lots of people going into nursing school ( diploma on up) just as a step to CRNA school. I have to admit I have...

  9. Board Certification for Med/Surg

    Lacey replied to nightingale's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Hello to all nurses! Congradulations to everyone that has taken or is interested in the Med-Surg cert test. I took it last Oct. I used "Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification" 2nd ed. by Phyllis...

  10. Was anyone ever a floor nurse?

    Lacey replied to askater11's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey, I have lots of med-surg and telemetry experience and decided to into the ICU only because I needed it to apply to nurse anesthetist school. I am in my last week of orientation and it seems so...