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  1. Nurse with very strange behavior.

    heartrn35 replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I find it very interesting that nurses are very quick to cut each others throats. This is a nurse that is a good patient advocate, and by discription is a good nurse except for some "strange...

  2. Finally got THE CALL

    heartrn35 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This week I finally got the call I've been waiting for...I'm accepted to Pitt. Now I can stop banging my head against the wall and just enjoy the time left before school starts. I thank all of those...

  3. Finally got THE CALL

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just got done with a little golf weekend, stunk up the course but really enjoyed it knowing there would be very few left. Thank

  4. What went wrong????

    heartrn35 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm feeling a little confused. I thought I would be a shoe in for anesthesia school. I have 9 years of CTICU, two years of step down before that, I understand hemodynamics well enough to teach...

  5. What went wrong????

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    californianurse, Thanks for your reply. I did make alternate at Pitt and hope to get in there but hoping doesn't get me anywhere. I'm planning on getting my CCRN, becoming a ACLS instructor, getting...

  6. What went wrong????

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Suzanne Thank you for your reply. In retrospect I did not realilze that the interveiw held that much power, and I may have come in overly confident. I don't think that I was obnoxious but may not...

  7. What went wrong????

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Over the past Nine years I have worked in five different CTICUs. In each that I was staff (I also did travel assignments), I was in charge after completion of orientation. In my current position I...

  8. Too anxious for SICU? (long)

    heartrn35 replied to ggfifirn05's topic in MICU, SICU

    ggfifi, I have to question what you are anxious about? I mean I know that ICU is an anxiety producing experience, but just make sure that your focus is correct. Worry about what your patients need,...

  9. Need some advice...

    heartrn35 replied to CarboneF11's topic in MICU, SICU

    Carbonef11 If you are absolutely sure that the ICU isn't for you go to your manager and let him/her know your thoughts. They are nurses with usually boatloads of experience and they can help direct...

  10. Teamwork inside the ICU

    heartrn35 replied to whistle1429's topic in General Nursing

    I think all to often we get focused on our patients as only our patients and we need to see them as more. The families are nore than people who interupt your schedule and complicate your days with...

  11. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    heartrn35 replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Your right I am being arrogant and dismissive. 1) If you have read this whole thread even you must see there is a LOT of animosity r/t CRNA vs. AA. 2) As a nurse I would expect you to see the...

  12. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    heartrn35 replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'd respond to this but there has been too much bloodshed over this particular thread and...you just aint worth

  13. Has anyone heard from Pitt,Excela, or A/V?

    heartrn35 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm just wondering if anyone has heard from any of the Pittsburgh area programs about interveiws for the fall 2008 semester. I have all my paperwork in and the wait is just making me a little antsy....

  14. A majority of Americans would tolerate higher taxes to help pay for universal health

    heartrn35 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    You can put any spin on it you would like, or more truthfully you can put any label on it you would like. The truth is the gov't would control the purse strings. Not directly but indirectly. When...

  15. A majority of Americans would tolerate higher taxes to help pay for universal health

    heartrn35 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Do you really think that a Gov't run health care system is a good idea. We are talking about the same people who can't ever balance a budget. These people think that balancing the budget is done by...

  16. CRNA applicant

    heartrn35 replied to Bearlak3RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Couldn't agree more. If you bring the skeletons out of the closet and let everyone know that you learned from your mistakes, then you will never have to worry about the skeletons being pulled out and...

  17. To all CRNAs

    heartrn35 replied to femmefatale's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am obviously biased but if they are really looking for experience with verts, pa lines, vasoactive gtts, etc, and they are seen most often in CTICU then why go anywhere

  18. Has anyone heard from Pitt,Excela, or A/V?

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Heard from Pitt on Monday (10/22) and have an interview for early December. Best of luck to

  19. Has anyone heard from Pitt,Excela, or A/V?

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey all, got a call from allegheny valley yesterday and now have interveiws with both excela and allegheny valley set up for the next couple of weeks. thanks for the support so far, I'm sure I'll...

  20. What medical term do you dislike the most ?

    heartrn35 replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, but once your patient has expired they must be bagged! I know its a bad joke but you put both word

  21. Has anyone heard from Pitt,Excela, or A/V?

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks for the heads up. I'm more worried about the clinical quetions at allegheny valley, I hear they can be a little

  22. "Maybe you shouldn't be a nurse"

    heartrn35 replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in nursing school one of my instructors said "The problem with nursing is that nurses eat their young." At the time I thought that I had never heard something so odd. 10+ years later it was...

  23. Has anyone heard from Pitt,Excela, or A/V?

    heartrn35 replied to heartrn35's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey all, Excela finally let me off the hook and sent me the message I've been waiting for; "After reveiwing your application, I would like to extend the opportunity to interview you for next years...

  24. Gre?

    heartrn35 replied to APNgonnabe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Studied casually about 3-4 monthes and then intensely for about 1.5 months. Scored well enough, but I tend to be fairly intense and my length of study may have been overkill. The important part is...

  25. How old is everyone?

    heartrn35 replied to TangoLima's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm 39 now, if I start in fall 08 that makes me 42 when I complete. I'm not going to get any younger and I can't keep doing what I'm doing