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  1. Milrinone vs Dobutamine

    heartrn35 replied to mark2climb's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Flat out--MD

  2. Is it still for me

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

    Jess I've got some great news for you...your smart! If you went into work everyday and realized the amout of responsibility that rests on your tiny sholders and it did not make you question yourself...

  3. Thinking to far ahead?

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

    Nathan, Oh to be in your shoes. Young, hopefully unmarried or married with no kids, little to no debt...man you are in the drivers seat. Buckle down get your year or two or three of adult icu...

  4. Excela Interview

    heartrn35 replied to Irish 007's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Irish, Yes your friend is correct, for the most part they are not the "clinical" interveiw type. Much more of a meet and greet type sitution. They will ask how you have prepared (financially,...

  5. Which ICU should I do MRICU sufficient?

    heartrn35 replied to jenj1928's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Jen, If your looking to go to CRNA school in the future the "ideal" is CTICU. This is where you will be exposed to the greatest number of vasoactive gtt's, pa lines, interventional devices, etc....

  6. post-op cabg htn

    heartrn35 replied to nurseabc123's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Don't worry sounds like we are shooting for the same target, just missing the others point do to the limitations of this type of communication. I'm cool with you. Atleast you care, there are lots...

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

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

  8. Backbiting at work

    heartrn35 replied to CainRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Aloof (Adj) Distant, esp. in one's relations with other people; indifferent. -adj, At a distance, but within veiw; apart. This is the description of how I "try" to be at work. As the only guy on the...

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

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

    Manny Go ahead and ease back on the throttle a little. Excela's interveiw is not the rapid fire clinical questions that you may be worried about. There still are some hurdles, but for the most part...

  10. Anyone ever try ACLS on line?

    heartrn35 replied to momdebo's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    momdebo Started working for a big hospital system and they were pushing the online ACLS course and it was something I could do at home so why not. I've been ACLS certified for over ten years and...

  11. post-op cabg htn

    heartrn35 replied to nurseabc123's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Man I am so lucky! yesterday she was 5'5" and ~100kgs, 45 yr/pack/hx, off pump cold as blue blazes, and when I pulled the tape off her eyes they opened right up and surprize she was awake. She got the...

  12. post open heart care info

    heartrn35 replied to whatnext's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hey whatnext, I know this may sound like a wierd concept but if you work on cv stepdown you have exposure to the surgeons. Most of these guys have been doing cv surgery for a LONG time, and they are...

  13. post-op cabg htn

    heartrn35 replied to nurseabc123's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree with the zookeeper. The idea with hearts is to get them extubated as soon as possible and get them moving. Narcs and such should be avoided unless obvious pain issues (most pt's should not...

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

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

    Manny thanks for your reply. Got an email from excela that they had lost some of my info well such is life. Maybe I'll see you there and maybe I won't. Best of

  15. Required to wear all white and carry a flower during pinning cermony

    heartrn35 replied to Bala Shark's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm all for the white dress and flowers, that will just show off my bright and bubbly personality. I'm sure the white dress will show off my 6'1" 240lbs frame just wonderfully. Hairy legs and all!!...

  16. Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    heartrn35 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    In my career I can't remember ever being refered to as "gay". I did have a female co-worker ask me "Are you a real man?" when she found out that I have no real interest in watching sports. I asked...

  17. the AA question (Anesthesiologist Anger)

    heartrn35 replied to Burnt2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Here is a thought...if your education is NOT nursing why don't you just leave the site. It is obvious that your deep insecurities are what brought you here, to make sure the "competition" does not...

  18. Docs yelling at nurses....

    heartrn35 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Surgeons are their own kind of arrogant and have yelled at me a number times usually when they have to take a patient back to the OR because they did not fix them the first time. One broke scrub to...

  19. do any of you like codes??

    heartrn35 replied to ryanfocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    I used to love codes, wanted to be part of the code team, wanted to do compressions, push drugs, zap the crap out of people. LOVED THE RUSH. Ten plus years later I still enjoy the rush, not nearly...

  20. Why Do Anesthesiologists Despise CRNA's?

    heartrn35 replied to DermNP2Be's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Did you ever notice that when people say things like "sorry if it came off as inflammatory" they rarely mean it. I'm not sure what your problem is with this particular thread and I don't know you...

  21. Why Do Anesthesiologists Despise CRNA's?

    heartrn35 replied to DermNP2Be's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    ummm, let me get this right I learned what I know about taking care of cabg/valve from nursing school. Not hardly. The first two (and possibly more) years in the ICU was nothing but learning. But...

  22. Male nurse crying!!!

    heartrn35 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Gentlemen, Never chimed in before, more of a listener most of the time, but for this I am going to speak. Cry over my patients and familes?? You bet. Feel rediculous when I do? Not hardly. Been...