Could anyone in CV tell me which BP is more accurate...arterial line or NIBP. I work in a neuro ICU and many of our really sick pts have arterial lines, but we generally go by the NIBP. I've asked...
Thank you!! I'm glad to know there may be some clinical questions...that's a big help. If I get in my preference would be Birmingham for clinicals--have a good friend with a basement apartment I can...
I am applying to UAB's CRNA program for fall '08. I would appreciate any advice/insight from current or previous UAB students. I got my BSN from UAB, and really want to go back for CRNA. I'm mostly...
It can definitely be difficult at times...a lot of the families will stay out of the way and let you do your job. But there are those that over react when the IV pump beeps or there's a flashing...
probably a silly question...does overtime count towards the 1750 hours required prior to taking the exam? I have been a RN since Feb this year, and working a lot of extra shifts. I would like to take...
probably a silly question...does overtime count towards the 1750 hours required prior to taking the exam? I have been a RN since Feb this year, and working a lot of extra shifts. I would like to take...
Hello all, I have been accepted to an acute care NP/RNFA program at UAB, scheduled to begin classes this fall (a few weeks!). I chose this program because I've always wanted to work in an OR, and it...
How funny is that?? I've been here since since Feb. working nights...can't handle some of the, we'll call them "strong" personalities on the day shift--you probably remember exactly what I'm talking...
I can't say specifically, but I got my BSN from UAB and actually met some Samford SRNAs while observing in the OR...so, I would assume you will use many if not all of the hospitals in the Bham area;...
What gave me away? When did you leave EUH? We just opened a new 20 bed unit in Feb...very family centered care with family "suites" attached to the pt's room. I've just been through my first July of...
I absolutely agree that the patients are more critical in teaching hospitals...we get patients flown in from the entire southeast (I'm in Atlanta). I don't know what it is, and I could be absolutely...
I also got a job in an ICU right out of school in a teaching hospital - which I think may be more willing to hire new grads for the ICU. I graduated from a school with a hospital, and they were also...