NoviceToExpert

NoviceToExpert has 2 years experience and specializes in CCRN-CMC-CSC: CTICU, MICU, SICU, TRAUMA.

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1. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

   NoviceToExpert replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Dennison's CD for practice test questions is invaluable... and the book itself is an excellent reference... I keep mine in my locker... Yes, it's dense, but you should not expect to learn everything...

2. Csc/cmc

   NoviceToExpert replied to CVICURN2003's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Hey Xigirs, I sent you a private message.

3. Csc/cmc

   NoviceToExpert replied to CVICURN2003's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Hey Xigris... Are you able to maintain CCRN-CMC-CSC through your clinical hours as a CRNA? I see on the AACN website nurse anesthesia was counted... but I know a lot of CRNAs let their CCRN and...

4. Csc/cmc

   NoviceToExpert replied to CVICURN2003's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Yupp... totally serious... Congrats

5. Csc/cmc

   NoviceToExpert replied to CVICURN2003's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   By the way, Intra-aortic... I just found out from AACN that there are only 129 (including you and me) nurses nationwide that hold both the CMC and CSC credentials simultaneously... something to be...

6. Am I the only one??

   NoviceToExpert replied to fungirl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I had read an anesthetist post some advice on the topic of being the goat...he said that one particular MDA suggested that he "think of everyone [who acts in an abusive fashion] as mildly...

7. Has anyone taken the ecco course from AACN?

   NoviceToExpert replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

   ECCO can be very informative... However, the modules, if you do them carefully, take much longer than specified... My issue with ECCO (aside from typos here and there and the occassional miskeyed...

8. Csc/cmc

   NoviceToExpert replied to CVICURN2003's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   :ancong!: That's just awesome, Jake. It's a great feeling, isn't it?!!! ps... if you look on AACNs website for proper use of subspecialty initials... they want them hyphenated after the CCRN... as in...

9. Please help, orientation problems

   NoviceToExpert replied to pupnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

   The CMC and the CSC are cardiac subspecialty certifications... they stand for, respectively, cardiac medicine certification and cardiac surgery certification. They are separate examinations that have...

10. Please help, orientation problems

    NoviceToExpert replied to pupnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have some things to add... since I was in your shoes... I lived through one heinous orientation... My second week I was told, "As long as I'm your preceptor...you're going to be my b*tch!!!" It went...

11. accepted SRNAs

    NoviceToExpert replied to nynurse!'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    GPA 3.93, GPA 4.0, GPA 3.88 No GREs, waived because of GPA 1.5 years CTICU Now MICU/SICU/Trauma unit

12. Thomas Jefferson Univ. interview

    NoviceToExpert replied to hell000nurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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13. UPenn Interview

    NoviceToExpert replied to mark2climb's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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14. How do you spell relief?P A S S E D B O A R D S

    NoviceToExpert replied to dansingrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

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15. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    NoviceToExpert replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hey ghillbert... I wrote a little more of what I thought of the CMC and CSC certification exams on the CSC/CMC thread... if you can't find it let me know or if you have other questions after finding...