RN1980

RN1980

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  1. Commute to CRNA school.... is it reasonable?

    RN1980 replied to Critical CareRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i have not went through a crna program though i'm prepping myself to do the interview trail this or next yr. i can tell you that i would certainly look into staying as close to the program as i could....

  2. the med

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    thanks i understnd all about seeing indigent or uninsured pts, thats about all we see at my fulltime spot now. i just got through lurking around on their website again, ill probabley send off a...

  3. Army Reserve CRNA

    RN1980 replied to Johnfitz13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    im sure you have contacted a medical army reserve recruiter. there is a poster by the name "olderthandirt2" i believe is in the army crna program or has just finished it, dont know if he is reserve or...

  4. the med

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    dang, i hate to hear that. but thanks for the

  5. Commute to CRNA school.... is it reasonable?

    RN1980 replied to Critical CareRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i could very well see myself ending up in a ditch somewhere between school and home from falling asleep. 4hrs commute everyday plus the physical and mental rigors of school all day would be brutal for...

  6. If you could be accepted anywhere...where would it be and why?

    RN1980 replied to Crossfit SRNA2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    uab, lsu, ut-memphis, ut-chat. mainly based off logistics to my home base of operations. plus i personally have many crna fishing buddies who have graduated from each program with some recently, and...

  7. interview i thought went well, but didn't get job!

    RN1980 replied to sCared74's topic in General Nursing

    i dare say to land a federal or satate job here in mississippi you must know someone on the inside or meet a certain quota requirement. education and skill level be

  8. Why all the dislike for young nurses who already know they want to be a CRNA

    RN1980 replied to I_See_You_RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    face it, you will just carry more wt. with the other nurses on this forum when or if you ever become a practicing intensive care nurse with the goal of becomming a srna candidate. the idea of people...

  9. DNR Status

    RN1980 replied to TangoLima's topic in MICU, SICU

    the point is that there are often many icu admissions that dont meet any criteria of icu care. the reasons for their admittance vary, but most of what i have found from my exp. are 1) md tired of...

  10. What constitutes falsifying documentation?

    RN1980 replied to physioex's topic in General Nursing

    its just bad form and practice to do this. the med record and tx record are there not only for other staff members to see what meds/treatments have been done and when they were completed, but it also...

  11. Did anyone else have a good night?

    RN1980 replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    had a great night. work at one of my part time jobs at a rual level 3 er. might have seen around 12 pt's from 7p to 7a. no life,limb or sight emergent issues or any pt or family drama. no police ems...

  12. can I get in CRNA school now?

    RN1980 replied to TJFRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i certainly respect loveanesthesia's reply and concur with what he says. however, i would get my ccrn and apply at the first chance, instead of waiting for a icu spot to come available. you have icu...

  13. Nurse Anesthetists

    RN1980 replied to TLCinCT's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    sigh..if you guys are crying over a few somewhat less than positive comments on a ******* internet forum then you might as well forget about going to nursing school muchless anesthesia. but goodluck...

  14. Brain surgery last week, then coming to ED for pain. Wait 4 hours to be seen.

    RN1980 replied to happy2learn's topic in General Nursing

    if a fella walks into my er and declares that his head is hurting enough for him to come in with his hx of past brain surgeries he is gonna get a fast neuro eval in triage, a quick phone call to er...

  15. C.R.N.A school??

    RN1980 replied to johnny depp23's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    they probably just got through reading a article on yahoo about crna's and thought "hey i want to be a crna" never mind acutally going through the steps, which are 1. graduate from a accredited...

  16. oversaturation makes managers arrogant

    RN1980 posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    was in dept. meeting today. 3 different nursing unit managers along with the assistant don of our hospital. they were spouting off about how things are going to change and additional protocol driven...

  17. oversaturation makes managers arrogant

    RN1980 replied to RN1980's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    our administration and management would crap gold bricks if a union rep. walked into the hospital. though, i doubt i'll ever have the chance of working with a nsg union in this state i certainly would...

  18. Biggest Misconception about nurses you've heard

    RN1980 replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    "well i had a 3.88 and 4.0 gpa in my last 2 college degrees so nursing school wont be a big deal for me at all, besides i'm really smart". a few semesters later i'll see that individual and they...

  19. I am an American.

    RN1980 replied to UnionRN2's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    not to make eye contact?? that got to be about one of the dumbest things i've heard. Your manager is

  20. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    RN1980 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    chico david, it is nurses like you and hundreds of others that go out and spread the word and educate the rest of us on the advantages of the unions are really doing some of the best services to...

  21. CCRN & Laura Gasparis videos

    RN1980 replied to patientadv's topic in General Nursing

    they are outdated though the patho she goes over is still the same patho the patients have today..so in that regard she is current. however, i advise your to supplement your studying with other...

  22. married to MD

    RN1980 replied to onthefence's topic in Men in Nursing

    im currently dating a obgyn resident, drive to memphis to spend weekends with her often. hey she is cool to hang out with and i think she is hot. the stress those people are under is impressive during...

  23. RN administration...remember from where you came.

    RN1980 replied to livinthedreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    at our hospital the don is just a person with a fancy name. the 3 ceo's run everything..they state the budget and how the hospital is to be ran and the don just implements it. its funny cause she has...

  24. nurse nonrecruiters

    RN1980 replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    when our hospital was in the hiring mode (seems like light yrs ago) we had a part-time nurse recruiter. she was a former l&d nurse at our hopsital. most of our unit directors thought she did a...

  25. Regency Hospital, anyone ever work there??

    RN1980 replied to BaileyMarieRN's topic in General Nursing

    i knew a girl that worked at the one in meridian, i believe they did just get bought out like the above poster stated. her biggest gripe was that if the census was low you were called off. so they...