RN1980

RN1980

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  1. The Future: You Must have a Masters to Apply to a Nurse Anesthesia Program??!!

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

    i'm relating to the fact that i hope that can get into a program before any new bylaws that are passed that require a crna applicant to already have a msn behind their name.. and obviously i also pray...

  2. The Future: You Must have a Masters to Apply to a Nurse Anesthesia Program??!!

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

    lord i pray i get into a program before all this stuff is impletmented..the last thing i want to do is to waste time and money to get a masters instead of concentrating on the original goal of...

  3. who does your casting and splinting?

    RN1980 replied to cjthegreat's topic in Emergency

    rns and techs do the fiber glass ortho splints and support wraps, if the techs do it the primary rn of the pt has to do a final check off on the splint/wrap etc...before the pt leaves the er. for...

  4. BS to RN to CRNA...more difficult than I thought?

    RN1980 replied to smf5083's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    well i'm not a crna, but i have some good fishing buddies who are, and i'm prepping myself for interviews within a yr or 2.. i see the most obvious and pressing issue you need to take care of is to...

  5. I'm in... with one year experience

    RN1980 replied to Forrest Forrest Gump's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    good job gump...it shows just about anything is possible if you bust your butt. good

  6. Explain ARDS?

    RN1980 replied to JohnW's topic in MICU, SICU

    well in many cases the tx for ards may have many of the same tx modalities that chf has, such as diuretic, vent support in which alot of times chf will respond with the use of peep and it's a mainstay...

  7. can a nurse be fired for not saying "no"

    RN1980 replied to livewell78's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    as far as being legal, if your friend works in a "right to work" state she /he can be fired without any reasoning or advance notice and at the descetion of the hospital. it really does'nt matter what...

  8. Hospital purges 20 grocery carts of pharmaceutical gifts and donates it to Africa!

    RN1980 replied to student456's topic in General Nursing

    man, i bet there are hundreds of small rual and urban community health centers/clinics here in the united states that are barely making it on skeleton budgets and supplies that would have loved a...

  9. Aging trophy wives of wealthy elderly patients

    RN1980 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    well if i was a wealthy man i'd have a gorgeous knockout wife that would turn heads, as far as having brains or a conversation i'd get a smart girlfriend on the side for

  10. First Day of the 18th Grade!

    RN1980 replied to Fish O<'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    thats pretty damn

  11. Negotiating visiting hours

    RN1980 replied to marie7217's topic in MICU, SICU

    man thats crazy, so i guess they'll want me to split my pay stub with the patients family next.....sometimes people expect to damn

  12. Took care of pt who tested positve for c-diff

    RN1980 replied to anfe's topic in General Nursing

    ahhh, there is nothing like the smell of c-diff in the

  13. Potassium Chloride IV

    RN1980 replied to PATPRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    not replace the k+... is your collegue

  14. Negotiating visiting hours

    RN1980 replied to marie7217's topic in MICU, SICU

    we still have set visiting hrs in the units i work at. but it's also up to the rn's descretion on the time and limit of visitation. when the census is low and not very acute we'll let a few folks...

  15. ICU Nurses with OCD!!!

    RN1980 replied to nursern20's topic in MICU, SICU

    i don't think it's a matter of ocd at all. i think you practice nursing in a fashion that you are comfortable with, wheather you're a so called strong type a or b. if a person is of a more laid back...

  16. Corpsmen & Medics, Become an RN in 9 Months

    RN1980 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Government, Military

    interesting....

  17. Electrocardioversion...

    RN1980 replied to ERRNTraveler's topic in Emergency

    i think the issue wheather or not they get anticoagulated or zapped is depending on if the pt is stable or showing s/sx of uncompesation from the high rate or the nature of the rhythm itself. i've...

  18. Highest hourly rates seen $$$$$

    RN1980 replied to surething1's topic in Travel

    central ms new grads will look at anywhere from $18-21/hr at any place worth it's salt, then most places will give you different diffs for certs and shifts ect.. we have prime care nurse staffing at...

  19. Corpsmen & Medics, Become an RN in 9 Months

    RN1980 replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Government, Military

    was an old 91b10 was'nt aware of this, it sounds like a great plan. but did'nt you have to take all your lpn prereqs before getting into or completing the rn

  20. Nurses salary vrs teacher's salary

    RN1980 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    you can't compare the 2 fields, they are apples and oranges. both hard work or as hard as you let it be. but i make way more than my sister inlaw who teaches highschool science classes in medium size...

  21. Sobering first day on the job.....

    RN1980 replied to KckStrt's topic in Emergency

    hang in there

  22. Nurse-Patient Ratios

    RN1980 replied to pattin13's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    well you are not in mississppi thats for

  23. rn to paramedic program

    RN1980 posted a topic in General Nursing

    does anyone know anything about a possible rn to paramedic bridge program around

  24. Union

    RN1980 replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in General Nursing

    hey i do remember that, happened right before katrina hit. i think i remember soome hospital ceo's from around the area had a couple of meetings about how to deal with the issue and bust the whole...

  25. New director is a nazi

    RN1980 replied to olddog1's topic in Emergency

    greys anatomy offends me constantly..i too had a icu manager at a parttime job who used a "hitler style" management system, you know my way or highway thought process. all it did was regress...