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  1. A hemodynamics question

    duckboy20 replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    RNKittyCat. on a lot of that you are right, on one thing you said you are wrong to a point. If you give a hypertonic solution, that will work to pull fluids into the vascular space. Depending on the...

  2. A hemodynamics question

    duckboy20 replied to wonderbee's topic in General Students

    I would say no ivf, push diuretics and watch for electrolyte abnormalities. That is just me, probably not the right thing but oh

  3. please help!!!

    duckboy20 replied to WI_cna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yes there is such thing as thick blood, happens with polycythemia among other things. Don't take offense WI-CNA but I personnally don't think that unlicensed people should give meds. Accident waiting...

  4. Front Loaded versus Integrated Programs

    duckboy20 replied to nursemcdonald's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am in a front loaded program and I love it. We start full time clinical in August and I feel like I will be very prepared for it. I wouldn't have it any other way

  5. Gonzaga said yes!!!

    duckboy20 replied to kestrel1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Awesome!! Good Luck to

  6. please help!!!

    duckboy20 replied to WI_cna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Unless the patient is dead, you have nothing to fear. The 5 mg tablets may have been given, the 7.5 mg tablets may have been given. Who is to know now. The patient was not hurt, it did not sound like,...

  7. What do you do when you need to take pain meds and work?

    duckboy20 replied to Kaye's topic in General Nursing

    That may be the results of that study but those results will mean nothing to the jurors while you are in a courtroom due to the fact that a patient of yours died on your shift while you were wearing a...

  8. How do you pay for school?

    duckboy20 replied to richard13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes you can apply for the BankOne Loan anytime. This is my second semester to get

  9. What do you do when you need to take pain meds and work?

    duckboy20 replied to Kaye's topic in General Nursing

    I think the only legal way you could go to work and be on pain meds is if it required no patient contact such as doing clerical type work for that time if perhaps they would let you. If you had...

  10. HELP--UTvs.TCUvs.TWU

    duckboy20 replied to GeauxFan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am in agreement with smiling ru. I happen to be in the same program as alansmith, unfortunately I do not necessarily feel the same way about TCU. However, those at tcu would be ignorant to say there...

  11. Frequent Flyers in the ED

    duckboy20 replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    One of our frequent pain med seekers Got Narcan on a visit to the ER. He thought it was the best stuff he ever had. Actually wanted to take the nurse home with him. I guess it was the first time he...

  12. lidocaine for IV starts?

    duckboy20 replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    Some people like to do it but what I have found is that if you are good enough then only sticking the person once instead of twice is a whole lot easier for you and the patient. Sometimes it could be...

  13. How do you pay for school?

    duckboy20 replied to richard13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Loans Loans and Lots of Loans! That is the only way I am getting through school! They asked me in the interview if I planned on working because they said those who work have a high failout rate, I...

  14. TWU/TCU Clinical Sites

    duckboy20 replied to TraumaMaster's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Xigris, just want to let you know that even though you have the Plaza site now and want a Shreveport spot, there is a good possibility that someone from the shreveport spot might want to switch to a...

  15. tcu vs twu interview

    duckboy20 replied to zinnia27's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I personally did not have a masters degree before applying to TWU, but to answer the question regarding how much the interview counts, from what I understand, that is by far the largest determinant...

  16. 1st Interview done(Need Cyberhugs)

    duckboy20 replied to kestrel1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah they had no right asking you those kinds of questions in an interview. Some of those questions did get asked in our ethics class for us do debateonce we were in the program. But yeah, absolutely...

  17. CRNA school questions

    duckboy20 replied to uncivilizedAMDD's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Most schools I have found want two years of ICU type experience, some only require one. I got lucky and got into school one year after I graduated with my BSN. I think of myself really lucky and still...

  18. TWU/TCU Clinical Sites

    duckboy20 replied to TraumaMaster's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Unfortunately I am not quite sure about the Plaza clinical site. I have heard it is pretty good from a few people but actual experience with it I am not sure since my site is in Arkansas. I have a lot...

  19. how many have applied to TWU ???

    duckboy20 replied to CRHSrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sickboy I is! Who are you

  20. how many have applied to TWU ???

    duckboy20 replied to CRHSrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey! Good luck! I would recommend staying in the dorms on campus. I did the first semester, I am in Jonesboro, AR now, but I think it really makes a differerence. There are actually quite a few people...

  21. TWU/TCU Clinical Sites

    duckboy20 replied to TraumaMaster's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The jonesboro site in Arkansas is really good, in texas hmmm, Harris Methodist is supposed to be a good one but now with competition from TCU, also with TWU the Lubbock clinical site is supposed to be...

  22. Interview with ASU WooHoo!!!

    duckboy20 replied to Demoking's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I graduated with my bsn from asu and am currently in the crna program at texas wesleyan university. I have heard mixed things about the program from people in it. Possibly since it is such a new...

  23. how many have applied to TWU ???

    duckboy20 replied to CRHSrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey guys! Good luck to all that apply to TWU. I am in my second semester in the program and I absolutely love it. It is hard core, but you will learn so much. Dr Reinke is a fantastic teacher. The...