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Which would be the best place to work in an ICU? Scripps La Jolla or Hoag hospital in Newport Beach??? I have asked many people and i always get totally different answers. Funny enough, the Hoag nurses I spoke with said that Scripps La Jolla is a ...

Sounds like I can't go wrong either way. Any other opinions? Anyone work at either? Thanks!

As we all know, there are many nasty bugs in the hospitals we work in. I am always concerned with 1. Disinfecting scrubs 2. Not passing bugs to family through washing machine/drying machines. I usually wash the scrubs in laundry soap with 2 measur...

I'll soon be externing in the SICU. I am required to have my ACLS cert. before starting the new position. I have two options for ACLS courses The first course is 200 dollars from a small company(seems like MINIMUM requirments will be met) Second cour...

Everytime I get the opportunity to pick a CRNA's brain, i do so. Recently I was basically told "the secrets out and you will need to be lucky to get a job even IF you get through school". They gave the impression that in 5 years there will be far m...

Unless i missed something, i don't see where the OP specified which machine he/she is using. This should be clarified as potentially dangerous advice may have already been given. As LACrn has already explained, some machines have a separate setting...

Title pretty much says it all. I am curious to know about how much CRNA school cost you/is costing you. It would be great if you could give a basic cost for school enrollment(and what school you went to), and if you used loans to "servive" as well(...

Can more CRNAs chime in on this thread (regarding the need for CRNAs that is)? It was started over 5 years ago with some fairly bold guesses about the future of the CRNA shortage. Well, the five years is up, lets re-evaluate! Is there still a short...

Aren't you obligated to kaiser for a while after you graduate though? Did you work there before school or does Kaiser have a teaching institution totally separate from its hospital/work section? Thanks for the replies. Much appriciated.

I'll try to keep this short and sweet. My GPA from my AS degree is barely over 3.0. During those years i was very young, working at least 40 hours a week, and content with a 3.0. However, my GPA from the RN program is about 3.8. (got serious about s...

Being the brilliant student nurse that i am, i recently asked a man with an ostomy "when was your last bowel movement?" He looked at me like 'you gotta be kidding me'! He then replied, "before my surgery"

Great. Thanks a lot for the info and encouragement! There's still a hope!

Oh my!!! What an adventurous night you had! All i can say is thanks for the humerous write-up! I laughed a few times throughout that read!