NurseLay

NurseLay

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  1. Frustrated and considering a career change

    NurseLay replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in General Nursing

    Well at first, I thought I wanted to do anesthesia, but when I shadowed I was bored and more intrigued by the medical side of it, but I think this is because the physician did the anesthesia plan and...

  2. Frustrated and considering a career change

    NurseLay replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't look at the previous posts, but if what you are saying is true, then yes, there is truly a lot of room for self

  3. Frustrated and considering a career change

    NurseLay replied to xEdgexRNx's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is too a field that I am struggling with. I have been a nurse for a year and I work on a cardiothoracic surgery stepdown unit. We take care of device patients, heart transplants, general...

  4. Hello, Will Be New Burn Nurse Here

    NurseLay posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hi all, I have just left the PICU and all of my beautiful kids behind:bluecry1: I am quite sad about that, however, I will be going to the exciting world of burn, and they take kids! So I wont be...

  5. UVA-Charlottesville

    NurseLay replied to crystal013's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I commuted, but it was really nice out there, and again, it is a college town, and they have a lot of events. I'm sure you'll be fine. Good

  6. Western Governors University

    NurseLay replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Western Governors University

    I looked into it, and if I'm remembering correctly, they are not

  7. UVA-Charlottesville

    NurseLay replied to crystal013's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Charlottesville is a nice area. It is a college town. The hospital itself is really great! I loved it. I commuted an hour to be there, unfortunately, I left because I got into a car accident driving...

  8. UVA-Charlottesville

    NurseLay replied to crystal013's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Don't know about their L&D unit, but I worked in the PICU and absolutely loved it! I found it to be a great hospital! Sorry I don't have more

  9. Vent: Husband lost job today with no warning

    NurseLay replied to Melinurse's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your pain. The same thing happened to my husband around the beginning of the month. I've been working and extra eight hour shift a week at work. It's tiring but you have to do what you have to...

  10. Exercise Induced Cardiomyopathy

    NurseLay replied to michael79's topic in Cardiac

    When I worked in PICU we had a teenager who had viral cardiomyopathy and she thought she just had a really bad cold. However, I don't think it has any relevance to

  11. Reperfusion Arrhythmia?

    NurseLay replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Cardiac

    Yes, I have been seeing this so far. I was told that it is expected because the heart is irritated and that it will subside

  12. I'm by no means a cardia nurse!

    NurseLay replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Cardiac

    Virgo RN, thanks for being picky because "stint" was annoying the hockey sticks out of

  13. need a good website that has videos for the pediatric cardiac anomolies.

    NurseLay replied to homood's topic in Cardiac

    pted.org. great site I used when working in

  14. RN thinking of getting into RT program...

    NurseLay replied to richo_006's topic in Pulmonary

    Just thought of another point, looking at the vent is also part of assessing your patient. In the ICU, you have to be aware of all components in order to build your case with the MD. If you haven't...

  15. RN thinking of getting into RT program...

    NurseLay replied to richo_006's topic in Pulmonary

    And as the RN, you may not be managing the vent, but you definitely have a say in whether or not you want something to be changed, and since you are going to MICU in a level 1 facility then you should...

  16. RN thinking of getting into RT program...

    NurseLay replied to richo_006's topic in Pulmonary

    You can learn a lot about ventilator settings from your intubated patients. In some ICU settings, you are constantly drawing ABGs learn those by interpreting them yourself and if you don't understand...

  17. LaRoche College RN-BSN

    NurseLay posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Has anyone completed this program? It seems like a good program, but what concerns me is that they only offer certain classes during a certain semester and I want to complete the program by Spring 09....

  18. LaRoche College RN-BSN

    NurseLay replied to NurseLay's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Haha, no I KNOW that isn't realistic. I meant to put Spring '10. Thanks for catching

  19. University of St Mary's RN-BSN

    NurseLay posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Hi does anyone know anything about University of St Mary's BSN program? Their website isn't really informative as far as pre-reqs and stuff like that. Any information you all could give me would be...

  20. adn to np

    NurseLay replied to newleaf2012's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yes, they are called RN-MSN

  21. University of St Mary's RN-BSN

    NurseLay replied to NurseLay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Yep I am. I went to school around there. I have a friend who is doing their program, but they aren't taking students again unitl the Fall either! And I would need to take another spanish course to...

  22. University of St Mary's RN-BSN

    NurseLay replied to NurseLay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    LOL, I'm feeling the same way now. I believe in God, but I don't get up and go to church and all that good stuff that they want. One day I called and they were closed for convocation. Lol. I was like...

  23. University of St Mary's RN-BSN

    NurseLay replied to NurseLay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    :chuckle Thanks. Yeah, I looked for a while too, but tuition is kind of an issue for me too. I actually enrolled for Liberty's online RN-BSN program, even though I got negative flacc about it on here...

  24. University of St Mary's RN-BSN

    NurseLay replied to NurseLay's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Haha, we know the exact same info! Yeah, I was surprised to see that too???? I wonder why is that? Maybe I'll give them a call and ask them. IDK. Are you looking for an online program as

  25. Virginia Commonwealth :)

    NurseLay replied to EMRNCRNA2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks, you gave some really helpful information, especially at the end! What did you use to study for the GRE? I wish you the best of luck in the program and I hope that within the next two years I...