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  1. do you think...?

    the hospital below is good enough for a future CRNA to gain ICU experience? It is not a teaching hospital and i am afraid it is not good enough. How do you think? Thanks for sharing your opinion!...
  2. Help!

    I am an international nurse. I just got my California RN license. Now I want to make an endorsement to an Illinois one. The problem is I have never practiced nursing either in my home country or in...
  3. What do you usually use in a cvicu(open heart)? central lines? PA(swan-ganz)? a-lines? CVVH? chest tubes? Bloon pump? intubation? thanks,
  4. visa screen?

    Hi, I am currently a full-time student in US(not in nursing). I got my BSN in China and I have got my RN license here. I want to graduate soon and begin to work as a nurse and apply for H-1C and green...
  5. ICU Pre-employment testing

    I am interviewing for a position in cvicu. The nurse recruiter said that I will have a pre-employment testing. It includes 50 multiple choice questions. Anyone knows anything about this test? Please...
  6. ICU Pre-employment testing

    I am interviewing for a position in cvicu. The nurse recruiter said that I will have a pre-employment testing. It includes 50 multiple choice questions. Anyone knows anything about this test? Please...
  7. Thank you, Gump It is very helpful!
  8. I was offered one job on step-down, and another on Telemetry. Which one do you think will be better experience, if I want to work in ICU in the future? Thanks,
  9. I have aplied for an ICU position. But they have no oppenings for me. Some rural hospital offered a position in a small ICU with 6 beds(they do open hearts). Will that kind of ICU experience to be...
  10. one is cardiac, another is neuro,
  11. Could I be ACLS or PALS certificated without any working experience? Thanks,
  12. Pleasetakeme, javajunkie Thank you very
  13. Could you tell me where I can get a training class or books for preparation? How can I register for the exam? Thank you in advance for your input!
  14. I have a question: should all these classes be in graduate
  15. "...a county hosptial that lets you get your hands dirty." What does this sentence mean? Does it mean the hospital good or bad? Sorry for troubling as I am a foreigner and couldn't understand this...
  16. I am also curious about this. Hope to get replies from you guys.
  17. the hospital below is good enough for a future CRNA to gain ICU experience? It is not a teaching hospital and i am afraid it is not good enough. How do you think? Thanks for sharing your opinion!...
  18. Thank you, BarbPick and athomas91, Your advice is very helpful. But what is "Royal pain in the A**"? Thank you very
  19. No, BarbPick, it is not Jcaho certified, also it is not a level I trauma, teaching
  20. Hi, everyone, I am trying to locate teaching hospitals with good ICUs around Chicago area. Although I live at Chicago, unfortunately I cannot work at Illinois state because I am not qualified for an...
  21. How about this hospital? It is not a teaching hospital and i am afraid it is not good enough for me to attend. The good thing is it's in Indiana and only 30 min driving from my home at Chicago...
  22. Thank you, Speculating, This is my condition: I am a foreign nurse who consider becoming a CRNA here in US. I just got my RN license and prepare to start ICU work. Now I live at Chicago (but I hold...
  23. no one give me a reply?
  24. PhD vs. ND

    Dear llg, What you said is what I am thinking about. The tradeoff between money and flexibility/autonomy is a factor I am always considering. A lot of my friends from academia have quite good life....
  25. PhD vs. ND

    CRNA teacher, Thank you for your kind reply. From your post I got to know that anesthesia program also need educators badly. So, a CRNA can teach in both traditional nursing schools and anesthesia...