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I just finished a contract at methodist main in the SICU in San Antonio. It was ok. The people were awesome, but the docs kinda sucked...very fastidious. My best night there I was floated to another hospital to the ED to take care of ICU patients....

I got rejected once and denied interviews at 2 others. I was really upset at first, but then I knew I had to concentrate on my remaining ones. Everyone faces rejection, you just have to learn from them. I knew after the first one, that I was no wh...

Spiderella, What do you mean about the cost of living index? For example, I'm moving to Raleigh, NC where the composite index is 104.8... Thanks!

I was exceptionally bored at my last assignment. When the head nurse asked if I was willing to renew, I had to politely say no. Like you, I like busy! Now, I'm taking a month off and getting back into the mix after new years. You can always speci...

If you really don't want to work for Kaiser, and that's all your company is feeding you...look at other companies. Your company may not have deals with all the hospitals that offer travel contracts. I definitely wouldn't settle for a contract that ...

I found out the next day. I had to call them to change my address, so they offered to just read my letter over the phone. I got the letter on Friday.

Most of these questions are answered already in the Pre-CRNA forum, but here's my information. BS: Biology 2.8 with 3 years of undergrad research in pain sensitivity in neonatal rats BSN: 3.2 in a 2nd degree accelerated program GREs: verbal 600, math...

In nursing school half my professors said I needed to do a year of med/surg and the other half said it wasn't necessary. I decided to compromise and did a year of step-down. If ICU is where your passion lies (and I understand, it's mine too) then g...

the survey: k.m. years in nursing_3.5__ years in critical care 2.5 what does the "culture" of critical care nursing mean to you personally? i think the culture of critical-care nursing is fast-paced with moments of extreme slow, and you have to be a...

As long as you get well-rounded experience, you should be fine. If 60-70% are vented, you should be fine. You'll get the vents, you'll get drips and you'll get the critical-thinking aspect of an ICU experience. I would take the MICU slot at a leve...

Congratulations!!!!!! I know how good it feels to have that weight lifted off your shoulders!

sorry, didn't quite mean to post that yet! If you don't think you're ready for the ICU just yet, spend a year in step-down instead. That will at least give you the critical care aspect while you're learning how to be a nurse. That's what I did. B...

Jump in head first! If you want to end up in ED or ICU, why spend a year not doing that only to end up there later. If you don't think you're

I studied my ass off! Seriously though, I bought some books and studied with co-workers who were also trying to get certified. I bought PASS CCRN which has a good review of the patho if you need review, I bought the AACNs book with just questions a...

Thanks everyone for the congrats...it's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. Good luck to those who are interviewing soon!

Most programs suggest you get your core courses out of the way before you start, such as theories of nursing, research, etc. Find out what the core courses are going to be, and get them done, even if you haven't been accepted into school yet. This ...

Found out this morning that I was accepted at Raleigh!!!! :)

Hey Kyle, I just shadowed at University hospital 2 weeks ago in San Antonio. If you call 210-567-4509 you can get in touch with the scheduling person and she can direct your call to one of the CRNAs on staff. Can't remember her name for the life of...

We do our own CRRT from setup on. It can be frustrating at times, but I generally love it. We had a 4 hour class so we could learn all the pathophys and hemodynamics involved with renal failure and the ICU and when CRRT should be used,etc. It's a...

The 2 people I know that got in the program were accepted before they went to Georgetown's undergrad program, contingent on getting ICU experience. They could basically choose when to go. One is in this year's fall class and one is waiting for fall...

If you have 50 mL and the MD wants it to go over 1-2 hours, then just divide it. ie. 50/2=25, so 25 mL/hr will give it over 2 hours. So anywhere between 25-50 mL/hr will give the 50 mL over 1-2 hours. P.S. No question is dumb...the hospital I'm at ...

At Virginia Commonwealth University, they have one of the few DNAP programs, and it's only an extra semester tacked on to the original 7 for the MSA. We were told that you apply for the DNAP program in your first year of the MSA program and then you...

Actually, I think it went well. I was really nervous going in, but they really did a good job of alleviating the stress. I was interviewed individually by 4 people. Which is a lot different then my last one which included me and 15 faculty members...

Raleigh at 1:15 on November 5th. I'm from VA but flying in from Texas...took a travel assignment there.

My interview at VCU is friday...