DMURSE1

DMURSE1

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  1. Hello, I just signed the contract yesterday and will be reporting to a TPU for a 66H8A slot. Does anyone have info. on when I should receive orders? Any info. is greatly appreciated. Recruiter said...
  2. Talk to me about Walter Reed.....

    Fort Gordon is in
  3. OBLC (lots of) Questions(please reply)

    I went to an AA nursing program. immediately after graduating enrolled I in Drexel online. I graduated while gaining quality experience in critical care. The program was challenging probably more so...
  4. Thanks for the quick reply. I'll be assigned to the 48th CSH located in Fort Meade
  5. My 1st military physical

    peek a boo Ha Ha
  6. Two weeks ago my packet was submitted to the board for a 66H8A slot. Today I called the recruitment Tech who said that if I'm not selected then I will go on the order of merit list for up to one year....
  7. My packet was submitted at the end of June. The recruiter told me that they have not met their quota for 8A's yet so I will not be on the OML. Being prior enlisted, I have little faith in the validity...
  8. Beedog, I see this thread is a little old however I have some unanswered questions. I am prior enlisted and was accepted to a CRNA program that will begin in august of 2010. Over a year away. I'm in...
  9. 3 Year commitment for Army Reserves?

    Hello, I'm in the process of applying for a commission in the USAR. I'll be starting a crna program in fall of 2010 and my primary reason for applying was to use the STRAP benefits. I have eight years...
  10. Tell her to stay in management. money isn't everything. She obviously doesn't know the CRNA job market or the power of the
  11. Ventilaion post CABG

    SIMV peep 10, PS 10 weight based Vt
  12. great advice. The more learned in an ICU before hand can definately expedite the critical care
  13. Cassandra, I could not agree with you more. Critical care units especially in cardiac surgery have felt a real blow by NAP. I can speak o this, first hand. Some Senior Cardiac Surgery nurses that I...
  14. In general Dobutamine can cause tachyarrythmias. In many patients it can trigger afib c RVR. That said, rapid heart rate = decreased filling time = decreased stroke volume and decreased bp and output....
  15. btw, you think that an anesthesiologist who has just finished his residency would only have completed 200 epidurals during his training? That seems a little low to me. Multifactorial, Ie: Community...
  16. Wow. There are some frustrated individuals on this forum. There wasn't much said about residency and cliincal experience. I'll have to admit being a critical care nurse for 3 years 99.9 percent of my...