MatthewRN

MatthewRN

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  1. How did you choose where to apply?

    MatthewRN replied to climberrn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My parents are on faculty at the school I'm attending which qualified me for free tuition. That made for a pretty easy decision. All of our clinical sites are within a 30 or 40 minute drive max from...

  2. Accepted, now what's next financially, homelife

    MatthewRN replied to 37icurn's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I went through a divorce my second semester in school. We'd been having problems for a while though and my wife was not supporting at all after I started school. Thankfully we didn't have

  3. LSU CRNA 2010 Class: Anyone get accepted?

    MatthewRN replied to Gerlich8's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If your credit is good enough or you have a cosigner, GradPlus loans in addition to the Stafford loans are generally enough to cover everything you

  4. Anyone attending Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

    MatthewRN replied to Maxmatlock's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    MAT 90th percentile, 3.5 gpa, 2.5 years experience in 24 bed CCU. I believe they waive the GRE or MAT requirement if your undergrad GPA was 3.75 or higher. They've already interviewed and sent out...

  5. GN interview at Florida Hospital Winter Park

    MatthewRN replied to StarDust16's topic in Florida Nursing

    What unit are you applying for? They have a pretty nice new OB service line wing

  6. What got you into school?

    MatthewRN replied to RNextraordinare's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Ha, being the program director's kid. Although, if anything, I think I was scrutinized more carefully. My interview ended up being twice as long as anyone

  7. Anyone attending Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

    MatthewRN replied to Maxmatlock's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It's one flat fee for tuition for anesthesia at FHCHS. No difference for in or out of

  8. Anyone attending Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

    MatthewRN replied to Maxmatlock's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yes. SRNA Class of

  9. Anyone attending Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

    MatthewRN replied to Maxmatlock's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The biggest part of my decision was that my parents are one faculty at the college so I get free tuition. With that being said, I believe that it's a good program. You get top notch clinical...

  10. Anyone attending Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

    MatthewRN replied to Maxmatlock's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm in the junior class at FHCHS. Congratulations on being accepted (I'm assuming)! I know one of the people in passing who was accepted and a good buddy of mine is on the wait

  11. no GRE for CRNA school

    MatthewRN replied to foxyhill21's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Some schools will also accept the MAT in place of the

  12. IABP and CPR

    MatthewRN replied to Tornadochaser's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I believe Maquet is the company you were trying to think

  13. Nurses pulled to other units

    MatthewRN replied to denise2010's topic in Critical Care

    What does DTO'D stand

  14. Should CVVHD be 1:1

    MatthewRN replied to kristenallene40's topic in Critical Care

    Your patient's just have to have a vent to be a 1:1? Where do I

  15. Ambulate with Femoral Lines

    MatthewRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    i think i'd have an mi if i saw my patient with an iabp

  16. Amiodarone and Lidocaine drips for VTach

    MatthewRN replied to deemo21's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We'll do that frequently for VT refractory to IV Amio. As stated above, make sure daily lido levels are drawn as some patients can become lido toxic fairly

  17. Chattanooga area

    MatthewRN replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    A guy I used to work with here in Nashville is working MICU at Parkridge and they have an incredible overtime/bonus structure. I don't remember specifics but it was pretty lucrative. Pt ratios and...

  18. Is this common practice or was I in the wrong??

    MatthewRN replied to Sassylil14u's topic in General Nursing

    First off, 8 patients in a step down unit is ludicrous even if none of them are vented. I don't see how one nurse is supposed to take care of that number of high acuity, task intensive patients in any...

  19. Chattanooga area

    MatthewRN replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Tennessee Nursing

    When I last worked 2Central in the summer of '08 the entire hospital had certain colors set aside for RNs, certain colors for techs, yada yada. I don't remember offhand what the tech colors were, and...

  20. How long did it take you to get "comfortable" with Codes?

    MatthewRN replied to palmettogirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Alot of getting to be comfortable in codes is understanding yourself and what do well. If compressions is your thing then gravitate towards that. If you're comfortable working the defibrillator and...

  21. Spouses of SRNA's

    MatthewRN replied to clc007's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My mother has been a CRNA program director and staff professor in CRNA programs for almost fifteen years. Through that time, the biggest reason students have dropped out or failed is having a new baby...

  22. How to get rid of the plumber's crack?

    MatthewRN replied to jcasti02's topic in Men in Nursing

    A liberal application of crack

  23. Cardizem, rythmol, and dig.....oh my

    MatthewRN replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in Patient Medications

    60mg of cardizem IV push is a huge

  24. MICU vs SICU-why the rivalry? Can't we all just get along?

    MatthewRN replied to sassyrn333's topic in MICU, SICU

    My facility nips it in the bud and has a combined

  25. Intravenous regular insulin

    MatthewRN replied to echoSN's topic in Emergency

    It's fine to run it through a peripheral. As for how fast it should go, that's up to the doc's order. We almost always have standard order set for our patient's on insulin gtt's that maps out what...