KellyCCRN

All of our fresh CABG's , IABP and CRRT patient's are 1:1 regardless. Other than that both of the units I work in ICU and CVICU our ratio is 2:1

CVU would be a great experience.....they deal with alot of s/p CABG ect and you would get really familiar with cardiac drugs......can't say exactly what your working experience would be like as I don't work there specifically....I do know that critical care at coliseum does hire new grads and so does 5 west and CVU

I know they are going through some huge changes on CVU right now.....new management ect

Sorry it has taken me so long to reply! Things have been crazy lately I just finished up my first term with frontier!!! As for you questions, yes I am working while in the bridge year....right now I work full time at one hospital and PRN at another. I also have 2 young children! I do plan on going full-time after the bridge year but I will only be working one job at that point :-) The online format is great....I have found it to be very user friendly.....as long as you are computer literate you should do fine. I have been really impressed with the school so far and feel that they really do try to set you up for sucess. I managed an A and a B this term with my hectic schedule so it is definitely doable! Good luck on getting into class 92! If you have any other questions just let me know!

I can't comment on MCCG as I've never worked there. I recently took a job at Coliseum as a transfer from another HCA facility and I can honestly say I love it there! What departments are you looking at? That makes a difference!

Hey there! I am in my first quarter of the ADN-MSN/FNP program at frontier. So far I really love the program! If you have any questions just let me know :-) Kel

Most of the sonographers at the hospital I work at are male and ultrasounds are done equally on male and female patients given their diagnosis. The most common ultrasounds we see are abdominal, renal, carotid, dopplers to r/o dvt and echocardiograms.

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You should check out Frontier School of Midwifery and Family nursing. The website is www.midwives.org the offer FNP, WHCNP and CNM. You can enter with a non-nursing related bachelors as an RN directly into their MSN program. They have an awesome reputation and I have heard nothing but good things! I just recently found out that I have been accepted into their ASN-MSN bridge program. The school is based out of Hyden,KY and is a non-profit private school. Hope this helps! ~Kel

To add to that ....Pt's with ESRD who are on Hemodialysis typically recieve a bolus of heparin during treatments to reduce the risk of clotting while on the machine and losing blood. Although they monitor PTT in the out pt setting they are usually only monitored monthly or bi-monthly depending on facility protocols.

Both Hospitals where I live use biopatches on all cental lines - South Georgia

You must work for an HCA facility:wink2: .....I personally usually do not get the flu shot but will be this year, no way I'm wearing a mask for 6 months or more!

Our hopsital has all private rooms as well. It's nice because most are large enough to be semi-private so if there is a caregiver staying we have plenty of room for a rollaway bed and still have room to get around!

here is the formula we use.... (4-albumin)X0.8+CA++= true CA++ From my understanding it is a rough estimate

It took several days for my aplication to be posted to the website. The only thing that showed as complete was the payment up until the day I was licensed! I did call on several occasions and it really depends on who answers the call as to how helpfull they are.