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  1. Question about Cushing's

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks gwenith. This info will serve as a good starting point for more digging.. :) I did read your post earle. Thanks for googling and posting that

  2. Question about Cushing's

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sorry Dustin, just saw your post... Hudak, C. M. (1998). Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach, (P. 620) Its not the most recent source, but thats where I saw it. The graph shows the diastolic...

  3. Question for SRNAs about laptops

    Lorus posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Do any of you SRNAs out there take notes during class with a laptop? Do you worry that the noise you make typing will annoy your classmates, especially since (Im assuming) most of your classes are...

  4. Question for SRNAs about laptops

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This sounds like the way to go. Going to look into this. Bet you could even burn them to disk later

  5. Training and Contracts

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ABSOLUTELY! I am really looking forward to that STEEP learning curve after graduation. Thats when school really starts! Its one of the things I love about nursing... You learn something new...

  6. Training and Contracts

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well said orrnlori. Especially liked the last paragraph. There is no such thing as a perfect program. All new nurses can do is research several programs, pick one they like, and go for it. From...

  7. Training and Contracts

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the list Hh! Ive looked into several of these programs (Tuscon, Colorado, Oregon..) and all look great. And all would provide clinical experience/education worth any time commitment/funky...

  8. Training and Contracts

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Would you mind listing these hospitals or posting a link to any info on these fellowships? This sounds really interesting, Id love to check them

  9. Training and Contracts

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the feedback guys. From what I've seen of what most hospitals are offering thus far, it seems a pretty common practice for them to ask for time commitments in exchange for training. I can...

  10. Boards Today

    Lorus replied to WntrMute2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I havent posted here in a while but i have been lurking regularly. Just wanted to say Congrats

  11. Question about Cushing's

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Thanks kc ccurn. Ive read up on this and asked around a bunch and havent found an answer for this one yet. If i come across anything interesting ill make sure to post

  12. Question about Cushing's

    Lorus posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey everyone- I posted this question over on the neuro board, but its like a morgue over there... Generally, as the ICP rises and results in cushing's response, the pulse pressure widens....

  13. respectfully researching

    Lorus replied to kloget's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I want to read

  14. The dreaded panty line.......

    Lorus replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    A 7 page thread on panty lines... Absolutely classic...

  15. Care Plan Hell

    Lorus replied to kimtab's topic in General Students

    Care plans suck. I do like medical maps though. Medical Dx in a circle in the middle of the page, and you have the risk factors, clinical manifestations, complications, diagnostics, treatments, and...

  16. Sewing your own scrubs?

    Lorus replied to marilynmom's topic in General Students

    God- i need to meet a woman that has a sewing machine... Its impossible to find any decent man-scrubs unless you steal them from the hospital or order them from an overpriced catalog... And before...

  17. The end of my blog.

    Lorus replied to nilepoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks for the blog Craig. Good

  18. Clinical Instructor Didn't Show Up

    Lorus replied to geekymomma's topic in General Students

    really ? funny, lorus, in exactly WHAT way? i was serious. I guess the *nurse* in me was wondering IF possibly, the instructor was in a car wreck or had something go wrong, like get ill. SILLY SILLY...

  19. Clinical Instructor Didn't Show Up

    Lorus replied to geekymomma's topic in General Students

    "geez hope the instructor is OK..... did anyone bother to check????" -SmilingBluEyes -Haahaaha!!! For some reason i thought this was

  20. Is nursing school making me sick?

    Lorus replied to PlanetCaroline's topic in General Students

    The more i laugh, the healthier i get. -The good thing about this is that laughter can be just as contagious as those colds going around. So, you can 'spread' health too....

  21. anyone ever taken ACCELERATED A&P??

    Lorus replied to a_clay's topic in General Students

    I took A&P I & II over one summer. It was intense to say the least. A&P was pretty much all i did that summer. All day.. every day... I absolutely loved it so i think that made a huge...

  22. ex?????????required experience for crna program

    Lorus replied to girlybenzo's topic in New York Nursing

    Seems like crna programs all want a solid year of ICU at the very least. Your best bet is to check out the anesthesia board. Read the sticky, do a search, theres a ton of information over there....

  23. newbie wants to be a nurse anesthetist

    Lorus replied to peas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi Peas. Its great to hear that you are interested in becoming a nurse. It sounds like you have some time before nursing school is even a possibility for you, so there are a few things i would...

  24. A & P Books

    Lorus replied to hoppermom3's topic in General Students

    hoppermom3- Human Anatomy and Physiology by Elaine N. Marieb is a good one to start off with. Its concise, has good illustrations, and she keeps the physiology pretty simple. I think you can...

  25. checking NG tube placement

    Lorus replied to Lorus's topic in MICU, SICU

    Whenever im keeping the HOB ~30 degrees, im thinking about the obvious- reducing aspiration risk. Good to remember that this positioning will also help reduce tube migration. Good call gwenith....