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  1. best ICU for CRNA school?

    perkizme replied to CRNAspire's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Medical, surgical and burn/trauma are probably your better bets. Make sure your unit will give you great cardiovascular, pulmonary, vasopressor management, vent managemt, hemodynamics experiences (I'm...

  2. interview yesterday??

    perkizme replied to blondnurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't believe they expect you to know everything- sometimes they want to see how you work your way through a question (your thought process). Everything else you have may overshadow the interview...

  3. New to the website---questions about crna?

    perkizme replied to Harris Medfield's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    read the "how to become a crna" FAQ thread... you need to go to nursing school for RN first, then ICU experience, then

  4. new grad - worth taking ACLS class before being hired?

    perkizme replied to birdgardner's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    :yeahthat: I totally agree with Tom's post!!! If you're really that into getting a head start, just look up some of the algorithms online to start familiarizing yourself with them or look up the...

  5. Moving from ER to ICU

    perkizme replied to ccneug's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Yes for CRNA you do need 1+ yrs ICU experience. Check with the schools you're interested in applying to for further ICU requirments- usu. schools will take any type of ICU and most recommend a...

  6. Cincinnati Hospitals

    perkizme replied to oreo84's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I agree Christ is prob best for cardiology/CT surgery. I've heard awesome things about their

  7. priortizing care and distributing meds

    perkizme replied to bonnie west's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Do you use some sort of kardex or notes on your patients taht you keep with you or carry around (i.e. in your pocket)? Sometimes I will just kind of write the times on the bottom of one of these...

  8. Advice needed. I want to try ICU

    perkizme replied to newrn05's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hopefully your hospital has some sort of internship or orientation program to help you transition into the ICU setting. There is a wealth of knowledge about critical care nursing online and you can...

  9. Cincinnati Hospitals

    perkizme replied to oreo84's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Thought i heard somewhere recently that good sam (cinti) was now level 1 trauma (which i was surprised bec I thought only UC was).... but I could be wrong!!!

  10. When should I start applying for jobs?

    perkizme replied to luvmyguys's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I agree with applying NOW! Esp. if you want to get into some sort of internship program (i.e. for critical care, emergency, etc.). Yes jobs will almost always be available, however, you may not get...

  11. New Grad in ER in Dayton/Cincy?

    perkizme replied to mcs1505's topic in Ohio Nursing

    If you're interested in Cincinnati, University Hospital has a critical care internship program for new grads going into ICU, ED, and PACU. Being a level 1 trauma and in the middle of the city - our...

  12. Cincinnati Hospitals

    perkizme replied to oreo84's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Do you know what area of nursing you would like to go into??? Adult vs peds? Critical care vs med-surg vs OR vs ER, etc??? Cincy Childrens and the VAMC have great benefits (that I know of) if this...

  13. Lowest Blood pH

    perkizme replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    cardiac arrest found down with a 6.8 - needless to say, didnt make it for very

  14. Critical Care question about nursing experience

    perkizme replied to RACH22689's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Also if possible, see if you can request an ICU for your final role transition/clinical experiences. It often helps to be in the environment for an extended period to see if this is the area of...

  15. What are my chances?

    perkizme replied to kdtexastech's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sounds like you're already headed in the right direction. Like you said- shadow, GRE, references. You should get great experiences in your unit - make sure you question alot to build your knowleldge...

  16. CRNA school and physics content

    perkizme replied to Savin'Em's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Might not hurt to research some basics such as gas and fluid

  17. Do your charge nurses have assignments?

    perkizme replied to nrsang97's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our hospital doesnt have a permanent charge RN structure (staff that is only charge). So a designated nurse is charge for a shift and usu. has a patient. Some managers try to get it budget approved...

  18. Hoping to be a CRNA

    perkizme replied to ICURN39's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sounds like you already have lot of experience and CCRN going for you. Try to do well on the GRE and poss. take some grad level courses or re-take any classes you feel you may have bombed previously,...

  19. anyone going to u of detroit or cincinatti?

    perkizme replied to hopin2becrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I just pm'd you with some info. Also you can check out school rank from US News & World Report rank for CRNA programs.. Usually each school will post something about their rep on their websites....

  20. Pocket Reference

    perkizme replied to jalainec's topic in MICU, SICU

    If your're still looking- I have Emergency and Critical Care pocket guide by Derr and Tardiff as well as ICU/CCU Facts Incredibly Quick pocket guide by springhouse. Both are pretty good but the first...

  21. ED Admissions

    perkizme replied to ashleyjean3's topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm in level 1 trauma and teaching hosp. ED calls report and then transports to us (all the way up on 7th floor). I couldnt imagine having to leave my other critically ill pt to go get the other......

  22. Pulling Sheaths on a Cardiac Stepdown

    perkizme replied to ItalianRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    If you tend to have a lot of patients vagal down during sheath pulls, your RNs should check their technique. They're hitting the nerve right near the artery and not pinning down the artery...

  23. GRE what your opinion on my score

    perkizme replied to hopin2becrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree- GRE over 1000 is usu. good enough. Esp. having a strong math score seems to be a bonus (I'm not sure how much they consider verbal) - writing they will prob look at to see if you can express...

  24. No adult experience is it still possible to get into a CRNA program

    perkizme replied to cajrio's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Absolutely. While most schools prefer adult many are now taking picu/nicu rns. Sounds like you've got great experience and the msn will definitely help. if poss may not hurt to take the adult ccrn. I...

  25. Online grad pharm class...I need advice, quick!!!

    perkizme replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Can't hurt but you probably will get adv pharm in crna school. Schools also tend to look at college level science courses (chem, physics, etc) - it might help to take one of those instead (if you...