HillaryC

HillaryC RN, CRNA

Adult SICU; open heart recovery

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  1. PANA vs Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologist

    HillaryC replied to CRNANUPE_2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm confused. I thought CRNAs were already able to practice independently in all 50 states. Since we're on this topic, which other states limit CRNA

  2. What did you do?

    HillaryC replied to jen123321's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi Jen, My impression is that most people will get the federal loan each year ($20,500 per year for Stafford). It doesn't matter if you're not working for those loans. I think most people who get...

  3. Flip, Turn, Crush & Smear

    HillaryC replied to sam027000's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a bitter, burnt out instructor. I hope she doesn't describe nursing to non-nurses that way. I mean, people watching Grey's Anatomy or House already think nursing is simply about...

  4. Alternative Loans - here's what I've found

    HillaryC replied to ArkyCCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi Jackson74 (and others), I'm starting in August too :) I was wondering if/why you decided against the federal PLUS loan. I am trying to decide whether to accept the PLUS loan instead of doing a...

  5. Alternative Loans - here's what I've found

    HillaryC replied to ArkyCCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I too am going through the search for money. I am also under the impression that you should take advantage of federal money first, then use other loans for the rest. My school is being really...

  6. Pet Nurse??

    HillaryC replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure I would mind if it was really just the educated and licensed/certified veterinary technicians we were talking about, though I wonder why vet techs wouldn't want to use their hard-earned...

  7. Pet Nurse??

    HillaryC replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons we care about the title nurse being protected is that there is a tremendous lack of understanding of what nurses do -- our training, education, and responsibilities. Although...

  8. Home equity loan or education loan to finance CRNA school?

    HillaryC posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi everyone, I'm thrilled to be starting an anesthesia program in August and I'm trying to get everything in order. My big question is, with regards to groups/institutions/states that will assume...

  9. Current CRNAs - I am seeking advice, please help.

    HillaryC replied to wildfire2098's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't really know if there are real statistics on this, but I haven't heard of any difference between acceptance rates of BSN as first degree vs. ADN to BSN. I have a BA, then ASN, then BSN and got...

  10. working in a hostile environment.

    HillaryC replied to happytobehere's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry to hear what you're going through. This is yet another example of nurses eating their young -- albeit an extreme one. I would not be able to put up with that, especially because it's...

  11. 21 weeker going home!!!

    HillaryC replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I couldn't get the above link to work, but was able to find the article. Maybe this link will work better:...

  12. Need Help With Balloon Pump!!!!!!!!!!!!

    HillaryC replied to adean's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I agree with the others. I find it a little disconcerting that your unit would give a balloon patient to a new ICU LPN without balloon certification. In my CV recovery unit and in our other SICUs,...

  13. hemodynamic monitering cold or room temp?

    HillaryC replied to AJACKSON1048's topic in MICU, SICU

    We used room temp injectate with our old monitors and currently use it with our new monitors. The computation constants in the monitor assume room temp injectate. I'm not sure what you mean by...

  14. PALS course

    HillaryC replied to Sarah, RNBScN's topic in Emergency

    There are links from the AHA website (heart.org). try this link: http://heart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3012360 Good luck,

  15. BSN or MSN

    HillaryC replied to tx2007's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Here's what I'm doing. I got my ASN in May 04, then got into an accelerated RN-MS program, and started classes Jan 05. As of last night, I have finished my BSN :balloons: The nice thing about the...

  16. Apnea test and norepi

    HillaryC posted a topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hi everyone, I work in a SICU that gets a lot of neuro patients. Yesterday I had a patient with a very bad SAH (I don't really understand what the Fischer and Hunt & Hess scales mean, but she had...

  17. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    HillaryC replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    Let me defend myself. First of all, I don't disagree that Richards meant well. If he were my patient, I certainly wouldn't have gone off on him for saying what he did, but it would have irritated me....

  18. "From doctors to beautiful ladies..."

    HillaryC replied to epiphany's topic in General Nursing

    ugh. This is why the media portrayal of nursing is so important. People pick up on these tired stereotypes of nursing and perpetuate them. Hillary One of my favorite sites:...

  19. Who's going to NTI next month?

    HillaryC posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi everyone, I'm planning to go to my first NTI this year. A few of my co-workers are going, but no one I'm really close to. Anyone else going stag? Are there message boards or something for people...

  20. Bad reaction to TB test

    HillaryC replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

    I converted after my first year of nursing school, and my reaction was similar to what the original poster described, though my induration was just 13mm. I had a red patch on my arm that was so...

  21. To thump or not to thump....

    HillaryC replied to 123456yy's topic in MICU, SICU

    I heard recently that a precordial thump is somewhat out of favor because it's just as likely to cause asystole as convert to a

  22. train of four

    HillaryC replied to rarjn5's topic in MICU, SICU

    I just learned this yesterday from a coworker. She said there is a risk of peripheral demyelination when paralytics and steroids are used

  23. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

    HillaryC replied to Ekklesia's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's getting increasingly complicated, now that Master's programs as entry to RN practice are becoming more common

  24. Vet tech calling herself RN

    HillaryC replied to Nightcrawler's topic in General Nursing

    The answer to this is that physicians are not the only professionals with doctorates. At some point, people came to think of "doctor" as being synonymous with physician, and anyone else who dares use...

  25. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

    HillaryC replied to Ekklesia's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not that it's that big a deal, but I think about that sometimes -- how did an Associate's of Science in Nursing get abbreviated as ADN, but Bachelor's of Science in Nursing isn't BDN? As I recall,...