C-DIFF PHIL RN

C-DIFF PHIL RN

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  1. Becoming RN solely to become CRNA

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to ArkansasFan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    if someone would have told me while i was trying to get finished with nursing school that i would someday be trying to get into a msn program much less a anesthesia program, i'd would've told them to...

  2. Trauma center question

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to iceman1613's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i have known several that are crna's who did their icu time in level 2 & 3 truama classified

  3. Working to Gain More Expierence while in Bsn Program??

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to Jay-Y's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    it will be enough, just make sure the upgrade online course has all the right certifications and bells and whitsles from all the nursing org. good

  4. what's my chance?

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to yvonneren's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hell i'd apply and go through the application process and try to get a interview i know people who are half way finished with a program that have less than you. you never can tell. i would wait a...

  5. Working to Gain More Expierence while in Bsn Program??

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to Jay-Y's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    not a crna but very close to getting my ducks in a row so i'll be applying shortly to a program and i have a few fishing buds that are crna's, so with that in mind i'll give you my take on your...

  6. Asking for a recommendation

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i dont think what you plan for your future is none of their bee's wax...i have heard of some managers giving the cold shoulder to newbies if they make known that they'll be trying to leave within a yr...

  7. Information Pearls: How to be a good ICU RN

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to vastudent09's topic in MICU, SICU

    concentrate on mastering the basics of pt assessment and frequent, frequent reassessments. fine tune the basic icu skills of peripheral iv sticks, ngt placement, nasal tracheal sxn, trach care, alot...

  8. Press Ganey

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to cardiacmadeline's topic in General Nursing

    we get all the monthly p-g reports copied and sent out to all the units and posted, we have been doing p-g for about a 6month period so far. from what i have seen is about 60-70% are complaints about...

  9. Press Ganey

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to cardiacmadeline's topic in General Nursing

    heck i think they should post them in the local newspaper, then the actual public will see the type of idiots that come into a hospital on a daily basis..complaing about no cable in waiting rooms, why...

  10. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to VickyRN's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    i asked a nurse at a pals course i attended why she decided to enroll into a dnp program vs the standard msn np course. her response was she felt it would allow her to help her patients more and she...

  11. What does a CRNA do exactly?

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to al_e135's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    the best answer i can give being that i am not a crna myself is what i actually had to do myself, and that is spend some time on the coat tail of a crna. follow one of them around for about 2-3 days...

  12. What is your attrition rate?

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to volatileRRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    well im shopping around for a program that i can get into that only requires me to complete the regular graduate level anesthesia course, i'm not interested in doctorate. so it looks as if ut-memphis...

  13. TN Nurses Against Proposed Bill (SB 0009) for "Certified Medication Technicians"

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to ccuRNinTN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    well here in mississippi it would save the hospitals millions in payed wages they would normally pay nurses. so one has to think that the hospital association would be behind it all the way to the...

  14. What is your attrition rate?

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to volatileRRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hey brown eyes how you like the utmemphis program, and is it going to the doctrate route

  15. Passed the CEN exam today!

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    good deal...i have sort of been studying prn on the side..what material did you use as your main study

  16. Anesthesia Technologist

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to tookewlandy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    hands on is a process that alot of healthcare providers learn from. the docs didnt have exstensives classes in putting certain lines and doing other procedures. they learned it at bedside and from...

  17. Medication Aide

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to ohiocleveland's topic in General Nursing

    we do not have med aids here in mississippi, but a coworker of mine just returned from working in tx where they have med aids. he claims a vast majority work alot of long term care sites nsg homes...

  18. ED Admissions

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to ashleyjean3's topic in MICU, SICU

    the only time we would leave the unit to come get a er patient is if you have no pt's assigned to you and your assistance is not needed at that time and if a super major trauma (plane crash) has just...

  19. Any new grads having a hard time finding a job??

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to CocoChanel's topic in General Nursing

    when i first started in the icu as a new nurse, all the older nurses made light of the fact that they gave me the sickest patients in the unit & they made sure the patients had terrible cases of...

  20. Any new grads having a hard time finding a job??

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to CocoChanel's topic in General Nursing

    and man i was just informed by a few people this past week that they were going to leave their jobs and goto nsg school, i warned them the grass is no greener over here than there. the pubic needs to...

  21. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    what really burns my hide about people with this supernurse type mentality is that the majority of them are a hypocrite. they think that just because they strive daily to out do the rest of the...

  22. CEN EXAM

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to xxJohnnyTxx's topic in Emergency

    studying for the test myself, a pal of mine from another er recomended laura vonfrolio cd's/book for reviewing. I think I'll give it a

  23. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    and in our case, our sorry ass charge nurse wont do crap, cause supernurse does all her performance improvement stuff for the unit...she ******* and complains about it and tells everyone how important...

  24. How do you work with the "SUPERNURSE"!!!

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to akrn70's topic in General Nursing

    your not the only one who has a supernurse in their unit. got one in mine too. she thinks she can do no wrong, she is always right and her **** is gold and dont stink. she is the first to correct...

  25. Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider Nurse-Patient Ratio Legislation

    C-DIFF PHIL RN replied to geekgolightly's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    to bad the legislation here in good ole mississippi don't seem to care about this issue unless it's their family member in the unit. But it wont affect them, cause the hospital will be pulling nurses...