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  1. bachelor's in emergency medicine?

    maturner replied to missnurse01's topic in Emergency

    Creighton University, in Omaha, offers a Bachelors in EMS that enables its graduates to sit for the NREMT-P. Enough positive things cannot be said about Creighton or its EMS

  2. IV Phenergan and Toradol "Push"

    maturner replied to CrohnieToo's topic in Emergency

    Four pages of replies about bad ol' phenergan and one reply addressing another possible cause of the DVT. Toradol is a great drug, but can get quite nasty when mixed in line with other drugs and...

  3. Lap Chole and Narcotics

    maturner replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with jwk, why the rush to narcan? What was the rationale for not letting their CO2 build up a little

  4. Quick questions for all the CRNAs out there

    maturner replied to ckh23's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Kaiser in Pasadena, I am in the class behind

  5. Questions for Navy Reservists

    maturner replied to jhowirn's topic in Government, Military

    Reservist Direct Comission Officers do not attend OIS but rather attend a two week course in Pensacola, where you learn military customs and courtesies, how to where a uniform, how to salute, yadda,...

  6. Quick questions for all the CRNAs out there

    maturner replied to ckh23's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was ER/Trauma with no ICU. Fortunately, my first choice school accepted ER as critical care. 1st choice, 1 application, 1 interview, 1 acceptance, 1 year down and 1 to go. There are at least 6...

  7. Kaiser Permanente Pasadena Thread

    maturner replied to bjon2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    PM me if would like more

  8. Kaiser Permanente Pasadena Thread

    maturner replied to bjon2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just finished a great rotation but had to commute 120 miles a day for 3 months; the rotation before that was 100 miles a day for 2.5

  9. Kaiser Permanente Pasadena Thread

    maturner replied to bjon2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We do have rotations in San Diego. Everyone goes to Balboa Naval for one month to do regionals. Kaiser San Diego is also a rotation but not everyone goes through there. Either way the school pays...

  10. Kaiser Permanente Pasadena Thread

    maturner replied to bjon2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Unless you have a compelling reason such as already owning a house or free rent I would strongly urge you to reconsider living in Huntington beach for this program. You can live anywhere in LA and...

  11. Studying Tip...

    maturner replied to rubin777's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    S t e p a w a y f r o m t h e t e x t b o o k s ! ! ! This topic has been addressed many times, you will have more than your fill of anesthesia in the next few years. I strongly...

  12. Hospitals in Hawaii

    maturner replied to rnerin's topic in Travel

    Intelistaff has contracts with most of the hospitals, including Queens. Travelers are referred to as flyers and travel assignments are hit or miss depending on your specialty and the hospitals...

  13. Blood vs NS Question

    maturner replied to traumamedic's topic in Emergency

    Agreed, if your patient is having a bad day, you do what it

  14. Blood vs NS Question

    maturner replied to traumamedic's topic in Emergency

    You are thinking along the right lines; however... do not confuse hypovolemia with dehydration. hypovolemia is a loss of intravascular or circulating fluids either actual loss such as bleeding or...

  15. joining military reserve

    maturner replied to egul105's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Money can be a perk of military service; however, the money should always be secondary to a desire to serve. I consider the money they give me while in school prepayment for future services and would...

  16. Non nursing Bachelor Degree Students -- Please give me insight.

    maturner replied to Nurse AllBetta's topic in General Nursing

    Being that you have a bachelors degree why not pursue an accelerated BSN program? Twelve months from start to finish. I wouldn't have done it any other way. Check online more and more universties...

  17. Bedside surgery with no sedation

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

    From where did the order for the morphine and versed

  18. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    maturner replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    DBI = dirt bag index which is the patients number of teeth divided by number of tatoos (jailhouse and homemade tatoos get counted

  19. Triage question

    maturner replied to vaughanmk's topic in Emergency

    Provided a good hx and assessment of the injury was performed by the triage nurse and pt has good pain control why can't a corneal FB wait? Unless there is a mechanism, visual disturbances, or severe...

  20. Help! Kaiser Permanente Interview

    maturner replied to bjon2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    For those of you who have been given the opportunity to interview with Kaiser, as catcolalex has said "R E L A X" and realize that you are on a level playing field with everyone else being...

  21. Funny Sign In Slips

    maturner replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    "I's gotz da krabs in my

  22. Any Advice for school preparation for this year?

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

    With regards to preparing for C R N A school... -Spend lots of time with friends and family -Enjoy not having tests, papers, assignments, clinicals, etc always hanging over your head -If you start...

  23. No GRE who said it

    maturner replied to CCU NRS's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Are you looking for anesthesia programs? Because, there are no nurse anesthesia programs in New

  24. Opportunities for RNs in the Field

    maturner replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    With regards to the RN to EMT-B and EMT-P courses taught at Creighton, you take the national registry exam and practicals on the last day of each course. As a Creighton BSN grad and having taken...

  25. Navy vs Air Force

    maturner replied to sebioac's topic in Government, Military

    *There are Seagoing Nurse Billets in the Navy; however, there are not many so the chances of having to go to sea are generally minimal unless you volunteer. *The Navy has more than one or two...