MoLee228

MoLee228

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  1. Did you like critical care?

    MoLee228 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yep! For exactly one year, then I was out. So glad I didn't have to do it for any longer than

  2. Travel time to and from school???

    MoLee228 replied to j03113's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Pick the school that suits your needs better! I absolutely HATE driving, particularly in bad traffic. My commute to class & clinicals is 20-40 minutes depending on traffic. I would not have...

  3. Study Uncovers Clues to What Makes Anesthetics Work

    MoLee228 replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Cool! I'm working so hard on timing my wake-ups just right...once I get it down, they'll come out with this instant reversal lol. In the mean time, I'll keep working on picking just the perfect...

  4. Anyone find CRNA School EASIER than made out to be?

    MoLee228 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Case Western Reserve :) I know what you're thinking...oh her program must just be really easy...believe me, it's not. It's just not as bad as I expected it to be after all the horror stories and 12h+...

  5. Pimp Thread?

    MoLee228 replied to wtbcrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    OK I'm stumped! I know from being in the OR that EVERYONE runs sevo at least 2L/min FGF. BUT I remember learning that calcium hydroxide does not produce compound A. That is easy to find in some...

  6. Pimp Thread?

    MoLee228 replied to wtbcrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This is so awesome and so hardcore. I was thinking hard about it without scrolling down, and trying to think how you could possibly do 2 cases at the same time. Especially in a trauma situation TIVA...

  7. Pimp Thread?

    MoLee228 replied to wtbcrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    No zofran for prolonged QT, right? Doesn't it worsen prolonged QT? The ankle block was a good refresher! More questions please!

  8. Anyone find CRNA School EASIER than made out to be?

    MoLee228 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    This is some of the BEST advice I have gotten lol! I especially like poking a hole in the bair hugger! I found myself practically hugging the bair hugger tube the other day in an ortho case lol! I...

  9. Anyone find CRNA School EASIER than made out to be?

    MoLee228 replied to SlyFoxRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know a lot of people have NOT addressed your original question, so I'll ignore all the other random comments that were tempting to respond to and answer your question. My answer is: YES. I do find...

  10. Are there any average pre CRNA students?

    MoLee228 replied to vetkinv1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you read more posts and do your research, you will see that not all applicants have the perfect 4.0, and many do not have level 1 trauma experience. If you are weak in one area, you must be strong...

  11. Case Western CRNA interviews for 2011

    MoLee228 replied to naptime14's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Just as a heads up I hear they are asking simple math questions this year, which they have not done in the past (that I'm aware of). Otherwise it sounds like the typical Case interview (why you want...

  12. giving iv argumentin

    MoLee228 replied to obonye's topic in Pediatric

    What??? I'm confused...and guessing English is not your first language? Never heard of argumentin, what does 20mL have to do with it, is confracted a word? what is a shot life? Although I don't...

  13. Any CRNA's that love their job but........

    MoLee228 replied to sbgradinnb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I hated every bleeping moment of being an ICU nurse lol. Ok, that's slightly exaggerated...there are a few things I liked: 1. Learning a TON 2. Getting paid Umm...I'm thinking, thinking...nope, I...

  14. How bad are boards...For REAL

    MoLee228 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    From day one professors and preceptors have been saying, "This might be on boards so remember it," and famously, "We don't use this but it might be on boards." I know through nursing school everyone...

  15. Trying to decide on Program in Ohio!

    MoLee228 replied to BuckeyeNurse12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm a student at Case and I like the program. The interview was fairly easy; minimal clinical questions. Nothing like the Akron interview, from what I hear (I did not apply to Akron). It seems...

  16. Case Western August 2011

    MoLee228 replied to reneez's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am! My clinicals are at UH. Still waiting on financial aid details! Hoping I can make it work without being homeless lol. See you in

  17. GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    MoLee228 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Couldn't have said it better

  18. GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    MoLee228 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I would slap you back, lol. Then we would both be fired. OVER GUM. Seriously, not a big deal. But really, slapping a person in the mouth because they are chewing gum?

  19. GUM! Can you chew it on shift?

    MoLee228 replied to SummitRN's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Gimme a break Chewing gum hardly makes you unprofessional. I find it much more unprofessional to have nasty breath when you are often required to be in close contact with your patients and their...

  20. Scared Pre-Nursing Student: Is Nursing as Bad as I Hear?

    MoLee228 replied to Ivy Black's topic in General Nursing

    I am a newer nurse and I think we are fairly similar. I, too, am sensitive and emotional. That has been the hardest part of my job...dealing with caring for patients at the worst time in their...

  21. Does an employer have to have staff phone numbers?

    MoLee228 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    As I've already said, I work tons of overtime, so I'm not defending myself here but the many fantastic nurses I work with who do their required hours and not a minute more. First, as a nurse you do...

  22. Does an employer have to have staff phone numbers?

    MoLee228 replied to sasha2lady's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I pick up a lot of overtime because I want the extra money. However, there are LOTS of nurses in my unit who NEVER work an hour of overtime and that is just fine. Nobody looks at them...

  23. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    MoLee228 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So we've all been there: You're getting report and the nurse tells you, "Oh I know her blood pressure is 200/110, that's her baseline." What?!?!?!? Some of my favorites: "Baseline heart rate...

  24. lethargic(and need ABG) or just tired???

    MoLee228 replied to pink816's topic in General Nursing

    I usually have the luxury of having an arterial line so getting an ABG is simple. But for a patient without an A-line, getting an ABG is painful and invasive. I would want to be fairly certain the...

  25. The CRAZIEST "Baseline" You've Ever Heard

    MoLee228 replied to MoLee228's topic in General Nursing

    Haha didn't even think about that! Happy little baby tickin' away in the 140's :) NOT such a happy 70-year-old in the CVICU tachin' away in the