MoLee228

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

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 even considered a school that is an hour away, lol! ...

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 moment to turn my gas off... :)

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+ days of studying week in, week out that people ha...

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 older (1998-2002) literature and my textbooks. Howev...

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 with ketamine/remi could do the trick, right? I'...

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

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 also like that you try to laugh with students. We...

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 anesthesia school to be easier than it was made ou...

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 in another to be a desirable applicant. For exam...

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 to be a CRNA, what you do to relieve stress, examp...

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 even know what you're asking, it sort of sounds like ...

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 can't come up with anything else I liked. I dreaded ...

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 worried about boards and made a huge deal out of t...

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 like the students at Case are happy overall; but it d...

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 August!

Couldn't have said it better myself.

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? WOW.

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 families...("That nurse's breath smells like crap. I...

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 lives. Comforting families when you know their loved o...

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 not have to work overtime to "go the extra mile." I...

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 like they are slackers. It's hard enough to do your...

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 stable in the 140's." Uh, yeah...stable... "Baseline...

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 patient is having respiratory issues before I would...

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 140's!