Sniffum35

Sniffum35

ICU

Member

  • Content

    23

  • Visitors

    2,162

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    0

All Content by Sniffum35

  1. Hemoglobin level

    Sniffum35 replied to Livewire's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Most likely surgical blood loss and hemodulation. Also, lots of patients develop anemia during a hospital stay. One thing to remember with anemia is that there are only three general causes: loss (or...

  2. ICU Requirement: LTAC ICU

    Sniffum35 replied to ArmyTwin's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The Tele position would be best in my opinion. I don't believe any school would accept l tach

  3. Where are the new grads in ICU?

    Sniffum35 replied to kika72's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I had no trouble getting in to the icu straight out of school. They only had two requirements when hiring new grads. You had to have cna/pca/tech experience and have some type of critical care...

  4. St Marys Un iversity CRNA 2013?

    Sniffum35 replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    U RN ICU, I'm number one and unfortunately haven't heard anything yet. I'll keep you posted if I

  5. St Marys Un iversity CRNA 2013?

    Sniffum35 replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm waitlisted. How long did they give you guys to accept the

  6. St Marys Un iversity CRNA 2013?

    Sniffum35 replied to Da_Milk_of_Amnesia's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Has anyone heard anything yet? I figured that we would know by

  7. Should I put my preceptorship experience first on my resume?

    Sniffum35 replied to janice_c67's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends on how relevant your preceptorship was to the position you're applying for. If you want an ICU job and thats where your preceptorship was, then definitely put it first. That was...

  8. New Grad positions, is anyone in WI hiring?

    Sniffum35 replied to settinggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I just got hired into the ICU at St. Francis in Milwaukee. While I was going through the interview process, I was told that they would have more spots opening up (I think some are already listed). I...

  9. New Grad Murses having an easier time finding jobs?

    Sniffum35 replied to Age1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Agreed. I'm in an area with a supposedly bad job market and I got one of the first jobs I applied

  10. Reference book for new grad in the ICU

    Sniffum35 replied to crissirn's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Agreed. I bought the ICUfaqs book and its pretty awesome. Very

  11. UW Oshkosh Online Accelerated Program - May 2011

    Sniffum35 replied to tkzv's topic in General Nursing

    LoL, sorry just reread your post. But yes, they are

  12. UW Oshkosh Online Accelerated Program - May 2011

    Sniffum35 replied to tkzv's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Kimberly, In your phone interview, stress the completion of your pre-reqs. They do consider this a factor in your candidacy. Also, whoever told you that UW-O doesn't help with financial aid...

  13. UW Oshkosh Online Accelerated Program - May 2011

    Sniffum35 replied to tkzv's topic in General Nursing

    A little primer for the phone interview.... Its focused on what you know about the program to see if you know what you are getting yourself into. They'll ask if you have the financial part squared...

  14. ? about 12 lead ekg i've been wondering about

    Sniffum35 replied to Amy10BSN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This link describes the vector thing way better. I'm a pretty bad teacher :) http://www.cvphysiology.com/Arrhythmias/A015.htm This is really good also. It explains pretty much everything else....

  15. ? about 12 lead ekg i've been wondering about

    Sniffum35 replied to Amy10BSN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It has to do with the orientation of V1-V4 to the left side of the heart. Look at the pattern of the QRS complexes, V1-V3 are predominantly downward deflections because the sum of the depolarization...

  16. UW Oshkosh Online Accelerated Program - May 2011

    Sniffum35 replied to tkzv's topic in General Nursing

    Actually I was able to dig up my old test and on the back it had the averages and the explanations. This is for TEAS 4. Honestly though, it's really easy and I wouldn't worry about it. Unless you...

  17. UW Oshkosh Online Accelerated Program - May 2011

    Sniffum35 replied to tkzv's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I didn't get back to you sooner. How did the online interview go? You've probably already gotten the email for the next step. We took the TEAS 4.0 during our orientation weekend. They don't...

  18. UW Oshkosh Online Accelerated Program - May 2011

    Sniffum35 replied to tkzv's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated from this program a week ago. :) If you have any questions, let me

  19. Too Short for ICU Nursing?

    Sniffum35 replied to sixthwannabe's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Actually, there are quite a few that will accept nicu

  20. Cardiac drugs explanation or good books to read

    Sniffum35 replied to roxiejay's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Check out Dubin's Rapid Interpretation of EKG's. Its way more than an EKG book. It also an easy read. Very similar writing style to the icufaqs book suggested above. By the time youre done with...

  21. Height Fright

    Sniffum35 replied to Soldier of Empathy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm 6'4" and went with Landau scrubs in long (or maybe it was extra long) and had to have them shortened by 4-5" They're called "Landau Unisex Reversible Drawstring Scrub Pants." I couldn't...

  22. UW Oshkosh Acclerated Online October Cohort Applicants?

    Sniffum35 replied to jilajila's topic in General Nursing

    Hi tkzv, I don't think there is a preference either way as our cohort had some of both. Actually I'd say more had nursing home experience but thats probably just because there are more nursing home...

  23. UW Oshkosh Acclerated Online October Cohort Applicants?

    Sniffum35 replied to jilajila's topic in General Nursing

    I think the CNA experience has been very helpful both in our first clinical and in the theory courses. I also think that from what I have heard that it plays a large role in being accepted. Its not...