NurseKitten MSN, RN

Case Mgmt, Anesthesia, ICU, ER, Dialysis

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    Failed CRNA Boards... Help!!

    NurseKitten replied to N2bater's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I did Valley Sweat Book, and took the Memory Master cards...ended up diagramming them out myself (yes, I know they come that way, it was part of how I learned). I also went back through my class notes...
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    Who does Dental anesthesia?

    NurseKitten replied to dopemup's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Make sure your state's nurse practice act supports this - in my state, we have to have an order from a physician - meaning MD or DO - to do anesthesia. This can be our surgeon, and we get to do...
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    CRNA harder than RN school?

    NurseKitten replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Within a month of starting my CRNA program, I was back on my ADD meds (hadn't taken since 8th grade), on an antidepressant AND blood pressure medications. It taught me what I was capable of,
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    Position difference between RN vs. BSN

    NurseKitten replied to kalevra's topic in General Nursing

    No state's nurse practice act prohibits associate-degree prepared RN's from supervising bachelor-degree prepared RN's, that I am aware of. Any facility can make their own rules where this scenario...
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    Is it possible to titrate paralytics?

    NurseKitten replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just my 2 cents - the LES opening pressure is ~20 cm H20, so I was taught as long as your PIP is significantly under that, you could use MV on LMA'ed patients. One of my favorite alternatives,...
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    Open to comments from MICU nurses who got accepted to nurse anesthesia school

    NurseKitten replied to genmac's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My ICU background was 5 years of neuro/trauma, with 13 years of dialysis/case management prior to that. Nothing can fully prepare you for the raw, nasty shock that is CRNA training. The best advice...
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    I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    NurseKitten replied to GatorRN's topic in General Nursing

    Empty vaporizers are the number one cause of anesthesia awareness. It is part of every machine check, every time before it is used, to check the fill level of vaporizers. Even if I don't have time to...
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    Do you address the residents by title or first name?

    NurseKitten replied to BridgetJones's topic in Operating Room

    It depends. I always refer to them as "Dr. So-and-so" until told to do otherwise. (It is difficult, however, when I know their wives from my Junior League commitments, and know far more about them...
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    Last name on namebadge

    NurseKitten replied to mightymitern's topic in General Nursing

    Florida publishes "addresses of record", so many nurses have started listing their employer's address, or, in my case, because my husband is law enforcement, I get to not have it there at all! I've...
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    What would you do if you were me?

    NurseKitten replied to Britt7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    God bless you....not an easy situation, no matter which way you look at it. Your daughter's lucky to have a committed, determined mommy, and we're lucky to get you as a colleague.
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    School's near Orlando or Cocoa

    NurseKitten replied to tj87's topic in Florida Nursing

    Let me second the vote for Florida Hospital's program - it is top-rate. There's also Valencia. Have you tried searching for all programs in the area? Good
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    ACLS vs PALS vs CCRN etc.

    NurseKitten replied to travleur's topic in Critical Care

    ACLS and PALS will more than likely be a requirement of your job. CCRN is a voluntary certification, but is a good one to have. Many facilities will pay a certification differential - the last...
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    Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    NurseKitten replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the situation. I try so hard not to be obnoxious....BUT when my mom is taken to the hospital because the holter monitoring center tells her she's having "pauses", yet the ER and tele...
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    Calculation help PLEASE....................

    NurseKitten replied to nursingstudentstill's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Daytonite has some really good drug math references posted on here...find hers - it explains it much better than I
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    What type of drug tests do nursing schools do?

    NurseKitten replied to jillebean's topic in General Students

    as long as you have a valid rx for it, you're
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    allnurses or allSTUDENTnurses?

    NurseKitten replied to inshallamiami's topic in General Nursing

    Seasoned nurses are also a lot more retrospect in what they post...there's so much I'd like others take on...but won't post for fear it will haunt me later. They can and will find it - you can bet...
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    Sutter Health New Grad program unpaid.

    NurseKitten replied to Breezy Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's part of the cycle...we were all newbies once, and we all bumbled around like bloomin' idiots for a year or so, with benevolent (sometimes) guidance from those more experienced. Just as we do now...
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    nursing career helppppp???

    NurseKitten replied to rita1988's topic in General Nursing

    Won't tell you what *my* starting salary was...y'all would croak...but that was in 1994. :) They're starting ADN-RN's around here at about 18/hour. BSN-prepared's start at 18.50. It's a little better...
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    General Q's About Nurses -- Thinking of becoming one

    NurseKitten replied to boba7523's topic in General Nursing

    If you want it bad enough, you can do it. Start taking A&P, chemistry, biology and other life sciences, and don't stop until you're done with that degree. Go talk to the pre-nursing advisor so you...
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    Being screwed with by the Hen House

    NurseKitten replied to littlebeach's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Print this thread and keep it as documentation of what's gone on from your standpoint. Sounds like you're going to need it. Good
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    Calcium Chloride vs Calcium Gluconate

    NurseKitten replied to Manurse715's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Unconscious patient with low Ca - first clinical sign you see is an increased Q-T interval. We don't get warning signs in anesthesia with parathyroidectomies - so that's what we look
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    I think I'm too slow for Critical Care...

    NurseKitten replied to GucciRN22's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Start going through a good source book - I like "Pass CCRN" - and slowly start to read/assimilate. Good thing is, when you get done with it, you'll be ready to start looking at taking the CCRN!
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    Information on TX Wesleyan Interview

    NurseKitten replied to bmeRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I interviewed in Tallahassee - and am in TWU's program. It's not a bad interview. What they expect is to see a thought process that shows them you know how to think, reason through things and have...
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    Grr! "Customer Service" Nursing Gone Crazy!

    NurseKitten replied to KaseyBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I do kick them out - granted, I'm in a neuro & trauma ICU, so I can always say, "I'm so sorry, but visiting hours are over, and I'm going to have to ask you to go out to the waiting room if you...
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    Not sure I even want to be a nurse anymore...disillusioned

    NurseKitten replied to magdalene111's topic in General Nursing

    Do whatever you have to do to get an attorney. Do not go up against a Board of Nursing, I don't care from what state, alone. Borrow it, beg it, do what you have to do. You worked too hard for your...