ECMOismygame

ECMO

Member
  • Content

    236
  • Visitors

    4,668
  • Followers

    0
  • Likes

    4

All Content by ECMOismygame

  1. ECMOismygame

    RN Salary in Dallas, Texas (2017)

    Asking for my SO, looking to relocate to Dallas next year. She has 15 yrs experience as a pediatric CICU nurse, charge, and is now a nurse manager at a top ranked children’s hospital. If she were to take a staff role what type of compensation could s...
  2. ECMOismygame

    Los Angeles Area RN Salary

    I'm sorry, but this sounds really depressing considering the cost of living in LA. I worked at a very well regarded children's hospital in North Texas and new RNs were GUARANTEED to make $30hr on day shift after two years of experience. This was back...
  3. ECMOismygame

    What do you guys use for art lines??

    +1 The NICU, PICU, and pediatric CICU I previously worked in used this system. BSI rate dropped dramatically after implementation.
  4. ECMOismygame

    CMC Dallas and CHOA-Egleston

    any comments or thoughts on the PICUs at these hospitals? anyone currently working at either of these places? good experiences or bad ones, anything would be appreciated. comments on other areas of the hospitals would great as well. im looking at ...
  5. Haven't posted on the forum in a while, but this thread has been very interesting. (I've already been exposed to a H1N1 positive patient and just finished my course of tamiflu.) Next month I'm slated to partake in my hospitals ECMO traing program, so...
  6. ECMOismygame

    Question about the oxyhemoglobin desaturation curve

    correct sorry about not responding earlier
  7. ECMOismygame

    PA's working as CRNA/AA?

    David here is the link http://gaswork.com/post/91576
  8. ECMOismygame

    Any Np wished they went to PA school?

    PA practice is COMPETENCY based, not degree based.
  9. DNP is not a PhD, it is a clinical doctorate.
  10. ECMOismygame

    Yes. another ECG question

    if the ICD/pacer isnt setting the rate wouldnt a QRS wider than .12 be called a BBB/bundle branch block? correct me if im wrong, its been a while now since ive looked at strips for a living
  11. ECMOismygame

    CNA licensing

    i'll admit i haven't looked much..... i did browse a website, but can the CNA exam being challenged in Texas? i'm looking at the AccBSN from Texas Tech, and they have a requirement to be CNA certified before enrolling.
  12. ECMOismygame

    TEXAS Accelerated BSN Programs?

    Texas Tech Health Science Center also has one http://www.ttuhsc.edu/son/undergrad/secwbsn.aspx
  13. ECMOismygame

    Rain-out in Humdifiers

    I agree, the majority of NICU nurses are hot....
  14. ECMOismygame

    TEXAS Accelerated BSN Programs?

    UTHSC Houston has one http://son.uth.tmc.edu/prospstudent/bsn/bacc2/default.aspx TCU also has one http://www.nursing.tcu.edu/accelerated.asp
  15. ECMOismygame

    Oscillators

    couldn't you just bag the kiddo REALLY REALLY FAST with super TINY breaths? :chuckle
  16. ECMOismygame

    Question: FNP to CRNA?

    are there any DE ACNP programs out there? that may be another option.
  17. ECMOismygame

    CRNA vs AA

    Chief Anesthetist in an ACT practice. (correct me if I'm wrong here jwk)
  18. ECMOismygame

    ASN/ADN Registered Nursing

    do you mean in the form of tuition reimbursement? some hospitals will pay a set amount every semester regardless of what degree you are pursuing. some hospitals will pay a lower amount if it has nothing to do with healthcare, a higher amount if the ...
  19. ECMOismygame

    PICU/Pedi CVICU internships

    Quick survey. what hospitals in the SA, austin, dallas and houston area offer new grad internships for those interested in PICU or cardiac PICU? fyi - i am starting the excelsior program next month as well. (i know dallas childrens and texas children...
  20. ECMOismygame

    Help! Issues with Nasal Prongs

    comfort wise or physiologic effects? i would search the respiratory care journal.
  21. ECMOismygame

    Places to live near Seton hospital in Austin

    thx, but I already have that website. Last I checked the Mosaic at Mueller is not going to open until fall 2008. they do not specify a month. the good thing is that the complex will only be 2 blocks away from dell childrens. i could potentially save...
  22. ECMOismygame

    Places to live near Seton hospital in Austin

    I would be working 7p-7a. when you say southeast side..... is the oltorf/pleasant valley/riverside area included?
  23. ECMOismygame

    Places to live near Seton hospital in Austin

    im also interested. something near or in between Seton Medical Center and Dell Childrens. I plan to work NICU at both places.
  24. ECMOismygame

    Currently Enrolled Excelsior Students

    same here. ill be taking safety on may 24th. i am a new grad resp therapist, but once i did my PICU and NICU rotations it was then that i realized i wanted to do more. i never imagined that i would want to work with kiddos. i already bought a FON boo...
  25. ECMOismygame

    Critical care requirement fufilled by NICU?

    im gonna "hi-jack" this thread. what about experience in a cardiac PICU?