Kiwi BSN, RN

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  1. If you're referring to a stethescope, I'm not! I'm talking about a little device that fits into the Anesthetist's ear (it looks like a hearing aide), and the earpiece connects to a slender tube that...
  2. What exactly are those things that fit into your ear and you can hear heart & breath sounds while working with the patient? Would you need one of
  3. Where is your faith in your professional organizations: AANA, and the power of legistlation, etc.? Did you not read in post after post the vast # of CRNAs vs. AAs? You're an RRNA, and this should be a...
  4. I worked as a CNA in an ICU for my freshman, sophmore, and part of my junior year. I just finished my junior year (community nursing, med-surg & peds) and into this semester, working even one day...
  5. Hi, I'm also a NS. Maybe you could try to be a nurse extern in the summer before your senior year? I shadowed an SRNA and CRNA to make sure I liked the profession. Also, start talking with some of the...
  6. I traveled through Germany (Bavaria), Austria, and part of Switzerland performing as a musician back in 1996. I stayed at youth hostels the entire time, and I just can't praise them enough. Back...
  7. If you've never been to Europe, I highly recommend it. A backpacking trip from hostel to hostel could be a fun and contemplative way to prepare yourself for a lot of sitting and studying. ...Or maybe...
  8. teeituptom also replied to another thread, entitled: "OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?" And in this one, he said... "But we do it (conscious sedeation) all the time in ER for all...
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    Sigma Theta Tau

    I will be a senior next year, and my nursing school will take the top 10% of students for Sigma Theta Tau. Is this similar to how your school selects students for this? If you were accepted into this...
  10. You fooled me too. It's that punk-rock avatar and SoCal location, lizz!
  11. WOW! Is Jeff a member of this
  12. Replacing existing AA programs with Nurse Anesthesia graduate programs would be key to solving some problems. Namely, there would be more RNs to help with the nursing shortage. I am going to nursing...
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    harmful effects of high-protein diets?

    visit http://www.PCRM.org There is a link to many scientific-based studies on the ill effects of such fad diets. GO
  14. Has anyone else seen this happen in their class? One of the student government leaders of my class is dating a patient she met this semester. Myself and seven other students were recently in a case...
  15. Does the abbreviation stand for Cardiovascular ICU? Is it the same as a CCU? There is an ICU here in town that is part of an open heart unit. Would that qualify as a
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    What is a CVICU?

    Thanks for clarifying!! Suzanne, I really enjoy reading your posts and admire what you've done for nursing across the
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    Nursing students dating patients

    I am a non-judgemental person, but it is unacceptable for nurses to get lax on exhibiting professional behavior at all times. Therefore, flirting with and exchanging phone numbers is not in the best...
  18. I feel lowly now. 4 kids and 4 years of nursing and your only 22. wow. If there are any schools in particular you're interested in, go shadow them and speak to an academic advisor. Your stats look...
  19. Thanks Tenesma. I knew there had to be differences, but until your post, I thought CRNAs could practice everything that an MDA does. While this is true, it's only half of the story. Thanks for sharing...
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    tick bite

    Get a match and light it, then quickly blow it out and put the hot end on the tick. This trick works every time. They hate the burn, and will come off
  21. I don't understand the "don't ask, don't tell" mentality. About 6 mo. prior to graduation, I'm going to request interviews with the nurse managers to discuss my interest in higher education. Whichever...
  22. Andrea, here is a link to the bill. Scary....
  23. WOW! Thanks for sharing the link to this informative