Kiwi BSN, RN

How is it looked upon for new graduates to apply for work in an Open heart unit? Did any of you go directly into an open heart ICU after graduation? Do you know of a new grad who did? I'm a senior and I have a teacher who believes that nobody should ...

Hi! I am an experienced critical care RN. I have an interview in a couple days for Endoscopy. I'm interested in the position because I have seen many completed at the bedside in the critical care setting. I have been trained in conscious sedation nur...

How is it looked upon for new graduates to apply for work in an Open heart unit? Did any of you go directly into an open heart ICU after graduation? Do you know of a new grad who did? I'm a senior and I have a teacher who believes that nobody should ...

In this thread, I my question is threefold. It involves a bag of TPN possibly being hung with no filter, a nurse that does not like new grads, and a new grad. Last weekend I had to give report to a nurse who dislikes new grads. She especially does no...

Well, first you lift up the seat. Gather mentally-stimulating reading material. Sit down. Take a deep cleansing breath, prepare yourself, and go at it.......... j/k Just hold lips together and blow without air escaping from nostrils. That is about ...

changed, check out this thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f16/single-srnas-93159.html?highlight=single unfortunately, the quote from the movie "the shining": "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy..." rings true. years of reading posts on thi...

This was a great website while it lasted. Maybe it was a class website?

joli, I am glad I'm not the only one. I have had THE WORST day! Everybody has been talking down to me like I'm a nobody. Today I verbally stated to my boyfriend that I don't like being a nurse. I hope I can make it too.

Upon reading this excellent article from The Onion... http://www.theonion.com/content/node/44692 I am asking (while trying to keep a strait face), what do you think is in a tranquilizer dart? What on earth could take a 500 lb wild animal out in ~10 s...

You have a point. When interviewed on the need for an occasional tranq dart, he stated with a grunt, "Take the day they left me in a temporary holding cage while they cleaned the display habitat. First off, it's a 10-by-8-foot space, so I'm reboundin...

It was amazing to me that the Gorilla himself actually enjoyed the occasional tranq dart. What a junkie! To circumvent the dilaudid, succs, diprivan - and demonstrate attention-seeking behaviors so he could go straight for the dart...WOW! Heck, even ...

Excellent insight BigDave.

Sorry, but per TOS on allnurses.com the anesthesia providers on this site can't give medical advice. It does sound as though you have different variables that could affect your plan of anesthesia.

OP: use the PRE-CRNA FORUM. PLEASE!

Use the PRE-CRNA forum. PLEASE!

Did you find out anything? It just seems like with all of the advances in anesthesia in the past 10 years that you might have to complete a program again to stay competent. What do you think?

this has turned out to be a very interesting thread.

:roll ROFL!!!!!! We all know how double F bosoms necessitate being lifted in order to apply those darn green and red leads! Simply put, this matter looks like somebody forgot to do the whole "all nursing interventions explained prior to implementatio...

:yelclap: Lots of hugs and prayers coming your way! :icon_hug: :icon_hug: :icon_hug:

i am so proud of you guys. please know that you are totally inspiring to me! i love how you keep all of us hopefuls updated on your educational experiences by discussing clinical topics, anesthesia politics, hearing your advice, etc. keep posting, an...

Today (12/9) one of the topics on the Dr. Phil show was "epidurals". I'll try to recall the gist of it... One of the guests was talking about how she and her Nurse Anesthetist were planning her pain management for her difficult pregnancy. She even me...

I graduated in May '05, and occasionally somebody on the unit will call me a new grad. I work in the ICU, and I understand that orientation is longer. Just wondering the general consensus on when you are no longer a new grad RN...

haha! this is true. no i'm not offended by it. just wondering your opinion on when a new grad isn't a new grad anymore, hehe. now, acheiving "experienced nurse" status is another story!

You mean...neuticles? http://www.neuticles.com/index1.html

:chuckle (!)