hockeynpolo

hockeynpolo

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  1. UTC CRNA Program 2019

    hockeynpolo replied to bandit88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    TNhome - I have 4 years of ICU and 4 years of flight nursing experience. I believe UTC publishes their GRE score requirements on the website so as long as you meet or beat those requirements, you'll...

  2. UTC CRNA Program 2019

    hockeynpolo replied to bandit88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I got in as well. Very

  3. RN-Medic Program Questions

    hockeynpolo replied to Rock.Libster's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I'm a flight nurse and my company requires all their nurses to be paramedics as well so I attended a bridge program. It was a very fast program, relying heavily on my past experiences as an ICU nurse...

  4. Esmolol and Norepi

    hockeynpolo replied to Cvepo's topic in Critical Care

    an interesting potential side effect of Neo is reflex bradycardia so this patient could have had the alpha 1 agonist of neo for Bp support and count on some reflex bradycardia for rate control. I work...

  5. UTC CRNA Program 2019

    hockeynpolo replied to bandit88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would assume they do since it's required prior to interviewing. As far as how much that score is weighted in the acceptance process, that I don't

  6. UTC CRNA Program 2019

    hockeynpolo replied to bandit88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm from Texas but wanting to relocate to Tennesse.

  7. UTC CRNA Program 2019

    hockeynpolo replied to bandit88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I applied. Still waiting for a call

  8. Flight Nurse Book Called Trauma Junkie

    hockeynpolo replied to turquoisefire's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Such a great book. Gave it to some other flight nurses and even though they've been flying for a few years now, they loved the book

  9. parkland critical care and trauma internship

    hockeynpolo replied to ssamnisk's topic in Texas Nursing

    @ butterfly journey - I'm still at Parkland. It wouldn't hurt to mention you plan on staying at Parkland for the long run; especially when the new hospital opens. You are right in that many of the ICU...

  10. parkland critical care and trauma internship

    hockeynpolo replied to ssamnisk's topic in Texas Nursing

    Laura and Barbara have been doing this for more than 20 years. They already have an idea of the type of nurses they want in the internship. This probably sounds cliche, but be yourself. They aren't...

  11. parkland critical care and trauma internship

    hockeynpolo replied to ssamnisk's topic in Texas Nursing

    You can still be a critical care nurse at Parkland with an ADN. Instead of doing the internship, where you rotate through all the different ICUs, you can do their Residency. The residency is different...

  12. Hemodialysis with low BP on pressors?

    hockeynpolo replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

    HD is never done on unstable patients in my MICU. We have pts on CRRT and if they can tolerate it, we will increase the fluid removal rate per hour on the CRRT machine to pull more fluid off. HD pulls...

  13. Do I have a decent shot at getting an ICU job as a new grad?

    hockeynpolo replied to NursingStudentEMT's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was a new grad last year and interviewed for 2 critical care new grad programs. I was accepted to both. Now I'm 1 year out of nursing school with 1 year of medicine and cardiac ICU experience under...

  14. Dallas internships... New grad trying not to be discouraged!!

    hockeynpolo replied to luson10's topic in Texas Nursing

    I started looking at hospitals in February of last year and was contacted within 2 months, asking for me to fly out to Dallas and interview

  15. Applying for new grad internships from out-of-state

    hockeynpolo replied to Nuages's topic in Texas Nursing

    I grew up in California, went to college in Oregon, and applied to two ICU residencies (one in Texas and one in Tennessee). I got into both. Also there are 22 residents in my class, 10 of them came...

  16. Albumin/fluids and svr

    hockeynpolo replied to Zaphod's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    haha yea usually levo does fix the issue

  17. Best ICU for future flight nurse?

    hockeynpolo posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi guys! I'm in a new grad program at a level 1 trauma center for ICU nurses that takes me through the MICU, SICU, BICU, C/PICU, and ER over a 7 month period. After the 7 months (and successful...

  18. New Grad in ICU struggling

    hockeynpolo replied to MarcM86's topic in Critical Care

    Being ridiculed for emptying things 30 minutes early is ridiculous. At my hospital, we have a 30 minutes window before and after the designated time for assessments, meds, clearing pumps, and fluid...

  19. Quality ICUs to work at in the Bay Area

    hockeynpolo replied to megamaam's topic in Critical Care

    I recently graduated from Portland and am from the bay area so you're in luck! I recommend Kasier Walnut Creek ICU. I've heard they are hiring ICU nurses, but only with experience due to the cost of...

  20. Best ICU for future flight nurse?

    hockeynpolo replied to hockeynpolo's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi highlandlass1592, Thanks for your recommendations. I'll definitely be working a few years ICU and possibly ER too to get the experience I need before I apply to fly. Before nursing school, I flew...

  21. "Nurses don't make judgments"...do they?

    hockeynpolo replied to Darjeeling22's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses make judgments everyday we work. I work in the ICU and with every medication I give, I need to make sure A) it's the right medication for the patient problem B) the patient is stable enough to...

  22. Question to ER Nurses

    hockeynpolo replied to Willow Moonsidhe's topic in Emergency

    use the FLACC

  23. Pay for 2.5 yr RN in Dallas

    hockeynpolo replied to shoecrazynurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hello shoecrazynurse. You're in luck because I just moved from the Bay Area to Dallas! I'm a new grad and working at Parkland in the ICU. Parkland is the big teaching hospital in Dallas and it is...

  24. Advice for a New Grad

    hockeynpolo replied to kgriffiRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Although it's a little late to post this, always double and triple check your meds. ICU pts have many drugs on pumps. Need to make sure the right pump is going at the right

  25. ICU Ratios in the US

    hockeynpolo replied to ShaunES's topic in MICU, SICU

    1:2 is pretty standard for me too