IHeartDukeCTICU

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  1. ECU 2012 Interview?

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to tjadenhl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Crap i'm out of town on vacation in FL... anyone want to run to my place and check my mailbox for me? Guess I'll find out when I get

  2. ECU 2012 Interview?

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to tjadenhl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Anyone else been religiously checking the mailbox?

  3. ECU 2012 Interview?

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to tjadenhl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I felt pretty good coming out of there. Going in was daunting at first since there were like 14 people at the table! But, seemed like more of a get to know you type interview. When one of the...

  4. Undergrad Grades - Poor transcript from previous (Before RN) degree

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to acr2001's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    During one of my CRNA interviews, they asked me about a C I had gotten in biology during my first year of undergrad. But I had all A's and a few B's all through nursing school. I was honest with them,...

  5. Heartmate II Patients and CPR

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to Anna187's topic in Cardiac

    I've heard of a few similar stories with LV improvement. I had a patient a few weeks ago that was on a stem cell trial in which they injected stem cells into the myocardial tissue of an LVAD pt. The...

  6. RNs running ECMO on adult patients

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to pbear's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I'm all about taking care of ECMO patients as an RN cause they are super sick and very challenging and require every ounce of critical thinking. That said, I would not want to be responsible for...

  7. Understanding cardiac gtts

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to squirtle's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    hmm pretty interesting to see what you all use at your facilities. I work in the CT-ICU and I'd say most of our post-op patients come out on epi for inotropy & vasoconstritcion r/t SIRS/myocardial...

  8. Got an interview!

    IHeartDukeCTICU posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm excited! I got an interview slot at East Carolina University for the CRNA program. Still waiting to hear back from Duke, but I'm

  9. ECU 2012 Interview?

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to tjadenhl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm also interviewing at ECU. What date is yours? Mine is June 19th. It'll be my first CRNA interview as well. I have a few friends that started there last year, and they told me it's the typical CRNA...

  10. Anyone applying to Duke for Spring 2013

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to belgium's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I applied as well. No word back yet, but I called their office last week and they had said it would be closer to the middle of june before they started sending out notifications. Email first, then an...

  11. VA CRNA's

    IHeartDukeCTICU posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey all, Any CRNA's here work for the VA hospital system? If so can you share your experience as far as your autonomy, benefits, disadvantages of working at the VA as opposed to other hospital...

  12. Civilian RN to Military CRNA school

    IHeartDukeCTICU posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hey all, I am currently a civilian RN/BSN working at Duke Hospital. I have 3 years of experience, with 2 years of CT-ICU experience. I am getting ready to apply for CRNA school, and should have closer...

  13. VA CRNA's

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

    Thanks for the info guys! If I get into my first choice of programs, I'll rotate through a VA, so I'll be able to get more hands on experience. I haven't totally discounted working for the VA but I...

  14. AA student contemplating CRNA track...advice?

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to tangeorine's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My limited experiences in shadowing a few CRNA's helped me realize that although the job may look "easy" from an outsider's perspective (i.e. watching people sleep), all the advanced knowledge and...

  15. Pray for me...

    IHeartDukeCTICU posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Heh... oh man I need some morale boosters... Just submitted my applications to Duke and East Carolina for the CRNA programs. I feel like I'm ready, and I have good experience and admission...

  16. Coding

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to RNDude100's topic in Cardiac

    First take your ACLS, it'll give you the rundown of the different areas of responsibility (i.e. team leader, meds/access, defib, airway/bagging, compressions, recorder, runner). Then, try to be...

  17. Throwing veggies

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to foreverLaur's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Haha yup slang term for valvular vegetation that breaks off and gets "thrown" i.e. emboli... another slang term we use is

  18. Masters vs Doctorate CRNA

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to rnforcrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think I heard that in 2015 a certain number of schools will have to shift to a doctoral program, and by 2025 all crna programs are going to be DNP. Not sure if it'll be harder for someone with a...

  19. Pray for me...

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to IHeartDukeCTICU's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks for all the support guys, here's my stats as requested: Overall undegrad GPA 3.5 Nursing/Science GPA 3.75 Also had some undergrad research exp (thesis & defense) GRE 307 new score (1190 old...

  20. New nurse with bad preceptor in the CCU

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to Emmy2001's topic in Critical Care

    I'd try to get into a larger teaching hospital that has some sort of formal orientation program. Most of these programs incorporate scheduled classes, clinical orientation with dedicated preceptors,...

  21. Pray for me...

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to IHeartDukeCTICU's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    LOL mason is awesome, I think he just got off orientation a few weeks ago and he's one of the best new grads on our

  22. Unique Pre-CRNA questions...

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to SteelCity_RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I wouldn't necessarily discount the peds CCRN. Although I'm sure most schools would prefer the adult CCRN, the certification would show that you are very proficient in the area that you work in. Being...

  23. Help! Anyone else work cardiac stepdown and have no tele techs?

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to working4change's topic in Cardiac

    The SDU at the facility I work at def had some issues with alarm fatigue. Ultimately, it's up to the RN's to hold each other accountable to set your monitor limits according to your patient's norms. I...

  24. Why go into trauma/critical care nursing?

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to melissacarey's topic in Critical Care

    Haha "the adrenaline rush"... it's true that all of us as ICU nurses love that. I do also enjoy when things are calm, but your brain is constantly being racked, trying to anticipate things and being...

  25. ICU Versant Program Questions

    IHeartDukeCTICU replied to NurseAaronRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We have a similar program at the facility I'm at, to help new grads who start in the ICU. It incorporates scheduled core class days, clinical training, certifications, and a new-grad residency class...