missnurse01

missnurse01 MSN, RN

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  1. Nervous wife/mom of 2

    missnurse01 replied to inpatientlywaiting's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    wow you are gonna be busier than I am! I have no idea how you are gonna work, live like your hubby is deployed so you are a single mom, and go to school. anything can be done, but if there were...

  2. Tell me if this is the norm in your er!

    missnurse01 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hi everyone...we had an er visit last night, and I don't work ER full time anymore (moved on to another specialty) although I do work agency in the ER now and then. I am a trav nurse, currently in...

  3. CICU vs CT stepdown to CTICU - which is best PLEASE help

    missnurse01 replied to misha12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    if you work cicu how long will it take you to get into the cticu? less than the one year that you have to do minimum on the stepdown? you are still going to gain valuable knowledge in the

  4. RN to BSN online

    missnurse01 replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    hey probably! I had a bunch of young kids while doing the bulk of my rn-bsn program and it was one reason i did not choose u of p or any other accelerated program-i wanted quarters or semesters to...

  5. How much does your school cost? I'll go first.

    missnurse01 replied to Air'n's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    holy cow that's a lot of money! I took the entire list of all schools in the country and started weeding them out-one of my top items was money. If it was over a certain amount I cut the school out...

  6. RN to BSN online

    missnurse01 replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    for u of wyoming you have a clinical practicum that is conducted at your local health dept. It is for one semester, like 4 hrs a week I believe, you do a project, presentation, and write papers. I...

  7. ICU experience in a hospital vs. Long term care facility

    missnurse01 replied to Education=Success's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    you are not going to get the experience they are looking in a long term type icu environment. those are stable vents, etc that are not acutely sick from what i know of these types of facilities...

  8. Am I on The Right Track (CRNA)

    missnurse01 replied to TiffanyMarie84's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    ditto!

  9. Should I bother?

    missnurse01 replied to NJMURSE's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Chuck I think it looks great, esp as you retook your class. keep getting A's in anything u get and get ur experience and you will b

  10. Considering pursuing a CRNA career

    missnurse01 replied to mandajeanice's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    not really poor but not

  11. Considering pursuing a CRNA career

    missnurse01 replied to mandajeanice's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi Amanda! they focus mostly on science classes is my understanding, although overall gpa is important. things that were taken earlier in your college career are not as important as the more recent...

  12. How realistic are my chances?

    missnurse01 replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yeah we have flotrak too but never use them, most of the medical icu pts go over to the other hosp...so its rare we us these. but it sounds like u know hemodynamics to super awesome! good

  13. Am I on The Right Track (CRNA)

    missnurse01 replied to TiffanyMarie84's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hi and welcom Tiffany. yes cna and pca or techs are all the same thing. different hosp use different termniology and ways to certify people for this job. getting a tech job in an icu would b a...

  14. How realistic are my chances?

    missnurse01 replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    that's good then! What about swans, cardiac output machines, etc? active titrating of vasopressors/vs volume replacement based on those kinds of numbers? I have read a lot that it is this experience...

  15. Getting into CRNA School w/ Online ADN to BSN

    missnurse01 replied to robert1083's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i also vote for univ of wyoming, that's where I went and it was cheap and

  16. Best online ADN to BSN program and other questions

    missnurse01 replied to stevenfmurray's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I went to excelsior for my lpn-rn, and have had no problem. I am just finishing a online rn-bsn program thru univ of wyoming, 130 bucks a credit, and it's been around a long time. All accredited....

  17. How realistic are my chances?

    missnurse01 replied to MeTheRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think you look pretty sold, depending upon how much actual hemodynamic monitoring and titrating of drips you are doing in neuro. I know here at our facility invasive hemodynamic monitoring in neuro...

  18. RN to BSN online

    missnurse01 replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I would call the school, they probably have some student contacts for you. I went to univ of wyoming, way cheaper, altho u do have to do a one semester clinical at your local public health dept. good...

  19. Anyone applying to Drexel, Excela, Villanova, or Tornetta for 2013?

    missnurse01 replied to SRNA4U's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    excela and villanova are on my possibilities list...are these the only school you are applying

  20. Anyone applying to Drexel, Excela, Villanova, or Tornetta for 2013?

    missnurse01 replied to SRNA4U's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey! I am a 2013 hopeful as well, but you are way ahead of me! I have not narrowed my list of choices down as far as you have yet, I have about 50 schools left to sift through. Since we are not...

  21. online BSN prior to CRNA?

    missnurse01 replied to stormymemphis's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi two pups, i think there is a forum regarding bsn programs here on all nurses, and there is an ongoing thread regarding different online bsn programs. I went to Univ of Wyoming, as it really fit...

  22. 2 degrees - CRNA schools look at both????

    missnurse01 replied to two pups's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    no

  23. Info on CRNA schools- NOT us news list

    missnurse01 replied to two pups's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    well, I do not know of such a site, although I too searched for one once upon a time. you are going to have to do your own research. Quite a bit of the info you are looking for is detailed on the...

  24. 2 degrees - CRNA schools look at both????

    missnurse01 replied to two pups's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    In general they are going to look at every class you have ever taken at any post secondary institution. Some programs weigh the last 60 or so credits more heavily in their consideration. I would...

  25. CNRA programs and long-distance clinicals??

    missnurse01 replied to hallcrest's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well, I have the same concerns as you do-I personally having young schoolage children with medical issues and behavioral issues. I am not able to go for 3 month rotations out of town or out of state,...