Mully

Mully specializes in SICU.

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1. NYC CRNA Program Clinical Sites

   Mully posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Anyone on here in one of NYC's CRNA programs? I would be extremely appreciative if you would give me the Christmas gift of answering a few questions I have. Thanks

2. Starting neuromuscular blockers

   Mully replied to pharmd8888's topic in MICU, SICU

   Interestingly enough, the BIS was never actually tested on patients who were paralyzed when it originally came out. So a few crazy anesthetists in Australia did a study where they paralyzed each...

3. ICP and D5NS

   Mully replied to RookieRoo's topic in Critical Care

   Main thing is you don't want anything hypotonic. Isotonic or a little hypertonic (Like D5NS) is okay. Hypotonic fluid like D5W (It actually starts isotonic, but as the dextrose gets metabolized it...

4. I&O Goal Clarification & Nipride vs Nitroglycerin

   Mully replied to nurs1ng's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   This. Nitro is purely venodilation, with a small amount of arterial dilation at really high doses. Nipride is a mixed dilator, meaning it dilates both venous and arterial

5. Fentanyl Drip

   Mully replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in Critical Care

   I don't believe it was either of the drips. These explanations for the bradycardia are essentially zebras when there was much more likely a horse which caused it. Fentanyl does not cause a vasovagal...

6. Anticoagulant Preventing CVC Insert?

   Mully replied to betterinthesun's topic in MICU, SICU

   Where have you gotten this information about small IV sizes being better for pressor administration? Do you have any research or manufacturer's guidelines? You seem pretty

7. Anticoagulant Preventing CVC Insert?

   Mully replied to betterinthesun's topic in MICU, SICU

   Subcutaneous heparin is low-dose heparin (5000 U subq). This usually doesn't even alter the INR at all. Patients get these shots right before surgery to prevent DVT post-operatively. You know......

8. new job/letter of rec

   Mully replied to theliman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   She gave me a good rec. A couple reasons I attribute to it. 1. It was a large teaching hospital and they were always giving out LORs. 2. One of my preceptors had just gone to this manager and...

9. new job/letter of rec

   Mully replied to theliman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I had the same situation. I think I asked my supervisor for an LOR after 4 months of being there! Hahaha, it sucked I didn't want to do it but I had to. I'd probably stay where you are just to avoid...

10. How long did it take you to become a CRNA

    Mully replied to kateee's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    By the time I'm done next year it will have been 8 years. That includes a semester doing a CNA course and a little over 2 years as a nurse. Basically all of my young adult life lol. I'll be 28 when I...

11. Failed CCRN - Need Encouragement

    Mully replied to micurn0126's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I never got my CCRN and I'm a year out from being a CRNA. That should be encouragement enough lol One quick rec for retaking it though. How you study is a big deal. Clearly what you did before didn't...

12. Code blue in OR

    Mully replied to icu2crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Anesthesia. The surgeons rarely have any clue what the patient's vital signs are unless we tell them (not talking down, simply because they're performing surgery). Certainly it's a team effort, but...

13. extra P wave?

    Mully replied to ninjago's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    A couple things... It could in fact be a PAC, termed a "non-conducted PAC". This is when there is a P wave which occurs earlier than its expected time (hence premature), not followed by a QRS (hence...

14. A Response from the OP on the issue (poor choice of words) on the concept of a ADN Vs. BSN

    Mully replied to ToBeBornANurseJB's topic in General Students

15. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    Mully replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I think I'd rather go through the labor than be the male nursing student on his OB rotation again... bahahaha Seriously tho. I'd rather hold my breath for 2 months than rotate through OB again. As a...