Jaelle625

Jaelle625

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  1. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Jaelle625 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My "young and dumb" days are finally catching up to me... I'll save you all the gory details and just get to the point: A&PI- B A&PII- C Microbiology- C All were taken 2004-2005ish. There...

  2. CSICU same as CVICU? Interview HELP!

    Jaelle625 replied to Nurse7970's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    CVSICU not only does open heart cases, but also (V)ascular cases. So your "typical" cabg, valve, transplant with the addition of AAAs, TAAs, carotid endarterectomies, etc... I'm sure individual units...

  3. CCRN 2013

    Jaelle625 replied to Suri08's topic in Critical Care

    BSN, RN, CCRN as of today! I used Laura G and Pass CCRN (question bank only--the book is WAY too involved). Good luck to all who are

  4. VCU's combined MSNA/DNAP program

    Jaelle625 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hi all! I've recently been looking into VCU's combined MSNA/DNAP program and have a few questions for anyone who may know. I'm curious as to how much additional study time these students had to...

  5. 2013 Case Western Nurse Anesthesia Interview

    Jaelle625 replied to westbury's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't plan to apply to Case Western, but I'm curious about the math questions? Are we talking gtt calcs? I feel like a math quiz in the middle of an interview would make me miss a

  6. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Jaelle625 replied to Jaelle625's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Missnurse01: Coursera? I briefly looked into what it entailed. Care to elaborate? It looks as though its college courses without the college credit? Would you recommend supplementing grad level...

  7. CVSICU

    Jaelle625 replied to Stormy8's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    It does get better. One day at a time. I've only been off orientation for a few months and I've already had a few situations where the proverbial **** has hit the fan. I was AMAZED at how fast my...

  8. Is it worth taking MSN core classes to become a "competitive applicant"?

    Jaelle625 replied to Spoiled1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks for the responses! I will definitely have to look into this further. I did see that at my facility, there is a time commitment of 8 months after the semester is over. Not an issue for me if I...

  9. Is it worth taking MSN core classes to become a "competitive applicant"?

    Jaelle625 replied to Spoiled1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I really wanted to use my employer's tuition reimbursement as well, but it seems as though I have to be enrolled in a degree program. Did you find a loop hole or did your facility not have that...

  10. calcium chloride

    Jaelle625 replied to Andrea2107's topic in Critical Care

    We give CaCl regularly on our unit in response to hypotension. Your serum Ca may be normal, but your Ionized Calcium (free floating, available to be used Ca) may be low. MD is correct in that it...

  11. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Jaelle625 replied to Jaelle625's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Rd, I sent you a pm but its not showing up in my "sent" folder. Let me know if you didn't get

  12. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Jaelle625 replied to Jaelle625's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You guys are great! Thanks for the advice! There's a CRNA school near me that let's you take advanced patho and suggests taking a research class that's required for their program. Rd: What graduate...

  13. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Jaelle625 replied to Jaelle625's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have seen many people suggest calling schools to see what they recommend. Is it better to call with a bunch of questions, or would they allow me to schedule a meeting in person? Either would suffice...

  14. Retaking undergrad courses vs. taking graduate level courses

    Jaelle625 replied to Jaelle625's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thank you for the feedback! I took general Chem I and ochem in undergrad and got As in both. Would you suggest taking general chem II (it wasn't required for undergrad so I didn't take it

  15. What to know before starting CTICU preceptorship?

    Jaelle625 replied to bug2621's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This was my response from a similar previous post: I can't speak for experienced CVSICU nurses as I'm new to this specialty myself, but I can give some insight from the "newbie" perspective....

  16. CSICU Practicum

    Jaelle625 replied to all517's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I can't speak for experienced CVSICU nurses as I'm new to this specialty myself, but I can give some insight from the "newbie" perspective. Questions. Ask them. A lot. The amount of knowledge these...

  17. Washington Hospital Center July 2011

    Jaelle625 replied to Y.not.ask's topic in General Nursing

    My interview was closer to 3 hours but I heard all different time frames from other nurses. Some also interviewed with multiple people at one time. I think it depends on the unit. I want to say they...

  18. Washington Hospital Center July 2011

    Jaelle625 replied to Y.not.ask's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! It has been great so far! The interview was a two step process. I first interviewed with HR (mostly "Why do you want to work here", "Tell me a situation when..." type questions), then I...

  19. Washington Hospital Center July 2011

    Jaelle625 replied to Y.not.ask's topic in General Nursing

    I was hired with the April cohort and there was an ADN with us, so definitely not just BSN!

  20. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    Jaelle625 replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Let me preface this by saying I'm a new grad as well and COMPLETELY understand how hard it is to get a job. But what you're talking about seems really scary. I'm not saying that you can't handle it (I...

  21. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    Jaelle625 replied to RNPATL's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Wow.... GREAT

  22. What HAVE you said to patients???

    Jaelle625 replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    The last line made me literally

  23. What HAVE you said to patients???

    Jaelle625 replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    YAY for

  24. What HAVE you said to patients???

    Jaelle625 replied to jessi1106's topic in General Nursing

    Don't we wish they would all turn out this

  25. Washington Hospital Center Residency February 2011 COHORT

    Jaelle625 replied to NewRN1986's topic in General Nursing

    I know this is an old post, but I went in for my physical yesterday and we talked a little about the strike. I was told that the hospital proposed to do away with shift differentials and the nurses...