Jaelle625

Jaelle625

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  1. 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!

    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

    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. 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. 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. 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

    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. 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. 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

    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. Rd, I sent you a pm but its not showing up in my "sent" folder. Let me know if you didn't get
  12. 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. 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. 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. 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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Wow.... GREAT
  22. What HAVE you said to patients???

    The last line made me literally
  23. What HAVE you said to patients???

    YAY for
  24. What HAVE you said to patients???

    Don't we wish they would all turn out this
  25. 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...