rcd9229

rcd9229 has 7+ years experience and specializes in Trauma Icu, circulating or daysurgery.

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1. 2 semesters down at TWU (Texas Wesleyan) CRNA program, ask away!

   rcd9229 replied to SRNA1985's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Group interview- know your clinical info well. Especially in the focus area you have been in...and common stuff such as CO numbers, drip info. And if they give you a scenario, just be able to give...

2. 2 semesters down at TWU (Texas Wesleyan) CRNA program, ask away!

   rcd9229 replied to SRNA1985's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Just shut down the anxiety for now...find your facebook group, they likely have already started one. This will be your place to vent and stress and support each other. Because you will need it....

3. TCU CRNA starting January 2014

   rcd9229 replied to sweetdreame's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I've worked 2.5 years in Icu, but my gpa isn't

4. TCU CRNA starting January 2014

   rcd9229 replied to sweetdreame's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   So how did interviews

5. Scott and White Summer 2013

   rcd9229 replied to gaby3187's topic in Texas Nursing

   I know most of the interviews were being done a few weeks ago...just because I kept tripping over people in the hall. but don't give up complete hope, they have been known to add late, I was

6. Surviving ICU/nursing... advice for novice?

   rcd9229 replied to RNnur's topic in Critical Care

   I think introverted or extroverted really isn't a big deal either way but you do have to be able to work as a team and speak up in Icu. There are tons of quirks in our units, loud quiet goofy....we...

7. Horrified: possible accidental arterial infusion

   rcd9229 replied to Southgoing Zax's topic in Patient Medications

   Using an ultrasound is great, if your patient is stable. If not, be happy with an ac, or whatever you can get at the time. Beats an

8. New Nurse Nerves

   rcd9229 replied to perbd's topic in Health, Stress Management

   perbd, Whatever you do, don't quit the ICU. I wish you hadn't quit the ER either but either way. You are my mirror image right now. I am interning at a large trauma 1 ICU. I've had 2 years of med...

9. New Grad Critical Care Internships

   rcd9229 replied to NS_MA's topic in General Nursing

   Kevin, NS MA, depending on where you want to go, I know NS MA said she wanted to stay up north, there are two good programs in Texas, maybe more. I am currently in an ICU internship at Scott and...

10. Internships

    rcd9229 replied to student_nurse06's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you would be okay with a smaller town, Scott and White in Temple Texas has a really good internship program. Paid, in critical care, ER, OR areas. Its a 70 bed level 1 trauma and its only an hour...