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  1. Grades, Gre Scores, Experience, etc...

    heartICU replied to malraymal's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    GPA: 3.6 GRE: 1280: 540 verbal; 740 math; 5.5 writing (new test) experience: 1 year cardiothoracic ICU experience at large teaching facility Applied to one school, was accepted, started this past...

  2. Baylor Shifts

    heartICU replied to fotografe's topic in General Nursing

    There are two weekend programs at the hospital I used to work at: The "weekender" program was two twelve hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday, and you get paid for 32 hours. The "weekender plus one"...

  3. Blatant Nursing "No-No's"........what's your worst???

    heartICU replied to anndoodle's topic in General Nursing

    A nurse on my unit crushed up an ursodiol pill, diluted it with tap water, drew it up into a syringe, and proceeded to push it through her patient's triple lumen CVC. A few weeks later, same nurse...

  4. fasting before surgery - unneccessary?

    heartICU replied to trent's topic in General Nursing

    Pediatric NPO rules are a little 'smaller' than adults. Kids, (especially younger ones) can't go as long without eating, so the amount of time required to fast is less. When a patient vomits during...

  5. When does ICU experience start?

    heartICU replied to Jetman's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Obviously, there are more sides to this than just the requisite experience. As you said, make sure you get great recommendations, but remember that the manager's rec is only one piece of the puzzle....

  6. When does ICU experience start?

    heartICU replied to Jetman's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I graduated nursing school in May 2003, began working in a CVICU in June 2003, applied to my program in Dec 2003, and began the program i August 2004, so you definitely don't need the one year before...

  7. Left alone in OR

    heartICU replied to jewelcutt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We are 1:1 for the first seven months, then independent during the last 21 months. (Except for open hearts, those are still

  8. ? regarding CRNA programs

    heartICU replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Haha....no actually we do get paid time off. Granted, it is part of our monthly stipend (28 days of PTO per year), so the hourly rate isn't very high....but you are able to request a day off and not...

  9. ? regarding CRNA programs

    heartICU replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Classes and exams are scheduled during the week, same as clinicals. (A couple days of clinicals, a couple days of class). The people in charge of clinicals are also in charge of class, so they know...

  10. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    heartICU replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    [quote name=June55Baby I have a often wondered about the little Mexican girl at Duke University a couple of years ago who got the heart / lungs of a person with a different blood type and within a few...

  11. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    heartICU replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    You are permitted to "direct" your donation. For example, if your neighbor John Smith is sick and needs a liver transplant, and your husband/wife dies, you may specify that the liver be directed to...

  12. MAT Test

    heartICU replied to CRNAsoon's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not sure of the minimum requirements for the MAT, but Case Western wants to see a combined score of 1000 and 4 on the GRE. (500 on each section and 4 on the analytical). Good luck with whichever you...

  13. 'Moral values' and organ donation

    heartICU replied to wannabee's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to reply to this, and my reply may be a repeated one (I didn't surf through all 16 pages of this thread:-) Anyway, as far as doctors and nurses "not working hard to save you..." In order to...

  14. Case Western Reserve Students?

    heartICU replied to CRNAsoon's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am a current student at Case, so I can give you a little insight. Krinkles was correct - they have limited questions on clinical situations - usually just one, and it's not one that requires...

  15. CRNA's & malpractice insurance

    heartICU replied to kachoo414's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not sure. My employer is a self-insured institution, and covers my malpractice insurance (both during school and

  16. ? regarding CRNA programs

    heartICU replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Case Western Reserve has an integrated program. The programs starts off with two days per week clinical, and the rest is spent in class. Each semester the amount of clinical time increases and the...

  17. ? regarding CRNA programs

    heartICU replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My school is integrated; we started clinicals the first week of class. Some people say that front-loaded programs are better, because you learn a lot before you actually step into the OR, but I prefer...

  18. If you can't get immediate adult ICU experience after school which is better....

    heartICU replied to Roland's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Most places will not count stepdown experience as ICU experience. They want you to have experience with vents, invasive lines like swans, and titrating drips (levo, neo, nipride, nitro, epi, dopa,...

  19. Disconnecting Swan For Transport?

    heartICU replied to armynurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    We take everything. Our monitors allow for PA monitoring, though. We usually take lines out when we are done with them though - i.e. if the patient doesn't need the swan, we would have Dc'd it...

  20. Gearing up for round two!!

    heartICU replied to MollyS's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ask about first-time pass rates on boards for graduates, ask about attrition rate, ask about whether you get adequate amounts of all types of experiences (lots of places skimp on regionals/peripheral...

  21. No Interview

    heartICU replied to CRNAsoon's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Case Western definitely requires an interview. The others, I am not sure

  22. Specialty Team allowance for ECLS specialists?

    heartICU replied to NotReady4PrimeTime's topic in MICU, SICU

    In my (adult) CTICU, the RTs don't do anything with the pump. It is managed completely bu the RNs. We don't get an extra premium for being educated on how to manage the machine - we have tried for a...

  23. staffing ratio CTICU

    heartICU replied to byfaithbrampton's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    CTICU 1:2, 1:1, or 2:1, depending on patient acuity.

  24. Syncope after injection?

    heartICU replied to LorraineCNA's topic in General Nursing

    My bet is also that she vagaled down. I have had several people do that when I ahve started IVs....they get nervous, and sort of 'bear down' and stimulate their vagus...

  25. Lowest Blood pH

    heartICU replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in MICU, SICU

    I have seen a pH of 6.9 and a pO2 of 18. These weren't in the same patient! Neither patient