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  1. want to change from ccu to icu

    heartICU replied to happytobehere's topic in MICU, SICU

    What do you do in your CCU? In my hospital, the CCU is an ICU, just with a specialty in coronary events. S/p MI's, intervention, cardiogenic shock, etc. How would your patient population

  2. When did you get your CCNA results?

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

    They sent me my results TODAY!!!! I PASSED!

  3. When did you get your CCNA results?

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

    Really? I took mine a week ago too, and was also hoping to get it before Christmas. Then I thought, well, maybe before New Years'. Ha, maybe

  4. Graduated anesthesia school today!

    heartICU replied to louloubell1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ME too. Well, I took five years for my BSN (several changes of major) and am now graduating with MSN - at age 26. Will be 27 nexxt Sunday!

  5. Any of your preggy patients crave toxic things like PineSol?

    heartICU replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When my mother was pregnant, she loved the smell of Tide powder laundry detergent. We never had so many clean

  6. CRNA Boards Tomorrow!

    heartICU posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Taking the little quiz tomorrow...I have prepared as much as I can and I can't even fathom the thought of looking at those review materials again. Any last minute words of wisdom from those who have...

  7. CRNA Boards Tomorrow!

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

    Well, today is day #1 of waiting for my results. Just to let everyone know how boards went....I had 90 questions. I thought it was a hard test. Truly, the most difficult test I have ever taken. And...

  8. CRNA Boards Tomorrow!

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

    Just got home...some of us went to a bar afterwards...hehehe. As expected, it was the hardest test I have ever taken. Shut off at 90 questions, so I either did fine or really crappy. Hoping for the...

  9. They did a c-section without anesthesia

    heartICU replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Patient had an epidural yet no IV access? Hmmm...something fishy

  10. The Sweat Book

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

    When you register for the review course, they send you the sweat book. It is the course manual. The MemoryMaster is optional - it is a collection of a few thousand review questions in a flashcard or...

  11. what's the appropriate name for this procedure?

    heartICU replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Could you be thinking of Regitine instead of Reglan? I have never heard of Reglan being used for treatment of

  12. heplock needle size

    heartICU replied to greenbean's topic in General Nursing

    Also that she didn't reassess the patient as s/he was getting blood...hello adverse

  13. CRNA Boards

    heartICU posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi guys, For those that have recently taken boards...how did you know when you were ready? I am still studying, taking practice tests, etc...just wondering if something finally told you you were...

  14. What is everyone studying for boards?

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

    I am. I have found it to be a quick and dirty reference on topics...gives a good synopsis of items in one or two pages. The staff anesthesiologists at our institution recommend it to the residents to...

  15. CRNA Boards

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

    I hope to take them as soon as I can. Have you received anything from the CCNA yet saying that you can schedule your test? We are supposed to get our little notification that we can schedule it soon....

  16. CRNA Boards

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

    jewelcutt, When are you taking

  17. First Semester Clinical Woes

    heartICU replied to CRNABH2b's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    How long have you been in the OR? And is your program integrated or front-loaded? When I began my program (that I am finishing in one week, WAHOO!), it took from August to about December before I...

  18. CRNAs and 40-Hour Weeks

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

    Depends on where you work. You can find almost any combination of hours you

  19. CVICU experience for CRNA

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

    Me

  20. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

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

    Don't believe everything you hear. A SRNA who is in her second week of clinicals is not being left alone. Everyone will say things like they intubated, put in lines, etc...most likely greatly...

  21. Surgery death blamed on jealous former classmate

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

    Sometimes settling is less expensive than a jury trial. Unfortunately, this is what causes malpractice premiums to go

  22. anesthesia and math....

    heartICU replied to ECU_CRNA2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The easiest way for me to remember the concentrations: all are a factor of one million. For example, an epi concentration of 1:100,000...how many times does 100,000 go into one million? Ten times,...

  23. Reasons NOT to be CRNA

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

    It gets better. It does. These are new skills to learn, and a new environment to learn it in. What you need is simply more experience with the OR environment. The routine cases, setup, etc will get...

  24. Stafford loans

    heartICU replied to Richmondrn2b's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yes.

  25. CVICU experience for CRNA

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

    Absolutely. In fact, you may get more hemodynamic experience with swans, etc than a trauma or