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  1. New Grad ICU programs at ???

    heartICU replied to snowbiggie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Try the Cleveland Clinic. Good hospital, if you don't mind midwestern winters.

  2. Computerized Documentation

    heartICU posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just wondering if any of you use computerized charting in your institutions. We are in the process of making the transition from paper to electronic - just wondering what others' experiences are and...

  3. VAD protocol

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

    Yes - a VAD is essentially an artificial ventricle. It can support left, right, or both ventricles, and is usually attached to an external monitor/pump via a driveline. Patients that get VADs are very...

  4. Cervix stretching..dense epidurals - advice?

    heartICU replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do your patients usually get their epidurals this early? I am a CRNA student finishing up my OB rotation, and for primips, they usually wait until they get to about 4cm before placing the epidural....

  5. VAD protocol

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

    What kind of protocol are you looking for? Patient care? Staffing? Be more

  6. BIS Monitor

    heartICU replied to sandman1914's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You do know that the BIS and a neurostim measure two different things, right? (at least if the BIS does what it's supposed

  7. Money for school

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

    I signed a contract with my hospital - but it was part of the package. What I mean by that is, if I got in to the particular clinical site I wanted, I was required to sign the contract. They pay me a...

  8. Md's Against Crna's?

    heartICU replied to LLL123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There is a big difference in the QMA vs. RN and CRNA vs. MD debate. A CRNA is educated to provide anesthesia in the same way that a MD is, but a QMA is not educated to provide nursing care the way an...

  9. Md's Against Crna's?

    heartICU replied to LLL123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What is a

  10. Why should we chose you over the other students?

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

    I think LearningRN was talking about getting into CRNA school, not working as a CNA while in undergraduate nursing

  11. Warning: Political Contents Inside

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

    Yes, you should. To sum it up, you don't know what you don't know. When you become more experienced in anesthesia, the bigger picture will become a lot more clear. What you have to understand is that...

  12. Is there any CRNA schools that did not fill seats

    heartICU replied to sw21 RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Harvard does not even have an undergraduate nursing program, much less a nurse anesthesia program. Are you sure that is what you

  13. Misplaced license

    heartICU replied to Indierenee's topic in General Nursing

    I lost mine a year or two ago, and if you go to the Ohio BON website, there is an affidavit you have to print out and mail in. My replacement license was $25. As an aside, I would not carry my nursing...

  14. Question re Post-Op Amnesia

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

    Do you have any othe reasons to not have an epidural? Bleeding problems, recent ingestion of NSAIDS, do you take anticoagulants? Also - did he explain the reason for no epidural? When doing a TAH,...

  15. Money for school

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

    First of all, if you are already admitted to anesthesia school, I wouldn't change jobs just for the experience. Apparently your current work experience is just fine for admission to school, and they...

  16. NGT vs OGT in intubated patient, no sedation and AAO

    heartICU replied to treecy's topic in MICU, SICU

    If we were to place a tube for nutrition, we always did it nasally. She may not need to be intubated for that much longer, and an oral feeding tube while extubated is not exactly comfortable. Is the...

  17. Case interview tomorrow!

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

    I replied to your PM. If I don't get the chance to talk with you before tomorrow, good luck! Let me know how it

  18. Case and Cinci Advice

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

    I am a current student in Case's program. If you PM me, I can give you a little

  19. Epidural Drug Choice and Failure to Progress/Descend

    heartICU posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey guys, I am a SRNA currently doign my OB rotation, and have noticed something over the past few call shifts. Just wanted to see if any of you see the same thing. Depending on the staff for the...

  20. fresh gas flow rates

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

    What are your gas flow rates? What is the purpose of running a hypoxic

  21. Local Anesthetics in Labor Epidurals

    heartICU posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just looking to keep the clinical discussion going. I am doing my OB rotation now, and am almost a month into it. Something I have noticed (and this is purely anecdotal evidence from my call shifts)...

  22. I guess I'm a florist now too....

    heartICU replied to IloveSnoopy's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you do it? If you were busy enough that you did not get a break, etc then you would certainly be within your right to let them know that they are welcome to do it, but that you have to check...

  23. Pulmonary Edema and Morphine

    heartICU replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. Similar to the reasoning for giving morphine to patients having chest pain. If you decreased the pain and/or anxiety, you can decrease the amount of work and oxygen consumption. Morphine...

  24. is a suit too much...

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

    Nope, a suit is definitely not too much for your interview. All the guys who have interviewed (and been accepted) to my program wore

  25. Epidural Drug Choice and Failure to Progress/Descend

    heartICU replied to heartICU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My observation may be purely anecdotal with no evidence behind it. Just checking to see if it is a trend that others have noticed, or if I am