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apaisRN RN, CRNA

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  1. Exclusively online BSN program ~ Smart choice for CRNA prep?

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

    I learned very little in nursing school. It was all touchy-feely group projects and who made the prettiest poster. So I think you might actually do better in an online program that has something to...

  2. What do nurses do??

    apaisRN replied to starpaige's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses wear an enormous number of hats, from desk jobs to flight nurses to private duty. It's one of the great things about nursing. You can choose from many options and if you don't like what you're...

  3. Fired for Abuse/harrassment

    apaisRN replied to tennesseenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Huh? Why were you fired when it was the patient that cursed at

  4. I think I found my camp

    apaisRN replied to apaisRN's topic in Camp

    I finalized things with the camp a couple days ago. They told me the pay is actually $4800 and $200 travel allowance, and I live only four hours away by car. So actually the money isn't too terrible...

  5. Become A Nurse Just To Be A Crna?

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

    :rotfl: Thanks for the

  6. CCRN study probs...

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

    I made a hundred million flashcards, or it seemed like it. Discrete pieces of information, like "what's a normal PA pressure" or "what EKG changes would you see in hyperkalemia." I used the Pass CCRN...

  7. CRNA vs. Politics

    apaisRN replied to MrRacer98's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In my MICU, which is the most acute in the state, they are fading out. I know they are used more often for open hearts at my hospital. I don't know if they're used more for other types of surgical...

  8. ? about 16 hour shifts

    apaisRN replied to rn2b2006's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's safe. 12s wipe me out. I can barely add my I&O at the end. 16 hours is just longer than anyone can sustain the energy needed for professional performance and judgement. I work...

  9. Georgetown or Pittsburgh

    apaisRN replied to tumpler44's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yup, that's me. That interview was kinda yech, wasn't it? My brain went blank in the clinical one. They told me I couldn't get a sat on my coding patient, how else could I assess oxygenation? I sat...

  10. CRNA vs. Politics

    apaisRN replied to MrRacer98's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I may get more deeply involved, but I know I will pay my AANA dues, go to their conferences and send letters when bad laws regarding CRNAs are passed. I'm actually looking forward to a field where...

  11. Georgetown or Pittsburgh

    apaisRN replied to tumpler44's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Along the same lines - I may be choosing between Samuel Merritt and University of New England. Based solely on quality and reputation, which program would you

  12. Exclusively online BSN program ~ Smart choice for CRNA prep?

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

    In my experience they care about which courses you took and how you did, but they don't care where. If your GPA is decent and you've worked in a fast-paced high acuity ICU, I doubt it will be a...

  13. Question about criminal record/ability to find job

    apaisRN replied to NurseCard's topic in General Nursing

    Another question: what if you were underage at the time? My situation is particularly murky. I was 17, newly licensed (to drive), and really dumb. Twice, in the same day, I passed a stopped schoolbus....

  14. This is sick

    apaisRN replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, okay - my cat had clysis once. Got dehydrated in summer and quit eating, and the vet sort of filled the space between his spine and skin with fluid. He leaked a bit for a day, it was kind of...

  15. Where Do Residents Rights End? Long, Sorry.

    apaisRN replied to Cheez-It!'s topic in General Nursing

    This week I cared for a morbidly obese woman who'd been at a local "rehab" (more LTC, really) after bilateral ankle fractures. She's been refusing PT and personal care, and had been lying on her left...

  16. This is sick

    apaisRN replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    Here is the story. Apparently the patient was sedated but it's still a bizarre story. Why would the physician have done this? The patient was going to die shortly anyway, probably hurried along by...

  17. This is sick

    apaisRN replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    What is clysis? I have been told that in China, unwanted girls are eauthanized with injections of hydrogen peroxide. The person telling me was a resident who had recently adopted a Chinese girl, so I...

  18. This is sick

    apaisRN replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    I should research this case and provide details. I don't remember all of it but I know I was horrified. I'll look it

  19. Legal case study question

    apaisRN replied to vmilty's topic in General Nursing

    Is it a dirty needle? If she's handing it to the surgeon it ought to be a clean

  20. This is sick

    apaisRN replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think that happens, or at least very rarely. We are extremely generous with morphinewhen someone terminal is in pain or SOB, and it may speed their death, but so be it. I have never seen...

  21. UMDNJ here i come!

    apaisRN replied to kjt2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well done! You just needed a few interviews to get your technique

  22. Hi, I'd really like to be a camp nurse

    apaisRN replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Camp

    I looked up ACA accredited camps in the state I wanted. Then I narrowed them down by various criteria, like same-sex or mixed, location, etc. Then I emailed about 10 the exact same thing - I am an...

  23. DOCTORATE for CRNA's?

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

    I don't really understand what the disagreement is

  24. I Got In Yea!!!!!!!!! (tcu)

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

    Congratulations!

  25. I think I found my camp

    apaisRN replied to apaisRN's topic in Camp

    Oh, and they said I'd have 1.5 days a week off, and since there are several nurses you take shifts and are free in between. I'm going to get it in writing, just because I've been burned in hospital...