UTRN2005

UTRN2005

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  1. Do CRNAs practice in Austin TX?

    UTRN2005 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Capitol uses CRNAs and they are contracted with the Seton systems. St. David's system uses a different anesthesia group that only hires MDAs. So I would contact Capitol. They use a lot of CRNAs at...

  2. Hand moisturizers for Nurses recommendation

    UTRN2005 replied to fallenangel76's topic in General Nursing

    I have eczema and my dermatologist recommended Cetaphil cream. The have the lotion and facewash but he said to use the cream on my hands. I love it. Since I have sensitive skin some products with...

  3. Should I get the Hep B vaccine?

    UTRN2005 replied to Lisa Michelle's topic in General Students

    It was required for my program, along with PPD, and varicella or proof of disease. Personally, I've never had a reaction to a vaccine and see no reason to not get one. So many pts have Hep B/C or...

  4. RNs in South Texas??

    UTRN2005 replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, My grandparents live in Yorktown. I'm currently in achool at UT Austin but I do know that there's a big shortage of nurses in Victoria, especially advanced practice. They're particularly...

  5. How ambitious are you?

    UTRN2005 replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    I'm pretty ambitious. I'm 21 working on my BSN. I graduate in Dec 05 and then after that I hope to go straight into an ICU internship and work for 1-2 years then go back for my master's and become a...

  6. mental health disorders and CRNAs

    UTRN2005 replied to EmeraldNYL's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've found honesty to be the best policy in general, and if you're worried that this may affect your acceptance then let them know after you're accepted. This way if any problems may arise or you...

  7. Parkland ICU training

    UTRN2005 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey I was just wondering if anyone had gone through ICU intership/training at Parkland? If so, what did you think of it? Did you like working at Parkland/in Dallas? I'm originally from Houston and...

  8. Bush says limiting lawsuits will save healthcare

    UTRN2005 replied to Katmae RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not exactly sure of the details of Bush's plan but if it's like what they passed in TX a couple of years ago then I do know a little bit about it. Our laws do NOT limit a patient's right to sue...

  9. Help

    UTRN2005 replied to gnom's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The axes diagnoses refer to psychiatric problems. Axes I are your primary diagnoses like major depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, schizoaffective, etc. Axes II are the personality disorders and...

  10. Parkland ICU training

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in Texas Nursing

    I've read those posts and found that they were more about working at Parkland in general...not specifically about the ICU training. I was wondering if anyone had actually gone through their ICU...

  11. Parkland ICU training

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey I was just wondering if anyone had gone through ICU intership/training at Parkland? If so, what did you think of it? Did you like working at Parkland/in Dallas? I'm originally from Houston and...

  12. Truth about Nursing diagnosis

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in General Nursing

    I understand that this information will be used to plan pt care...I'm just sick of writing out a half- to full-page diagnosis of this r/t that AEB x,y, and z. Just venting I guess. Glad to know how...

  13. Truth about Nursing diagnosis

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in General Nursing

    Can you tell I was working on my diagnosis for my clinicals at the time I wrote this post? I hate those

  14. HELP... I am Grade obsessed

    UTRN2005 replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in General Students

    I too am one of the grade obsessed. My lowest grade ever, since kindergarten was an 88 in AP chemistry my junior year of high school, and this even went on my GPA as a 96 since AP classes counted...

  15. why a nurse and not a doctor

    UTRN2005 replied to lindskay's topic in General Nursing

    I chose nursing because being a medical student isn't as conducive to having a family as being a nurse is. Family is very important to me and it was one aspect I was not willing to compromise on. I...

  16. I want to change careers from nursing to teaching, help!

    UTRN2005 replied to shalom's topic in Illinois Nursing

    My mom and sister are both teachers, Kindergarten and 1st grade respectively. In TX, you can either get a bachelor's in Ed or do an alternative certification. If you do the alt cert then you can...

  17. Adn Or Bsn

    UTRN2005 replied to mollyz's topic in Nursing Career

    If you aready have a bachelor's in something you could try for an alternate entry MSN degree. One of my clinical instructors did this. She started in government as a health care lobbyist and then...

  18. Methodist summer internship, Houston

    UTRN2005 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hi, I'm going into my J2 semester and I'm trying to figure out what I want to do next summer. Has anyone heard anything about or been in the summer student internship program at the Methodist...

  19. Methodist summer internship, Houston

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in MICU, SICU

    I am definitely interested in the intership. I was trying to decide between MICU, SICU and CVICU as my top choice. I would like to go straight into an ICU new grad/training program after I graduate...

  20. Methodist Houston student summer internship

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in Texas Nursing

    Sorry, I didn't phrase that first question very well. What I was wanting to know was if they viewed the program as beneficial as a student and if they felt it was worthwhile for them to use their...

  21. Methodist Houston student summer internship

    UTRN2005 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone had heard of or been involved in the summer student internship at Methodist in the Med center in Houston. I'm going into J2 and trying to figure out what to do next...

  22. Methodist Houston student summer internship

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in Texas Nursing

    Did they enjoy the internship? Also, do you know areas they worked

  23. Methodist Houston student summer internship

    UTRN2005 replied to UTRN2005's topic in Texas Nursing

    I go to UT Austin. I just started J2 (today actually) and I'll be graduating with my BSN in Dec 2005. I'm just trying to figure out if I want to do the Methodist interniship or take a critical care...

  24. Pharm as weed out class? at HCC

    UTRN2005 replied to jadespirro's topic in Texas Nursing

    UT Austin uses Pharm as a pre-req as well. It's pretty difficult here. I thought the most difficult thing about it was that you have no context into which you can apply what you're learning. So...