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  1. Good candidate or not?

    dressagerdr posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm looking for some outside advice on what my chances are of getting in to CRNA school a year from now.... I went to nursing school knowing I wanted to be a CRNA, so I've been keeping it on my radar...

  2. Good candidate or not?

    dressagerdr replied to dressagerdr's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks all! Appreciate all the words of wisdom. I'm tied in on a 2 year contract in my ICU, so transferring at this point won't be an option. However I will float to the CVICU, so I'll do my best to...

  3. Is 8 months too soon to leave a job?

    dressagerdr replied to C-lion's topic in First Year After Licensure

    While I agree it's probably best to wait it out and you'll have the best chances if you wait until after the year mark, I can tell you from experience it is most definitely possible to switch. My...

  4. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    dressagerdr replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Tomorrow is my last day of orientation, on my own starting Thursday! Scary!! Hope everyone else is doing well

  5. Most commonly used meds?

    dressagerdr replied to Rose2013's topic in Critical Care

    Not sure if this applies to your facility, but at my facility many of the ICU type cardiac/sedation drips aren't accepted in PCU-must be weaned off the IV stuff before they can ship out of ICU. But...

  6. Best placement - ER, ICU or CCU?

    dressagerdr replied to a_sweetie_55's topic in Critical Care

    In my opinion it would depend on what your goal is once you're out of school. If you're interested in cardiac nursing, I'd say shoot for CCU. For a more generalized experience, I'd say go for ICU or...

  7. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    dressagerdr replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    In reply to the above poster, I'm in a "city" of about 80,000 people, but our hospital covers a large area outside of the city as well, so we get lots of transfers via flight and such. I'm in a rather...

  8. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    dressagerdr replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Here's a little update... I've completed about 12 12 hour night shifts now. So far I love my unit and the people working there- everyone is incredibly supportive. Propofol and levophed have become my...

  9. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    dressagerdr replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Update: I survived the first shift! I have a fabulous preceptor, and all of the other nurses were incredibly helpful - pulling me into rooms to see interesting things, giving good tips, showing me the...

  10. Calling all new grads/new to the ICU starting Feb. 2013!!!!

    dressagerdr replied to C H I C A G O_RN's topic in Critical Care

    Hello everyone :) Super excited to be starting in the ICU tonight! (night shifts of course:up:). While I'm not a brand new grad, I'm still pretty nervous! I worked on a Neuro floor for 6 months at a...

  11. Transferring in first year of nursing

    dressagerdr replied to dressagerdr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would absolutely love to leave now, but unfortunately the area I want to move to (where my boyfriend will be working) only has one major hospital in a two hour radius, and I bombed the interview...

  12. Transferring in first year of nursing

    dressagerdr posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone, I was just wondering what the market is like for new grads looking to transfer jobs in their first year of nursing. Is it just as difficult as fresh out of school, or are hospitals more...

  13. Transferring in first year of nursing

    dressagerdr replied to dressagerdr's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for the input! The "training/orientation" period lasts 3 months, and then I am on my own. There is no contract binding me there after my orientation - I do worry that it might be held against...

  14. Can a new grad RN apply for part time jobs?

    dressagerdr replied to willmakeit's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do it! I just graduated nursing school less than a month ago, and I got a part-time job on a Neuro floor. For my first three months, I'll be full time as I'm being trained, and then go down to .5 FTE....