jkr2020788 replied to MissRNBlue803's topic in General Nursing
I'm assuming LTC is "Long Term Care"? As long as you are getting nursing exp, this should help with your interviews. This is not on the basis of, "I'm an LTC nurse, so now I can titrate dopamine", its...
In nursing school you most probably learned that the patient takes number one priority and that your job is to make sure the patient is not hurt. This means medicine errors, mental abuse (remember all...
jkr2020788 replied to gezaltoshmal's topic in Critical Care
I really do not think that it would make any difference at all. Think about the art/veno system on a very small scale. 1) You have the big arteries which get smaller and smaller 2) At the destination...
jkr2020788 replied to Dbb82's topic in Critical Care
dbb- I am an ER to ICU transplant. I personally did not find it that hard to grasp the concept of taking care of the critically-ill. My particular hospital the ER did a lot of boarding of ICU...
jkr2020788 replied to Nursingluv101's topic in Critical Care
As far as preparing yourself for an interview for an ICU, convey the experience of taking care of critically-ill patients. When they ask what your strengths are, this is a good chance to demonstrate...
I've read through a few posts and replies on people wanting to know if their "stats" are enough to get them into CRNA school. Most of the time when people answer these questions though, it seems like...