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  1. Waiting for result of interview, Can't be relaxed.

    darienblythe79 replied to jin00005's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congrats bj for your hard work and

  2. 2:1 (2 nurses to 1 patient) criteria

    darienblythe79 replied to nursewratchet's topic in MICU, SICU

    Sent you a

  3. TCU/Wesleyan Interviews

    darienblythe79 replied to TX ICU RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Anybody heard anything specific to TCU? Letters or

  4. group vs. individual interview...

    darienblythe79 replied to dfk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know that TCU and TWU do group

  5. group vs. individual interview...

    darienblythe79 replied to dfk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I didn't really prefer one or the other. The group interview was much faster and I kind of felt that when the pressure was on with one of them someone else would jump in with an anecdote, good guy,...

  6. Strippers in the ICU!

    darienblythe79 replied to Dinith88's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I know that we are not supposed to strip them, but when it comes down to having a pt tamponade waiting on a resident come down at 2 am to suction CT or stripping it to pull a clot down, well what do...

  7. 2:1 (2 nurses to 1 patient) criteria

    darienblythe79 replied to nursewratchet's topic in MICU, SICU

    We often have 2:1, occasionally 3:1 or 4:1. Those are usually reserved for really sick VADs with bleeding etc. We have chosen not to have written guidelines because that would hobble us in certain...

  8. Cardiac Surgery Certification as a prereq

    darienblythe79 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    For those of you turning in apps for next year, are you taking the cardiac surgery subspecialty by AACN? I have registered, but am having difficulty finding anyone else taking it or have taken it....

  9. Cardiac Surgery Certification as a prereq

    darienblythe79 replied to darienblythe79's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not harder at all. Definitely focused on CV. You don't have all the nursing fluff in there, like you do for the CCRN. They figure you passed that already, so they want to know more technical stuff...

  10. Future TWU student

    darienblythe79 replied to bj76302's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I applied to TCU only bc I want the Galveston clinical. They have begun to interview already. Just curious, but how were your stats on your

  11. I Made It

    darienblythe79 replied to SheRN1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    :balloons: Congrats, and good for you!:cheers: :biere:

  12. Waiting for result of interview, Can't be relaxed.

    darienblythe79 replied to jin00005's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    sent you a

  13. Post-Op Hypertension

    darienblythe79 replied to Pete495's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Has the pt been that hypertensive for 36 hrs? I agree about sedation indeed. Also, is Nicardipine not an option? Are there not other post-op

  14. Admission to CRNA Program

    darienblythe79 replied to Britt.MSN2b.Drexel'11's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know that the schools in Fort Worth are lenient about the GRE scores if the rest of your app looks great, and there are some schools around the country that may require taking the GRE, but don't...

  15. Money for school

    darienblythe79 replied to Jetman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Lori, I believe Jet was referring to anesthesia school in which he will not be able to

  16. Rapid Response Team

    darienblythe79 replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    You guys have a great set up, sounds very similar to ours. We don't use cell phones, though. We have pagers instead and respond as if it were a code. Yes, we get bogus calls, but most of the time...

  17. Rapid Response Team

    darienblythe79 replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just looking for an update. Our team has just pulled in some data. From the same time last year compared to now, codes on the floor has dropped 40%! I just wanted to see if other hospitals were...

  18. LVAD Nursing Care

    darienblythe79 replied to quiltr's topic in Cardiac

    nursing care depends on which VADs you take care

  19. hello Texas, looking for some info on the Texas Heart Institute

    darienblythe79 replied to t.turnbull's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just to make some clarifications. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Heart Institute are two different entities, but are exclusive to each other. For instance, if you come here as a patient to...

  20. The AANA, the ASA, and the SDN

    darienblythe79 replied to kmchugh's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    UT

  21. SRNA's: Study Schedules, Sleep, Sanity?

    darienblythe79 replied to Sherpa RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thanks for your reply. I had a few more questions. Do you know what kind you plan to purchase? Do you prefer the Windows CE or Palm OS? Is there a huge difference insofar as compatability with...

  22. SRNA's: Study Schedules, Sleep, Sanity?

    darienblythe79 replied to Sherpa RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Athlein You mentioned earlier in this post about being PDA-less. Are you still PDA-less, and if you are do you wish you had obtained one. I currently use the old-fashioned paper calendar, but I have...

  23. CVICU open visitation

    darienblythe79 replied to chaosRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our CVICU has very strict visitation, 30 min 4x a day. It is an open unit so it is not feasible for the family to stay. The other 11 ICUs in the hospital only close their doors during shift change...

  24. Rapid Response Team

    darienblythe79 replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    they are dedicated by your definition. they just come from the er not

  25. Rapid Response Team

    darienblythe79 replied to Lukestar's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We are paid out of an entirely different department instead of nursing, so when as ususal the ICUs run short, I cannot get pulled into the census to take patients. I do see your point though. I...