KimberRN1

I'm in CRNA school and I'm actually doing my thesis on this topic which I became interested in after we watched a video on CRNAs and addiction in one of my classes....I'm just getting into to it but the drug of choice seems to be fentanyl..and addict...

I have the book Anesthesia Secrets by James Duke and I LOVE it!!!!! It's great and I use it constantly....It gets to the point and is easy to read and understand....great for careplans! As far as textbooks I love Clinical Anesthesiology by Morgan, Mi...

I attend Mountain State University's CRNA program in Beckley, West Virginia....I wouldn't say it's exactly a web based program because we really don't do anything on the web...BUT....I would call it a distance learning program...meaning you don't hav...

I think it's the same way in Ohio...you can take the NCLEX as often as you want without taking the remedial courses...The NCLEX is the same test everywhere but the remedial courses (if required) is a requirement of each individual state's nursing boa...

I think the best way to learn how a code works is to first start out documenting and watching everything that's going on....

I attended The University of Charleston for my BSN then worked in the MICU at CAMC-Memorial...I'm now attending Mountain State University for CRNA school.....1 semester down 7 to go...lol....

I wanted to add that someone had previously posted that you can only get the $18,500 from the Stafford (FAFSA) loan for the year....There is an additional funds form you can fill out to recieve another disburstment of $9250 for a summer semester, as ...

No the check is sent to the school then to you because it's a loan that has to be certified by the school.......This loan stuff gets pretty tricky and you have to be careful with the loans sent directly to you...Here's what I mean.... A loan that's s...

PNC has a new loan called the Medical Professions Loan Program that CRNA students qualify for....It's actually really good....there is no up front fees or orgination fees (Sallie Mae charges fees)...9 mos grace period after graduation...and you can d...

I think standardized test like the GRE are a racket.....It's nothing more than a money making machine and I'm glad more colleges and universities are seeing the light......I guess like some say it's a way to weed out people based on who has the highe...

We have a resident Dr. Dumm....and Dr.Tickle.....an OB-GYN Dr. Bush....Allergist Dr. Thrush....We also had a resident Dr. Yonker...which we got a kick out of because here we call our Yankauer's ...Yonker's....Surgeon Dr. Lim....and....drum roll pleas...

My husband has a cousin Candy Cain...(real name).....our unit clerk is named Sekret.....My great great grandmother was named America, apparently not so unusual back in those days....a friend of mine graduated highschool with a girl named Stormy Dawn....

I graduated from nursing school in WV....I think all the schools in our state pretty much have a pinning ceremony ....my school has a BSN and an ADN program and the pinning ceremony was together....as far as the hats we had to wear them for our offic...

Tom goes from one starlet to the next...he was married to Mimi Rogers then has an affair with Nicole Kidman while on set....marries her...has an affair with Penelope Cruz while on set....she dumps him, then he falls for Katie Holmes while auditioning...

Where I work nurses work every other weekend....Sat. is the last day of the week and Sun. is the 1st day of the work week (in our work schedule)....If you work you're weekend then you've already worked one day that week with Sunday...Let's say you wo...

Oh Lordy I remember those days...I started my BSN program with a 9 mos old and a 2 and half yr old, and my hubby worked the evening shift at the time....I can remember being in class all day then I would still have to have my mom keep the kids (hubby...

I work in MICU and we do tons of CRRT....we basically had a 4hr class then off to the races...lol...Luckily we do so much there seems to be someone on the unit who can help out if needed because everyone has a good deal of experience in it......When ...

in Charleston, WV new grads $17.50

We check by auscultation when first placed..then we're required to have an xray to confirm it, and before tube feeds...

Hi Beth......I work in the MICU at CAMC in Charleston where you are referring to.....I've posted a couple of ghost stories on here from the unit...Glad to hear that you had a good experience with our nurses in the unit when you were having a horrible...

For a short time in nursing school I had a cheap spraque, realized it sucked and was way too heavy....my mother bought me a Littmann for Christmas that I used in school and consequently was stolen after I graduated and went to work ...lol....I had it...

Someone has ask me that before.....I think there may be some confusion because of how it's worded on the website.....I think for the post master's there are a couple of classes in assessment you can test out of but all the CRNA classes they have to t...

I am enrolled at Mountain State University...No one has graduated, as the 1st CRNA class started April, 2005....It's a 30 month program and graduates will obtain an MSN.... Here's how it works....We meet in Beckley every 3 wks for 3 days of classes.....

We use the pre-packaged green sponges with periximent with suction...there is a lip moisturizer and also toothbrushes with suction in the oral kit....this comes in a large bag with several of the pre packaged sponges and toothbrushes in it....the pt ...

We had one with mommy obviously dead in the bed....big family conflict with ending care and extubation....anyhooo....visiting hours comes and the daughter is in the room with a video camera in mom's face saying..."Now mommy...didn't you promise me th...