WVUturtle514

WVUturtle514

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  1. ICU Skills checklist as part of my resume?

    WVUturtle514 replied to SteveNNP's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree with the above post. If the school is willing to accept you with only NICU/PICU experience and they are just "recommending" that you get some adult ICU experience, then that is one thing....

  2. school question..

    WVUturtle514 replied to dfk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think the most difficult task for me has been learning not to procrastinate. All through nursing school I would always put my work off until the very last minute and then take one or two nights...

  3. Good Pre-Study Books?

    WVUturtle514 replied to Brian_SRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree 100%. I never did any "pre-studying" before I started my program and I have never felt behind or lacking in any of my classes. The program is designed to teach you everything you need to...

  4. PICU/NICU experience

    WVUturtle514 replied to HididiScribbler's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There is a student in my class who had nothing but PICU experience and she is definitely not up to par clinically as most of the other students. She said she has never seen a Swan before and she is...

  5. How intense is it?

    WVUturtle514 replied to charger's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My program is front-loaded so we basically had class five days a week for the first two semesters. The summer semester (which we're about 4 weeks into) is class three days a week, but all of my...

  6. What Does a BSN have to do with CRNA?

    WVUturtle514 replied to JustAWannaBe's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    When I graduated from nursing school and started in the ICU I remember thinking to myself "Did I really go to school for 4 years to come out knowing nothing?" There were times where I honestly felt...

  7. A stupid BSN question.....

    WVUturtle514 replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster. My fiance got his bachelor's degree in criminal justice and then went back and got his ADN because in his words, "I never had a desire for management or anything else I...

  8. Cussing Co-Workers

    WVUturtle514 replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely. I guess a similar comparison would be smoking....I loathe cigarette smoke in every way shape and form....but there are some situations where I cannot avoid it and it's something I...

  9. Emergency or Critical Care..Its up in the Air!!??!!

    WVUturtle514 replied to jellybeanmead's topic in General Nursing

    I think this is all situation dependent though. It sounds like you had a not-so-good experience in the ICU. OTOH, my experience was a complete 180 of yours. I started as a new grad in the ICU and...

  10. Emergency or Critical Care..Its up in the Air!!??!!

    WVUturtle514 replied to jellybeanmead's topic in General Nursing

    I too was in your position when I graduated from nursing school. I had done my senior preceptorship in the ER and I loved it, but I opted to take a job in a CVICU right after graduation because I...

  11. T system

    WVUturtle514 replied to nursejennie76's topic in Emergency

    We used T-system in our ER and I loved it! It took some of the older nurses a little while to get used to, but it saved a ton of time compared to paper charting. On days when the system would go...

  12. how much of a disadvantage?

    WVUturtle514 replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think it ALL depends on the person. We all know that experience is the best teacher, but there are some people in my program who don't know they're a$$ from a hole in the ground.....and some of...

  13. Any online CRNA programs?

    WVUturtle514 replied to jollyjenny's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Mountain State University in Beckley, WV offers what I would call a "pseudo-online" CRNA program. It's a 30-month program and is basically designed for people who live 3-4 hours away from campus. WV...

  14. An ethical question.

    WVUturtle514 replied to workingforskies's topic in General Nursing

    This case has me torn between an emotional response and a logical response. I think I'm going to have to agree with Multi who said that if it were legally mandated by my state to report it, then I...

  15. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was an ER nurse prior to entering anesthesia school and like I stated in my original post, I had never used lidocaine to numb before an IV stick.....nor had I ever seen any of my colleagues do it....

  16. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

    WVUturtle514 replied to platon20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey everybody! I snuck on over here from the CRNA board and I hope that maybe I can clear a few things up. CRNAs are NOT required to be supervised by an MD in many states and are considered licensed...

  17. pointing out "mistakes" in OR?

    WVUturtle514 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Of the several times I've been in the OR this semester (I'm in a fully front-loaded program), I have noticed that some of the CRNA's that I am with will do things completely opposite of the way I was...

  18. CRNA so why not CRNS? Certified Register Nurse Surgeon? (devil's advocate)

    WVUturtle514 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for clearing that up.....I'm from the south, not too much hockey in these

  19. pointing out "mistakes" in OR?

    WVUturtle514 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks to all the replies.....when I said "mistakes" I didn't necessarily mean it in the context of someone doing something wrong, which is why I put it in quotations. What I meant was when I saw...

  20. kicked out of school- failed professionalism!

    WVUturtle514 replied to m_lanham's topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking the same thing.....I think we need more information here....like the above poster said, schools don't just kick you out for no

  21. CRNA so why not CRNS? Certified Register Nurse Surgeon? (devil's advocate)

    WVUturtle514 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't get this.....or am I just slow? LOL.....take care.

  22. CRNA so why not CRNS? Certified Register Nurse Surgeon? (devil's advocate)

    WVUturtle514 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    To the original poster: My opinion is that is has nothing to do with the ability of nurses being able to fill in these gaps in the healthcare (look at, for example, NP's, nurse midwives, RN-first...

  23. CRNA so why not CRNS? Certified Register Nurse Surgeon? (devil's advocate)

    WVUturtle514 replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

    This is not true....CRNA's (in many states, but not all) are NOT required to work under the supervision of an MD and are considered licensed independent practitioners....in addition, we are held to...

  24. Threatened Suicide

    WVUturtle514 replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    anytime someone is claiming to be suicidal they get an immediate psych eval and one-on-one time with a sitter until cleared by psych.....big PIA when you've only got so many CNAs to go

  25. For physiology studs only..

    WVUturtle514 replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Okay, here's my expert opinion..... Your friend had a cut on his thumb, unbeknownst to him.... After eating the dozen Krispy Kremes, his blood sugar skyrocketed to >500, which caused his already...