WVUturtle514

WVUturtle514

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  1. Thinking about CRNA... Advice PLEASE!

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

    Back-up plan? Regular nurse? Wow....I don't think I have seen so many insults to my profession in one little post before......you may have set a new world

  2. Hey! :)

    WVUturtle514 replied to katie07's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi Katie! Welcome to the board. As a matter of fact, what you're speaking of is very attainable and I am living proof! I graduated with my BSN when I was 22, went to work directly in a CVICU/CCU,...

  3. The age thing..

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

    I would say that at least half of the students in my class are 30+ years old. A couple of them even have kids in college. Good luck to

  4. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

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

    When we used EMLA on our peds patients in the ER, it usually took about 15-20 minutes to get the full effect. This just doesn't really seem feasible in the OR setting, unless you have a ton of time...

  5. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

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

    This is exactly what my fiance and I were talking about.....I guess using lido is all fine and well if you have a patient with garden hoses for veins and you know you're not going to miss, but what if...

  6. Diluting IV push

    WVUturtle514 replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    Even though it was through a peripheral IV, I probably would not have diluted it for the simple fact that the patient had IVF going. If the patient did not have fluids running, then yes, I would have...

  7. Diluting IV push

    WVUturtle514 replied to RN2B07's topic in General Nursing

    Was the order for 2mg Morphine? If so, there is no need to dilute the medication if the patient already had IV fluids running, since the fluid itself will dilute the medication sufficiently not to...

  8. Articles like this that anger CRNAs

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

    oh

  9. Insurance in School?

    WVUturtle514 replied to TennRN2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Like the above posts said, most universities will offer a student health plan/student insurance. At my school, if we don't have our own insurance (like through a spouse, parent, private, etc...) we...

  10. How about the HARDEST job in nursing?

    WVUturtle514 replied to APP's topic in General Nursing

    Your first job right out of nursing school.....no matter what type of unit it

  11. ADN nursing student

    WVUturtle514 replied to kathy0127's topic in General Nursing

    If you are thinking about doing any type of advanced practice nursing in the future (FNP, CRNA, midwife, etc...) you will need to have a BSN in order to complete your MSN. My fiance got his ADN b/c...

  12. Nurse's Aid acting as a Nurse

    WVUturtle514 replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    So I'm going to go off on a tangent here.....but at the hospital I used to work at, the nurses and the nursing assistants had to wear different colored uniforms to work. The nurses (RNs/LPNs) were...

  13. 800lbs plus man

    WVUturtle514 replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to hospitals lacking equipment to help the nurses care for these super obese patients, you also run into the trouble of not be able to provide certain treatments and tests for these...

  14. 800lbs plus man

    WVUturtle514 replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, that's sad.....where did you find that

  15. 800lbs plus man

    WVUturtle514 replied to ak47m203's topic in General Nursing

    There was a TV documentary about the man in the clip on either TLC or Discovery Health Channel (can't remember which one) called "The Half Ton Man." He went into a treatment facility and I think he...

  16. Air Embolus?

    WVUturtle514 replied to Irishgirl's topic in General Nursing

    During surgery, venous air emblous can be potentially huge problems and the effects can be seen almost immediately. There is increased risk for this any time the site of surgery is above the level of...

  17. Oh My God! Serious Advice Pls! Med-surg Or Icu Job???

    WVUturtle514 replied to Hebrews 13:5's topic in General Nursing

    Go for the ICU. When I started as a new grad in the CVICU the nurses loudly professed that they loved getting new grads because they didn't have to "break them of bad habits" and they could teach the...

  18. Atheist or Agnostic?

    WVUturtle514 replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I've never heard this before, but my aunt has had severe epilepsy since she was 12 and she is definitely one religious zealot. She believes that anyone who believes something different than her is a...

  19. Work While In School?

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

    Geez....I'm gone one day and look at what I miss. How in the world did this thread go from talking about working while in school to BSN vs. ADN and Canada vs. USA? Ados mio!!!!!

  20. Work While In School?

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

    Keep in mind that the original question was posted in the CRNA (nurse anesthetist) forum.....not the General Nursing forum, so the question was referring specifically to CRNA school, not nursing...

  21. Work While In School?

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

    Definitely NOT the same thing, IMO. I worked 30+ hours a week as a waitress while I was in nursing school. I COULD NOT imagine working AT ALL during my current program (although some people in my...

  22. Venting session / Jackass surgeon

    WVUturtle514 replied to London88's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    London, would you mind telling me where you work (you can PM me if you want)? There are several people in my program who are dying to soley do hearts, but these opportunities are few and far between...

  23. Work While In School?

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

    Excellent idea!!! My fiance took a travel assignment while I am in school and he receives $4400 a month as a housing stipend in addition to his hourly pay(we live in DC, so obviously the cost of...

  24. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    WVUturtle514 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Code 99 - cardiac/respiratory arrest Code Pink - infant/child abduction Code Grey - elderly person missing and/or abducted Code Orange - bio/terrorist threat Code Black - bomb threat Code Red - fire...

  25. Work While In School?

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

    Our program strongly discourages working while in school. However, there are a few people in my class who will pick up a weekend shift every now and then if we have some down time in our schedule...