ckh23

ckh23 BSN, RN

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  1. Starting at a Community College..

    ckh23 replied to abjerk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't know if a program will look down on your science classes, but every program is different and different things carry more weight in their decision. I wouldn't worry about graduate level courses...

  2. Can you use O.9NS on a mainline and dopamine on a piggyback

    ckh23 replied to ab1984's topic in Patient Medications

    ^This. How would the patient get a bolus of dopamine? It was on a pump, right? I don't see how the patient would have gotten a bolus dose, unless she was referring to the drug still in the line after...

  3. Crna shadow day

    ckh23 replied to sun78910's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Why not ask someone in your

  4. Basilar Skull Fracture and Oral Grastro Tube (OGT)

    ckh23 replied to sandrang1993's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I hope awake patients aren't getting

  5. Basilar Skull Fracture and Oral Grastro Tube (OGT)

    ckh23 replied to sandrang1993's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I wouldn't say that an OGT with a basilar skull fracture is an absolute contraindication. Plenty of people in the trauma unit have an OGT with a basilar skull fx. Was it specifically an OGT or an...

  6. Questions for extracurricular tasks for CRNA school

    ckh23 replied to ryanblakdeth's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would keep planning on taking it because it is surely going to come up in the interview. I don't know when your interviews are, but if you can take and pass the exam prior to your interview than it...

  7. Army Nurse Corps FY2013

    ckh23 replied to AjaxAndronicus's topic in Government, Military

    That made me laugh because of how true it

  8. Army Nurse Corps FY2013

    ckh23 replied to AjaxAndronicus's topic in Government, Military

    That is how I understand it. I applied for the HPSP for anesthesia school and my recruiter pretty much said the same thing. I'll be a 1st LT and then in about 6 months I will pick up

  9. A mini BHU in ICU

    ckh23 replied to EyeSeeYuRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    My first concern would be having them on an unlocked unit. Everywhere I have worked had a seperated locked unit for inpatient pysch patients. Who is going to be responsible when the suicidal patient...

  10. Trendelenburg positioning

    ckh23 replied to KBICU's topic in Critical Care

    +1. This is what I do. All you need to do is elevated the legs, not put people on their heads. Each leg can hold 250-500 ml of blood each, so if they are hypo-volemic from hemorrhage or whatever, it...

  11. D5 water and Cerebral Edema

    ckh23 replied to hodgieRN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    I agree. In our surgical/trauma ICU, people with head injuries never received any IVF with dextrose and non of their IV meds were ever mixed with dextrose. We also wanted them some what hypernatremic...

  12. Penn Medicine

    ckh23 replied to Chris189's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The one positive is there are lots of places to work. Hahnemann Hospital is another level I trauma center in the city. You also have Crozier that is a little further south. There is also Cooper...

  13. Penn Medicine

    ckh23 replied to Chris189's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yes it will put you at a huge disadvantage. I would be surprised if they even consider your application without having completed your BSN. They are a prestigious hospital and a magnet hospital. Also...

  14. Navy Nurse Candidate Program; help w/ my bad situation

    ckh23 replied to Shagat19's topic in Government, Military

    It's anyone's guess, but 3.5 years ago in military terms is not that long ago. They go over every application with a fine tooth comb, and with the competitiveness of the programs increasing this will...

  15. is this legal

    ckh23 replied to ProgressiveActivist's topic in MICU, SICU

    I agree. This sounds like some type of Ethics homework

  16. This is a discussion on Working in the GI Lab, Hoping to Become CRNA in the Future

    ckh23 replied to zhapatoot's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Every program has their own criteria for experience, but almost all of them require some type of critical care experience. If your end goal is CRNA, then you would only be wasting your time as an OR...

  17. Allergic to Morphine Sulfate but on Hospice Care

    ckh23 replied to payang0722's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes, clarify. Also check to see what the allergy is and the severity. There is a chance it might not be a true

  18. Small Claims Court?

    ckh23 replied to royaso's topic in General Nursing

    Small claims court is not you answer. You need to contact the department of labor. You either have two choices, swallow your pride, go in and do what needs to be done and get your check or file a...

  19. what's the quickest (least schooling) way to become a nurse anesthesiologist?

    ckh23 replied to mdflann's topic in Advanced Practice

    Perhaps you should shadow and/or speak with a CRNA and find out what the profession is about. Then you should really see if it is for and worth the time and effort to become a

  20. Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

    ckh23 replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree, but that is a whole other topic

  21. Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

    ckh23 replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Depends on the program, the ones that I had talked to it didn't even come up. It probably doesn't even matter at this point unless they use it as a cutoff for their application

  22. Blood cultures from old CVC

    ckh23 replied to maloneys's topic in MICU, SICU

    Would have told the doc they need to do a fem stick for the

  23. Does a hospital new grad fellowship/residency ICU program count?

    ckh23 replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Yes if it involves bedside nursing, which most

  24. Villanova/CCMC: Beginning in Fall of 2013

    ckh23 replied to ManchesterUnitedFan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I see. Yes, I was referring to Villanova

  25. How is total GPA calculated for CRNA schools?

    ckh23 replied to pamchris's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Is this something SHE wants to do? The reason I ask is because you are doing all the research for her and that doesn't sound like someone that is really into it. I think the real challenge is going to...