Phishininau

Phishininau

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  1. Anyone hear from UAB yet? Also...

    Phishininau replied to Phishininau's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Where do you live? I didnt get one

  2. Reality: What are my chances?

    Phishininau replied to tinderbox's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would think that at the very least you need to turn those C's into

  3. Southern Union Community College

    Phishininau replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Alabama Nursing

    My experience is this: RNs that came from SUSCC five years ago are good, they are skilled and ready to work. The ones now are a little different. There are some that are fantastic, but then the...

  4. New Graduates salary in Alabama

    Phishininau replied to MMTHERN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I work at East Al in Auburn/Opelika. New grad pay is 17.51, but there are a lot of incentives, such as the "Gainsharing" program. This is a profit sharing that paid each employee at least $1400 last...

  5. Samford Interviews

    Phishininau replied to gatormac2112's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    pm'ed

  6. Telemetry Monitoring

    Phishininau replied to ccurn1's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We monitor our own. Scary but

  7. ccrn review

    Phishininau replied to shell-t's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Gasparis is the way to go! A group from my unit went last Sept and all that have taken the exam passed. I highly recommend her review. As for me...still waiting for that

  8. Rotten teeth from Ventilator?

    Phishininau replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our protocol calls for Q2 mouth care, and I am sure that is more often than some of these people do at

  9. Anyone hear from UAB yet? Also...

    Phishininau replied to Phishininau's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Did you apply for the early interview option or are you regular deadline? The letters for early interviews are going on now. I havent had mine yet. I also have not heard anything from UAB yet....

  10. Rapid Response Team

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

    RRT at my hospital is much akin to a track team. "Run them to ICU as fast as possible." I told them they could save money by going to the local university and hiring the fastest two guys on track...

  11. Blood administration

    Phishininau replied to NrsBtrfly2005's topic in MICU, SICU

    I always turn off the maintenance fluids, unless there is a vasoactive, sedative, or tpn running. Any base fluids...off. I also try to get an order for Lasix if the patient is symptomatic or has a...

  12. Rotten teeth from Ventilator?

    Phishininau replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    I think this guy probably had some tooth issues when he came in. I dont really think that his teeth will decay in two weeks. I am sure though, if you were prying on them with the laryngoscope you...

  13. Choosing the right school poll

    Phishininau replied to BeatOU's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    1. How important is the location of the school, when you choose/chose to apply? Extremely important. I want to stay in-state for personal reasons and there are two schools in my state. I applied to...

  14. cooling blankets

    Phishininau replied to dfk's topic in MICU, SICU

    I havent had any adverse effects from leaving the patient with the cooling balnket under them. I would advise you these two things: 1. Turn them often. 2. Avoid cooling them too quickly. This can...

  15. cooling blankets

    Phishininau replied to dfk's topic in MICU, SICU

    The cooling blanket can actually be placed above and below the patient. When we use the bottom one, we place a fitted sheet over the blanket. Protocol requires that the patient be turned every...

  16. sedation protocol mechanically ventilated patient

    Phishininau replied to rookreck's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    We are required to use either the BIS monitoring system or the RASS (Richmond agitation sedation scale) to monitor sedated

  17. sedation protocol mechanically ventilated patient

    Phishininau replied to rookreck's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    As far as protocol, we dont have one. Sedation for mech vent pts should be on a case to case basis. If someone is unstable and being awake makes their stability more fluid, then by all means they...

  18. Samford

    Phishininau replied to berry's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I got an interview too...Dec 5th. I am pretty nervous about it too since this will be the first interview that I go on. I am curious how many people they are interviewing. Any ideas? I also have...

  19. Wedge readings in PS, CPAP, PC, and APRV ventilation

    Phishininau replied to HillaryC's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    HD's are measured at end-expiration. Pressure in the lungs is the closest to the pressure in the atmosphere at that point. Also, dont forget that HD #'s can be a little skewed when you add PEEP to...

  20. Pulmonary Artery Catheter and Patients Mobility?

    Phishininau replied to steini's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    At our facility we do not ambulate pts until the Swan is removed. I am not sure what they do on the post op CABG unit, but as far as MI/SICU goes...they stay in beds. Ambulation with the...

  21. Starting application process...many questions...

    Phishininau posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Maybe some of you can help me answer some questions! First of all, I have read the FAQ and found it very useful, hence some of the questions I am going to pose. Background: I have a 3.45 (cum laude)...

  22. Swan questions

    Phishininau replied to kesmith2314's topic in MICU, SICU

    I work in a MICU/SICU unit at a hospital that deals with a great deal of invasive cardoiology. We wedge according to doctors orders or per nursing judgement. Our protocol regarding PA catheters...