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We make a sizable salary and the benefits while not physician benefit packages are still nice at least in my location. Where do you put your extra income besides bills and the obvious past tuition loans that made you a nurse? Do you invest? Where? Ho...

I'd like to know what type of hours are available for CRNA's that work in hospital and out such as a clinic or wherever they work that isn't a hospital. I'm looking to see what other people work around the states. I'm hoping to avoid a Mon-Friday gri...

Helps greatly! Some of them hours just suck as previous poster has said. I want all my shifts together and then I want my days off consistently and spaced. 6 on 6 off would be ideal.

Great help. I know they vary just like nursing hours. How about give some examples?

Divorce is my first thought because throw kids into the mix and who is going to be picking up that extra slack if the current state is pretty abysmal. Couldn't imagine that lack of support "until death do us part" if it were me. I doubt this person i...

That's harsh because we all know as soon as we go to the nurses station the phone rings, theirs another patient request/emergency, or someone is asking for help therefore you get delayed.

Might add that I've seen Versed for seizure control in addition to your seizure meds. I've seen quadruple strength versed, 250mg/hr infusion for this post EEG. PRN paralytic for dyssynchrony or high peaking IF sedation increases haven't helped. Pre...

Asking questions is never bad and should be encouraged. If they didn't like it that's their problem and they should be prepared as a preceptor to answer them. No fault to you. This however... I know Zosyn runs for 4 hours. I also know give the dilaud...

That's if they have that many assigned to them or they are all that unstable. If they are all that unstable, truly unstable, then assignments need to shift for that transport to take place In the ICU its just us we have to make do with the bodies we ...

I worked 730-730. I didn't know how much I didn't like it until I switched facilities and now work 630-630. It feels more "natural" to me especially in winter when I go to bed and most of the time its still dark out. Feels just like a day shift in so...

I'm just not knowledgeable on how enlisting works when I already have my ADN, BSN with 4 years experience which includes Med surg/tele and ICU experience along side my part time acute pediatric experience. I am interested, but don't know how to choo...

You change the IV fluid bags q24hrs on your pressure bags? Something we never do..

While I do not expect a 100k Salary I know the ceiling of where I live is pretty low considering nurses with 30+ years make only $10/hr more than me. I don't expect it to change. I have 4 years of experience on various units from floating and ICU exp...

ADN and BSN has nothing to do with skill or knowledge and ICU. You learn from the same material. What you retain is your own. BSN may spend more time on it than ADN school, but the end result is both are nurses capable of working ICU if they so choos...

Agreed.

Leave.

"6th year of college" My god when you finish if you finish you are going to have some debt... Private college? Seems like a good way to go deeper in to said above. I finished in 3. Took a semester off before applying to an ADN program. I regret it no...

"An ICU nurse can float to MS with no additional training but a MS nurse couldn't float to ICU without months of training." ^This

Shadow in both if you can for a few days to see if you like either. The next problem your going to run into is location. Your mileage is going to vary based on city and hospital size. Level 1 trauma your going to have an opportunity to see a lot more...

My annual income is a third larger this year because of how much I worked extra. Many people I work with often remarked how I would be paying extra in taxes because come April 15 I would have made too much as a single individual. I checked to make su...

I agree I would very much like to see both sides of this. I've talked to CRNA's here at work and gained some interesting knowledge and perspectives. Job wise here there is a demand, but schooling is competitive and would require relocation for a time...

The only issue with the CHG wipes is if your patient is being cooled via therapeutic hypothermia for say cardiac arrest. If you bathe during or say after therapy is complete exposed and leftover glue material from the body cooling pads will clump up ...

If thats an issue give dilantin IV with a filter. To the OP, interesting observation. Travel nursing has been in my sights and I've been thinking the "what if.." What if the place I go to in my mind is "ass backwards" would be I be able to get throu...

Not allowed. But who cares tell them they aren't to repeat any info you say as you risk termination if you feel the need to vent/talk about your day to unwind.I'm sure this happening anyway *some spouses are smart enough to keep it within the househo...

Felt similar way after working medsurg for 1.5 years. Moved to the ICU and it made a huge difference in how I felt as a nurse. I felt more empowered and in control. I still deal with what you mentioned but it gets to me less then before. Perhaps beca...