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I am doing a preceptorship in the SICU and heard one of the respiratory therapy students talking about becoming a CRNA. This poses several questions for me... How are you a NURSE anesthetist with no nursing experience??? How do you get the year minim...

Is anyone here working for or worked for riverside methodist? Just curious to see another take on the hospital. Thinking of getting a job there soon. What do you think of riverside compared to other columbus hospitals such as OSU? Thanks in advance

I am a new L&D nurse (week 4 of orientation) and I also have a few questions about Pit. Why do we keep upping the Pit when the patient's contractions are in a regular pattern? We have so many Pit inductions on my unit, several everyday. A lot of ...

Hello everyone, This past week was my first week in L&D and so far ILOVE it!! I am excited to get to the point where I understand things more. I came from an ICU background so I have a lot to learn. I will be attending a fetal monitoring class i...

So I went to talk with a recruiter yesterday (4/8/08) and he said there are currently NO bonuses or student loan repayment options for nurses joining the Air Force? I was so shocked I had to pick my jaw up off the floor lol. He said that in the fisca...

Hi all, I just wanted to know a little about high risk OB. It seems that at my hospital the manager described it as the "feeder unit" to L&D. She said that once a position becomes available in L&D the High Risk OB RNs get first choice. I wond...

Hello all, I am currently a Neuro ICU RN and am really having a serious change of heart. I started last July in a critical care fellowship and completed that after 5 months of various critical care rotations. I started in the Neuro ICU in January. I...

Hello all, I am currently a neuro ICU nurse and really am thinking about a change. I love the unit I work on, the people, the management is pretty good, I am just having a hard time with our patient population. We have a lot of really sad cases, peo...

I am no "active duty expert" however my husband was AD for 4 years and did attend school while AD. I think that the information you were given on #2 is grossly inaccurate. Schools transfer credits based on their standards and it has nothing to do wit...

I lived on an Air Force base for 3.5 years while husband was active duty. It was so much fun. We were always having friends over for dinner, bbqs, etc. There is such a unique feeling of community and friendship that I can't describe. We made some of ...

I am considering the AF. I am an Rn working in Neuro ICU. I would have the ICU identifier going in as I will have the >1 year requirement. I would want Wilford Hall. What are the chances? Also heard that this is a high deployment base (which I fig...

I sent you a PM with further questions. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks so much! QUOTE=Nole_Nurse33;2766908]If you come in the AF with the ICU identifier (46NxE) you're almost guaranteed to deploy regularly regardless of your assignment locat...

In the process of getting BSN. Well the bonus and loan repayment aren't really my reasons for joining but they do sweeten the deal, so that was on my list. What did you get offered for Army as far as bonus right now?

I am going to talk to a recruiter this week and would like to hear some specific questions I should ask. Any answers will be greatly appreciated! :)

Oh, sorry you're right. I wanna do Air Force, I am already an RN with some experience (about 8 months Neuro ICU). I have been doing so much research on here that I feel like I kinda already know a good bit. I guess I just wanted to know the questions...

Hi there, I am currently a nurse working in a Neuro ICU. I have thought about military nursing for awhile now. My hubby was active duty AF and just recently finished his time and is now out. I have some specific questions on the entire process. I ha...

Ok I have a few more questions. I am also a new Neuro nurse here fresh out of orientation. Because nail bed pressure can show both painful stimuli response and spinal reflexes, how are we to know? Also, how to you chart on the GCS if a pt. moves thei...

We do end of shift assessments some of the time depending on the acuity of the pt and based on the nurse I get report from. Some nurses you can trust others I like to get a picture of what they are seeing especially when the pt waxes and wanes. I thi...

What do you all think of 1mg Dilaudid q10 min. after extubation on a withdrawl pt????I am a newer nurse and am still very uncomfortable with the whole "withdrawl" process. I feel that ultimately, yes, I should make my pt. comfortable but I, as do all...

I just got accepted into OSU's RN-BSN program. I was wondering if anyone out there has went through this program? Thoughts? Advice etc.? I have only been out of nursing school since May so I am still in the groove of school and excited to get this st...

I have been thinking about CRNA school for a while now. I currently work in a Neuro ICU. I am on my way to complete my BSN. MY question is, for those of you who went to CRNA school with little experience how did you feel? Does CRNA school mostly want...

Hello everyone, I am a 22 y/o RN working in the Neuro ICU. I have had a dream for several years now to become a CRNA and just investigating all the possible routes. I have many questions about the Army CRNA program. I have done some looking on this f...

I was studying some today for the GRE and wow it seems pretty tough. Can anyone let me know how it really is ? It seems like the words they want you to know are so out there. It said in the Kaplan book to let the thesaurus be your best friend haha. A...

just wondering if anyone knew if neuro icu experience would be competitve in the goal of CRNA school acceptance. i just recently got hired in a neuro icu and have the goal of going to CRNA school within the next few years. thanks for any input!

First of all let me say before I begin that I respect dental hygenist (in fact once thought of becoming one myself), however........ I am amazed at the fact that dental hygenist are paid so much more than nurses. I feel like nursing is much more in...