joyful_wanderer

Hey all! I was just wondering if anyone was currently in the CRNA program or considering the program through the University of Puerto Rico? The program seems to be semi well formed and is accredited by the COA, CCNE, and MSCHE. I know it may not be ...

I was wondering as far as applying for CRNA programs if people got in with low GRE scores. I haven't taken it yet but test like this have always been my weakness! I know the schools look at the overall application but when it comes to core academics ...

So I realize this is a nation wide problem and I wasn't sure which specialty to ask this question under but my ER sees a LOT of psych pts. Mostly are honestly drunkacidal but the police bring them in on holds and then we have to keep them until they ...

Ok, so my hospital recently lost its manager and director for the ER. In the meantime we have some intermittent ones but things are just changing for the worse and the work environment is not safe. For instance someone from the management team decide...

RNGummy I love the way your unit is set up! Ours seriously was an old supply closet that we emptied out and placed chairs in it. There are no doors and its down the back hallway of the ER. Its a horrible set up. Pts try to run all the time and they f...

Phones cause so many issues!!!

Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone had some suggestions of questions I could ask for our trauma team evaluation. We are technically a level 2 trauma center but our trauma activations and resuscitations are kinda falling apart. We have had a lot ...

We have them but there are no reviews and the trauma program manager has never worked in a ER or doing trauma. So far we have no requirements, or training for the trauma nurses. Its kinda watch one, do one. Its horrible. The last trauma I went to ass...

Honestly, I started seeing a therapist. I was at a point where it was hard for me to even get out of my car to go into work. To those saying that you are not a judge, to leave it at work, just make money what they are forgetting is that you are a per...

So I took the GRE and did horrible. Verbal was 150 and Quantitative was 131. Yikes! But regardless I have actually been offered to interview at two schools so I guess they look at the whole picture and not just the numbers (-: Granted I haven't been ...

Just wondering if anyone has taken the AACN CCRN SAE and the CCRN and how the two compare. I realize the SAE is only 60 questions in comparison to the 150 on the real exam but are the questions pretty comparable in difficulty? I did the SAE and passe...

I feel that we are in the same boat. That section is probably my worst area. At least in school I had time to write my papers way in advance and spend time re-writing them. I'm really slow at it. So far I have actually improved on the Kaplan practice...

I've been doing the Kaplan review but have not had very promising scores :-| I guess I will find out if I get in or not with a low score.

Thanks! I have a test date scheduled. Just dreading it.

To answer my own question. I took the CCRN and passed! I know the test is not graded on a percentage but I got 82% so pretty close to the practice test. The questions were pretty similar in format and difficulty.

Just wondering if other hospitals have requirements for their nurses to meet in order to be on or apart of the trauma "team"? I work at a level two trauma center right now and currently the only requirement is to have TNCC. The nursing memebers of th...

We have been receiving dozens of spice patients recently who have been holding up beds in the ER and ICU. Just wondering if any other areas have been seeing the same increase in usage? There are three hospitals here in Anchorage and our EMS often re...

Interesting about it being called Spike.... another name to look out for. Yea its intersting to see who can just sleep it off and who ends up with organ failure, CHF, or violent. I asked a patient why they use it knowing that it can be so dangerous ...

Anchorage Fire and Spice

Incredible. I guess that is what the FD and PD here are concerned about happening is having a group spice use with people seizing and arresting while on the other end of town a mass casualty event occurs. There are only so many units for our area and...

Wow. I can only imagine. Thankfully so far most of our population is older (but they can still get pregnant!). There are a few college age kids every now and then.

We have seen some that have resulted in pulmonary edema as well. However, its hard to say if it was just from spice use or the final factor. Most of our abusers are homeless and already polysubstance use as well as chronic alcoholics. Most that we s...

Tis true about not being confirmed as spice or actually where they got it from and what chemicals its been mixed with. With peoples experiences so far do you find some meds seem to work better that others depending of if they are acting as if on PCP...

That is crazy! Mostly have been seeing it with the homeless and young college kid and an occasional Jr high/high school kids. But it probably wont be long till we see it with pregnant moms. How sad.

Seriously! Why cant people just stick to things we know. Does your facility have any type of protocol in responding to spice or just treat symptomatically?