CamillusRN BSN

CVOR, CVICU/CTICU, CCRN-CMC-CSC

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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Pearl from a couple of CRNAs and anesthesiologists I had been hounding for study tips: be efficient with your time and know what and why you're studying. Basically, if you're trying to teach...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Look for resources that will give you the highest return when prepping for an interview! These apps are used daily by several of the practicing anesthesiologists and CRNAs I've had the opportunity to...
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    Hopeful SRNA needing advice!!

    CamillusRN replied to RNcowgirl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I returned to the ICU for more recent experience after working at a level one trauma center with an anesthesiology group as an anesthesia tech RN for a year, CVOR RN/OR charge/PreOp manager for 7...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Podcast on smart moving if Newman isn't your most local school! Something to consider for clinical rotations: based on my discussion with Newman's former director earlier this year, Newman has...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Topic of discussion on another CRNA-hopeful platform forum: what is your mindset going into an interview for CRNA school? Are you a high-performer in the ICU with a wealth of pearls and shortcuts? Are...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Interview-type question from one of the now-retired CRNAs I used to work with occasionally: "your patient has an O2 sat of 80 on the monitor. Aaaaand go …” Where does your brain go first? How...
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    Is an iMac necessary for CRNA school?

    CamillusRN replied to Anon5675's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm not a CRNA but I work for an anesthesiology firm that serves as a clinical site for SRNA's and I help with getting resident physicians and SRNAs integrated into our team. If you're looking into...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Super high-yield discussion on the coagulation cascade! What other resources have you found to ramp up your critical care knowledge for a CRNA
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Just finished this book on the physiology and mechanics of mechanical ventilation - great for me in my hunt to better understand vents and vent settings while working in the ICU and wanting more than...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    One of my CRNA mentors posed this question a while back: Imagine you are in the middle of nowhere and your patient desperately needs a balloon pump, which your hospital does not have. Based on...
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Based on several CRNA prep podcasts, one of the best ways to prepare for an interview is to ask yourself whether you know the science behind what we do in the ICU, or if dogma is driving practice....
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    Newman University DNAP CRNA 2024

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

    Interview tip from Jenny Finnell's "CRNA School Prep Academy podcast: know your science (specifically, anything covered in the CCRN exam is fair game), but also know yourself. Emotional intelligence...
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    Pre - Acute Care NP work experience

    CamillusRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi all! I’m about to start my MSN AGACNP degree and am hoping to set myself up to be a competitive job candidate when I graduate (hopefully within 2 years). I have experience in almost every...
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    ZDoggMD Fan Club

    CamillusRN posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    I'm going to take a step outside my comfort zone and try posting one of those "What's your favorite" threads. I discovered ZDoggMD about 3 months ago on this very site and have since introduced a...
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    CVOR vs CVICU

    CamillusRN replied to bauern5513's topic in Critical Care

    None taken. In full agreement
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    CVOR vs CVICU

    CamillusRN replied to bauern5513's topic in Critical Care

    Strictly for open hearts at my H+ the circulator gives no bedside report; it's all from the anesthesia staff. From my experience in a CT/CV ICU, I liked knowing exactly which vessels were bypassed 1)...
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    Specialities in the Operating Room...

    CamillusRN replied to OR/GI Nurse Lisa's topic in Operating Room

    CT/CV ICU, now CT/CV OR and ICU. Yeah, I'm a heart and vascular nerd
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    New job

    CamillusRN replied to Himynameisheynurse's topic in Operating Room

    So ... since posting this, I have experienced the maternity lead - no I'm not expecting :-). It was the only lead available at the time, and it is HEAVY! Not sure how expecting mothers can tolerate...
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    New job

    CamillusRN replied to Himynameisheynurse's topic in Operating Room

    Something to keep in mind: depending on the type of surgeries you'd be circulating on, you may be exposed to radiation from imaging equipment. If you can get assigned to cases that won't involve...
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    Solutions for Drinks at Nursing Station?

    CamillusRN replied to ImNicoEh's topic in General Nursing

    The management in my facility also sees it this way. Have had no problems whatsoever with having a closed-lid drink or food at the workstations, night or day
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    Should I "waste" my time getting an ADN?

    CamillusRN replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    Just wanted to add - out of 30 students, only 8 of us graduated my ADN class; the rest either had failing grades or poor clinical performances. Come in with the attitude that a CC is automatically...
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    2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

    CamillusRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    *whimpers* I don't think I like mermaids anymore
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    True ER stories

    CamillusRN replied to Kel Cardaras's topic in Nursing Humor

    Back when I worked in a rural ER, an old-ish farmer came in for a nasty leg injury. Not only had he been plowing his field in the dead of night; he was also three sheets to the wind. As the overalls...
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    Will I have to deal with a lot of blood in nursing school?

    CamillusRN replied to jusrene88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really depends on your clinical rotations and patient assignments. My Dialysis, ER/Trauma, OB, and OR rotations had plenty of blood-letting to go around. I will say that blood and guts is something...
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    2/6 What I Learned This Week: If you annoy them, they will order

    CamillusRN replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I've learned that - Withdrawing from ETOH after an open-heart procedure is a heck of a thing, and hard to catch up to. - I really, really like creeping on the school nurses forum. - I should be really...