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I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am coming up on completing my first year in nurse anesthesia school. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a hel...

I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am back in school again for nurse anesthesia. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a helper... and without furt...

I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am back in school again for nurse anesthesia. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a helper... and without furt...

I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am back in school again for nurse anesthesia. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a helper... and without furt...

I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am back in school again for nurse anesthesia. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a helper... and without furt...

I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am back in school again for nurse anesthesia. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a helper... and without furt...

I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am back in school again for nurse anesthesia. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a helper... and without furt...

I am RN with >4 years of ICU experience and I am back in school again for nurse anesthesia. Anesthesia school is no joke but one way to stay on top of everything is by being organized. Using Dropbox has definitely been a helper... and without furt...

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Agreed. It probably would have been nice to have an arterial line too.

Oh my gosh! I feel your pain, I hear that so much too.

I work CVICU and am a new grad (6 months experience). I use Dx, PMH, Allergies, Cardiac, Resp, Neuro, GI/GU, skin, etc. (ex: family), IV, gtts, labs, today (what needs to be done for this shift, or leftovers from the day shift). Works for me. -P...

As a new graduate working in a busy CVICU... I have a PDA but I like my Kathy White "Fast Facts for Critical Care" book better: http://www.kathywhite.com/ It includes all your gtts, values, hemodynamics, ACLS, etc etc etc. They even have additional i...

What are your guys' stats, if I may ask (years experience, GPA, etc)? This is one school that I will apply in a year or two.

I found out today that I passed too with 75 questions! Kaplan was the best preparation in my opinion. Saunders was too easy but a good starter to study, especially the content portions. I also believe in confidence and prayer!!

I graduate in about 3 weeks, the fellowship starts in June.... so I'll let you know in June!

Yay! :balloons: I got a new grad CVICU job in my hospital of choice! I'm so excited to begin! Does anyone have any words of wisdom?

Hey me too (CVICU)! Woo for new grads!

According to my Leadership & Management class, LPNs cannot do the big initial assessment (but can do like ongoing), no IV meds, no admitting/discharging pts. Now that is what the class says, but have I seen LPNs do all of these & functioning ...

um, wow. New RN grads in my area are starting at $18.00

Yes this is true; they do the retention bonus instead of a sign on.

I sent you a PM

I sent you a PM

I'm deciding which position to take after graduation (new grad BSN)...will a 12 bed CVICU in a large level I trauma hospital suffice?

I second this