Chimera123 BSN

Chimera123 is a BSN and specializes in ICU.

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1. Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

   Chimera123 replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

   And that is what the market is at right now. I’ve been getting offers in several states. NY 6,200/week, Cali 6,000/week Arkansas 5k Minnesota 5,600k etc. Suffice to say that if the market is willing...

2. Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

   Chimera123 replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

   1.5+ or $2 more, perhaps. Child care service may not work for your area, but it does for other employees in other areas, so it’s a big help for them. D does not give a hoot. I heard, they put out a...

3. Why hasn’t pay increased? Hazard pay, etc.?

   Chimera123 replied to gcupid's topic in Disaster Preparation

   Two big players in Nephrology are doing things differently. One company is paying its employees 1.5x and $100 per working day for child care services on top of their premium pay. On the other hand,...

4. How to improve my chances of getting in?

   Chimera123 replied to Chimera123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Thank you for the links! I have no idea how to resolve my bsn gpa other than taking undergrad classes to increase my gpa. But I'm a foreign grad so I'm not sure if re-taking these classes in my...

5. CRNA application for Barry University May 2020

   Chimera123 replied to candycrush890's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I saw that you have 3.91 gpa for your msn. I don’t mean to nag you, but may I know what your bsn gpa is like? Maybe they factored it in? I am getting anxious because I have really low bsn gpa...

6. How to improve my chances of getting in?

   Chimera123 replied to Chimera123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Thank you for this!!!! I know My gre will help me as well so i plan on studying and taking it early to get my desired grades even if i have to retake it over again. I also plan on studying For...

7. How to improve my chances of getting in?

   Chimera123 replied to Chimera123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Thank you for your response! I have shadowed CRNAs. My aunt is an anesthesiologist and my cousin is a CRNA have been shadowing them. to become a crna has been my longtime dream. I thought Becoming one...

8. How to improve my chances of getting in?

   Chimera123 posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I’m at a loss on where to start and what to do to change my fate and get a higher chance of getting into CRNA school. I will finish my FNP next year but i realized the practice isn’t for me. I...

9. CRNA application for Barry University May 2020

   Chimera123 replied to candycrush890's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I’m sorry to hear that. But i was shocked that you didn’t get in. You seemed to have a solid background. Did they tell you what was wrong with your application?? i will be in the same position as...

10. Nova Southeastern University FNP Fall 2018

    Chimera123 replied to mdcRN2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Does nsu provide

11. Clotted catheters

    Chimera123 replied to verdeacres's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Change the size of the catheters. We had some patients who would come from the hospital 3 days after port creation with tight catheters. There was even one when the hospital had to use activase on her...

12. patient has history is of HIT , what kind of the anticoagulant can be used for dialysis

    Chimera123 replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We only use Citrapure regardless if the pt has HIT or not. For HIT pt, we flush the the line every half an

13. Hypoglycemic dialysis pt

    Chimera123 replied to jessrn12's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Usually in the chronic setting per my experience, you would not know that a patient is in a hypoglycemic episode until they show symptoms. They're usually asymptomatic esp DM pt's. Check the blood...

14. HeRO Graft

    Chimera123 replied to zero.'s topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    NEVER. EVER. CLAMP. a HERO graft. I agree. Take time to hold the arm. Discharge patient with band-aid on. DO NOT use an occlusive dressing (rolled gauze). Always wait for the site to clot then put a...

15. total calcium , serum calcium and corrected calcium

    Chimera123 replied to uae808's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Just to add (because I have been recently sending a lot of STAT Ca+'s the past week), if your NP/MD requested a Stat for Corrected Ca, make sure you include Albumin. Sometimes during hectic times,...