[MmacFN]

Hey Tran

Ive always been this way, i have no explanations :P

Once i decide to do something its a competition with myself to do the best i can and learn as much as possible. Much of the anesthesia profession I am unfarmiliar with, particularily the gasses and the machines. I have found this extremely interesting to read about. Also really love reading about the different operations and special considerations for anesthesia like positioning etc. Very cool.

Originally Posted by Tranman

Dude, Mike you read more about anesthesia than many CRNAs I know!

Keep up the reading while your interest level is high. You'll make an awesome CRNA one day.

[Tranman]

Originally Posted by MmacFN

Hey Tran

Ive always been this way, i have no explanations :P

Once i decide to do something its a competition with myself to do the best i can and learn as much as possible. Much of the anesthesia profession I am unfarmiliar with, particularily the gasses and the machines. I have found this extremely interesting to read about. Also really love reading about the different operations and special considerations for anesthesia like positioning etc. Very cool.

Here's a bit of motivation. In my mind, you are already a CRNA. Now you just need the training and certificate/degree to officialize it. You see, a CRNA is a lot more than just a certificate or a degree. These things are just papers. What I mean is the essence of anesthesia. The essence of nurse anesthesia. You either have it or you don't. It either drives you or it does not. I talk to many people all the time about anesthesia. Many simply don't get it. The very 1st time I witness anesthesia was pure magic. I was watching a PICU intensivist (who use to be a anesthesiologist) give propofol to a teen for cardioversion. He gave the kid a prescribed dose, the kid went to sleep, the shocked him, the kid woke up shortly after and didn't even realized it. His arrythmia was gone, and problem solved. It was simply magically. Many will read this and think so what? It's like watching a magic trick. Happens fast, you know it's just a trick. But does it capture your imagination, interest? Only you know. If you can keep this wonderment up, you will enjoy anesthesia forever. It's basically like studying medicine or the human body. 1st time I decided to research anesthesia. I was on the internet reading everything I could about it. I stayed up all night researching. I've been enamored with it ever since.

[MmacFN]

tran

Cool! Im hoping i always feel the same way as you clearly still do!

[darienblythe79]

Originally Posted by Tranman

I've been enamored with it ever since.

That's the term I've been searching for. Ever since I first shadowed a CRNA I just knew that was where I needed to be. Thanks for your insights and welcome to the forum.

[swatch007]

Thx a lot for a valuable information you all wrote here. It would be mostly appreciated if ISBN # of these books are also posted here.

happy reading!

[athomas91]

mike -
try Yao and Artusio - problem oriented patient management -Anesthesiology.... great book... i got it my first year and it was very helpful.

[MmacFN]

thanks thomas, ill look for it on amazon!

[texas_lvn]

Originally Posted by lifeLONGstudent

Just replying (subscribing) so I can look up the books ya'll recommended when the time comes (and when I have extra money again).

Thanks for the recommendations,
lifeLONGstudent

[Tranman]

Thanks for the welcome darian. MmacFN, you are correct in that every job has it's routine and boring moments. The general consensus is that anesthesia has a lot of routine. A popular description of anesthesia is that it is 95% boredom and 5% terror. I personally don't buy into this at all. CRNA jobs vary alot. Some do sedation for colonoscopies, or cataract, or podiatry cases all day long. Other's live by the seat of their pants doing level 1 trauma and burns. That's where I'm heading next. And there's lots of job that fit in between their somewhere. Just a reminder that you are making the ABSOLUTE right choice to pursue a career as a CRNA. I hope I never change my mind about anesthesia, even when I've been practicing 30 yrs.