Divergirl

Divergirl

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About Divergirl

Divergirl has 13 years experience and specializes in Anesthesia.


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  1. Standards for icu set up

    I realize this was a serious event and I am following the appropriate chain of command. My question was "Are there standards set by a professional organization?" I went to AACN website to see if they had any standard for what should be set up in the ...
  2. Standards for icu set up

    I was wondering if anyone knows of standards of care for icu room set up? I was called to intubate a patient in the icu and when I got there, there wasn't any suction set up, no ambu bag was in the room and the intubation roll was missing several ite...
  3. Anti-CRNA website= such B.S.!!!!

    I would love it if every patient that came in for surgery requested an MDA. Ha Ha, wouldn't they be surprised when they would have to reschedule their surgery because there aren't enough MDAs available.
  4. Recertification changes for CRNAs

    Actually, there was no standard until 4-5 years ago. You could take the NCE as many times until you passed. I know of a graduate who took 4 years and multiple, multiple attempts before she finally passed it. She hadn't practiced hands on anesthesia d...
  5. What do Masters Degree Prepared nurses do in L&D??

    I am a CRNA and I worked in a L&D unit for 2 years. I did spinals and epidurals for laboring moms and anesthesia for c sections. I also worked with many CNMs (certified nurse midwives). They were masters prepared advance practice nurses who provi...
  6. Recertification changes for CRNAs

    I think 8 attempts and 2 years to take/pass the NCE is actually a little lax. You have 4 years and 4 attempts to pass the recert exam which seems reasonable to me.
  7. Recertification changes for CRNAs

    Did anyone go to the meeting in Boston? I've been getting my info from the NBCRNA website. I'm curious as to what was said at the meeting.
  8. Recertification changes for CRNAs

    from the nbcrna website continued competence for nurse anesthetists recertification examination successful completion of a standardized recertification examination based on a published content outline consistent with the four core competencies of the...
  9. Recertification changes for CRNAs

    Yes, according to NBCRNA (our certifying body) we will have to pass a standardized test every 8 years. If you fail to pass in 4 attempts, you have to re-take boards. Scary! I've been out 2 years and I've forgotten tons. I can't imagine what some of m...
  10. English expressions in anesthesiology

    I would say "I'm going to attach some monitors and start an IV"
  11. Which Nursing Jobs are the Least Stressful?

    If you are an ICU nurse, you might consider the PACU. You would still be able to use some of your critical care skills but it tends to be a less stressful environment. The PACU is known as the "ICU graveyard"
  12. Shadowing

    Typically, its a little easier to follow a CRNA at a hospital you work at. Also, the anesthesia school I went to would help potential SRNAs arrange shadowing opportunities. You might want to contact an anesthesia school and express your interest.
  13. atropine oph for excessive secretions

    from the package insert........... duration of action: long-acting; effects on accommodation may last 6 days; {48} mydriasis may persist for 12 days. {48} read more: http://www.drugs.com/mmx/isopto-atropine.html#ixzz0x6jwln1f i would suspect the eye...
  14. Going back for DNP

    The info from Baylor isn't very clear, but they offer have a DNAP completion program. (Application Procedure - Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia - Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas) They take 30 per year. I couldn't tell if it is all on-l...
  15. Going back for DNP

    I'm actually looking for CRNAs who are going for their DNP. I'm teaching a class for my anesthesia school this fall and the hospital I work at will be a clinical site for SRNAs this spring. Thanks for the advice.