louloubell1

louloubell1

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louloubell1 specializes in Anesthesia.


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  1. This is how it really is for this new CRNA

    Is there not a minimum requirement for central line placements? I could have sworn that students had to place a minimum of 5 to fulfill requirements.
  2. Should We Work And Go To School?!?

    Jess, please look at what forum you are posting in. No offense, but as a CNA I doubt that you have any idea about what kind of workload a student registered nurse anesthetist can tolerate. To the OP, not only will it be nearly impossible to work very...
  3. Switching careers from Pharmacy to CRNA

    What is it that attracts you to anesthesia? It sounds like you are looking for a quick route to an advanced health care career, so I feel obligated to tell you that the road to CRNA is not a quick one. Say you get right into an accelerated RN program...
  4. CRNAs with Tattoos

    A moderately tattooed CRNA here. I currently sport 7 pieces, several of which are fairly extensive including a half sleeve on my right arm. I also have several piercings, including a tongue ring that I wear all the time. Like it or not, right or wron...
  5. Career change: Lawyer to CRNA.

    I can not believe there is so much misinformation in this thread. I would suggest, gingerly and humbly, that people who are not actually CRNAs or SRNAs, not try to answer questions about what one must do to become a CRNA because several people here h...
  6. Brave, or just crazy?

    Like LightattheEnd, I too graduated anesthesia school this past December (still waiting on my board results though, so I can't yet say that I am a CRNA). I have four small children (10, 8, 6, and 3). I'll be honest with you and tell you that it was r...
  7. IV drugs RN's can give?

    The definition of conscious sedation is a pharmacologically induced depressed level of consciousness in which the patient maintains cardiopulmonary stability without externally provided support and in which the patient remains able to respond purpose...
  8. CRNA anything like nursing?

    No kiddin cozmo...please defend what you are saying. While the physical demands of being a CRNA may be less than what most staff nurses encounter (i.e. less lifting, less running around like a mad person, etc) the work is not "1/10th as hard." That ...
  9. Ethical/Legal question

    Might not be malpractice, but it is assault.
  10. Graduated anesthesia school today!

    Thanks guys! I'm stoked!
  11. Graduated anesthesia school today!

    I've been coming here to read the nurse anesthesia forum for more than 6 years, and today I took one more big step toward adding CRNA after my name. Just sharing my elation that the past 27 months of sheer hell has come to an end! Graduated today fro...
  12. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    This thread is interesting, and to me the thing that makes it most interesting are the continued reports of "I woke up during surgery" despite several posts trying to explain some things from anesthesia providers. Folks, if you "woke up" from your c...
  13. What would you do first?

    Baby needs to breathe while narcan is being drawn up, administered, circulating, and exerting effect. This takes time, and if they aren't breathing on their own or not ventilating sufficiently they need PPV via mask now, not 4 minutes from now. Alway...
  14. The Sweat Book

    No, they're not the same thing. You can find out about getting sweat book by visiting the Valley Anesthesia Education Program at Valley Anesthesia Educational Programs . I don't remember if you can purchase the sweat book without also signing up for ...
  15. I woke up during surgery, Have you?

    Thank you. This is exactly the point I was trying to make earlier. Some people on here are describing awareness under general anesthesia, and that is indeed a shame. But what some others have described are IV sedation (MAC) or even spinal anesthetic ...