vaccrn

vaccrn has 12 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, CCU, CRNA.

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1. information about crna, reliable information please

   vaccrn replied to chelseaxlove's topic in CRNA

   Where did you come up with stuff? It is interesting to me that you have decided to single out CRNAs as non-caring folks who have absolutely no desire to form a bond with a patient, or their family. And you base this assertion upon the fact that we on...

2. CRNA and family life:

   vaccrn replied to RunninDad's topic in SRNA

   What would I different? I would go to anesthesia school before I had kids. I couldn't, and you can't. That being said, with a family, there is no good time to undergo anesthesia training, you just ALL make the commitment, stay with it TOGETHER, and k...

3. CVL placement landmarks?

   vaccrn replied to traumaguy8's topic in CRNA

   Creamsoda, CRNAs can, and do, a lot to keep a doc from hitting a lung. They can insert the line themselves. CRNAs routinely insert central lines (I did 2 today - 1 subclavian, 1 IJ). Happyhalothane did a great job outlining the landmarks (posted belo...

4. Working during school

   vaccrn replied to 2010RN2B's topic in SRNA

   Realizing that I will come in as the the voice of opposition. HECK YES you can work if you want to and are willing to make the sacrifice. When I started school I had an 8 month old son, 4 months later my wife and I had our second son. SO, I focused o...

5. Lovenox IV

   vaccrn replied to Celia M's topic in CCU

   Let me just toss this out there................. Have any of you ICU/CCU nurses ever given Haldol IV (read the vial "for IM adminisration")? I worked for 7 years in the CCU and I know that that I gave Haldol IV more times than I can count. The FDA HA...

6. School with children

   vaccrn replied to aerorunner80's topic in CRNA

   I'm a guy, so I had no worries about getting pregnant while in school. But, my wife and I had 1 son when I started (8 months old) and had our second during my second semester. It was definately very, very difficult. My wife worked every weekend for 2...

7. Post Extubation Pulmonary Edema....HUH?

   vaccrn replied to miloisstinky's topic in CRNA

   I've had this happen to me twice. Once with and LMA (like Mike described) and once was a post extubation laryngospasm. So, what to do about it? With LMAs - I'm not sure the oral airway will fit very well with the LMA, without distrupting it's seal. ...

8. anatomy book

   vaccrn replied to gooser's topic in CRNA

   Grant V. Netter V. Moore. They are all great books. The pictures in Netter are the best, while Moore provides more information via the written word. BTW, I am a book whore and own them all. My favorite is "Gross Anatomy" by Kyung Won Chung (Lippencot...

9. Must have clinical texts!

   vaccrn replied to SCHMEGGA's topic in CRNA

   Oh what texts to get! As an SRNA finishing up the first year, I must say that I wish there were a simple answer to this question. For what it's worth here's my rankings of the texts I'm familure with: 1)Basics of Anesthesia (aka Baby Miller): great b...