darne20

darne20 has 1 years experience and specializes in research.

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1. What Freaks You Out?

   darne20 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   Two weeks after an uneventful T&A as an adult, I returned to my job as an airline pilot (weekend hospital pharmacist); while approaching an internatinal airport I felt my nose dripping...didn't realize that I had been bleeding and dripping down m...

2. I've been an RN for 3 years and I just made my first medication error.

   darne20 replied to mikeyswife's topic in Safety

   I'm not a nurse, actually an airline pilot and every other weekend hospital pharmacist..........last weekend, I was the pharmacist-in-charge (whatever that means, and one of our pharmacist's (a Ph.D candidate, not a PharmD.) dispensed MS contin 100mg...

3. Anyone attended previous Nurse anesthesia school and withdrawn

   darne20 replied to suarc's topic in SRNA

   The word "hazing" caught my eye. My undergraduate training was at West Point (long ago) and hazing was an art form there. Physical and mental. It was phased out in the 1970's because it was mean-spirited and degrading. Why anyone would tolerate h...

4. Claustrophobia with MRI

   darne20 replied to darne20's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the info; I tried max doses of oral benzo's, but it didn't help. I don't do IV sedation, although the MRA facility offered it. My pain was so bad, I just had the exam. When I got there, they had a CRNA and sedation ready. I didn't want...

5. Pre- employment drug testing

   darne20 replied to VM85's topic in Recovery

   I'm a clinical pharmacist (weekends), a reserve Air Forse officer and an airline pilot by profession. Many have asked me to pee tp prove my innocence. Recently, the hospital where I have worked (part-time) for 25 years "requested" a random durg tes...

6. Claustrophobia with MRI

   darne20 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm hoping to get some help here. I'm 54, an airline pilot, and a former clinical pharmacist (who has received great answers here)..I was NEVER claustrophobic; I spent many happy years in the confines of a fighter cockpit and actually felt safe in co...

7. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

   darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

   I wanted to reply to this old thread because I just got back from having my second ulnar nerve/trans CTR done and this time I was able to have the CRNA/MDA, no sedation, Bier Block only issues settled in advance. For the first operation, the MDA had ...

8. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

   darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

   thanks-redfaced and sweating was an accurate description, but the pain was preferable to getting so-called "conscious sedation" that I didn't consent to. Some patients like propofol; I hate it. I did my Ph.D. thesis on propofol, so I know a little ...

9. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

   darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

   thanks for the info-redface and sweating (SOAKED)

10. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

    Thanks TXCRNA-Due to a cancellation I was able to get the surgery done this morningn and I did go with the status qood (good suggestion). The only rough spot was when I reminded them that this was supposed to be a Bier Block without sedation (becaus...

11. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

    I was wrong to think that I would be better off with the anesthesiologist rather than a CRNA. I just finished separate meetings with the anesthesiologist and the supervising CRNA to determine how to proceed. My surgeon's advice was poor. The anesth...

12. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

    Thanks for the replies; this is more complicated that I had originally thought. Since the re-do will be elbow/wrist surgery with a Bier Block and the "problems" arose from the "conscious sedation" I'm thinking that I'll just request the procedure wi...

13. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

    I have documented med allergies to 2 meds and the CRNA gave me both.....30 years as a hospital pharmacist tells me that this happens; there would have been a difference if I had a MD provider: the CRNA admited that she made the error; I wonder if a...

14. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in CRNA

    Thanks, that's what I needed to know. I recently had surgery and there was an anesthesia problem; the surgeon suggested that I should make sure that I have a anesthesiologist when we reschedule not a CRNA like we had the first time. I'm guessing th...

15. I was fired.... Now I feel lost....

    darne20 replied to lasagna-mama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Apply for the job and be honest about something that happened in the past. It was a mistake; they happen every day in hospitals and sometimes every hour...making mistakes happens to everyone, it's what you do after a mistake happens that counts. I'...