catcolalex

catcolalex has 4 years experience and specializes in SICU, CRNA.

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1. Decadron Question

   catcolalex replied to wake9909's topic in CRNA

   I can think of a side effect.....give it fast and see if the patient can resist the urge to scratch the burning itching you just caused in their crotch.

2. Any CRNA in Phoenix, AZ to shadow?

   catcolalex replied to ittran's topic in CRNA

   Lots of CRNA's at county, also a teaching institution.

3. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

   catcolalex replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism

   HM2VikingRN, your article is from FDR's extra bill of rights that he was pushing...FDR was one of the biggest expanders of government there ever was. Most of his policies expanded the role of government, or were deemed unconstitutional. He wanted t...

4. HC reform bill passes

   catcolalex replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Activism

   If this bill is so good for America, why did it get no republican support, and not even all of the democrats support? Why did it have to resort to passing only the Senate version when the house hated it? Why did they have to use reconciliation to f...

5. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

   catcolalex replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism

   You cant have it both ways, if it is a right, you CANNOT deny it. If that 99 year old needs a new heart, and healthcare is a right, they should get it. If it is a commodity or a good that can be purchased, you would have to pay for it, whether priv...

6. Healthcare reform

   catcolalex replied to moneyline702's topic in Activism

   The interstate commerce clause is the most abused clause in the constitution, congress thinks it can regulate everything and it is justified by it. It is bogus. Interstate regulation was initially meant to "make regular" commerce between states, no...

7. Health Care Vote- Is there anyone else as confused as me?

   catcolalex replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Activism

   This bill is not about healthcare at all, it is to redistribute wealth. That is what max baucus of montana said, and what vice president Biden said. It takes from those who have, and gives to those who have not. That is marxism. The bigger govern...

8. Is healthcare a right or privilege?

   catcolalex replied to Treat et Street's topic in Activism

   To answer this question you have to realize where our rights come from. In the Declaration of Independence it says we are endowed by our CREATOR with unalienable rights...it doesnt say that our government endowed them to us. Healthcare is a good, o...

9. CEU for CRNA online

   catcolalex replied to surfer's topic in CRNA

   audio digest is online.

10. Trends in CRNA Compensations in Future

    catcolalex replied to Manurse715's topic in CRNA

    Your salary should be dictated by what amount someone is willing to pay for your services....not some politician sitting in a desk somewhere. This is a perfect illustration of the problems that occur when government gets too big. when the market is...

11. New Medicare rules for endo TIVA or MAC

    catcolalex posted a topic in CRNA

    Does anyone know the specifics of the new medicare adjustments to payments for endo's? Medicare is apparently refusing to pay for anything that is not a mac. Apparently there is a built in charge for sedation with the physician charge for the proced...

12. Should we reverse Cis-atracurium

    catcolalex replied to papapump's topic in CRNA

    you may not dose just to appease some lawyer, but that same lawyer is looking for anything, no matter how small or insignificant it is, to screw you six ways to sunday...

13. Should we reverse Cis-atracurium

    catcolalex replied to papapump's topic in CRNA

    why not? just because cis is eliminated differently doesnt mean it shouldnt be reversed.

14. CRNA's! Did your program have a strong clinical component?

    catcolalex replied to sleepyrasrn's topic in CRNA

    I second qwigly's voice...I too went to kaiser and have never regretted it. I have worked now in several different settings and felt very comfortable giving all types of anesthesia immediately upon graduation....not the case with other CRNA's Ive wo...

15. Questions about USC and Kaiser So. Los Angeles CRNA schools

    catcolalex replied to Anastasiak's topic in CRNA

    there is also samuel merrit in the bay area. I went to kaiser and the average gpa was 3.5. Kaiser likes not only to look at grades but what kind of person you are, not just some book worm robot.