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  1. Serum Glucose Testing in the OR.

    Actually, we are pretty aggressive at my facility with glucose levels, at least in the cardiac ORs. Most patients end up on an insulin drip, at least for a few hours, starting with blood sugars over 150. Studies show that tighter control leads to bet...
  2. acute care job right out of college

    I am not sure patient acuity has much to do with new grads being hired directly into ICU or not. I think it's a matter of being a larger facility and having more resources available to train new graduates.
  3. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

    It is difficult. I have not been practicing anesthesia for long, but I have done two - a two-year-old while I was a student, and a patient in their mid-thirties. Let me tell you, it is a hard thing to turn off the ventilator, turn off the monitoring ...
  4. Cleveland Clinic RN wage???

    Stank hole? Nice. FYI - Everyone around the Cleveland area pays for parking, at least if you work downtown. And UH, down the street from CCF, also charges employees for parking. The wages are not that bad - they are market wages for Cleveland. Benefi...
  5. Gastric bypass - psycho

    These patients present very interesting dilemmas. We have a well-known bariatric surgeon (two actually) at our facility, and I was discussing the post-op and long-term outcomes with one of them. Interestingly, many of the patients develop drinking an...
  6. CRNA or PharmD???

    This is incorrect. CRNAs practice in every state.
  7. Doctor Frustrations

    You say M&M is higher when CRNAs provide anesthesia, yet you also say you respect our job and see a need for it. You respect poor patient outcomes? You are contradicting yourself. Please provide the reference for your above statement about outcom...
  8. (BSN) Travel Nurses MAKE MORE than CRNAs!

    Money isn't everything. I like anesthesia better than ICU nursing. Plain and simple.
  9. Terrible Undergrad GPA

    FYI - CRNAs are licensed/certified in U.S. Practice overseas would most liekly be impossible, unless it were with the military, or part of a humanitarian mission. Someone correct me if I am wrong.
  10. MS vs MSN

    MS = Master of Science MSN = Master of Science in Nursing You don't really get a MSN in Nurse Anesthesia. It would be called a MSNA. You are an advanced practice nurse with a masters degree in nursing. No effect that I can tell on employment and sala...
  11. CRNA will become PhD?

    First of all, CRNA is a certification, not a degree. There is a movement to get all masters' prepared nurses to the doctoral level (DNP) at some point in the future. However, a PhD is a RESEARCH degree, while the DNP is a CLINICAL degree.
  12. Things you must have for CRNA school

    Since you are going to the program I just graduated from, I can offer some advice. They will send you a booklist soon, if they haven't already. You do not need to buy every book on it - when you get it in the mail, let me know, and I will give you my...
  13. Case Western Aug 2007 Start

    I graduated from Case in Dec, and they are a little slow on the paperwork. Don't worry - it will get there. The program directors will make sure you have everything you need.
  14. Intubating during surgery?

    Just curious - how do you know he was not under general anesthesia? Was this supposed to be done under local anesthesia? Was he provided any sedatives? Sometimes the meds we give to provide sedation can cause funny things to happen to the airway, lik...
  15. Any NPs in Cardiology out there??

    I am not an NP, but the school I graduated from does offer a specialty in cardiovascular nursing as part of their NP program. Check it out. http://fpb.cwru.edu/MSN/Cardio.shtm