Skytrane

Skytrane has 25 years experience.

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1. Future UIC BSN student, looking into further options: CRNA in Illinois

   Skytrane replied to sarahpinks's topic in SRNA

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2. Future UIC BSN student, looking into further options: CRNA in Illinois

   Skytrane replied to sarahpinks's topic in SRNA

   Sarah, Congratulations on starting your journey to become a nurse. Almost all of the CRNA programs in the area have the same admission requirements as these are dictated by both our professional accrediting body and our universities. At a minimum, yo...

3. Army CRNA program question

   Skytrane replied to condanchri's topic in Government

   Having taught in the Army CRNA program - I'll try to answer your question. The Army program is a 2 phase program; Phase I is all didactic and at the Academy of Health Sciences at Ft Sam Houston in San Antonio TX, Phase II is all clinical and at one ...

4. How many epidurals does it take.......

   Skytrane replied to Pete495's topic in CRNA

   There are several research articles on this very issue, unfortunately I don't have the citations for you. I am sure you could easily find them by doing a pubmed search. Most of these articles say that the "magic" number is between 50 - 80 repititions...

5. CRNA Degree which title is better?

   Skytrane replied to CI-PLANTOGAS's topic in CRNA

   The real question is what you want to do after becoming a CRNA. If you want to be a clinician, then the degree doesn't matter - the certification matters. If you want to teach, do research, etc. then the degree matters. It also matters where you w...

6. Help with Gas Machine

   Skytrane replied to rn4cicu's topic in CRNA

   Very breifly and in a nutshell, the answer to your question is...it depends....upon the type of anesthesia machine you are using. The textbook answer is that most machines have a minimum O2 flow of 200ml/min (even with the flow meters all the way of...

7. Army Reserve CRNA

   Skytrane replied to bandit788's topic in CRNA

   I am an Army Reserve CRNA and have "mobilized" once already in support of GWOT (the global war on terrorism). Here is the story, the 90 day rule applys to certain critical specialties - one of which is CRNAs. The rule is 90 days "boots on ground". ...

8. Labor epidural lawsuit

   Skytrane replied to mwbeah's topic in CRNA

   This has caused me to question my own practice and we are in discussion amoung our group and with the OB dept. I usually let the father/significant other participate by sitting in front of and "holding" the mother during placement of the intrathecal/...

9. Combined Spinal-epidurals

   Skytrane replied to Tia's topic in CRNA

   CSE for L+D - I don't use this technique for a primip. The analgesia you get with the intrathecal administration of a low dose local anestheic and opioid is phenomenal. They get almost total pain relief. That's a good thing you say. Yes it is, un...

10. Regional Anesthesia

    Skytrane replied to sonessrna's topic in CRNA

    I am a CRNA in a small community hospital in rural Wisconsin, and we do about 65% of ALL cases with a block of some sort. Regional experience in your practice setting is much like regional experience in your program. There are places that do it and...

11. Seeking Information On the Army Reserves

    Skytrane replied to angelique777's topic in Government

    You ask a very vague question which is difficult to answer. I spent 14 years active Army and last 5 in Army Reserves. The first question you need to ask yourself is what you want ot do? The follow on to this is how will the Army Reserves will help...