crnabrian

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1. Are There Differences in Degree Titles?

   crnabrian replied to inforthelonghaul's topic in CRNA

   There is no difference really. The end result is the same, you get to take the certification exam, and if you pass it, you get the "CRNA" credential. Personally, I would avoid a program run by the nursing department. Too much "nursing theory" and...

2. Job hunting questions

   crnabrian replied to putmetosleep's topic in CRNA

   Jobs are getting tougher to find, but it depends on the area of the country you want to live in how many jobs are available. You could use a recruiter, but a lot of employers are hesitant to use their services because of the cost involved. Do you k...

3. Fospropofol

   crnabrian replied to Cindy-san's topic in CRNA

   The idea was to avoid the black box warning associated with Propofol. So why would CRNAs use it? More expensive than Propofol, and just does the same thing? (as I understand it) Although the message above says it is not as good. I have never see...

4. CRNA profession saturation and new graduate CRNA?

   crnabrian replied to aukewus's topic in CRNA

   Some do not agree, but I know the CRNA shortage is OVER. Just look at the postings at gaswork. I live in Oklahoma, not too long ago, there were 3 pages of CRNA jobs just for Oklahoma. There are now, today, 2 jobs. Not 2 pages, 2 JOBS. I know 50%...

5. Precordial stethoscope?

   crnabrian replied to Savin'Em's topic in CRNA

   And then I bet you will find that most CRNAs do not use precordial stethoscopes any more. Our monitors have become much more sophisticated, obliviating the need for precordials. Kind of like in the really olden days of keeping your finger on the pa...

6. UNE/St.Joes, Barry Uni, Wolford college. Which school is the best?

   crnabrian replied to serenitynow23's topic in CRNA

   I graduated from Barry's program, attrition was not high back then. But it is really really expensive. You may want to consider that.

7. Online graduate programs

   crnabrian replied to clintcron's topic in CRNA

   I think you will find the crna programs require you to take THEIR science courses, and not allow transfer credit from elsewhere. Check this with the programs you are considering.

8. Boom in CRNA interest...thoughts?

   crnabrian replied to Agrippa's topic in CRNA

   It has always been people go into anesthesia for the money, even when the money was considerably less than it is now. But I have noticed fairly recently that there are fewer open positions out there right now then in the recent past. Just go check ...

9. CRNA work schedule

   crnabrian replied to EzraRn's topic in CRNA

   Everyplace I have been, you work until you are done. Time of day did not matter really. But it is usually a full day. Now, a really big place will be doing surgery almost literally 24-7, and those places may have CRNAs working evening and night sh...

10. CRNA continuing salary

    crnabrian replied to sleepernaut's topic in CRNA

    In my eight years of being a crna, my pay has gone up 2 1/2 times from when I started. But most of those increases have occurred as a result of changing jobs.

11. Room air general

    crnabrian replied to willti1's topic in CRNA

    It is kind of a joking terminology, means you are giving sedation, but so much the patient is totally asleep like a general anesthetic. Just no anesthetic gas, hence the name. Not always a bad thing, as long as the patient is breathing and keeping ...

12. Epidurals/Tatoos

    crnabrian replied to bagladyrn's topic in CRNA

    Certainly the patient can have an epidural or spinal, as long as it is not a fresh tattoo. Barring other contraindications, of course.

13. CRNA Salaries - Will They Drop?

    crnabrian replied to Perseus Mandate's topic in SRNA

    I doubt it. They have done nothing but go up for years now.

14. Whats considered a good GRE score ??

    crnabrian replied to iLovemyJackRT's topic in SRNA

    I do not know how common this practice is, but my school paid absolutely no attention to GRE scores. They only required them because the university required them for admission to graduate programs. Their rationale for this was there are studies sh...

15. Benadryl for hiccups...

    crnabrian replied to druped's topic in CRNA

    Uhh, this patient was already asleep. I see it happen now and then. Deepening was probably the right thing to do. That and wait.