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  1. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    :beer: LOL. Remember all those people that come in and say oh I just have one beer a day....yeah right, one twelve pack per

  2. The Physics of Anesthesia

    rayman replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What do you guys think of the "cheat sheets"? I appreciate your posts in regards to the pda & calculator but this seems like it might be a "good" crutch. I know all the doses have to be...

  3. The Physics of Anesthesia

    rayman replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey Mike. I can see your point. You have to know the formulas in your head regardless, so the calculator just facilitates the basic math? I had an old algebra teacher in jr high that was a Korean...

  4. How many schools did you apply to?

    rayman replied to malenurse2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    1 However comma if I hadn't gotten accepted at that school I would have applied elsewhere. good

  5. The Physics of Anesthesia

    rayman replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Holy Dalton Batman................mac is bad at something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL...just had to bust your chops pal. Math is the one...

  6. The Physics of Anesthesia

    rayman replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    damn wireless

  7. So you are about to start clinicals...

    rayman replied to Just a CRNA's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    sage advice. although i won't be stepping into the or for one more year...i will try to keep all this great advice in the back of my mind. it really is great the support and sharing of information...

  8. Ark State Univ.

    rayman replied to rayman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I know the feeling! Good luck, hang in there and keep us

  9. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    17-18 pages in 10 days...is this a thread development

  10. The Wait.....

    rayman replied to Miss Von's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    LOL...it's called "short timers syndrome". I understand, I still remember getting out of the navy almost 20 years ago. That last month...wow. It would have almost been worth re-enlisting just to...

  11. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Zachary, I am glad you learned something. I learned too and hopefully others have as that is why many people come to the boards. It gets nasty sometimes, but it can be a learning

  12. Thinking about CRNA... Advice PLEASE!

    rayman replied to golfmontpoker's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    One thing to remember about the poster is that more than likely he was advised to seek this. Pre-med and pre-dental students are often advised by faculty to have a back-up plan, career-wise, in case...

  13. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yep, an administrator will sell you down the river in a heart beat...I've seen it too many times. Saw it last summer, unfortunately. The boss was out so I was the only one left with a clue. Had a...

  14. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The last couple of posts got me thinking. Yoga lightly touched on it, but here is my question for you crna's/srna's from a soon to be....seems to me like the big macs, room air generals and general...

  15. Ark State Univ.

    rayman replied to rayman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    bump

  16. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey Mike, oh stirrer of the shiat! Need to pick up baby Miller and give it a look...might help you with some of those questions you missed

  17. Moments of Terror

    rayman replied to London88's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey London, you said the HR came down after the brevibloc...what happened with that map of 38? Shouldn't it have gone up with better ventricular filling, starling,

  18. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    rayman replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thank you sir may I have

  19. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    rayman replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sounds like great learning

  20. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Mike, I think one of the key points is that some people are thinking of propofol as just another sedative...using it casually when in fact it is an anesthetic. As others have pointed out the package...

  21. For physiology studs only..

    rayman replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

  22. Moments of Terror

    rayman replied to London88's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you are going to be loading up with amiodarone anyway I can understand giving that a shot. However, with that rate of 180 and the hypotension I think you made a great call. Brevibloc would be...

  23. Thinking about CRNA... Advice PLEASE!

    rayman replied to golfmontpoker's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    My colleagues have posted some good responses here. NYC's is particularly relevant. Nursing is not a good "back up plan". If you don't like it you will be absolutely miserable and make all those...

  24. OR to critical care?

    rayman replied to Pitbullgirl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Had a friend in sicu that came there from the OR specifically to get experience to apply to na school. He has been a crna for about 3 years now. Good

  25. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    rayman replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Nurse administered propofol sedation: http://www.drnaps.org/index.htm site hasn't been updated in about 1 1/2 years. perhaps