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  1. charting...dialed in or end tidal?

    nilepoc replied to mbrian46's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Oh wow, I composed a whole reply, based on a miss reading of someones post, and then quoted it. Boy I need some sleep. I feel utterly stupid. humbly slinking off to the corner, to collect my dunce...

  2. charting...dialed in or end tidal?

    nilepoc replied to mbrian46's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I figured I would word that in a way that did not convey everything I was trying to say. Anyway, back to my question, am i correct in saying that the Et Agent is more reflective of brain...

  3. charting...dialed in or end tidal?

    nilepoc replied to mbrian46's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Isn't this the opposite of what is really happening? From Barash "At equilibrium the CNS partial pressure equals the blood partial pressure, which equals alveolar partial pressure." From this, it is...

  4. Why the high pay in Texas?

    nilepoc replied to Salus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This is no where near the type of liberal living I am talking about. I am talking about living in a city where I can paint my house purple, Drive a 1952 volkswagon bus and have long hair without...

  5. Why the high pay in Texas?

    nilepoc replied to Salus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Why Texas is not for me (I have lived in Big Spring, and have visited Dallas, Laredo, San Antonio, El Paso, Amirillo, Houston, Brownsville, and a few other miserable cities. IMHO Austin is the only...

  6. Trauma levels?

    nilepoc replied to Salus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It has to do with the availibillity of surgical staff and specialized equipment like MRI, angiography......... These things need to be availible 24/7 for a level one rating. There are many other...

  7. Roswell?

    nilepoc replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    The bold sentence says more than i could every hope to say about small town New

  8. Roll call!

    nilepoc replied to Rustyhammer's topic in General Nursing

    No longer in NM, but my thoughts tend to drift there. Worked for five years as a trauma ICU nurse at UNMH. I will be spending the month of July in Shiprock. If you have a meeting in July, I will try...

  9. IV Fentanyl use on Med/Surg Unit

    nilepoc replied to abdnnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Epidural delivery of Fentanyl is associated with less respiratory depresant effects than IV delivery. Also less respiratory effects than morphine given

  10. IV Fentanyl use on Med/Surg Unit

    nilepoc replied to abdnnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Except in the case of fentanyl induced chest wall rigidity which can only be reversed through the use of muscle relaxation (paralysis). Note this also requires the placement of an endotracheal tube...

  11. Why the high pay in Texas?

    nilepoc replied to Salus's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What a silly question, As the world knows, everything is bigger in Texas. Seriously though, most of the high paying jobs are in terrible places to live. IMHO that is most of

  12. Missing a week of Classes

    nilepoc replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I am betting that they will tell you to postpone either your honeymoon, or your entry into the program. Personally, missing a week in a front loaded program is akin to commiting scholastic suicide....

  13. Arizona Places to live

    nilepoc replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    you moght want to post in the Arizona state forum as

  14. Quick question about length of programs

    nilepoc replied to DustinRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Not true, visit the aana.com website for more info.

  15. What would happen if someone accepted an offer from a hospital, anesthesia groups ect

    nilepoc replied to Roland's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Bravo

  16. Ketamine manufacturer

    nilepoc replied to TraumaNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had a patient wake up, grab his chest, yell I am going to die, my heart hurts. He then "passed" out. You want to see PACU nurses run for cover, have your patient do that. We did everything,...

  17. Ketamine manufacturer

    nilepoc replied to TraumaNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    try this link

  18. What would happen if someone accepted an offer from a hospital, anesthesia groups ect

    nilepoc replied to Roland's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My first reaction, is that anyone considering this should remmeber how small the anesthesia community is. You won't truly grasp this until you are in it, but it is small and I would say the degrees...

  19. Foreign MDs becoming US CRNAs

    nilepoc replied to calgal's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thinkingaboutit, I hope you are not saying that nurses have good representation at the federal level. Because it just isn't so. The lobby driving the admittance of foriegn trained nurses, is not the...

  20. Loans, Grants, Ect.. How Does One Pay

    nilepoc replied to CRNAMASTER's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Bikegurl I don't know if you are a current student, but the AANA gives out grants to current students. Your willingness to write a essay or two will serve you well. Another place to look is to...

  21. Seattle anyone???

    nilepoc replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I wanted to go, but will be unable to attend. The reason is that in my program we are not allowed to take any vacation during our Shock Trauma month. Unfortunately mine is in August which is the...

  22. Ecmo

    nilepoc replied to NCgirl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Did you look through Jaffe? I was flipping through it las night prepping for a case, and saw a section on ECMO. Hope that helped.

  23. Ecmo

    nilepoc replied to NCgirl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Did you look through Jaffe? I was flipping through it las night prepping for a case, and saw a section on ECMO. Hope that helped.

  24. Why do practicing CRNAs not like OB?

    nilepoc replied to Qwiigley's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ok, I will probably get heat from the users here for my actions. But Deepz, your joke did nothing to further the topic being discussed. My goal, for the CRNA forum is to keep it professional and non...

  25. Why do practicing CRNAs not like OB?

    nilepoc replied to Qwiigley's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Ok, I will probably get heat from the users here for my actions. But Deepz, your joke did nothing to further the topic being discussed. My goal, for the CRNA forum is to keep it professional and non...