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certified registered nurse anesthetists (crnas) at a glance What is the role of an individual CRNA? A CRNA takes care of a patient's anesthesia needs before, during and after surgery or the delivery of a baby by: performing a physical assessment...

To start things off, the best and funniest order I have seen on a chart, was in the discharge instructions for a trauma patient. It read simply Darwin Consult and was signed by the resident. Well the attending did laugh, but it was not the highpoint ...

Would it in your opinion be better to lt the Navy pay for CRNA school, or would you say it is better to just take the loans?

Hello, I am currently applying for CRNA programs starting in the fall of 2002 and have secured two interviews. The first interview is with Georgetown University, in Washington DC, and the second is in Providence RI with St. Josephs. I am interested...

So, with nurses week coming up, I was fondly remembering all the neat swag my employer has offered me as a token of their appreciation. Over the last four years as a nurse I have received - A calculator that broke in one week, A fanny pack that was ...

All of the CRNAs where I work are on forty hour weeks. We self schedule and work any combo of shifts. though no one works a 24 and a 16, I personally do a 16 and two 12s. 40 hours is a possibillty as is any other amount you wish to work.

Hello, This is a quick note to announce my departure as a moderator of the CRNA forum. I have not bee spending enough time here to justify continuing to hold a moderator position at allnurses. As a result i have chosen to step down. Many thanks go...

Here is a link to a full text PDF on the revised Aldrete scoring system. (note spelling) google is your friend. Aldrete JA: The post-anesthesia recovery score revisited. J Clin Anesth 1995;7:89 - 91

Whats up, is that some states are more desirable to live in than others. For example, Colorado. In colorado the Anesthesiologists have a huge presence and are very influential. So much so that they bullied the governor into withdrawing a request t...

400 bed hospital, 24 OR's I work three days a week, one 16 and two 12's. week one Monday 1500 - 0700, Tuesday 1900 - 0700, Wednsday 1900 - 0700 week two Wednsday 1100 - 2300, Thursday 1500 - 0700, Friday 1900 - 0700 week three sunday 0700 - 2300, ...

Hello, I am a student nurse anesthetist, currently attending Georgetown University. One of our optional out rotations is at Shiprock Indian hospital in Shiprock NM. I am going to be spending the month of July there. (I know, yuck the dead of the s...

It gets easier when you graduate. I won't forget the first novel I read after getting certified.

This is a note to explain my need to edit out the identifying information in the first post of this thread. quailoh it is not a good idea to identify yourself in a public forum if you are trying to work with your progam to get back in. It is howeve...

I am currently In the middle of a stretch of eight. So what is the most 12 hour shifts you have worked consecutively? One guy at my hospital has done 21 in a row. He just wanted to work after a bad break up. My mY my. I am tired.

That site looks a little dead to me. The last update was in December of 2004, and there is only one page of information there. I hope they came to their senses and backed off on the training.

ditto of the above experiences. I made it through my entire program with a mac and had no problems.

What Pete said. I have heard that the MAP should be maintained altleast greater than 60, and preferably greater than 70. Personally, I use goggles, and a foam head block on all of my prone patients. Craig

Without knowing specifics, here are a couple of reasons. Physiologic narrowing of the spinal canal, causing an upward spread of anesthetic. Patient positioning post injection causing cephalad spread of anesthetic. Too large a volume of anesthetic inj...

Read this thread old thread on how many applications to send. good luck.

I agree Deepz, it probably was a troll. Unfortunately I let it get away from me. Thank you Yoga for your well stated views. I agree with you whole heartedly. Craig

When I first saw this thread, I almost took the bait and responded. I thought about it long and hard, but could not bring myself to rehash this arguement again. So I let it go to see what would transpire. It started well, but has lately become a ...

I would have to say that there is no one reason why CRNA school is so difficult. I skated through most of my education until I attended CRNA school. The reasons Kevin stated above are good ones. I especially agree with the stress one. I came very...

Thats Glacier National park. Taken in June.

The week that I received confirmation of my licensure, I rewarded myself with this. You may be able to see my wife behind the passenger door. After acquiring the truck, I built up my ultimate bicycle. A 1980's schwinn road bike converted to a fix...

I have read the book, and also visited the Ether Dome. Both activities are recommended by me. I enjoyed the book a great deal, and was entertained by the story. The ether dome is great, because of its history, and the simple fact that it is open at...