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ready4crna?

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  1. Advice Needed

    ready4crna? replied to sirJazz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    First off calm down. Congratulations on getting an interview. Know that others did not, and as such you have something the committee wants to take a closer look at. This is a good thing. Now- If you...

  2. What should I do to prepare before school starts next fall?

    ready4crna? replied to Burnt2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know you won't believe me on this, I certainly didn't when I got in, there is not much you can do to prepare. SRNA's are like hungry wolves and thrive on stress and challenge, the problem is- prior...

  3. What should I do to prepare before school starts next fall?

    ready4crna? replied to Burnt2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I will offer advice that I got from someone much smarter than me: Relax, sleep, enjoy your friends and family. School will arrive and it will be the last time you get any of the four things on a...

  4. If nursing wasn't an option...

    ready4crna? replied to philosophical's topic in General Nursing

    Man...I'd be pushin' a drink cart on some carribean island. (still helpin' people) May still get a chance to do it to if this whole anesthesia thing doesn't work

  5. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    ready4crna? replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    DUDE, if this seriously happened to other employees, guess who now owns a long term care facility? Call the

  6. Is it okay to go to a community college?

    ready4crna? replied to Chloe8043's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I have an ASN, BSN, and am currently in what I will humbly state is the best CRNA program in the world. (Dont care what USNWR thinks! ) The grades matter, the degree of professionalism...

  7. ER Only Background for CRNA??

    ready4crna? replied to edrn21's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The best advice I can give you is this: Getting one year of ICU experience will open the doors of every program. So, you can try this year to get into a program that accepts ER, and while you are on...

  8. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

    ready4crna? replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    MSU- APRV is a different animal altogether. Your P-low is analogous to your "PEEP"- usually 0-5 in APRV. The P-high (35mmHg) is analogous to "CPAP"-the inflation pressure if you will. The danger of...

  9. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

    ready4crna? replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    MSU- APRV is a different animal altogether. Your P-low is analogous to your "PEEP"- usually 0-5 in APRV. The P-high (35mmHg) is analogous to "CPAP"-the inflation pressure if you will. The danger of...

  10. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

    ready4crna? replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    No tact necessary, I agree with you. As for the chest tube placement- the pleural space is always present, and when you punch a hole in the cavity (whether by stabbing, GSW, or surgically) air is let...

  11. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

    ready4crna? replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    No tact necessary, I agree with you. As for the chest tube placement- the pleural space is always present, and when you punch a hole in the cavity (whether by stabbing, GSW, or surgically) air is let...

  12. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

    ready4crna? replied to poppy07's topic in MICU, SICU

    25 here.. Worked with a surgeon once who would put in bilat. chest tubes at the 20cm PEEP mark "just in case"... I kid you not, prophylactic chest

  13. MICU/SICU - HIGHEST PEEP you've seen?

    ready4crna? replied to poppy07's topic in General Nursing

    25 here.. Worked with a surgeon once who would put in bilat. chest tubes at the 20cm PEEP mark "just in case"... I kid you not, prophylactic chest

  14. What do I need to get ready

    ready4crna? replied to goddesscomplex's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Ok... I'll bite- what do you do in health care now that gives you any idea that you want to be a CRNA? Just a little sceptical of someone who is trying to get ducks in a row before the first RN class...

  15. Questions about RSI meds

    ready4crna? replied to Lizziefive's topic in Emergency

    Etomidate=0.3mg/kg, so in a 70kg adult=21mg Fentanyl=50-100mcg IVP Ketamine=2mg/kg=140mg-slow ivp Midazolam=1-2mg iv Propofol=2mg/kg=140mg IVP-fast as patient will tolerate Thiopental=3mg/kg= 210mg...

  16. Is this typical for MA's ?

    ready4crna? replied to time4meRN's topic in General Nursing

    What you have described is a crime. Failure to report could be considered a violation for you personally....Yes, knowledge of a violation of this type and failure to report it could be grounds for the...

  17. How does CRNA programs build upon ICU skills

    ready4crna? replied to mark2climb's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Mark- They expect things like basic arrythmia mgmt, basic pathophys, but let me tell you- they will teach as if you know nothing. And for the most part, trust me, they are right. (I am speaking as a...

  18. should i stay or should i go....

    ready4crna? replied to amiro31's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If you are at GUH, the experiences should be adequate. If you feel you need a little more trauma just for your own experience, as a medstar health employee you should be able to transfer down the road...

  19. Crna

    ready4crna? replied to Beauty_of_Simplicity's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    B.o.S.- Please go to the American association for Nurse Anesthetists web site for accredited program information. There is also a sticky on this forum about becoming one and requirements for entry...

  20. Can you see pulmonary emboli on a plain chest film?

    ready4crna? replied to TooterIA's topic in General Nursing

    lindarn- although a pulmonary angiogram would give you the info you need, I have to agree with the others here in that a spiral CT is about as definitive (good specificity/sensitivity profile). The...

  21. Essential Nursing Knowledge

    ready4crna? replied to belabelisa's topic in General Nursing

    Here are some essential knowledge tidbits from a "seasoned nurse": Blood goes round and round, Air goes in and out; Any variation on this is a BAD thing. All bleeding stops....eventually. Activated...

  22. How many liters of O2 can a patient with COPD be on?

    ready4crna? replied to ChristopherH's topic in Pulmonary

    May I interject with some physiology here- Central respiratory receptors are what everyone is worried about when talking about copder's and oxygen. These receptors are less sensitive to changes in...

  23. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    ready4crna? replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    Epidermolysis Bullosa- Simple touch could cause blistering. Horribly painful, kid was strongest person I ever

  24. Question on gtts

    ready4crna? replied to cardiac.cure03's topic in MICU, SICU

    Dobutamine is dosed similar to dopamine- mcg/kg/min with nearly exact same range. It has fallen out of favor in most areas due to the fact that although it is an inotrope you will usually have to add...

  25. any Clinical nurse leader program need advice!!!

    ready4crna? replied to mdmomrn's topic in Maryland Nursing

    If you are an RN already, find a specialty to get your masters degree in and bypass the CNL. The degree comes with a masters tuition and degree, but simply prepares to be a staff RN. It was designed...