emsrn1970

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1. Anyone gone union?

   emsrn1970 replied to liljsmom02's topic in General Nursing

   :rotfl: :yeahthat: :lol_hitti but of course us strike busters are there for the patient care, just like the folks that are on

2. Keep it to myself? / UMDNJ?

   emsrn1970 replied to lydiasmom's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I wouldn't say a word and definitely would not mention it to other coworkers until you have been there a year or

3. 3 Letters of Reference for NA Program?

   emsrn1970 replied to deroth1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Get a 4th reference from a CRNA and you will be golden, but the first three should follow what the program requested which was from RNs not

4. laryngospasm and peds Succs dose.

   emsrn1970 replied to SRNA312's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Take a look in Jaffe third edition (anesthesiologist manual of surgical procedures) Appendix D3 discussing emergence it will give you the dose for laryngospasm 0.1-0.5mg/kg .1 will brak it for an...

5. Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

   emsrn1970 replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   You could spend two years in school to be an AA or just stay at a holiday inn

6. laryngospasm and peds Succs dose.

   emsrn1970 replied to SRNA312's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   For a laryngospasm 0.1mg/kg is the proper dose. Even with adults 10mg or 20mg will break a spasm and keep your patient

7. Weird Code

   emsrn1970 replied to EMSChild's topic in Emergency

   Doctor is

8. Uninsured patients increase in number....

   emsrn1970 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   The only thing that has helped poverty was welfare reform that Clintonhad to be dragged kicking and screming to sign. Our current system is only broken because too many people are at the trough and...

9. Uninsured patients increase in number....

   emsrn1970 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   JFK is directly to blame for the number of homeless and poor in this country as well as his predecessor for the utter failure that the war on poverty has caused. JFK and Lyndon Johnson have done more...

10. Co-worker hitting up the Dr.s for meds during shift?

    emsrn1970 replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

    This is done quite frequently in the ER call it professional courtesy. Why is it any of your business if she wants to ask the doctor for a

11. MAC explanation

    emsrn1970 replied to badgernurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    They'll teach it to you in CRNA school. MAC is more of a guideline since other supplements to anesthesia can increase or decrease your MAC value of inhaled

12. Union- good or bad?

    emsrn1970 replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

    Let someone come into a union facility and not want to join a union they will be pressured into joining by the union members. They will make your life hell if you don't join the

13. So you think you can negotiate for yourself....

    emsrn1970 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    It's a shame they care more about the self interests of teachers rather than the education of children. This is why I don't believe nursing unions when they claim to be for patient ratios and what...

14. Uninsured patients increase in number....

    emsrn1970 replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First, I would really like to see how they arrived at that number just like the supposed 3 million homeless in this country, and people having to choose between food and medicine and my favorite...

15. Union- good or bad?

    emsrn1970 replied to moongirl's topic in General Nursing

    I think you will find that unions benefit the more worthless employees. It is harder to fire the slackers and it creates an air of mediocrity. I worked at a Kaiser facility in California and the...