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  1. Need help with a research project!!

    Brenna's Dad replied to mummer43's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Since no one took me up on it last year, I will offer it here.... I want to know whether keeping the endotracheal cuff pressure less than 30 cm H2O during surgery results in a decreased incidence of...

  2. Ultrasound for art lines

    Brenna's Dad replied to PICC ACE's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In training we were frequently called up to the ICU to place A lines in edematous impossible pts. Excellent experience!! Although we sometimes tried the Doppler to locate the pulse, I never really...

  3. CRNA Doctorate??

    Brenna's Dad posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    After reading the new AANA educational program policies and hearing about the renewed interest in increasing doctorate prepared nurse anesthetists (both clinical and PhD), I am curious what doctorate...

  4. Clinical Question

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

    Yes, sorry 0.06mg/kg. Thank

  5. astromorph injection ?

    Brenna's Dad replied to lisa41rn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    First off, the drug is astramorph. Second, although I used to push epidural narcotics back in my glory days as a med-surg nurse, knowing what I know now, I have to say it wasn't a very good idea. Just...

  6. Md's Against Crna's?

    Brenna's Dad replied to LLL123's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm sorry, but this topic is lame and very much

  7. Clinical Question

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

    If you have serious fade with tetany, it may be best to leave the tube in. In the afore mentioned case, I would probably max out my Neostigmine dose, which I consider to be 0.6 mg/kg, and then apply a...

  8. BIS Monitor

    Brenna's Dad replied to sandman1914's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Exactly Big Dave...so what's the

  9. BIS Monitor

    Brenna's Dad replied to sandman1914's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I didn't train with the BIS, but have begun using it in my new practice. I must echo what many have said here. I just don't trust it. I would estimate that I get erroneous readings more than 10% of...

  10. Beta Blockade during C-section

    Brenna's Dad posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Pt in her early 20s had a history of "fast heart rates", not formally diagnosed by a physician. Becomes mildly symptomatic when it occurs at home... sits down until it goes away. During c-section...

  11. Beta Blockade during C-section

    Brenna's Dad replied to Brenna's Dad's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't think the question was whether Neo caused fetal comprise, but that it decreased uterine artery blood

  12. Local Anesthetics in Labor Epidurals

    Brenna's Dad replied to heartICU's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In school, we were taught to give 5cc of LA for a 5 foot woman and then 1 cc per 2 inches of high thereafter. It wasn't long before this recipe got me into a little bit of trouble with high blocks in...

  13. Beta Blockade during C-section

    Brenna's Dad replied to Brenna's Dad's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I gave the patient 15 mg of esmolol, bringing her HR back into the 130s. Ten minutes later she was again in the 180s complaining of feeling unwell, dizzy, and slightly SOB. I was hesitant to...

  14. Beta Blockade during C-section

    Brenna's Dad replied to Brenna's Dad's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sensory block was T4. Initial pressure was 130's. Can anyone come up with a good idea not to use

  15. What Do You Miss About Bedside Nursing?

    Brenna's Dad replied to chattypattyCRNA2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I also am afraid to admit that I do not miss much of anything about bedside nursing. I use my nurisng experience to quickly establish trust and rapport with the patient and all those long hard years...

  16. Are you happy with your job?

    Brenna's Dad replied to OURN83's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It's a different kind of stress. Less physical labour to be sure... but more stressful in the reality that the patient's life is truly in your hands. Anesthesia is the big time. There's no one else...

  17. Using phenylephrine in spinals

    Brenna's Dad replied to heartICU's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Nice!! I have never used phentlephrine in my spinals, but had thought the dose was 50 mcg. 5 mg...now that seems like a hefty dose. Very interesting and thank you for bring it to my

  18. Labor epidural lawsuit

    Brenna's Dad replied to mwbeah's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Interesting stuff. I've been lucky obviously and have had no fathers suffer injury from watching the epidural placement. I has never thought of it as a potential legal

  19. CRNAs we are losing the battle.

    Brenna's Dad replied to badass's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The entire thing smells fishy to me...or perhaps a win based on a technicality or unclear language. So basically what we are saying is that NJ CRNAs can function independently in the hospital caring...

  20. Clinical Doctorate in Anesthsia

    Brenna's Dad replied to Lambert5883's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As a staunch supporter of the clinical doctorate, im surprised by the lack of support the idea receives. I think the argument that the Nurse Anesthesia profession would somehow lose out with the...

  21. difference between Nurse Anesthetist and anesthesiologist

    Brenna's Dad replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Some excellent posts in this thread. I agree with yoga about the value of anesthesia. Sure, we make it look easy, but that's only because we're so damn good. I don't know too many people who would...

  22. Interesting Read

    Brenna's Dad replied to Pete495's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just finished reading the entire article. What a tragedy... Very strange why the mother was without O2 for so long, with a nurse anesthetist right

  23. Interesting Read

    Brenna's Dad replied to Pete495's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Very interesting case. On the surface, it does indeed to be an intravascular injection. However, as others have pointed out, a bolus of local anesthetic, in the dose used for epidurals, should not...

  24. the adn route

    Brenna's Dad replied to mitch8lem's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Graduate Nurse Anesthesia programs are very competitive. 7th grade....NO WAY!! 88% isnt too

  25. Important Srna Background Check Question

    Brenna's Dad replied to uuhmaybe's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm sure the lesson has been learned. It sounds like a minor thing. If on the extremely rare chance that it turned into something more, be prepared to defend your future with the assistance of a...