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  1. Reiki and healing touch for pain management

    kmchugh replied to tgsnipe's topic in Holistic

    OK, first of all your two quotes above are complete odds with one another. In the first, you tell us it's OK to use reiki without telling the patient you're doing so. But then, in the second...

  2. Our Own Misconceptions

    kmchugh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Guys, please bear with me. Normally, I'd find the thread about public misconceptions pretty funny. I might even have my own additions. But this morning, I am just a bit bristly, and I find it...

  3. Our Own Misconceptions

    kmchugh replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    Just got home last night. Mom passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 27th at 1:30 in the afternoon. She was under the care of hospice, and in no pain. I made it home in time to see her and...

  4. Our Own Misconceptions

    kmchugh replied to kmchugh's topic in General Nursing

    My departure for my mother's home was delayed, as we waited for all the logistics of her move home to come together. I am actually happy to report that yesterday, my mother was moved back to my...

  5. manual of surgical procedures

    kmchugh replied to Gump's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have it, and still refer to it occasionally.

  6. SRNA wife about to loose it......

    kmchugh replied to Laughing Gas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    When I went to school, we went through this as well. My daughter was born four months into my program, and my wife was also dealing with my two teenaged kids from a previous marriage. By the time we...

  7. CRNA Headhunters/Recruiters

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

    I have twice found new positions through a recruiter. On the other hand, I once turned a position down because of a recruiter who was lying. As a rule, CRNA placement agencies (i.e. headhunters) are...

  8. Non-Anesthetists Using The Title CRNA

    kmchugh posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    OK, I'll admit it, this is a personal thing I have. I worked real hard to get where I am. In fact, the nurse anesthesia program was the most challenging, demanding thing I've ever done. Even after...

  9. Non-Anesthetists Using The Title CRNA

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

    Thank you. To those who have posted (and this thread is about more than just one person) who want me to "chill," I understand your points. However, I disagree with them, strongly. It is not a small...

  10. Non-Anesthetists Using The Title CRNA

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

    Ramon It isn't that you must defend your usage of your chosen screen name, because that's indefensible. It is claiming a title you have not yet earned, which as others have pointed out is not only...

  11. Did anyone use Mosby CAT to prepare for NCLEX?

    kmchugh replied to pedi-RN's topic in General Nursing

    ooops, wrong thread. Sorry.

  12. Non-Anesthetists Using The Title CRNA

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

    The individual in question has been told in the past about this. His/her response was essentially "I want to be a CRNA, so there's no problem. What's the big deal?" Still, I haven't decided whether...

  13. Chemistry??

    kmchugh replied to SaraB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think most programs presume that you had to take an intro chemistry course as part of your undergrad work. However, that may or may not always be the case. One means of researching the topic is to...

  14. Chemistry??

    kmchugh replied to SaraB's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sara You might also look into schools that require no more chemistry than what was required for your undergraduate course work. There are those that feel as though they can teach you the necessary...

  15. YESSSSS! I got accepted to Samuel Merritt.

    kmchugh replied to traumasrna's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congrats, that's great. But, you are not a CRNA yet, I'd be real careful about using that title, even on a bulletin board. Kevin McHugh, CRNA (Implies that I have graduated and passed boards. As...

  16. Will my past hurt me in school or in getting a job?

    kmchugh replied to joon's topic in General Nursing

    I'll add my agreement. The only way a drinking problem becomes an issue is if you were still drinking. You aren't. In fact, you have a five year sobriety track record. Congrats. You have done...

  17. How you got to where you are now

    kmchugh replied to Wen83's topic in General Nursing

    I think starting out in med/surg is really up to you. We all know there was a time when the med/surg floor was where everyone started out for a year or two, then started looking around at where they...

  18. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Deb, forgive me but I really don't understand what it is you think should happen. I appreciate your feelings, but are you suggesting that once the VA enacts a program, that program should never be...

  19. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Deb With all due respect, this is where I have a problem with what you are saying. Funds are not being cut. Funding to the VA is increasing. Some programs used for non-service connected people are...

  20. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Has this thread been re-opened? Because if it has, I'm still waiting for Begalli to tell me exactly what her frame of reference is.

  21. Can nurses decline to be videotaped?

    kmchugh replied to daisybaby's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with what everyone else has said. I do not allow family members to videotape while I am performing any procedure, including IV's or epidurals. However, I don't approach it as "you have...

  22. Unfair Discipline at Work...What do you Think?

    kmchugh replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, Pickles, but I agree with everyone else. Filing a complaint about another patient (which is exactly what this is, no more, no less) generally brings about a concerned shrug from management....

  23. UCSF OB Anesthesia Meeting

    kmchugh posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just returned on Sunday from the UCSF OB anesthesia meeting, held annually in San Francisco, and I can say that I really enjoyed the conference. It was very informative, interesting, and San Fran's a...

  24. ICU vs Burn Unit

    kmchugh replied to flaced's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    First, the standard response: Contact the directors of the programs you are interested in, and ask them which unit they feel would give you a better background for a program. More personally: All...

  25. CRNA independent states

    kmchugh replied to cooper's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's how I read these ads.