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  1. Why Do We Tolerate This?

    kmchugh replied to kmchugh's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have to get ready for work, and so will make this short. Absolutely correct on all counts. I have not missed the fact that there have been a lot of female nurses on this board who have taken a...

  2. Why Do We Tolerate This?

    kmchugh replied to kmchugh's topic in Men in Nursing

    First of all, I wasn't really offended by either thread, though I will admit that the first thread made me pretty angry. And as I said, I can see the humor in both threads. However, looking...

  3. Why Do We Tolerate This?

    kmchugh replied to kmchugh's topic in Men in Nursing

    You might try the LPN forum. Yeah, Steph, I think it's funny too.

  4. pregnant and crna school?

    kmchugh replied to rayraycrna2b's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Shouldn't be a problem. My guess would be that this isn't the first time your program had a student in a similiar situation. Talk to your director. Kevin McHugh, CRNA (already finished with school...

  5. RSI meds

    kmchugh replied to thanatos's topic in Emergency

    Anytime you are doing a rapid sequence induction (RSI), your primary concerns are airway and aspiration. Therefore, what you give should not promote emesis (etomidate is well known for this) and...

  6. Newborn in coma after accidently administered CO2 instead of O2...

    kmchugh replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. CO2 is used in the OR to insufflate the abdomen for laparoscopic surgery. It is used because it does not promote combustion, the way O2 or room air would. However, it comes in a gray...

  7. Non compete clauses

    kmchugh replied to mgrn88's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    All I can say is that I have not and would not sign a contract with a non-compete clause. Most CRNA's I know feel the same way. I left Kansas about 2 years ago, and we had 10 anesthesia groups...

  8. New SRNA @ Northeastern University Any Helpful Pointers

    kmchugh replied to LittleKate75's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What helped me was study groups. We met almost as an entire class immediately after class, and worked chemistry and physics problems similar to the ones we were learning in class. We bothered our...

  9. crnas in labor and delivery??

    kmchugh replied to cutiejen2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There are some places where you can limit your practice to OB, but I would not recommend doing that right out of school. You need to spend a couple of years at a high acuity, high volume environment,...

  10. "Pit to distress..." (Rant)

    kmchugh replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You know, I've always found in dealing with hard-headed residents there are two simple solutions. The first? "You do it." i.e. You want to keep upping the pit till there is fetal distress? Fine....

  11. New bill for safe nursing standards

    kmchugh replied to Bjo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    OK, this is sure to paint a target on my back, but I'm not so sure that this bill would be a good thing, at least not as it is presented in the OP. As it is presented, it simply looks at staffing...

  12. joining military reserve

    kmchugh replied to egul105's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    14 year Army veteran here. There are upsides and downsides to military service. But, look at the contract. A standard clause in ALL military contracts is that whatever you are promised can be...

  13. What kind of nursing do you do????

    kmchugh replied to dspring's topic in Men in Nursing

    CRNA at a smallish hospital. Love anesthesia, wouldn't be a nurse if it weren't for the CRNA.

  14. Roll Call

    kmchugh replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Kevin, CRNA in Arkansas. Haven't spoken to my wife in over a year. I don't like to interrupt.

  15. OB Clinicals

    kmchugh replied to carolynd's topic in Men in Nursing

    I hated, and I mean HATED my clinical rotations in OB in nursing school. So much so that I can within a hair's breadth of quitting the nursing program less than half way through that semester (3d...

  16. Patient with awareness

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

    First, to Loisane: Excellent responses to Dutchgirl. I don't think anyone here would suggest that only anesthesia providers should post here. However, it is always a good idea to know a little...

  17. Congratulations to...

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

    Craig Well done! Told you you would pass. Now, start picking on those SRNA's right away. It's your turn!

  18. Positive for Barbiturates

    kmchugh replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Barbiturates are essentially fat-soluble drugs. That means they dissolve into body fat, and slowly leech out over time. So, for most barbiturates (caveat - MOST), if I were to take the drug today, I...

  19. Patient with awareness

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

    I first saw this thread yesterday, and decided that I'd better take a little time away from it before responding. Now that I have cooled a bit, I think I can get my points across, yet be calm and...

  20. ***Will the future of CRNAs remain like this???

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

    I agree with Yoga re: skepticism. It ain't all about the salary. However, for once, I have found one thing to disagree with Yoga about. I have found a huge number of people, mostly hospital...

  21. "When Anesthesia Fails" on Discovery Health Channel

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

    First of all, a huge ditto to everything JWK said. It is one thing to raise awareness of a problem, it is another thing entirely to profit from the problem. Next, for Affected. I have no doubt...

  22. Got any funny acronyms at your ER???

    kmchugh replied to RNin92's topic in Emergency

    Along these lines: Acute biscuit poisoning.

  23. Trolling for Health Care

    kmchugh posted a topic in General Nursing

    Probably don't need to post this, but just lately I've noticed an increase of people joining the board to ask health related questions. You know, like "I found a spot/lump/pain on my foot/hand/nose....

  24. Abductor hallucis and hallucis brevis muscles

    kmchugh replied to tbonn90todd's topic in General Nursing

    As Angie said, see a doctor. We cannot diagnose a problem over the internet, and you are asking us to put ourselves at a liability risk by doing so. Kevin McHugh Edited to add: Thread

  25. help me buck the system, please! super-traditional pinning ceremony that nobody wants

    kmchugh replied to rach_nc_03's topic in General Nursing

    I cannot for one minute begin to comprehend how this got turned into a "conservative versus liberal" issue! It is nothing of the kind. Why is it that when some people wish to avoid religious...