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  1. Survey of Nurses Rights In Abortion

    kmchugh posted a topic in General Nursing

    WITHOUT STARTING A FLAME WAR, OR A HOLY CRUSADE!! The thread in OB/GYN nursing got me wondering. Does a nurse have a right to refuse to participate in certain procedures, if s/he feels those...

  2. Baby Polar Bear

    kmchugh posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    One day, a baby polar bear asks his mother "Mommy, am I really a polar bear?" "Of course your are dear" replies mommy. So, the baby goes off to play. A few days later, the baby polar bear approaches...

  3. The AANA, the ASA, and the SDN

    kmchugh posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It seems like about once every six or eight months, someone goes over to the Student Doctor Network and finds some particularly inflammatory remarks about nurse anesthetists. Then, we get a thread...

  4. Need Advice, My Son Was Diagnosed With Add

    kmchugh replied to JasmineG's topic in Psychiatric

    Jasmine This is one of those topics that will strike a chord with many people. There are those out there who doubt ADD, and will even flat out say people are just drugging kids without regard to the...

  5. Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    kmchugh replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    Statements like these make me approach this thread with some trepidation. No, Fergus, I don't believe you would ever generalize about men, or any other group for that matter. However, the fact that...

  6. Which school for BSN to get CRNA?

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

    Archie: SRNA - Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist DrugreptoCRNA - ApaisRN is correct. Generally, the school you attend as an undergrad won't have much impact on which school you get into for CRNA....

  7. Children and career?

    kmchugh replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. Feel like I have to post so that not all us nurses in anesthesia get painted with the same brush. No question, being a full time employee, student, and mom is exceedingly tough, but it can be...

  8. Im in the dumps

    kmchugh replied to chadday21's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Chadday Same advice I have given before. Step back, take a deep breath, and relax. Feel better? Don't sweat one grade of 88, it isn't the end of the world. You can be highly competitive for a slot...

  9. North Carolina HB503 is officially dead

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

    Your arguments about the scope of the AA's practice would be more compelling if the scope of practice of AA's was controlled by CRNA's. In fact, it is not. It is controlled by the same group who...

  10. tell your kids never do this!

    kmchugh replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    Betty Sorry to hear about your son. Hope all goes well. My wife was a nurse for several years in the burn center at St Francis, they have a great staff there. Tell them hi from the McHugh's. The...

  11. North Carolina HB503 is officially dead

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

    jwk You know, perhaps this attitude has something to do with why AA's face such an uphill battle with the CRNA community. There is much all of us in the anesthesia community can do to better work...

  12. Army Reserve CRNA

    kmchugh replied to bandit788's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Bandit I am an Army veteran (not a CRNA while in the military), and I can tell you one thing for certain. When you are told about a "90 day deployment rule," think "guideline." Where ever possible,...

  13. pain management for bone ca

    kmchugh replied to dinkymouse's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Dinkymouse STICK BY YOUR GUNS! You are absolutely correct in your assessment of this lady's pain. Even if the other nurses are correct that this lady might become addicted, SO WHAT?? She has cancer...

  14. Get my BSN or just take chem and pharm classes

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

    Not always correct. Some schools, such as my alma mater (Newman University, Wichita, Kansas - Shameless plug) will accept RN's who have non-nursing bachelor's degrees. However, there are other...

  15. Review on epidurals?

    kmchugh replied to mamallama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This comment caught my attention, so I went and looked at the website. I don't know who wrote it, but they got quite a bit wrong. Kevin McHugh,

  16. malpractice insurance

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

    While I don't know the specifics of cost of malpractice insurance in Florida, don't let that alone slow you down. The fact is that most places you work will pay your malpractice premiums. About the...

  17. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    And just to back up Hoop Jumper: "WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, June 25) -- The line-item veto is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court decided Thursday, ruling that Congress did not have the authority to...

  18. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Deb Excellent points, all. In fact, I agree with everything you put in this post. However, what has yet to be demonstrated anywhere is one vet who is going without treatment to which they are...

  19. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Which glove is it that fits, Eric? Overdramatizing my experiences, or sniping at people who did that which others were afraid to do? Kevin

  20. Share Your Saying

    kmchugh replied to angelique777's topic in Nursing Humor

    "There is no problem so large that it cannot be overcome by a suitable application of high explosive." US Army, unknown "As long as you are talking, you aren't learning anything." J.P. McHugh, my...

  21. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    No, that's not fact. You are in fact repeating a lie. In fact, if you go way back to the beginning of this thread, you will find an article referenced by Begalli that demonstrates that veteran's...

  22. Future of Anesthesia

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

    Not aware of any new drugs in development, but then the pharm companies don't often take me into their confidence. A few things I would like to see: Monitoring integrated into OR tables. Rather than...

  23. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    This poll by it's very nature would be misleading and incorrect. Go back to the beginning of the thread. THERE ARE NO CUTS BEING MADE IN VA FUNDING. Asking whether someone was in favor of the cuts...

  24. Bush Administration Proposes Cut in Veteran Benefits

    kmchugh replied to barefootlady's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Perhaps you didn't read my earlier posts on this thread. I'm curious, what was promised to me that has not been delivered? After all, I'm a 14 year veteran of the Army, medically discharged, and now...

  25. Unprofessional & Jealous!!!

    kmchugh replied to CRNANUPE_2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    1. Methinks we have a lurker here who may not be telling us the real story of who we are. Trying desperately to downplay and undermine the education received by nurses in general, as well as CRNA's,...