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  1. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

    alansmith52 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    this puts a name on what I 've been thinking about. I just couldn't fomulate what I see going on with the CA1's that I work with. Iam making a top 10 list of funny things I hear attendings say....

  2. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

    alansmith52 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    furthermore. we have let see..... about 6 MDA attendings mabye 8 and I think 3 or 4 are board certified. I take that back there maybe

  3. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

    alansmith52 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was with a very cool senior resident today. he is likeable and gets along with most of the RRNA's he got a new book to study for boards. we went through some of the questions together. he...

  4. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

    alansmith52 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    allright, allright I am done. I am gonna go to bed and fight with tommy thomson (the god father) in my

  5. Can you picture yourself being a CRNA? (for the students)

    alansmith52 replied to apaisRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    when I was a new ICU nurse I was scared, I had no idea what was going on. had never even seen an art line let alone zero it. one day I was called upon to set up a swan. and failed misserably....

  6. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

    alansmith52 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    my numbers came from the medical residents I "work" with, in an effort to justify why they are paid so much more they and to quantify how hard their board exam is. they tell me it only has a 40%...

  7. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

    alansmith52 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    this is classic, here he is trying to seperate the men from the boys. A residency is by definition " a period of advaced trainning" we are residents we do a residency. yeah its shorter,...

  8. Lubbock-TWU students

    alansmith52 replied to convuluterrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Quality I give a C Quanitity ummm well depends on what,, general anesthesia an A+ CARDAIAC and NEURO a D OB an B regional and perpheral a C by graduation I will probably do a 8 hundred...

  9. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

    alansmith52 replied to dreatx's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    just get in sit down and hang on tight. becuase this my friend will never go away. I am at a clinical site with medical residents. I love my job, I got a really difficult cervical instability...

  10. just an update from clinical

    alansmith52 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I thought I would just check in and let you all know I am still alive and kicking. Well so far so good I guess, well that is if you don't count the bleeding ulcer I had after the first couple of...

  11. TWU clinical sites

    alansmith52 replied to JCRN03's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    true you have to live in lubbock but its actually not bad at all. and the clinical experince is hard to beat. in my third week here we are almost working independantly with the MDA always a call...

  12. CRNAs working with surgeons

    alansmith52 replied to apaisRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    From what I can tell so far they treat us and mda's the same where I am. mostly very respectful and kind. the only issues that really exist is between us and the MDA residents. mostly I think...

  13. Radius to the 4th power

    alansmith52 replied to Tia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    the big deal I see here is that it doesnt take much change in radius to get a big change in resistance. its just somthing to

  14. lets discuss extubation

    alansmith52 replied to gaspassah's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've only been in clinical for a week and thus have had nausea, vomiting and diarhea for a week. one week and I am on call for the first time on sunday. yeesh. anyway. durring a confernce...

  15. Incoming Lubbock RRNA's TWU/TCU

    alansmith52 replied to anesthesialife's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    if their is a national pull then its headed by nursing schools and not anesthesia schools I am

  16. TWU CRNA students?

    alansmith52 replied to lam70's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I did not bring my book to class. I think it would be very difficult to follow along in the

  17. Incoming Lubbock RRNA's TWU/TCU

    alansmith52 replied to anesthesialife's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    hope I am not late on this. I havn't been to the board latelty. I'll give you a call today.

  18. TWU CRNA students?

    alansmith52 replied to lam70's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My study group often said Memorizing the pre-printed notes is mearly a prerequisit for taking the test. you have to know those notes very well but its the test. the test will pull a skill out of...

  19. TWU CRNA students?

    alansmith52 replied to lam70's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I just finished the first year. I don't think I would ever, ever do it again either. I also don't think my brain will ever revisit the capacity it did durring the last year. At times you will...

  20. Resource books

    alansmith52 replied to jewelcutt's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    dorche and dorche you could possibly do without. Guyton is a must have if your a first

  21. CRNAs and SRNAs, what's in your fanny..

    alansmith52 replied to TraumaNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    sounds like good advice craig. I am about to make my first step into the OR in two weeks and I do have a fanny pack. Zem gave them to our class. I have a PNS in it and my precordial steth. and a brain...

  22. Salt Lake City CRNA's

    alansmith52 replied to downhillracer's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    downhill : if you are who I think you are then you know the deal at the U they make about 90K their turnover is high soyou couls always get a job there. slc reginal has had jobs off and on for a...

  23. Washington, D.C. CRNAS

    alansmith52 replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I wish I was going to the conf. to meet you guys. (wink wink.) but I will be moving to my clinical site for the remainder fo my education next

  24. CRNAs once again defamed...

    alansmith52 replied to dynamiteRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    someone post a link where I can do some

  25. Recruiter for New Grads - Yes or No??

    alansmith52 replied to DC2RN's topic in General Nursing

    recruiters often have alterier motives like ceo's and physicans. you can't always trust them..