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  1. Eating Boogers??? Is this for real?

    alansmith52 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

    DON'T NOCK IT TILL YOUVE TIRED IT I ALWAYS SAY. what about the sodium intake for those cardiac risk patients... no seriously I've tried this and I am as sick as a

  2. MD referring to CRNA as 'support staff'

    alansmith52 replied to kestrel1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think its all just classic. the doc said, did and acted as he was trained to do. (cant you hear them in your minds ear in class, "you are the one in charge, you take on the liablity, no one cares...

  3. MD referring to CRNA as 'support staff'

    alansmith52 replied to kestrel1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    you have to shut the doc down in front of family, painfull I know but it works. phycians are used to having the last say and not being challanged. whey you correct them in public they freeze. they...

  4. Pain Management CRNA

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

    I liked it. and I was the one being called a dummy (in jest) I think likening nurses to other oppressed groups is a perfect comparison. In the nazi prison camps jews were put in charge of...

  5. my laptop, in hindsight

    alansmith52 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Before I started school I had questions about needing a laptop or a pda and what was important? So I got a laptop and I used it all year, everyday. I wanted a dell and I got all the goodies...

  6. Pain Management CRNA

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

    why is it so offensive that nurses would broaden their scope of practice as the world evolves. MD's do it as new technology comes available the practice new treatment modalities. so why cannot...

  7. TCU or TWU - reasons for your choice

    alansmith52 replied to eph432girl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    eph I think this is a great question. but I dont think anyone is gonna stick there neck out and answer it for ya. its a bit of a touchy subject. for some reason. In the past this has come up but so...

  8. CRNA malpractice costs

    alansmith52 replied to FLCRNA2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    so if phycian anethsetists were sued 7 times more than crna's and Anesthesia is given by CRNA's 60% of the time in this country.. what does that mean..??? I just want to say. someday if I have the...

  9. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

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

    TD I have much the same resent (if that's what you call it) as deepz.(although he is older and wiser) I appreciate that for some fraction of your posts you've had a calm tone. I just wanted you to...

  10. Interesting - new "bedside manners" test for med students -

    alansmith52 replied to u-r-sleeepy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think this makes docs more like nurses in this light. now they wanna know if you can talk to people. now after all these years they think it might be important to communicate. what, you mean...

  11. Interesting - new "bedside manners" test for med students -

    alansmith52 replied to u-r-sleeepy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    first they are trying to get more diverse degrees in med school and now this if they want docs that are more like nurses why don't they just take their admisson pool from a pool of nurses. quick fix...

  12. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

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

    what is going on in our forum??? really I've seen more just outright fights in the last several months than ever before. It seems they all fall under the guise of "open minded", "educational"...

  13. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

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

    this forum has sure evolved. I remember back when there was less than 10 of us or so. I like the diversity now but it sure can get heated. which I also like. just an observation as to how fast...

  14. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

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

    the foundation of the AANA is a silly refrence for the beggings of Anesthesia as a profession. come on

  15. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

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

    I'd like to just copy that summary off and hand to anyone that asks me about my scope family,frieds and foes. I am getting sick of deffending my self and sounding self consious. do you think you can...

  16. What's going to keep you motivated????

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

    I just want to address some of the major points on this thread and say how I feal. 1. THE MONEY ISSUE: you know the truth is money motivates us to do most everything. the reason we go to school...

  17. SRNA drop out rates

    alansmith52 replied to FLCRNA2B's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    if you really want it your not going to fail out. I mean if you are hungry and scared you will do everything possible and it will serve you well. as far as "over admiting" I don't belive it....

  18. Using same syringes all day

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

    It seems like I heard that a provider was doing this last year or so and got caught and ended up loosing his liscence or somthing. again it was a midwestern state. I don't remeber the details but he...

  19. vetrenary A..

    alansmith52 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    some where in my memory banks it seems like I met a CRNA that was moonlight doing vet. Anesthesia. is this possible or am I crazy. (don't answer that) not that I aspire to do this at all but just...

  20. Pain Management CRNA

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

    there is a CRNA in one of these midwestern states. I want to say iowa that does Pain clinic only. 9 neuro surgeons refer to her clinic and she does neuroaxial steroid injections (if thats the proper...

  21. CRNA Contracts

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

    I really like this thread, I don't have anything smart to say but I think she has a point. in fact I've heard finacial stratigest say not to worry about your school loans so

  22. How to Compact the trash...

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

    I think those are important classes to do well in, even more so than nursing core classes. those "hard science" classes are sometimes pulled out of your trascripts and looked at

  23. vetrenary A..

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

    Thanks for the insight. from now on capital "A" from me means Anesthesia. Spelling was a nuisance and typing.. lol what's next. I am kidding of

  24. Air Force to cut CRNAs by 1/3

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

    no

  25. Ventilators in Anesthesia

    alansmith52 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was wondering to day, I could be way off. It almost seems like the Ventilators used in the O.R. are those that time forgot. Is there any real reason why anesthesia machines havn't...