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Are any of you out there involved in providing "conscious sedation," or "procedural sedation?" If so, in what setting? Any guidelines or tips from your experiences? Thanks

For any: Does the "master's" have to be an MSN? What about a BSN with a master's in education? Just curious

let's see if this helps. Since CRNAs are in some if not all states, also considered ARNPs, maybe we can clear the confusion with the following: All CRNAs are ARNPs. Not all ARNPs are CRNAs. (ie there are psych NPs, FNPs, pediatric NPs, etc, etc, etc...

Tia: RE: CCRN exam: I say, go for it! If nothing else, you get some "practice" preparing and taking a national certification exam. It looks good on your application. It boosts your confidence a bit (job well done kind of thing) Some facilities ev...

I certainly am not against vaccinations, but I have to say I'm glad my children are not babies now...there is so much more evidence/discussion of the possible side effects and harmful effects, the mercury content in some of them, etc, that I think th...

well, I've got to ask: if there are inherent problems with the vaccine, which are obvious, why are we still using the same vaccine? Can't it be fixed, attenuated somehow so that it still provides immunity, but the risk factor is less? Also, can we w...

Ok, have any of you students or practitioners heard (or seen?) this one? Supposedly, according to a study (only 20 women, hardly merits the term "study" IMHO) at the University of Louisville, "red hair is the first known visible genetic trait that ...

well, sometimes, that anecdotal medicine has some value; I've never seen any studies that "prove" the histamine thing, but I've seen it happen enough that I believe it, enough so that I prepare for it, anyway (but maybe hives, etc, just show up more ...

in the olden days, when I practiced, we liked Ketamine for hip pinnings in those elderly folks that seem to fall out of bed in the hospital or nursing home and fracture hips. Worked great.

brenna's dad.... Congrats on your admission to Gonzaga. I completed their program back in the olden days (1984) Yep...wrote that thesis on a TYPEWRITER, kept my notes in a PAPER notebook in my pocket...ahhh, those were the days..... None of my empl...

Just FYI: Gonzaga University graduates earn a "Master of Anesthesiology Education" degree. Some of the brightest, best anesthetists I know have graduated from that program. All programs have their strengths and weaknesses, though; try to find one t...

I am a Gonzaga grad....good program....I don't know why you'd need another Master's though, as you already have an MEd, so I would think you'd already meet the "degree" criteria to teach........

sounds like a great experience (you know what I mean) to have while you're in anesthesia school....good work!

my class was 4 males, one female (me). All of the guys had decided on anesthesia before they decided to take the nursing pathway to that goal........

Thanks, Karen, for your thorough response. Sounds like your department isn't cutting any corners and is providing a good situation for patients and staff, alike.

How much propofol? Are you using drips, or giving it push? ANy other sedation with the "milk of amnesia?" Thanks, :)

Dave: I appreciated your statement: "Nursing is not being almost a doctor." Succinct, and oh, SO true! Wish doctors could understand that!

with that in mind, (allies, not enemies) there is a good treatment of that very issue on this site: http://www.kana.org/anesthesia.htm which someone on the crna list at yahoo posted (thank you to that person!).

I'm getting such a kick out of the posts at the future docs site! I wonder how mad they'd get if I mentioned that one of my CRNA buddies made upwards of $275K last year? Unsupervised. Nah, not worth mentioning.

I haven't been thru an FNP program, so I may be wrong, but I wouldn't think the FNP program and the CRNA program have much in common at all. On that basis, I don't think the FNP course itself would be of much help with the CRNA course. I don't know...

"muscle relaxer" and "neuromuscular blocker" are both nice terms for "temporary paralysis." Patients generally don't like to hear that kind of thing..........!

Nick: never underestimate the power of nitros oxide and a good local anesthetic. Fast on, fast off; very effective. With the advantage that you could most likely drive yourself home. Good luck with your teeth.

Kevin: Are you going to take on this amazing question? ("amazing" because it seems to be asked with sincerity, "amazing" because these people don't KNOW the answer to that!)(actually, maybe that's more "scary" than "amazing!") "Are you of the opin...

Hey Kevin: On behalf of "dumb nurses" and CRNAs everywhere, THANK YOU for your well thought out, very well-stated, factual response to the age-old debate currently going on at the student-doc BB. Cheers to you for weighing in in such an intelligent...

In follow up to my own comments....those of you that are concerned about this issue might like to visit http://www.vote.com. Type in "anesthetists" in the search option there, and you can actually send your local elected officials your opinion as to...