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  1. Loans & BAD credit

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

    JSB, I know many people on this board have valid negative feelings about accepting a sponsorship before/upon entering school. But yours might be a situation where the pros outweigh the cons. loisane...

  2. Loans & BAD credit

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

    Casper makes a good suggestion for nursing school. But you probably already know, it is not a good idea for anesthesia school. Whatever you do, do NOT plan on any employment during anesthesia school....

  3. Need Help, Working on Paper

    loisane replied to Heather R.N.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Heather, Instead of looking for anesthesia, try looking up critical care. In terms of theory, nurse anesthesia has many similarities to critical care nursing. I was the only CRNA in many of my...

  4. Potential for Air Embolism (clinical discussion)

    loisane replied to yoga crna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    When I read yoga's post, I thought the bucking might be a manifestation of the gasp reflex. A gasp reflex is listed as a sign of VAE, but not seen very often due to most patients are paralyzed....

  5. Question re:CCRN...

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

    CCRN should be a plus for anyone applying. Of course, if you are an excellent candidate, you can get into school without it. What you do NOT want to do, is take the CCRN test, and not pass it. That...

  6. Should Anesthesia Be an only MD Profession

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

    David said "Many have the perception that in the past clinical procedures were only taught to MDA's rather than CRNA's, and now that there is a shortage of anesthesia care providers, CRNA's are doing...

  7. Should Anesthesia Be an only MD Profession

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

    Curative vs. supportive. Yep, sometimes those nursing theory classes do have some substantive meaning! (hehe) Seriously, I believe these questions are important. We're all clinicians, we want to cut...

  8. Should Anesthesia Be an only MD Profession

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

    There are so many points I want to respond to, please forgive me if I can't remember which individual brought them up. I believe one can make a case that anesthesia is more nursing than medicine....

  9. Renal protection during aortic clamping

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

    smiling, This may be a laughable question, but is fenoldapam a relatively new drug? I am not familiar with it, but it has been awhile since I was involved with the big, ICU-type cases. The reason I...

  10. I need your advice...

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

    I think this is well covered in the FAQ, but just to reinforce---------- The nurse anesthesia programs that grant a non-nursing masters (something other than a MSN) WILL accept a non-nursing...

  11. Please help me guys!!

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

    Brett, Another thought. The ASA's official position is that anesthesia (by definition) is the practice of medicine. So if you look on their site for their position on the anesthesia care team, you...

  12. Please help me guys!!

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

    Brett, Here is the page for the AANA analysis of the ASA argument http://www.aana.com/crna/prof/quality.asp The studies they use are Abstein & Warner, and Silber. Silber has published a couple...

  13. After Graduation...where does everyone go?

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

    Without a doubt, there are lots of job opportunities right now. Graduates should be able to write their own ticket, at least for the immediately forseeable future. BUT, there is one pesky little...

  14. OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?

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

    Stevierae, I think you have generated alot of worthwhile discussion with this. I applaud your willingness to give attention to this issue. However, it is interesting to note the responses from those...

  15. OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?

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

    Prescriptive authority is really an entirely different issue. APNs have prescriptive autority to write a prescription, which the patient takes somewhere to have a third party dispense. When the APN...

  16. Okay, lets say someone DOESN"T get accepted into CRNA school the first time around...

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

    In my experiences with admissions committees, current ICU experience is prefered. PACU experience is not as desirable (although I have read different opinions on this, here on this board). NP won't...

  17. OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?

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

    Stevierae, I am in complete agreement. Many anesthesia professionals are concerned about RNS being allowed/encouraged/coerced beyond their legitimate scope of practice in regard to so called...

  18. PONV- use of decadron and zofran

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

    The prevailing current wisdom regarding PONV is that there is no single "magic bullet" that will work 100% of the time in 100% of the people. Instead it is better to cover alot of ground, with a...

  19. advice please

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

    Hmmm- if DePaul has told you that their accelerated program includes anesthesia, then that is fine. But if a nurse gets a MSN, and THEN later decides to go to anesthesia school, they will not be...

  20. advice please

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

    Be very careful if you get a MSN before going to anesthesia school. As I understand it, you would not be eligible for the traditional programs that grant a MSN. So one choice, would be to go to a...

  21. When did CRNA's get left behind!?

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

    Berliner, You have stumbled upon an issue that is a great source of frustration for us "involved" CRNAs. We are America's "Best kept secret" (I didn't say it first, there is a PR film with that...

  22. What's true?

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

    Snide comment? I think it was humor! Take a deep breath, lighten up. It is easy to get too wired when you are applying to school. loisane

  23. Clinical sites...

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

    It completely depends on the particular nurse anesthesia program. The only way to know is to ask them. Bring it up at your interview, and see how they respond. Their response will depend on the...

  24. Recent college grad B.S.- Psych, needs advice.

    loisane replied to B.S.Psych's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To B.S. Psych and John Coxey, I think this is well covered in the FAQ, but just to reinforce---------- The nurse anesthesia programs that grant a non-nursing masters (something other than a MSN) WILL...

  25. anyone hear of new program at mountain state u. in west virginia???

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

    pleasetakeme, I am curious where you saw the position advertised. I hope I am not breaking forum rules to ask you if you would share the site name. Sorry I don't know anything about this new program,...