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  1. Why Shouldn't I Tell?

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

    The tension between mainstream nursing and nurse anesthesia is real. In addition to the accurate comments by many posters here, there is a history to this tension. In the 1930's, when nurse...

  2. A Natural???

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

    Elenaster, I appreciate the personal struggle you are facing regarding childcare and related issues. It is a huge factor for SRNAs. It is near impossible to be successful at juggling both without an...

  3. How busy are your clinicals?

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

    nilepoc, I too find this an interesting question, and an interesting poll. When people answer how many cases per month, how many clinical days a month does this represent? I know you are in a front...

  4. 7 Calendar Years of Education????

    loisane replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    diprivan/vented, It is my opinion that most GRNAs should be able to hit the ground running. In my experience, nothing like the preceptor/orientation for new RNs is offered, nor required for new CRNA...

  5. Sufenta

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

    Jake, I hope there is a legitimate reason for your question. Seems to me that anybody who has a legitimate reason to administer a drug, would not need to come to a forum such as this to ask about that...

  6. nicu?

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

    Swan experience = practice taking care of patients with PA catheters, obtaining hemodynamic data, relating it to the pathophysiology, and interpreting it to make clinical decisions including...

  7. Alaska Removes Physician Supervision Requirement for Nurse Anesthetists

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

    I have noticed how our professional tone has taken on a little more "attitude" on the opt out issue lately. Now that we have ten states opted out, and the process has been in place for about two...

  8. nicu?

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

    CRNA, DNSc- I know at one time that former NICU nurses had very high scores on the certification exam. If that is still true, wouldn't that make NICU good experience in the eyes of an admissions...

  9. Giving Insulin

    loisane replied to SANDRA1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    While a TB syringe and an insulin syringe are not exactly the same, in my clinical experience they will substitute one for another in a pinch. The posters instructor specified a setting in which this...

  10. ADN vs BSN when you already have a Bachelor's in a non-nursing field

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

    About half of our anesthesia programs are housed in schools of Nursing. Those require a BSN for admission, and grant a MSN upon completion of nurse anesthesia education. The other half offer some...

  11. Scope of Practice

    loisane replied to Sandman27's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    WntrMute2, your project sounds very interesting. Did you collect actual data to support these conclusions? Of course, your conclusions make absolute common sense, but I was interested in the...

  12. anesthesia and birth defects

    loisane replied to icurn96's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I do believe that modern scavenging, and newer agents have made a favorable impact on this issue. Even so, in the settings I have worked we have taken a few common sense precautions. Pregnant women,...

  13. First day of clinical!

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

    Ah yes, the old pocket notebook. Otherwise known as the SRNAs auxillary brain. A very useful technique in my time. But I thought it had been replaced by the modern high tech PDA! I still use my...

  14. Residual NMBA in cellsaver

    loisane replied to g8rlimey's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with Tensma 110% about sux gtts. They no longer make the plastic vial powder-pack we used to use to make sux gtts at a half a liter at a time. Probably just as well, for infection control...

  15. scary.....

    loisane replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sam, this was a great link, thanks for sharing it. The debate over appropriate provider for various levels of sedation is a complex one. Many issues involved-pt safety, professional standards,...

  16. Antacids

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

    Maybe they don't hammer these numbers into SRNAs heads the way they did when I was in school. If my memory is right, the thresholds numbers are----aspirates greater in volume than 25 ccs, or lower in...

  17. Antacids

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

    "Does this mean that, if one uses Decadron for its anti-emetic effect, one will NOT have to use Droperidol or some other antiemetic of choice before taking the patient to the PACU" Not neccessarily,...

  18. Antacids

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

    Yoga, I have heard good things about decadron for PONV also. From what I understand, the "steroid rush" occurs when you give doses in the 4-8 mg range. But as little as 1-2 mg will give you the...

  19. Difference between MSN and MSA degree.

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

    Brett, The short answer is ------yes. It is possible to get into some nursing doctorate programs with a non nursing masters, but it usually involves some extra work/time/money/etc. Of course, you can...

  20. is being a crna a boring job ???

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

    Heavens to Betsy, you do not need to fret about being bored in anesthesia. There are places where the cases are long and uneventful. But that doesn't mean you can let your guard down, things can go...

  21. Rural vs. Urban Jobs for new CRNA's

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

    You've probably already read my opinion on this, so I will try not to be too wordy My suggestion to new grads is to start out in a busy, tertiary, urban center. You want some place that does...

  22. Oklahoma CRNA Program?

    loisane replied to OKIE-DOKIE's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Matt, I have heard this information at meetings, but I did not keep track of the specifics. The number of programs did peak a few years ago, dropped steadily, and then leveled off to the current 85,...

  23. All SRNA's: Have you bitten your tongues in half?

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

    kkrnkk, it concerns me that you feel what you are going through falls in the category of verbal abuse. If you think that is truly the case, you could consider a formal complaint. (and of course, we...

  24. All SRNA's: Have you bitten your tongues in half?

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

    kkrnkk, It has been awhile since I was a SRNA, but I have to admit, what you describe is pretty common. Unfortunate, but common. Anesthesia people are, as a rule, very meticulous to detail. So it is...

  25. Oklahoma CRNA Program?

    loisane replied to OKIE-DOKIE's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you will allow me to split hairs--------- The Council on Accrditation does not control the NUMBER of nurse anesthesia schools. It does set standards that all schools must meet, so that indirectly...