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  1. Let's talk about... spinals

    stanman1968 replied to Qwiigley's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Just a reminder to check lab values. Had a 72 fx hip with bad CAD miX2 and CABGX4, with EF 35%, ortho wanted a spinal CBC from yesterday showed platelets at 98, I thought that was a bit low and also...

  2. Scope of Practice

    stanman1968 replied to paindoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Lets see LESI vs lumbar labor epidural, Both into the lumbar space, right one inject local anesthetic and maybe narcotic, the other a steroid. Not a big difference, do CRNA's use steroids in...

  3. Job prospects for new CRNA age > 50

    stanman1968 replied to Sedna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Anesthesia care team, the anesthesiologist "supervises" you, basicly getting paid to be there and YOU you lucky dog get to generate the revenue for that, what a

  4. Just for practice:

    stanman1968 replied to Qwiigley's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You can do this in more ways then GA. How about spinal or epidural? Hell you could even do this with paraertebral block. It is not all

  5. Job prospects for new CRNA age > 50

    stanman1968 replied to Sedna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Dude no one will care as long as you do the job. It is not like it is heay lifting or anything. Just go for the bucks in a rural area, you will have some debt and only so many years so maximize your...

  6. Let's talk about... spinals

    stanman1968 replied to Qwiigley's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    sitting preferred, lateral for hips. usually 15 mg bupivicaine with epi 20mcg fentanyl and if going to ob or ICU some duramorph. For hips CSE epidural for post op pain with a strait local running...

  7. Scope of Practice

    stanman1968 replied to paindoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It does not set "precedent" as the ruling was based on the louisina BON wording on the scope of practice. The only way this is a national pecedent or a precedent of any kind is if another state BON...

  8. Scope of Practice

    stanman1968 replied to paindoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    scope of practice for CRNA's is determined by state board of nursing, not medical boards. If the ASA or medical boards would like me to define their practice then they may define mine, until then...

  9. All CRNAs need to READ this

    stanman1968 replied to janecristensen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I perform regional and general anesthesia every day to patient from 6 months old to 98 years old. "It aint bragging if you do it" And I do it every day

  10. All CRNAs need to READ this

    stanman1968 replied to janecristensen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Look I do not see anyone jumping on FNP's if they say they can do a GP"S job. The truth is that a CRNA is just as capable of providing an anesthetic just as well as an anesthesiologist. We are not...

  11. Canceling a surgery because you're not comfortable w/ pt's hx.

    stanman1968 replied to KsMICT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    This happens from time to time. But you cannot cancel a case on a "feeling" you must remember that the most common place that a CRNA will have such autonomy is a rural hospital. There are usually...

  12. Can you answer this newbie a question?

    stanman1968 replied to gt4everpn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    first get your BSN ICU experience and CCRN, take GRE and apply for anesthesia school, cannot apply as

  13. Doctor Frustrations

    stanman1968 replied to Anesthesialovr's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you look closley only 2 to 3 contributors are posting these things, the rest are medical students or first year residents, they do not know better. You will run into some opposition from time to...