ctbsurf

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1. CRNA forums

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

   crnachat.com not very active,

2. CRNAs?!?!?!?!?!?!

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

   major troll. check out all his posts he made within only two days. putting down nurses in his misguided notion that nurses believe they are = to MDs. get a

3. Weird question

   ctbsurf replied to notamannurseanymoRCC's topic in First Year After Licensure

   uniform w/ a cap. are you kidding. i was wondering why we drive cars to work instead of horse and buggy. give me a

4. What to do...

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

   i would brush up on your chemistry. anything more would be overkill. it doesn't matter if you have 1 year or ten years of icu experience everyone is in the same boat, everyone will be stressed and...

5. Side effects of spinal anesthesia

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

   ummmm, actually not always, my friend. pain and defecits relayed to CES depend on the specific nerve roots affected... so if sacral roots 3-5 are affected they may have pain in their perineum, lack of...

6. CRNA Salary Survey

   ctbsurf replied to salvati08's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   this is for CRNA income not a RN

7. The usefullness of MONOSCOPES

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

   my precordial collected dust until i did my pediatric rotation. it generally is more of a hassel to use b/c sometimes i won't hear the surgeon when they are asking me to do something. if they are...

8. Resume for CRNA apps

   ctbsurf replied to AmiK25's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   my resume was more than one page as well, i wouln't worry about it, definatly put the stand out info on the first page to keep them

9. Would you still take the CCRN exam...?

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

   no it serves no purpose if you already got in. you are no longer an ICU nurse, move on to the next big step, surviving anesthesia school. then we'll talk about personal achievment. good luck and...

10. Epidurals in the obese

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

    palpating the pelvis to identify L4 can be done most of the time, if not they will have a nice fat roll that gives an approx location of L4. ususally you can't feel any interspaces so basically I end...

11. AA bill passes in florida

    ctbsurf posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    SB 626 (AA bill) passed the House friday by a vote of 74 to 39. This bill now goes to the Governor Jeb Bush. If the Governor signs the bill, or allows it to become law without his signature, it will...

12. I need honest advice about getting into CRNA school

    ctbsurf replied to luster7576's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had difficulty w/ the numbers also... start H.S at age 12 or 13 graduate @ 16 with 2 kids married @ 16 finish ADN @ 18 work for four years as nurse while going back to school for BSN and while...

13. One year experience and accepted, credentials please

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

    one year PCU, one year ICU, w/ 6mo of the ICU time as charge nurse. ACLS, PALS certified. never got CCRN. overall GPA 3.45 w/ strong science background. chem I & II, Bio I & II, physics I...

14. Admitted With One year Experience

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

    no, just go for it, don't wait. what you need to know about anesthesia will be taught to you. you'll kick yourself later for not accepting. I got in w/ 1 yr PCU and 1 yr of ICU. never dealt w/ pts on...

15. charting...dialed in or end tidal?

    ctbsurf replied to mbrian46's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    nilepoc, i'm confused at first i thought you were disagreeing w/ kscrna, but then your last sentence is agreeing with what he had said originally.