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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.

  16. Why do practicing CRNAs not like OB?

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

    i thought it was a good joke, and even more hilarious is how many people are taking it so personal. get over it and learn to take a

  17. Why do practicing CRNAs not like OB?

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

    i thought it was a good joke, and even more hilarious is how many people are taking it so personal. get over it and learn to take a

  18. Survery: Tuition cost and credits

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

    Barry U 27 mo program 48 credits 610/credit = $29300 +

  19. Train of Four

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

    angel337 for most surgical procedures a neuromuscular blocking agent (muscle relaxer) is given to allow better surgical access such as big belly cases. by giving these drugs you competively block the...

  20. Black Widows

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

    you're on the right path, once it binds to the nerve terminal it triggers the exocytosis of ACh-containing vesicles. This leads to an initial overstimulation via cholinergic transmission, followed by...

  21. laryngospasm

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

    i think we are all in agreement w/ the oral airway

  22. laryngospasm

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

    w/ ENT procedures there is potential for lots of bloody secretions. suctioning is very important. if patient was already spont. vent. but still in no-man's land the oral airway + secretions probably...

  23. How busy are your clinicals?

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

    after one year into the program. ~300 cases, ~500 hrs 1st semester no clinical, 2nd semester 3d/week, 3rd semester 4d/week. will start 2nd year clinical increases to

  24. Informal survey for those who have applied to CRNA school

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

    2 years total as RN with one year in smaller 10 bed ICU unit with 6 months of that time as charge. no ccrn, strong science background, 3.3 nursing gpa, 3.4 total. undergrad at the univ. of FL...go...

  25. Antacids

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

    yes that's what I meant, good call thank you