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  1. CRNA's in the future...

    duckboy20 replied to Skrawberri's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Who thinks that the Anesthesiologists Assistant profession will gain a strong footing and severely hurt our CRNA profession in the long run? I think it is doubtful but I guess anything can happen, I...

  2. Going to be a grandfather!

    duckboy20 replied to Trauma Tom's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congrats to

  3. Missing a week of Classes

    duckboy20 replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would agree, wait to take the honeymoon. I am in my second semester in a front loaded program and let me tell you that you don't want to miss the first week. It is all new and very hard. Probably...

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

    duckboy20 replied to mbrian46's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We are taught to monitor end tidal concentrations

  5. Nurses and extubation

    duckboy20 replied to Palpitations's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Earle58- I would not even attempt to do so if I were you. You are definately not covered by the Good Samaritan Act. If you were to injure that person in any way you would be held legally responsible....

  6. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    duckboy20 replied to KR's topic in General Students

    I use the one to know them: On old olympus towering tops a Finn and German viewed some hops. For sensory, motor, or both Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Bad Business Marry

  7. Mnemonic for cranial nerves

    duckboy20 replied to KR's topic in General Students

    Tuppence, Cranial nerve VIII is also called the Auditory nerve or V for Vestibulocochlear. That is where the A is

  8. What can I do . . .

    duckboy20 replied to princess_j's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Like he said make yourself as noticeable as possible. As for TWU you can get in with a non BSN but you must have a bachelors degree and still the required nursing experience. I would most definately...

  9. Nurses and extubation

    duckboy20 replied to Palpitations's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    The hospital I come from physicians, anesthetists, or RT's can extubate or intubate. Nurses do not do so at all, unless they are ACLS and like everyone said, the only potentially qualified person...

  10. Question about Cushing's

    duckboy20 replied to Lorus's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Hope this helps_" The Cushing reaction is a special type of CNS ischemic response that results from increased pressure in the cranial vault. For instance, when the cerebrospinal fluid pressure rises...

  11. Ghostly presences in the hospitals?

    duckboy20 replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    One of the weirdest things I have heard of happened in the ICU where I used to work. They were coding this patient for a certain amount of time with his heart starting and stopping again. It was...

  12. Wesleyan Bound, Anyone?

    duckboy20 replied to XIGRIS's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Fort Worth now has 2 with TWU and TCU, I think there is an army anesthesia program in Texas. Visit http://www.aana.com and it can tell you of each accredited program in every

  13. Fort worth... where to live

    duckboy20 replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In the dorms I don't know how strict the female dorms are but it was not problem for spouses to stay the weekend in the guys dorm. I don't really think you were supposed to but the hall director was...

  14. here are some non-rumors

    duckboy20 replied to alansmith52's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Gaspasr- As to your response about TWU accepting more students than they can handle, that is a dumbfounded statement as all students accepted have a clinical site so therefore they can handle that...

  15. Fort worth... where to live

    duckboy20 replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The campus has a coed undergrad dorm and an upperclass male and upperclass female dorm. Anesthesia students have first priority to the upperclass, they will not put us in the undergrad dorms. While I...

  16. God Is Soo Good!!!!!

    duckboy20 replied to jameelaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations to you!!!

  17. Fort worth... where to live

    duckboy20 replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    TCRN from experience the best thing for you to do is live in the dorms on campus. I know they are not the best to look at but you won't be there for long and your meals are made for you. The library...

  18. Got the call today from TWU!

    duckboy20 replied to aRNnAR's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What an adventure it is! Good luck

  19. Accepted to TWU

    duckboy20 replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    TCRN, I would advise that you do not try to get ahead too much this summer. Just make sure that you are knowledgeable in chemistry so you won't spend that much time on it when you need to be studying...

  20. Seattle anyone???

    duckboy20 replied to athomas91's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Gonna be in Washington DC next year? That will be a good one to go to. Although Seattle is supposed to be awesome as

  21. NG tube trouble

    duckboy20 replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    I find that using hurricane spray like mentioned above and keeping the tube relatively stiff is the best way to insert the tube. The hurricane spray will not get rid of the gag reflex, especially in...

  22. Anyone interviewing at ASU?

    duckboy20 replied to aRNnAR's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Good Luck with the interviews

  23. Clinical Question

    duckboy20 replied to WntrMute2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Agree with Trauma Tom, just don't want to see this turned into a who is better than who debate than the actual topic. Haven't seen NPPE myself but also have studied it to be treated with Positive...

  24. Taking out the trash

    duckboy20 replied to VAC's topic in General Nursing

    If we think we are above taking out trash simply because we have an RN or LPN or what have you behind our name then we have got major delusions of

  25. DO (school) in anesthesiology or CRNA school

    duckboy20 replied to Mantibob's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I do not live in Thailand but have been there before, it is