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  1. Question re Post-Op Amnesia

    jewelcutt replied to Homesick Gypsy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That sounds about right, some surgeries basically have people standing on their heads, and with someone 100# overweight, I would be concerned too. Obesity can cause a lot of problems for anesthesia....

  2. Question re Post-Op Amnesia

    jewelcutt replied to Homesick Gypsy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The medicine you recieved, midazolam, has both retrograde (majority) and in some people, antegrade amnestic effects. This happens all the time, we give pt's the versed and a day later they don't even...

  3. Does it ever get easier?

    jewelcutt replied to acgemt's topic in Emergency

    I found that when I first started working, I was more numbed to it. But the longer I worked, the easier it was for me to cry. What does get easier is how to support the family. I used to be at a...

  4. Low dose sux, subtherapeutic or good idea?

    jewelcutt replied to miloisstinky's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    According to Larson, the laryngospasm expert, a sub-therapeutic dose of succs can be used to treat a laryngospasm, .1-.2mg/kg. As I was thinking of this question I was remembering the order of...

  5. babies in the ER

    jewelcutt replied to ERERER's topic in Emergency

    Some people have very strong opinions about placing things in the nose of obligate nose breathers. Fact is, they only breath through their mouth when crying. However, I've never seen babies go into...

  6. Telemetry Techs vs. Nurses

    jewelcutt replied to Jubei's topic in Cardiac

    Perhaps the OP should be specific about what kind of nurses they read rhythms better than. Sure, a m/s nurse with 8 patients without monitors all over the place will need to rely on a tele tech. But...

  7. opinions

    jewelcutt replied to confusionabounds's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I've found that all patients react differently when beta blocked. Some don't respond with increases in HR with ephedrine because of the beta blockade, some respond with a greater bp increase than...

  8. Is Indiana RN allowed to give Ketamine for procedural sedation ??

    jewelcutt replied to samaritan's topic in Emergency

    What I find the most frightening here is the lack of knowledge related to anesthetic drugs now being used as sedative agents. Everything aside, if you are giving a drug you should know exactly how it...

  9. Retrograde Intubation vs. Crichotyrotomy

    jewelcutt replied to NeuroNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think you could do a retrograde once you have done a cric and oxygenated the patient. Dome people probably have other favorite modes to manage difficult airways though (FOB), so perhaps that is why...

  10. ER vs ICU

    jewelcutt replied to ivypetals's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Because you have experience working in the ICU this is a positive, just say you were a float in the ICU for whatever amount of time you did it. Also, an ICU and ER experience combo is good. If...

  11. What drugs are used in a surgical epidural?

    jewelcutt replied to Homesick Gypsy's topic in Medical-Surgical

    To the OP's question. Epidurals during surgery usually have a combination of bupivicaine and fentanyl, which both numbs and relieves pain. During surgery we can choose not to run the epidural and...

  12. Paying For Crna School

    jewelcutt replied to ashfost's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Regardless of whether you want to work like a mule and save before school, or take out loans to get you through school (every individual is different, one way is not the best for everyone), the main...

  13. Undermined Education

    jewelcutt posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Do you ever feel like your education is, let's say, not important in others eyes? And I mean faculty, CRNAs, MDAs. I don't even come from a program with MDA residents, but I often feel that we don't...

  14. Undermined Education

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

    No, I'm at Oakland. But it doesn't happen all the time, and I do rotate other places. I just don't think it should happen at all. And we don't have MDA residents there, so we're not competing for...

  15. AANA/ASA Awareness brochure - unethical

    jewelcutt replied to Mana_Tangata's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have to agree with heartICU, It is never the intention of any anesthesia provider to have a patient with recall, in fact we often give additional amnestics just incase in certain situations. The...

  16. Oakland University in Rochester, MI

    jewelcutt replied to zoozoo's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Zoo Zoo, Being from toledo you could take classes for their program and do your clinicals at toledo hospital. They have a few students a year who do that. The clinical home base is beaumont, but you...

  17. Who is going to AANA meeting?

    jewelcutt replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think the party starts at 8pm, but my classmates and I didn't sign up for the party with a purpose. I heard though, that you can just go to it even though you didn't sign up. Is this true?? That...

  18. Can someone tell what these drugs do?

    jewelcutt replied to milenko's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Rocuronium is a NDMR - Non-depolarizing Muscle Relaxant Succinylcholine is a DMR - Depolarizing Muscle Relaxant These are the acual classifications of these drugs We are not using lay terms, the rest...

  19. Can someone tell what these drugs do?

    jewelcutt replied to milenko's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't think people were being disrespectful, I think they were merely responding in the same manner the OP asked. Posting a general question without letting us know where you're coming from won't...

  20. After graduation present.......

    jewelcutt replied to gasgiver's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Lasik eye surgery, teeth whitening, and a day at the spa so I can emerge from the ugly shell I am now to the radiant beauty I used to be when I had money, rest, and

  21. What one message about CRNA's do you wish the public "got".

    jewelcutt replied to Roland's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If there was one thing I wish the public knew it would be that CRNAs were around before MDAs. If anyone really understood that, then they wouldn't make crass statements about CRNAs and supervision....

  22. Careplans!! please respond

    jewelcutt replied to DIVER CRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Our program sucks! We have to do one care plan for every day in the OR with all the patho and implications, and all the other stuff mentioned in the above posters. The careplan is usually 4-6 pages...

  23. Anyone have any experience with anesthesia assistants compared to CRNAs ?

    jewelcutt replied to MilwaukeeMike's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There are both case # and hour requirements for CRNA school. Oftentimes, people think that 800 is the total number of hours we have, which is totally untrue. The number of hours are anesthesia hours...

  24. Who is going to AANA meeting?

    jewelcutt replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Count me in :beercuphe Where are you guys all staying????? We're all staying at the Omni, the other hotel sponsored by the conference. I think the two are marriot and

  25. Do you have any anesthesia helpers?

    jewelcutt replied to Laughing Gas's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That is pretty hilarious, although you handled it really well. I had some SSEP tech the other day rudely interrupting me and dictating how and where I should tape my tube, you know watching me really...