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  1. Emerg or ICU?

    NCgirl replied to Goodie's topic in Emergency

    Was forced to do a couple months of med/surg/tele....it was a total waste of my time and I hated every second of it. Much happier once I got to CVRU, now in anesthesia school.....everything from my...

  2. health insurance while in school

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

    My school provides it for no extra charge....I count my blessings

  3. Ketamine manufacturer

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

    I haven't used Ketamine yet, but have covered it in class. Seems to be popular in ODS for mentally retarded adults, to chill them out for induction. Also good for transient pain, like a closed...

  4. What would happen if someone accepted an offer from a hospital, anesthesia groups ect

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

    For whatever this may be worth (and it may be nothing), I was told by a large medical facility's CRNA recruiter to think of their stipend as nothing more than a loan. She said many of their...

  5. Ketamine

    NCgirl replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    That's hilarious.....are you saying that the CRNA would be of no help? In your ER, you must be able to intubate too---that's awesome! A CRNA could run the code, intubate, put in lines, blah blah...

  6. Ecmo

    NCgirl posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, my first day of clinical was this week, and I loved every second of it. I'm looking for a little help and explanation on one of the cases. We were sent to NICU to put a munchkin on ECMO, but...

  7. Ecmo

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

    Well, my first day of clinical was this week, and I loved every second of it. I'm looking for a little help and explanation on one of the cases. We were sent to NICU to put a munchkin on ECMO, but...

  8. Cardiothoracic anesthetics

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

    Try the Manuel of Cardiac Anesthesia, by Stephen Thomas.....it's a required text in my program, and I've found I really like it. There's a chapter specific for pharm, and they speak to how all the...

  9. Cath lab, RN/tech mix

    NCgirl replied to lee1's topic in Cardiac

    The CCL I used to work in had RN's, resp techs, rad techs, and surg techs. Couldn't really tell any difference between the techs as far as their backgrounds went. There wasn't really any problem...

  10. Early start

    NCgirl replied to Chewy Lewy's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    From a second semester SRNA, enjoy your life. There's plenty of reading to come, I

  11. Physician Hostility

    NCgirl replied to blake's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm so tired of these debates and arguments--why can't all the doctors just go back to their sandbox (bulletin boards), and get out of this one? I welcome input on clinical issues where useful...

  12. 1st Interview done(Need Cyberhugs)

    NCgirl replied to kestrel1121's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))) I'm sorry it wasn't much fun, but I have to say that was totally wrong on the MDA's behalf to get into that conversation. Your opinions on that don't have *#@& to...

  13. Propofol

    NCgirl replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    Ditto on Yoga's remarks, and Athomas. I was previously a CCL nurse giving "conscious sedation", and just being in my second semester of anesthesia school has drastically changed my thinking on RN's...

  14. Future career in Nurse Anesthesia

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

    As a sign of encouragement, a CRNA at the facility I'm in school at was an NP before CRNA. Our program faculty say we are honored to have her teach some of our classes, and that she has a wealth of...

  15. Future Kaiser Students?

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

    I'm in 2nd semester at Carolinas Healthcare System/ UNCC in Charlotte. I love it here, can't complain about a thing. But I must say my first official day of clinical is in two weeks, and I'm scared...

  16. Future Kaiser Students?

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

    I just wanted to say from the east coast that I'm so happy for all you guys!!! Congrats- You'll love every minute of

  17. Chicago anyone?

    NCgirl posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, graduation may be just less than two years away, but I love early starts. And on that note, I think I've finally decided that Chicago is the city for me when I graduate. My question is if...

  18. Chicago anyone?

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

    Sorry, this was supposed to be a

  19. a little help

    NCgirl replied to rubin777's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My advice is this: apply with the 3.06. Study your butt off for the GRE and get a phenomenal score- you'll need it to overshadow the low GPA. Decide what CRNA schools interest you, and go meet with...

  20. matts update

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

    Happy to hear things are going well. And if you want to cry to someone about the upcoming pharm test, and hear ya' loud and clear. I have that same exact test next week. This past weekend was...

  21. For those that have applied......

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

    Applied to three, interviewed at all of them. Accepted to two, alternate at the third. I'd say apply to all five you like. Good

  22. IF for some reason you COULDN'T be a CRNA what area of nursing...

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

    If I couldn't do flight nursing with lots of scene/trauma calls, I'd go back to school and become a professional children's

  23. Does size matter?

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

    I'm just an anesthesia student- no experience on admission boards. But IMHO, I think most schools would be more impressed with experience from the largest hospital, b/c that's where the highest...

  24. Quick Quiz for CRNA students

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

    ASA here

  25. OR Nurses Giving Conscious Sedation--WHY SHOULD WE?

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

    Hey everyone- I learned that tidbit about Fentanyl, and the other narcs like it, while in my second semester of anesthesia school. Interestingly enough, I've learned all kinds of things about the...