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  1. Icu and/or Nurtse anesthesists magazines subscriptions

    charles-thor replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Current Reviews for Nurse Anesthetists I just recently learned of this one. It's published biweekly. You can get a subscription through http://www.currentreviews.com/nurse_home.cfm or

  2. Icu orientatations for new grads?

    charles-thor replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi. After graduating from nursing school, I took a position at the Surgical Intensive Care Unit at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Their orientation lasts between 4-6 months, which consists of...

  3. Other places to buy textbooks

    charles-thor replied to louloubell1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Here are my two favorite sites: http://www.discountmedicalbooks.com - new only but usually discounted 10-25% http://www.addall.com - new and

  4. MAC and pts with reflux

    charles-thor posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hi. I'm curious to hear everyone's opinion regarding MAC and patients with GERD with moderate/good symptom relief by proton pump inhibitors and/or H2 antagonists. From a conservative standpoint, are...

  5. MAC and pts with reflux

    charles-thor replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    So I suppose it primarily depends on how stimulation the procedure is and how confident you are that you will maintain airway reflexes throughout the case. I guess it really depends on whether you're...

  6. research/teaching as a CRNA

    charles-thor replied to meredithxm's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was discussing this very topic with a friend of mine the other day. He mentioned that, while he was in school, a CRNA instructor of his was met with great resistance when she proposed a clinical...

  7. Anesthesia review sources

    charles-thor posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I know most people look to Valley Review when preparing for the boards, however has anyone considered some of the sources that the anesthesiology residents use to prepare for theirs (ie Jensen Big...

  8. Anesthesia review sources

    charles-thor replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have spoken to several anesthesia residents about how they prepare for written boards, and many of them suggested Jensen's Big Blue or the Osler Anesthesia Review. There is a sample chapter on the...

  9. Nerve Blocks

    charles-thor replied to Traveler's topic in Pain Management

    mwbeah, I guess this would be more appropriately placed in the CRNA thread, but since it's already here, I'll ask. In your experience, have you seen good results with attenuating central...

  10. succinylcholine drip

    charles-thor posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What is the best way to run a succs gtt? I ask since I'm doing a thymectomy tomorrow, and my instructor suggested that we use one. I'm sure he has his way, but I'm curious as to the opinions of...

  11. succinylcholine drip

    charles-thor replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What is the best way to run a succs gtt? I ask since I'm doing a thymectomy tomorrow, and my instructor suggested that we use one. I'm sure he has his way, but I'm curious as to the opinions of...

  12. Physiology review books??

    charles-thor replied to tcrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Dr. Linda Costanzo is a physiology professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, and not only is she a wonderful lecturer, but she also has two extremely well written physiology texts that you should...

  13. Bypass question

    charles-thor replied to NeuroNP's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think it totally depends on the institution in which you work. For example, today I had a patient on bypass for removal of a left atrial myxoma. Once she was on bypass, we dripped in some propofol...

  14. ACLS and PALS online courses - important

    charles-thor posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I recall a thread in the not too distant past that mentioned the availability of online ACLS and PALS re-certification courses. While browsing online, I came across this piece of information that is...

  15. ? regarding CRNA programs

    charles-thor replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Owning the intellectual material and being able to apply it clinically is what really matters - not grades. If you progress through school using grades as your endpoint, but forget the material 6...

  16. something funny and something wise...

    charles-thor posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Here is a list of quotes from udmercy's website. Enjoy! Anesthesia The chief value in adequate physical equipment is not that it makes eternal vigilance unnecessary, but that it makes eternal...

  17. Remember the Vogue artical?

    charles-thor posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The aesthetic and the anaesthetic November 2004 -- This month's issue of Vogue includes an excerpt from the Center's letter in response to the inaccurate assertion, attributed to a Hollywood plastic...

  18. Remember the Vogue artical?

    charles-thor replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Here is the rest... Prominent Hollywood plastic surgeon tells Vogue readers that use of nurse anesthetists is "unsafe" June 2004 -- In Ariel Levy's "Shopping for surgery," an article in this month's...

  19. Scranton

    charles-thor replied to preCRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    2 years ago when I interviewed, everyone interviewed as a group (about 10-15 people in all) in front of a 5 person panel. One of the individuals on the panel would ask a question, and each one of us...

  20. IV start advice

    charles-thor replied to UTRN2005's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    ...hmmm a lidocaine with the little 25g vs. no lido with a 16-18 x however many attempts you require? I'm not sure I'm following your school's rational. Even if the fraction of the cc of lidocaine...

  21. Question about Hypothermia

    charles-thor replied to MaleAPRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Here are some approximate numbers from Duke's Anesthesia Secrets: ~32 - J waves, although these aren't necessarily specific for hypothermia ~30 - nodal

  22. Future Requirements for CRNA schools?

    charles-thor replied to DanRnWv's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The completion of a dissertation and the ability to receive a professorship are two stark differences between a clinical doctorate and a PhD. If the requirements are in fact changed, it will take...

  23. How important is writing ability for an SRNA?

    charles-thor replied to atainey's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The ability to clearly and effectively communicate ideas via both the written and spoken word is of the utmost importance. Good oral communication becomes particularly vital when you're getting...

  24. Propofol

    charles-thor replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    Someone's previous post regarding RNs giving propofol in the absence of a secure airway: " EVERY SCENARIO I HAVE DISCUSSED INVOLVES AN MD BEING AT THE BEDSIDE" Unless the MD was an anesthesiologist,...

  25. Duramorph/astromorph for C/S

    charles-thor replied to babies_r_us's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IV narcan works great to decrease the itching, N/V, ect that accompany neuraxial