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  1. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

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

    before you go, can you expand on this comment?

  2. Student in ICU -- what should I look for?

    gaspassah replied to DaFreak71's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    acls protocol, emergency drugs, drips, and pay careful attention to how people operate under stress. try to find the ones who are cool and collected and learn from them. pick their brains. being...

  3. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    even if they do have a science degree, how many critical patients have they taken care

  4. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i dont have as much a problem with aa's that were nurses as much as i have with those aa's that get in as english majors. at least the rns have had training and experience in dealing with patients....

  5. How do CRNAs/SRNAs benefit anesthesiology residents?

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

    tejas, i think i just sounds belittling to the anesthetists, whether they are srnas or crnas that their job is to give breaks, let the resident leave early, or provide the resident with the time to do...

  6. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    dog, the quote i made was from the rural hosptial association memo. see here. http://69.2.40.145/LANA/Admin/Uploads2/RuralHospitalMemo.pdf my argument was basic. if you cant pay a mda or crna then get...

  7. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ok jwk, what is your answer, they say they cant AFFORD mda and crnas, but they want aa's. i know it's not based on the history of outstanding care provided by aa's. they are looking for a cheaper...

  8. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i would guess they would pay aa's a fraction of what it costs for a crna. but they would have to contract an anesthesiology group to provide services. so they can be a beeper or phone call away to...

  9. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    having lived (and plan on returning to louisiana) the scope of aa use was to ease the lack of anesthesia providers to rural hospitals. (as stated by the rural hospital coalition) but there are very...

  10. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    bogus

  11. Wow. Louisiana Legislature Votes To Ban AA's

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    jwk you are so sad man. those fires you mentioned your were trying to put out in louisiana just turned into an inferno. if this keeps up, ya might not get any other states....oops. oh and tricare was...

  12. Thanks to all, making the dive into CRNA

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

    thanks, welcome and good luck

  13. Ventilators in Anesthesia

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

    the narcomed 6000 has the piston vent in it. and yes i have used the simv to get the patients co2 up and get them breathing on their own. however i have also been "practicing" "old school" technique...

  14. Clinical question about laryngoscopy

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

    in "fishing" i mean that after you lift the epiglottis with the tip of the blade and dont see anything you move the tip left and right a little to reposition the tip of the blade in a different area...

  15. Why did you become a CRNA?

    gaspassah replied to cns48's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i dont think it's wrong, but when you see what you have to do to get the pay i doubt many people would continue doing it if their hearts arent in it or they werent fully aware of what the job entails....

  16. Clinical question about laryngoscopy

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

    are you using the same blade each time your having difficulty or are you switching blades and still having difficulty seeing? someone taught me to "fish" with the tip of a miller when i was having...

  17. Question about Kaiser

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

    i want to say it was something like 400+ inquiries, i think that means applications sent, 200+ qualified applications recieced I THINK). this year 78 interviewed, 35 accepted. i started sept 2003....

  18. Here's what CRNAs really think about AAs

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

    While the final rule authorizes TRICARE reimbursement of care involving AAs, it does so with several important restrictions: It contains strong language stating the rule does not introduce AAs into...

  19. Advice question follow up

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

    kaiser in pasadena does not require a gre or mat

  20. Why don't CRNA's like AA's

    gaspassah replied to ep71's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i think it is how it's written into law. that aa's must be medically directed by a mda. not just directed.

  21. Things to study up on...

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

    if i was to do anything other than relax. learn top drawer drugs, esmolol lidocaine terbutaline aminophyline neosynephrine epinephrine ephedrine atropine robinul neostigmine labetalol verapamil...

  22. AA Debate

    gaspassah replied to user69's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    user 69 you can also choose not to read the

  23. More Fights between CRNA's and AA's?

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    here's georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners BASIC JOB DESCRIPTION PHYSICIAN'S ANESTHESIA ASSISTANT A. The Physician's Anesthesia Assistant (PAA) may administer anesthesia under the...

  24. More Fights between CRNA's and AA's?

    gaspassah replied to Sheri257's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    for user 69 4731-24-04 Anesthesiologist assistants: prohibitions. (A) Nothing in this chapter of the Administration Code or Chapter 4760. of the Revised Code shall permit an anesthesiologist assistant...

  25. Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

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

    not today, but what about those out there trying to get into crna school, or 10 years from now or 5 years. dont look just at today, look to the long term ramifications to the profession. it should...