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  1. AA question

    gaspassah replied to manowar88's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    it's my humble opinion that a few high profile AA screw ups with some dire patient outcomes would bring a little light to the subject (heaven forbid). please dont think this is what i'm looking for,...

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

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

    roland i agree with free speach. i believe in knowing when and where to speak your mind, however, in the sense of being a crna student this attitude will kill you and you may not graduate the...

  3. Ketamine manufacturer

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

    ketamine causes a release of endogenous catacholamines. ie, bronchodilation, increase hr, increase bp. not a bad drug for severe asthmatics. (however we were taught that pentathol is ok for asthmatics...

  4. BSN question.

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

    i think the confusion lies in where someone with an adn degree goes back for their bsn, while already having been in the

  5. Future Kaiser Students?

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

    when is started we did and angels' game and tailgaited. the word out for this year is we are gonna have a luau (sp) at one of the students house that has a pool. it'll be fun no matter

  6. BSN question.

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

    some schools i am familiar with. kaiser in pasadena will accept your application if you are scheduled to be finished with you bsn before school starts (i assume this is still the same as when i...

  7. extubating deep

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

    well so much for my theory. thanks for setting me straight, my first case i ever did was a craniotomy for aneurysm clipping. the crna i was with suggested the deeper ext. although we did give...

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

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

    i believe this really boils down to professional ethics. if you dont really have any then this scenario works well for you. if you believe a professional contract is something to uphold, and was made...

  9. extubating deep

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

    only being a student, i have little authority over when to extubate patients whose case i;m in on. however there are certain circumstances that extubating deep would seem appropriate. i know several...

  10. Seattle anyone???

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

    i will be attending the conference and was wondering if anyone else had ever been. what's it like and what will be going on? any infor appreciated. sorry i meant to say i would be attending the...

  11. Future Kaiser Students?

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

    the money you paid up front covers most all your books (anesthesia) still got fullerton stuff. i have a laptop/ makes it easier to get work done if you travel and spend the night for clinical (i...

  12. Future Kaiser Students?

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

    the money you paid up front covers most all your books (anesthesia) still got fullerton stuff. i have a laptop/ makes it easier to get work done if you travel and spend the night for clinical (i...

  13. CRNA scope of practice

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

    at the risk of intering this argument late...plimp, this has a "bating" sound to it. or at least sound of attempting a argument fought all too often at many different levels. as far as i know mda's...

  14. Anesthesia School Help

    gaspassah replied to lsucrna04's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i be ringing you soon. i got some questions for you about your new job. btw congrats on graduation. :balloons: :balloons:

  15. Anesthesia School Help

    gaspassah replied to lsucrna04's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    kevin is that

  16. Need Help, Working on Paper

    gaspassah replied to Heather R.N.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i dont really remember her name but self care defecit comes to mind. under anesthesia the patient no longer has control of their own autonomic nervous system much less take care of any of their other...

  17. Propofol

    gaspassah replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

    in full disclosure i am an anesthesia student. i feel as others that in the realm of patient safety certain guidelines should be followed. in the realm of being a nurse and caring about the profession...

  18. Train of Four

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

    to also help determine how deep the paralysis is (if no tof twitches) you can do a post tetanic twictch count. this will help determine how soon you should get twitches back if you dont have any tof....

  19. Future Kaiser Students?

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

    kdst and tdog are you the 2 ladies from hawaii joined at the hip?

  20. do you fight a V/Q mismatch

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

    we havent studied this yet but i read a research article on this at one time. speaking of NO, are you talking nitric oxide as in liquid ventilation, i read of this in the treatment of ARDS (acute...

  21. Rural Jobs

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

    kason i dont work rural, just 2 nd semester srna also. but i will share some advice that was given to me. for at least a year or 2 work in a practice that has significant backup, wide variety of...

  22. do you fight a V/Q mismatch

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

    a little clarification for me please. i did my first thoracotomy last week. while i understand the interventions mentioned here, it is only if there is a need in the presence of V/Q mismatch. is this...

  23. Should Anesthesia Be an only MD Profession

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

    i agree with benna's dad on a couple of issues. at kaiser we get alot of training in regional, some invasive lines etc. however when you graduate many jobs are mda run. and they believe that invasive...

  24. Cosmetic Surgery Death after RN (not CRNA) Administered Propofol

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

    are you from baton rouge? that sounds an awful lot like a situation that happened at a hospital i used to work

  25. For those that have applied......

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

    Dartain, kaiser permanente pasadena ca. http://www.kpsan.org pm me for any specific questions, looking forward to hearing from