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  1. Come On Crna's And Srna's ,post Your Stats!!!!

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

    well lets see... flunked out of elect eng. school in mid 80's went back took some courses, 2.5 gpa a's in biology, physics. did the adn thing 2.75 gpa bsn preqs 3.95 rn-bsn 4.0 applied 1 school 1 time...

  2. Valley Review supplemental materials

    gaspassah replied to sandman1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    definetly get the memory master. i just took the see exam and alot of the questions were ver batim (sp) plus it challenges you to learn the material better.

  3. After graduation present.......

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

    hehe :balloons: i been doin this for 2 years.... 11.5 acres 4000 sq ft house pool, jacuzi ford f250 deisel, lariat edition 4 door a tag or omega watch a custom exile motorcycle - steamroller model...

  4. Quick questions for all the CRNAs out there

    gaspassah replied to ckh23's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    several ppl in my program had er only or mainly er with perttime icu d

  5. Question on epidural

    gaspassah replied to guest27716's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    if you are in any type of recovery program or are tested regularly check with your case manager etc. especially if you are a nurse. i had a friend (truly) who was in diversion went to see his...

  6. Specific Schools

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

    total tuition for kaiser is about 15,000 and it's noted to be one of the best schools around.

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

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

    we alreaday are. crnas can provide anesthesia in all 50 states without supervision of mdas. again, supervision requirement in medicare part A billing just states that a Physician (podiatrist,...

  8. 13 more shifts until I become a SRNA!

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

    man you got that right :angryfire

  9. 13 more shifts until I become a SRNA!

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

    congtatulations to you all. as a graduating senior with 51 days left i commend you on this journey you are about to take. the last 2 years have been hard on myself and my family. however this has been...

  10. Employment Proposition...Would this change hurt my chances?

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

    seems to me taking a leadership role within the unit is a plus as long as you are not removed from the direct patient care. i think any good leadership role says alot about you as a person.

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

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

    if i am not mistaken the opt out clause in state regulations just removes the "supervision" wording from medicare part A billing. the reason this is important to crnas: it wont change practice much in...

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

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

    well to try and avoid this firestorm again i needed to make a couple of comments. 1. "supervision is a term defined in medicare part A billing. the word "supervision" is not a term that is meant to...

  13. CRNAs as Independent Contractors

    gaspassah replied to snoopy69's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i'm not a CRNA yet, 2 more months. but i know several independant contractors. yes you can make more money, however, you usually pay your own malpractice insurance, most new grads dont have enough...

  14. lower cost schools West Coast

    gaspassah replied to MBA2CRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    kaiser in Pasadena isabout 18000 tutition everything usc i think is 32000 per year those are the only 2 on the west coast i know. gonzaga is private collage and i heard was real expensive but dont...

  15. SRNAs! How many pedi cases are you getting?

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

    we do a 2 month peds specific rotation at childrens hospital of L.A. i finished by ped spec rotation with 96 2-12 year olds 24 peds under 2 and 2 neonates (under 4 weeks old) i have done some peds in...

  16. GlideScope

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

    i used it several times and thought it was pretty cool, not real practical for every patient use tho. just my opinion. i too was told not to push hard for risk of damaging the optic blade, but to...

  17. Future of CRNAs

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

    although i am not terribly anti mda, i dont really see why we NEED them. we are in competition with them in many arenas. if the power of the large mda groups didnt monopolize the contracts or use...

  18. Future of CRNAs

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

    the article is written to state a surgeon has no liability over anesthesia whether they are a mda or a crna. unless the surgeon "forces" the anesthetist (mda or crna) to make a decision detrimental to...

  19. Which schools are "hard" to get into

    gaspassah replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    as for kaiser i was on the interview committee the last 2 years and if i recall the numbers correctly there were 700-800 "inquiries" which meant packets sent out. then the packets that were returned...

  20. DL vs. Fast Track Sympathetic Stimulation

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

    i usually notice a significant rise in heart tone on the monitor during tracheal stimulation. however after i started using a higher amount of narcotic up to 5 cc's fent (when allowed) and lidocaine 1...

  21. Kaiser Permanente Pasadena Thread

    gaspassah replied to bjon2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    the commute is that bad, and no they dont concider where you live when making assignments

  22. SRNA wife about to loose it......

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

    my wife is in the same boat, but i only have 2 months left. just remember, it can't last forever and there IS a light at the end of the tunnel. you will make it and your relationship will be stronger...

  23. Interesting Read

    gaspassah replied to Pete495's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    single sided epidurals are not unusual if you tend to lay on one side a significantly greater time than another. in the epidural space the fluid will flow with gravity and you can get a greater motor...

  24. California CRNA Education

    gaspassah replied to Trixie36's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    well i attend kaiser and have some opinions on it. the faculty is great total tuition about 15,000 usc >30,000 length of program 24 months, usc 32 or 36 not real sure on that one. kaiser no gre...

  25. CRNA independent states

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

    i was under the impression that crnas could only bill 75% of what an anesthesiologist bills through medicare and this was the financial bonus for using crna's, jwk maybe you could post a link to a...