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  1. Read any anesthesia textbooks before acceptance?

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

    i'll try again to answer your question... i dont think reading stoelting is going to help you. unless of course it's a program that wants you to, like you said. however like milo said, if you can...

  2. Read any anesthesia textbooks before acceptance?

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

    i read 2/3 of morgan and mikhail. and no it didnt help one bit. some of the info is over your head without some input from instructors. i was not asked any clinical questions. some of the info in...

  3. Why Mayo CRNA program is not top rated?

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

    i would also add that if the university has a highly rated medical school, and anesthesiology residency program, 1. most resources go to the medical school. 2. you may be in heavy competition with...

  4. Military vs. Civilian CRNA's

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

    he's truly gifted as a teacher, he can make the most difficult ideas easy to understand. he is very laid back. wanna talk? just go knock on his door. guys is scary smart too.

  5. Military vs. Civilian CRNA's

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

    he's truly gifted as a teacher, he can make the most difficult ideas easy to understand. he is very laid back. wanna talk? just go knock on his door. guys is scary smart too.

  6. Military vs. Civilian CRNA's

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

    well i go to school at kaiser, all the kaisers except one use crnas, plus several hospitals we use for clinicals outside kaiser use them. crnas are used more readily in s cali than you may expect.

  7. Military vs. Civilian CRNA's

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

    well i go to school at kaiser, all the kaisers except one use crnas, plus several hospitals we use for clinicals outside kaiser use them. crnas are used more readily in s cali than you may expect.

  8. Congratulations To Me........!!!!!!!!!!!

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

    congratulations. and btw, i saw your abstract in the student journal of nurse anesthesia, nicely done.

  9. just an update from clinical

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

    it's funny, when i was reading this it reminded me of what i was telling some students the other day. sometimes you can do what is right, supported by the literature and you are still wrong. i have...

  10. Any Advice for school preparation for this year?

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

    clear all debt. party hard now, you wont get a chance in school. begin to regiment your time. start reading something now to get in the habit. fix everything you need to on you car, tires a/c...

  11. No GRE who said it

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

    kaiser in pasadena requires no gre no mat.

  12. Too Early To Investigate Employment Options?

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

    i graduate in august, i have 3 interviews already set up for the break during xmas. to more you can talk to ppl and get your name out the better i say.

  13. If you can't get immediate adult ICU experience after school which is better....

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

    i know several crnas that only had picu exp. but ya never know. how about doing what your interested in first. adults vs kids. kids can be very stressful if you are not used to working in that field...

  14. Anesthesia in toddler

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

    well i'm not a pediatric anesthesiologist nor an anesthetist yet. but i did severl caudal blocks during my pediatric rotation. it is a relatively simple procedure but vigilance remains a must, allows...

  15. Awake intubation question

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

    crna or not this is really not appropriate in a discussion among professionals. yes i am a professional, i dont have the licensure yet but my years of experience as a rn make me one. my status as...

  16. Awake intubation question

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

    i realize we have gotten into the general discussion of sux, but remember in this particular case the pt was in pul edema, and already desaturating with bvm. you may not get an adequate...

  17. Awake intubation question

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

    i agree with wntr on several points. 1. even thought the icu is a controlled environment it's usually best not to paralyze because rarely is there someone standing there that can do a cricothyrotomy...

  18. Any CNRAs in Reserve Programs?

    gaspassah replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    again i am concidering the reserves for the financial aspect as money has become very tight. for those of you with the military experience. i was wondering what the deployment percentage for the...

  19. More Discussion of Propofol

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

    i agree with athomas. as an analogy. dr writes an order for morphine to titrate for pain, up to 100 mg. but the order was to say 10. mg. if you give a dose of a medication and it's not the...

  20. Letter about cheating on Boards

    gaspassah replied to franky127's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i'm sure this has gone on since they first administered the test. and at what point and what group do you not let take the test and the ones that have already taken it and passed..do you revoke their...

  21. First Day in OR

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

    although vinny got it pretty good, he's not the only one. i think when it comes to gettin it from preceptors, the older ones are worse than the newer ones. i think it's like raising kids, you do as...

  22. First Day in OR

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

    these are the very patient to practice. if a pt has a site that even looks like it might need changing i would start a new iv. if i thought the 22 butterfly wasnt going to be good enough, they got a...

  23. First Day in OR

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

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: trust me...there aint nothin you can do one of use hasnt already done, since the dawn of srnas. sounds like your preceptors are friendly and good. my first attempt at...

  24. GI Diprivan thread

    gaspassah replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    just out of curiosity, what did your preceptor say to do if the pt quits breathing and their airway obstructs and cant be ventilated by

  25. question about LMA contraindications

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

    well it's a diff situation as a student. i feel and have done this myself is to suggest what is the safest for the patient. if a pt is obese or has reflux etc. suggest ett for that specific reason....