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  1. Shoe Suggestions and Earpiece Thoughts.....

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

    no one has told me i cant sit. however. i sit when my feet hurt i sit when my back hurts. i stand when the procedure is tense i stand when they start closing. i definetly stand when the poop hits the...

  2. dosing meds for obese pt

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

    half the big stick all little stick.

  3. Correct answer to interview question

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

    i dont think it's an "i know more than you thing". if you prepared a plan based on a quality assessment, pt interview and were aware of the global situation. i say defend your stance with your...

  4. Vasoactive drugs - down to the cellular level - Resources anyone?

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

    noone is trying to belittle your accomplishment nor your knowledge gained prior to getting into school. what i was trying to say is that i think it is a little over the top to grill prospective...

  5. Vasoactive drugs - down to the cellular level - Resources anyone?

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

    i think there is an importance of having the basic understanding of how drugs work, where they work an how long they work. especially when you are in school. however this kind of question always...

  6. Ethics

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

    how about the need for surgery on a cystic fibrosis pt and dnr status and their desire to not be mechanically ventilated after surgery. or dnr status and surgery.

  7. Celiac Plexus Nerve Block

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

    i have Hahn, really cool book, actual pictures of a pt with a "cutaway" anatomy pic layered over it.

  8. CRNA?? and cost of living

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

    i think the key they are looking for is direct pt care, assessing, intervening, monitoring etc. if that is included and you are participating in direct care then it's probably ok, again depending on...

  9. CRNA?? and cost of living

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

    most schools like for your experience to be recent and in direct pt care. some schools will interview you if you are scheduled to graduate bsn before anesthesia school starts. most contracts i've...

  10. Less than optimum anesthesia?

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

    why are you filing an incident report based all on second hand info and your perception of what you think happened. grossly inappropriate. the first order of business would be to find the anesthetist...

  11. Combitubes and curiosity

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

    i suppose if it was handy and you were deep into the difficult airway algorhythm it would be useful. other than that, don't see a need or use in the OR

  12. Interesting Case

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

    what is the underlying rhythm, what type of pacer cont or on demand?. is it actually a pacer or an internal defib. when was it implanted. was it due to an mi. if so when was the mi. where was the mi....

  13. Assignment help please!!

    gaspassah replied to RN2Bin05's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    first it should be clarified. an anesthesiologist does NOT have to preop your pt. many crna work independant of mda's therefore they are not preopped by mdas. if a patient is preopped by someone other...

  14. need crna info for school

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

    try the aana website they have a section on this i think.

  15. CRNA in trauma

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

    depends on the group or hospital or solo practice you are in. some groups dont let CRNA do regional (mda + crna), some groups dont let crna's push their own drugs sometimes. if you work in a crna only...

  16. TWU clinical sites

    gaspassah replied to JCRN03's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    arrowhead regional in southern california not sure if its concidered san bernadino or fontana. its a great hospital. new facility, less than 6 years old. county facility, lots of trauma, OB, some...

  17. Info on current issues of CRNAs with AAs

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

    you can try aana website, or the louisiana assoc of nurse anesth. website (lana) they just went through this issue a couple of months ago.

  18. New program in development at York College

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

    i hear Our Lady of the Lake college in baton rouge is in the process of opening a school also. albiet about 1.5 yrs too late for me.

  19. lets discuss extubation

    gaspassah posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i have been working on smoother wakeups. the technique i have been employing is using either morphine or fentanyl and titrating in 2mg per cc of mso4 or 10 mcg of fent to keep respirations about 12-...

  20. lets discuss extubation

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

    dip vent, although we did discuss this in an earlier thread there are some questions i would like to ask. 1. why do you want to titrate a paralytic on a patient you want to extubate. 2. as far as...

  21. New Overtime Rules

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

    although job mobility makes good sense and is a viable option, there are times when differing employers will band together. ie noone in town will pay ot. then youre looking a little farther out to...

  22. lets discuss extubation

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

    no flame intended and i'm no expert, but i think this would get you into

  23. precordial or not?

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

    it's an earpiece that is specially molded to fit your ear like a hearing aide. it's attached to a piece of rubber tubing that connects to a stethescope bell that connects to the patients chest with 2...

  24. precordial or not?

    gaspassah posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i went through a period where i was not using my precordial that much. however now that i'm in a pediatric location i am using it much more and have noticed that i missed it's use. the only downside...

  25. Does anyone want to mentor???

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

    good luck to you, if i were near and graduated i would gladly do it. let us know how it goes after it's done.