vaccrn

vaccrn has 12 years experience and specializes in ER, ICU, CCU, CRNA.

Latest Activity

1. information about crna, reliable information please

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

   Where did you come up with stuff? It is interesting to me that you have decided to single out CRNAs as non-caring folks who have absolutely no desire to form a bond with a patient, or their family....

2. CRNA and family life:

   vaccrn replied to RunninDad's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   What would I different? I would go to anesthesia school before I had kids. I couldn't, and you can't. That being said, with a family, there is no good time to undergo anesthesia training, you just ALL...

3. CVL placement landmarks?

   vaccrn replied to traumaguy8's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Creamsoda, CRNAs can, and do, a lot to keep a doc from hitting a lung. They can insert the line themselves. CRNAs routinely insert central lines (I did 2 today - 1 subclavian, 1 IJ). Happyhalothane...

4. Working during school

   vaccrn replied to 2010RN2B's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Realizing that I will come in as the the voice of opposition. HECK YES you can work if you want to and are willing to make the sacrifice. When I started school I had an 8 month old son, 4 months later...

5. Lovenox IV

   vaccrn replied to Celia M's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

   Let me just toss this out there................. Have any of you ICU/CCU nurses ever given Haldol IV (read the vial "for IM adminisration")? I worked for 7 years in the CCU and I know that that I gave...

6. School with children

   vaccrn replied to aerorunner80's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I'm a guy, so I had no worries about getting pregnant while in school. But, my wife and I had 1 son when I started (8 months old) and had our second during my second semester. It was definately very,...

7. Post Extubation Pulmonary Edema....HUH?

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

   I've had this happen to me twice. Once with and LMA (like Mike described) and once was a post extubation laryngospasm. So, what to do about it? With LMAs - I'm not sure the oral airway will fit very...

8. anatomy book

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

   Grant V. Netter V. Moore. They are all great books. The pictures in Netter are the best, while Moore provides more information via the written word. BTW, I am a book whore and own them all. My...