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  1. Neuraxial Analgesia

    versatile_kat posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hello all ... just about to take a pharm exam and one of the subjects is neuraxial analgesia. I'm wondering if any of the CRNA's, MDA's, AA's or SRNA's in clinicals have any experience with pain...

  2. Neuraxial Analgesia

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

    Thanks Mike ... yes I was looking for acute pain specifically. Great

  3. Gre...again!

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

    I think I saw in an earlier post that the minimum GRE was 1000/4 for some schools ... don't stress too much. You can always retake it, and the GRE is hardly ever the final word in whether or not...

  4. Pathophys a useful pre-CRNA course?

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

    Congrats apais!!

  5. Pathophys a useful pre-CRNA course?

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

    apais ... that is a great idea. If I could have done that I would have, no question. Plus, this will give you an edge when it comes to your pharm classes and learning about pharmacodynamics as related...

  6. Hardest interview questions

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

    Exactly ... but I had to assume this patient was a miracle b/c I'd already asked them if he was still alive

  7. Hardest interview questions

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

    Ditto on the easy question ... I worked in a CTICU and they asked me, if my patient had just had a left main MI and I could only put it in ONE lead, which lead would I choose. The first thing that...

  8. ? regarding CRNA programs

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

    This is an obvious fact, however, being in a frontloaded program, grades ARE my endpoint for this and the next semester. How will I make it to clinicals unless I maintain a good GPA? It's a paradox....

  9. ? regarding CRNA programs

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

    apais ... we had an OLD machine, but the test was on the newer machines (Datex-Ohmeda), so a lot of the questions were geared toward's them and their vaporizers. Unfortunately, our simulation lab...

  10. ? regarding CRNA programs

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

    I attend a front-loaded program and have already seen the pros and cons of it (about to finish my first semester). One of the larger cons pertains to exams dealing with the anesthesia machine. We've...

  11. copper kettle equation

    versatile_kat posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey guys ... I'm in need of assistance. Have an exam in physics and just learned that there would be "one" copper kettle equation on it. The only problem is, the instructor didn't go over this...

  12. copper kettle equation

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

    thanks a lot

  13. Medical school?

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

    Amen, amen, and amen. Those are the EXACT reasons I chose the CRNA path and not the MD

  14. Titration of Inhalational Agents

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

    Oldsalt - I'm only in my first semester and haven't gotten to inhaled anesthetics ... I understand what MAC is, but would you mind defining MAC BAR for me? Thanks in advance.

  15. opposite Vasoactive meds??

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

    Careful of coronary steal with post-op CABG's/MI and

  16. Making myself nuts with this assignment

    versatile_kat replied to louloubell1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Lou ... I'd love to see your finished product! That sounds like a great

  17. Anesthesia reference websites

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

    EA, the corsaro files have a lot of info ... some of it is unnecessary (like the hospital pagers) but some can be used as an excellent resource. All you need is the isilo reader, and it's pretty...

  18. Anesthesia reference websites

    versatile_kat posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey everyone ... this is specifically aimed at the SRNA's who may want more than one explanation of something while in school. Sometimes I find easier to understand explanations on various websites...

  19. Anesthesia reference websites

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

    air ... dang it! Sorry - hopefully these'll help you in the near future. Hope you did good on your pharm

  20. First test jitters

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

    Well, lemme just say that we've already taken 4 exams and finally have two weeks off without any! The last test was in chem and it was an entire semester of organic shoved into 4 lectures. I was so...

  21. Heparin Protocol

    versatile_kat replied to Butternut's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    This really should be something that your unit has on hand ... every hospital is different in regards to Heparin and its adjustments (i.e., does the MD have his/her own protocol, is the sliding scale...

  22. New to the discussion group

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

    Welcome Jake, and good luck with your ansthesia applications. I hope you get an interview soon! Keep us posted

  23. I Am In!!!

    versatile_kat replied to rn4cicu's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congratulations!!! Keep us informed of how you're doing ...

  24. Aggressive fluid therapy in Severe Septic Shock and ARDS.

    versatile_kat replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Passin' Gas, thanks a million for the articles.

  25. Aggressive fluid therapy in Severe Septic Shock and ARDS.

    versatile_kat replied to Diprivan/Vented's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    London88 - I appreciate your verbatim from the drug guides, but that's not what I mean. I want to see journal articles stating that there is such a thing as "renal dose dopamine". As far as I know,...