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  1. Awake intubation question

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

    and since i do love to learn.... what is metalnephrine - can't find it in any books or

  2. Awake intubation question

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

    granted you did say that AFTER you basically stated that Tenesma was a dumba$$ for stating he never used sux...and if in less than 30 seconds you can find allergies on a patient from nurses who are...

  3. Awake intubation question

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

    i, likewise, am still a student - but in response..... when responding to the floor... when isn't the patient critically ill, coding, or unable to adequately preO2? when doesn't the patient have heart...

  4. Valley Anesthesia Review worth it?

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

    if you want to cut costs - between you and classmates - just one of you buy the book stuff and have it copied - it is less expensive that way - our program director is great - and copying it for us so...

  5. Here's what AAs really think of CRNAs

    athomas91 replied to Athlein1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    ok - i have stayed away from this discussion for a looong time - frankly because noone is gaining anything useful from it anylonger... but that last post was the most generalized ignorant (in the...

  6. Medical school?

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

    i guess that i just don't understand why you think that medical school is more of a challenge...it

  7. Medical school?

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

    one of the chief anesthesiologists that i work with told his son (who wanted to be an anesthesiologist) that he would pay for him to be a CRNA not an MDA ---- by the time you are done with all the...

  8. Titration of Inhalational Agents

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

    ok - you need to correct me if i am wrong but.... a normal mask induction the child becomes apneic in stage two - but rhythmic return of respirations is associated with the progress into stage 3 ......

  9. Titration of Inhalational Agents

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

    i also like the high narc up front and titrated in at the end - but as far as gases - i would love to run them lower - however if you are not using nitrous (and i am picky who i use it with) then IF...

  10. Titration of Inhalational Agents

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

    the problem i have is according to who i am with - i look at inhaled/exhaled values and not the dial - (because i find the differences to be great) i have been with providers that are very honest...

  11. PACU for critical care experience

    athomas91 replied to daitheflu's topic in PACU

    Mike, agreed completely - but to all who ask - the more experience the better.... my thought is a good nurse is a good nurse is a good nurse - you can't learn that - BUT you can sure as heck always...

  12. Titration of Inhalational Agents

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

    Oldsalt - I have used but most regularly do not have a BIS monitor at my disposal - I go according to MAC but tailor it according to my patient and the needs that they display. I have worked with...

  13. More Discussion of Propofol

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

    You could kindly print this off and tell them to give it themselves because you worked too hard for your degree to have it taken because of their ignorance. AANA-ASA Joint Statement Regarding...

  14. PACU for critical care experience

    athomas91 replied to daitheflu's topic in PACU

    mwbeah - although i completely agree with your statements - (as a former ER nurse) - i also feel that any extra experience you allow yourself to have only enhances what you know and what you bring to...

  15. Letter about cheating on Boards

    athomas91 replied to franky127's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    the lowdown is...someone emailed board questions to friends at school - and accidentally forgot to take teach off the email list....uh-oh!!! anway - the big argument with the whole thing is that -...

  16. Becoming a CRNA

    athomas91 replied to mwbeah's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i agree with all of the above posts... "acute care" unfortunately is not accepted by most SCHOOLS to be anything other than a type of ICU - i have always been an ER nurse - it used to absolutely pi$$...

  17. First Day in OR

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

    i have learned my best lessons through mistakes...because i will surely NEVER in my life forget to do those things...!!! that story was a little rough though! here are some things i have learned 1....

  18. Questions for CRNA's working in rural areas

    athomas91 replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i hated ICU as well!! i am just not cut out for that - i had always done ER - but to satisfy some I did do a short time (8 mos) in CVICU which is quite interesting... you will need some type of...

  19. First Day in OR

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

    LOL... my first day in the OR (i am a past ER nurse for reference) - i forgot some of my things in the room and i remembered in the locker room - so i went back in to get them WITH NO HAT - boy that...

  20. Question about Hypothermia

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

    those numbers were for patients in the OR where hypothermia was not

  21. question about LMA contraindications

    athomas91 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    this is from a student perspective..... when told to use an lma in a patient who has absolute contraindications...how do you handle this? i have tried the..."isn't that a...

  22. Liver Transplant

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

    i wasn't sure if you had to be careful with metabolism and elimination issues in regard to transplants..

  23. Question about Hypothermia

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

    most i work with have taught us that if the

  24. question about LMA contraindications

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

    i read the AANA journal as well - and would have to double check but was pretty sure that NONE of the patient had absolute contraindications: GERD, impaired GI motility, pulmonary dz, morbid obesity...

  25. mental health disorders and CRNAs

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

    i have friends in school who have been dx w/ depression and anxiety - the important thing is that you recognize it and treat it - that says more for an individual than anything... and - it is against...