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  1. Anesthesia School Help

    athomas91 replied to lsucrna04's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    great site...i just forwarded it to everyone in my class...thank

  2. DO (school) in anesthesiology or CRNA school

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

    first and most importantly...you need to finish your nursing school...and then decide where to go... figuring out which one is easier..or which one takes more time is useless. you need to figure out...

  3. Looking for all opinions.....

    athomas91 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    they don't care...they will say they will fly it to the nearest cardiac surg. location.... it is unfortunately how a facility begins a heart program...if you ask me - the wrong way...but first they...

  4. Looking for all opinions.....

    athomas91 replied to veetach's topic in Emergency

    veetach..i worked at a level2 ER that did the Seaport trial...which was much the same as what you are doing...and i had the same concerns...when there is a perf...you have to wait for the...

  5. What not to say / do while you are in the ER...

    athomas91 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    not real smart to tell a nurse w/ an iv in her/his hand..."you only get one try" wanna

  6. Philly area schools?

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

    debt is one thing....drexel is expensive - totals around 50-60 k... but penn totals around 120k..... there is no reason to be 2x more expensive than other

  7. The single port IV tubing

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

    it can be used for multiple things...you can hook add'l tubing into it.....you can attach syringes for freq dosing and leave them attached and just turn the stop cock "off" to the syringe when not in...

  8. Philly area schools?

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

    i don't care what your school name is....Penn's tuition is

  9. The single port IV tubing

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

    i could be wrong...just sounds to me like they didn't use an extension set..and the primary tubing is just a one-port tube....the attachment you referred to sounds like a stop-cock which is a very...

  10. patient lingo...

    athomas91 posted a topic in Emergency

    i find it hilarious to hear the things that patients say - believeing that they are using medical terminology correctly... vomicking = vomiting incubated = intubated subdermal hematoma = subdural...

  11. Ketamine

    athomas91 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    i agree completely we are all rn's.... would you dialyze a pt?? i wouldn't......even though other nurses do- but then again they have had more training in it than

  12. Heart skipping beats....

    athomas91 replied to stephera's topic in Cardiac

    i agree w/ Dinith...PVC's are very common...i started w/ them when i was 22 (and started working nites....) it was lack of sleep, indulgence of caffeine and stress...when i remedied those...the...

  13. Ketamine

    athomas91 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    hey...you all are preaching to an ED nurse....i am well aware of the situations we are put in...what i am telling you now with the small amount of in depth knowledge i have gained..is that yes...it is...

  14. Ketamine

    athomas91 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    as an ER nurse (past-tense...) i frequently used "conscious sedation" - is there really such a thing conscious sedation means the individual should still be awake and able to follow commands...but...

  15. Millions going to fund Universal Health Care in Iraq!

    athomas91 replied to fiestynurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    HIS inaction of healthcare issues.... what about us...what about everyone of us who stand around and pay movie stars...ball players...etc ... millions of dollars every MONTH for our entertainment...

  16. Heart skipping beats....

    athomas91 replied to stephera's topic in Cardiac

    do you work nites...drink alot of coffee...have alot of

  17. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    athomas91 replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I cannot refer to all programs... what i can tell you is that my program was in my opinion phenomenal....it was very difficult didactically and clinically...our instructors were only allowed to...

  18. Millions going to fund Universal Health Care in Iraq!

    athomas91 replied to fiestynurse's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    uninsured americans can walk into any ER and be treated for their ailment....i am normally very pro-american support...but let's be realistic...these people couldn't seek treatment if they were on...

  19. Ketamine

    athomas91 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    mmmmmm.... you all make a big mistake by egging on those who are much more educated in the matter of medicine's as you... actually ketamine has a short duration of action...you are right about that...

  20. Education the cause of divisiveness?

    athomas91 replied to barb4575's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    well the first problem is generalizing....not all BSN students have no drive...and not all ADN students are capable...so first we mustn't generalize... i will stick w/ my statement...it doesn't take a...

  21. Philly area schools?

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

    i go to drexel's program...can't say enough about the director/instructors....they are great...over 5 clinical sites to choose from... great

  22. Educated discussion of practical knowledge of marijuana dipped joints

    athomas91 replied to LIVANDLUVER's topic in Emergency

    this past summer we had quite of few of these patients show up...and they really didn't present w/ any add'l sx as compared to regular "pot" however the pcp would show up in their urine

  23. lidocaine for IV starts?

    athomas91 replied to NativeTexan's topic in Emergency

    CHECK your policies...although practiced.....in many hospitals and states lido is still an anesthetic and against the protocols for nurses to inject. some have remanded those policies...however you...

  24. Question for ER nurses...

    athomas91 replied to matchstick's topic in Emergency

    actally what you added...it does sound like croup...the going outside into the cool air may be breaking it....the runnynose/sore throat fits... they used to say older kids didn't get croup...not...

  25. Question for ER nurses...

    athomas91 replied to matchstick's topic in Emergency

    if you can listen to her...it would help to figure out what's going on.... here are some ideas that are common and can occur just like you stated... anxiety attack (at times brought on by absolutely...