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  1. Racial discrimination in Nursing....

    athomas91 replied to Barbie38's topic in General Nursing

    --you are correct...you are entitled to your opinion which has been obviously formed by signifigant circumstances that you have been subject to. i don't think anyone ever accused you of being a...

  2. Dr. orders or nursing judgement???

    athomas91 replied to Alie's topic in General Nursing

    you should never main-line any medication - esp not dig....if you are giving an iv med - you need to have access to counteract that med and/or attend to any side effects it may cause....in dig's case...

  3. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    athomas91 replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    isn't it time for another one of

  4. why do we baby our pts

    athomas91 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    liar....u baby me......and lurch

  5. Wanting to be seen as an adult!!

    athomas91 replied to emily_rn_03's topic in General Nursing

    start calling her mom-mom, grams she'll get the

  6. Ultram cost me my new dream job

    athomas91 replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    agreed on the pain issue.... i just find it a little odd that a nurse would look a med up to protect her/himself and not see the opioid side of this

  7. Happy Nurse Anesthetists Week!!

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

    Happy Nurse Anesthetist wk.... you all deserve huge

  8. pocket pc in the OR

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

    i have the palm...but i also bought the "anesthesiabrain" it is a little bound book that is perfectly pocket size that i find is easier to access than the

  9. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    athomas91 replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    that surely makes it worth it.... but hey, we are having fun venting

  10. Ultram cost me my new dream job

    athomas91 replied to KELLYGIRL's topic in General Nursing

    MD Terminator...the facility is protecting its patients....She took a synthetic opioid WITHOUT A SCRIPT....that is illegal. I am not trying to be harsh - but thank God it wasn't lsd, ecstacy...

  11. Another vent!

    athomas91 replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    i am sure that she was comletely clean when she came in....and had eaten a full breakfast?!?!?! and i am positive that you all had plenty of staff and extra hands to sit there and feed miss rip the...

  12. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    athomas91 replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    oh, they locked you in this room and tied you up...oh you poor man...i am sure that the crack and lsd had nothing to do with that...but i will surely move that MI out of a monitored room so you can be...

  13. why do we baby our pts

    athomas91 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    amen.... you wanna leave...here's your form...sign at the

  14. Recent college grad B.S.- Psych, needs advice.

    athomas91 replied to B.S.Psych's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    if you want to be a CRNA first you need to be a nurse...then you need a few years experience in a critical care area...then you would need to apply to a program....and no - your GPA of 2.4 won't get...

  15. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    athomas91 replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    ERNUTBALL..... whatever you do - DON'T DRINK THE GRAPEJUICE..... lmao..... :roll

  16. Ad Locum CRNA

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

    i am going to go out on a limb here... i am assuming it is the same as a tenum locum......which is where you are contracted for a specified amount of time usually at a higher pay rate (kind of like...

  17. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    athomas91 replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    a pillow - you need a pillow - why sure let me fluff it for you... a 5th blanket because it is cold, why sure - i will be right back after i take it off the 89 y/o comatose pt next to ya...she'll...

  18. Should I retake SCIENCES??

    athomas91 replied to melrey11's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i wouldn't retake the courses...although we started very heavy w/ organic chem review - they will refresh you enough - you would be wasting time and money... as far as the internet courses - check w/...

  19. Stamina, fitness & CRNA stress--how do you manage?

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

    i haven't yet started clinical (although that is only 2 wk away) but i have managed an hour wkout every evening (5 nites/wk) i am lucky clinically - my site for the first year is dayshift only (no...

  20. integrated course load

    athomas91 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    just started class jan 5....so far, so good... we are doing pharm (volatile, inductions agents IV etc...), O2 delivery systems, etc... so far I am getting the info down pretty...

  21. integrated course load

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

    we are doing alot of pharm in anesthesia overview which is a first semester class....pretty much all gases/induction/sedations/nmb drugs...so we'll be ready for the OR which we start the beginning of...

  22. The ER has become a restaurant.....

    athomas91 replied to harry Krishna's topic in Emergency

    HK and Magikgirl....i almost pee'd my pants.... don't forget the drink of the nite...is......"2beers" which translates to " 2 forty oz bud's" and even more important than the cab voucher is the all...

  23. visitor policy vs alien invasion

    athomas91 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    and they most definately know the way to the 4th

  24. Possible OD?

    athomas91 replied to tiredfeetED's topic in Emergency

    you had to order narcan in order to validate that this was indeed an overdose and not a neuro issue....i guess the other nurse felt that if the pt was breathing, why wake em and why make em vomit -...

  25. integrated course load

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

    it means that my actual didactic classes are equally dispersed through the majority of the program along w/ clinicals.... in other words - i am not doing 1 year of classes and 1 yr of clinicals...i do...