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

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

    i have an entire gym at home that we have built over the past year in anticipation for no money for a gym membership while i am in school - so it is all in my basement (convenient!!!) i think a 1/2 hr...

  2. New Grads in the ED (?)

    athomas91 replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    i couldn't disagree more w/ the posts that i have read about new grads in the ed....first and foremost - if you have a good ed manager - then you have a good ed preception rotation - you aren't just...

  3. I'm sooooo tired!

    athomas91 replied to ernurse2244's topic in Emergency

    on days like that ..... just keep truckin' and hope time flys

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

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

    for those full into their program - i generally work out 30min - 1hr every day - i was planning on doing that as soon as i got home then digging into dinner and studies - am i crazy for thinking i...

  5. icu experience

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

    i am convinced that it completely depends on the candidate i have never worked in a teaching or level one trauma center - i have worked in ed for 5 yrs - only after i was accepted did i do 10 mos in...

  6. patient lingo...

    athomas91 replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    what about bambalance (ambulace) i only had 2 drinks (did i mention they were both

  7. patient lingo...

    athomas91 replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    "the patient edumacational gyde" and yeah - the spelling was

  8. patient lingo...

    athomas91 replied to athomas91's topic in Emergency

    i had a mom telling me the other nite that her son always had bad "respiratorial" problems - i started thinking of this post and it was all i could do not to burst out laughing

  9. New Grads in the ED (?)

    athomas91 replied to Evelyn2003's topic in Emergency

    i started as a new grad in the ed - have been there since - i have worked w/ those that are great right out of school and those that cannot hack i t- but if you are ready and willing to work hard and...

  10. final countdown

    athomas91 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    well - exactly 10 days till i start my program (another month before clinicals) - i have just received my texts and started reading through them and must say i am quite daunted by the task ahead of me...

  11. Celebrities who were formerly nurses...

    athomas91 replied to Gldngrl's topic in General Nursing

    anna nicole smith a nurse?!?!?!? she probably stopped w/ pyxis' and all - not as easy to get to those meds.... OMG that would be

  12. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    athomas91 replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    here's a few don't tell an er nurse you were trying to squirt lotion up your butt because you were constipated - when we see the 8" bottle on the xray in your rectum (we know it didn't slip up there)...

  13. final countdown

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

    good luck mbrian46...... i keep gravitating toward those books though...can't stay

  14. migraine faker at the ED!

    athomas91 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    our hospital is a smoke free zone as well - they have to go across the street to a "smoking hut" our hospital also started a new policy - if any patient leaves the floor or the ED to go smoke - they...

  15. pain in the ed

    athomas91 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    good post veetach - i agree -at work give 'em what they want - they leave much quieter - here i

  16. A Natural???

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

    i believe that most who venture into this field are "naturals" that naturally gravitate towards such an autonomous, diverse, and clinically challenging field they are pretty strict on who they let in...

  17. Myers-Briggs Personality Type & CRNA's

    athomas91 replied to Toby's mum's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    SRNA in 5 days.... i tested as ENTJ - leader i can see how both introverted and extroverted could excel in this field

  18. medications: take home packs

    athomas91 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Emergency

    you know we have gotten "critisized" for saying things like the "percocet drive through" - but for those in pain - it would be a god-send compared to an er visit where you might be accused of seeking...

  19. migraine faker at the ED!

    athomas91 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    i really enjoy where i work - they'll wait outside in the smoking area asking nurses for rides as they get off work - LIKE ONE OF US WOULD SAY

  20. final countdown

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

    ncgirl - thanks for the encouragement - i have never really been nervous about anything in my life - so this is a new feeling to me - looking through my books and thinking OMG........but my parents...

  21. Flu epidemic?

    athomas91 replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    i wear my mask the entire shift - man am i glad when that 12 hours

  22. migraine faker at the ED!

    athomas91 replied to z's playa's topic in Emergency

    hey magikgirl - ever have a pt trying to refuse d/c unless you provided a ride home for

  23. pain in the ed

    athomas91 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    had a very well known pt come in last nite by ambo for pain rated 9/10 FROM HIS ECZEMA......the etoh of 400 apparently wasn't helping it......poor

  24. pain in the ed

    athomas91 replied to MAGIK GIRL's topic in Pain Management

    *standing

  25. What makes an applicant stand out??

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

    i have seen quite a few posts on here of those w/ outstanding stats who weren't accepted - i would imagine that can only be attributed to the