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  1. CRNAs in Colorado

    sleepy26 replied to RobinsRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    i worked at Avista Adventist Hospital in Louisville (between Denver and Boulder). Nice community hospital - very small and no trauma. Might be best to work in a bigger place after school but will...

  2. All CRNAs need to READ this

    sleepy26 replied to janecristensen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    actually, you do not speak for all nurses. I have taken a year of physics, inorganic, organic and a semester of biochem. I have As in all of my chemistry courses. The only thing between me and med...

  3. Any CRNA's that love their job but........

    sleepy26 replied to sbgradinnb's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    SOOOO TRUE. I've had plenty of anesthetists say they could never go back to the unit. It is a totally different experience. Suck it up - it gets better. Some days you'll have great cases other...

  4. Lopressor drip

    sleepy26 replied to traumagirll99's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    heart rate in the 50's before the lopressor gtt was hung?? that alone is a contraindication for a beta blocker of any kind. very poor judgement on the day nurse's part. we use cardene for heads in...

  5. Georgetown Decision

    sleepy26 replied to FreeDRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    E-mail came out today saying no decisions have been sent out. They will be sent out via US mail no later than Dec

  6. ATL icu w/CRNA in mind

    sleepy26 replied to gastudent09's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Piedmont has a great critical care residency program. Six-months with rotations through 4 different units. Very competitive though. Many are removed from the program if you can't hack

  7. Steroid Question

    sleepy26 replied to sewnew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In addition to the properties of the steroids, the practitioner may consider the particulate content in relation to where the injection will be. For example, methylprednisolone and triamcinolone are...

  8. Steroid Question

    sleepy26 replied to sewnew's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Of course it can be incorrectly placed, you have to know what you're looking at. That's why you look at the flow patterns of contrast. Any addition of fluid into the epidural space can place...