Laughing Gas

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1. an interesting and somewhat ignorant article title

   Laughing Gas replied to zrmorgan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I do agree with what you are saying. An RN with ACLS giving versed for a scope is one thing. I have personally been approached by surgeons asking how they could get by doing procedures in their...

2. an interesting and somewhat ignorant article title

   Laughing Gas replied to zrmorgan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I believe propofol's use is or at least was intended to be restricted to induction of GA, haha I know. And if you want to get literal, we can induce states of altered consciousness through many...

3. Why CRNAs are here to stay

   Laughing Gas replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

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4. Why CRNAs are here to stay

   Laughing Gas replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I understand your point about supervision. But go ahead and look for anything endorsed by the ASA or nearly any hospital doctrine and you'll see the word supervision. Yes it is rare for a CRNA to make...

5. an interesting and somewhat ignorant article title

   Laughing Gas replied to zrmorgan's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Anytime someone is giving anesthesia drugs, other than an anesthesia provider, you are asking for trouble IMO. Most of the inserts tell you not to touch the drug unless you are anesthesia...

6. Why CRNAs are here to stay

   Laughing Gas replied to aquaphoneRN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Salaries have nothing to do with reimbursement, not directly anyway. We can bill as much as an insurance company is willing to pay. Salaries come into play when you work for an MD controlled practice....

7. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

   Laughing Gas replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   1.The right to privacy has nothing to do with illegal drug use. 2. X is more dangerous than alcohol. I can have a beer and be 99.9% full functioning. I bet after 1 X tab I'm not so hot. 3.When was the...

8. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

   Laughing Gas replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I hope the people condoning this aren't CRNA's. Anesthesia providers have the highest incidence of substance abuse above all other groups. It is an illegal drug. What else do they take? Why would they...

9. Torn between CRNA and MD...

   Laughing Gas replied to Dakkon76's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   This is quite a dilema. Rarely are people torn between one or the other. You either know early on, or your lot in life leads you in one direction. In GENERAL... Your CRNA career can be molded to what...

10. payment for SRNA's ?????

    Laughing Gas replied to alansmith52's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    There is never any such thing as free ride. Someone is collecting, rest assured. There has to be another signature on the chart with the SRNA. Why would something like this keep you awake at night?...

11. Help!! Looking for family friendly schools.

    Laughing Gas replied to maryd's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I agree, it is too bad that alot of the admissions boards aren't more liberal. Most prospective students are not 18 years old. Most have motgages and families too. But this is one of those times when...

12. 2007 school ranking

    Laughing Gas replied to JoYang's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Very true. It is simply a popularity contest. Usually people vote who run programs, or have some "medical background". For instance, I doubt U Akron is listed even though there is a 96% first time...

13. Nurse Anesthesia Board Exam Advice

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

    I'm not on Valley's pay roll..... If Valley was telling what was on the exam, the AANA would shut them down faster than a speeding bullet. It is a focused review of Anesthesia topics. They do try to...

14. Help!! Looking for family friendly schools.

    Laughing Gas replied to maryd's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are family friendly programs. But this is a relative term. It seems that a big part of traditional CRNA training involves extreme dedication. (Your holiday vacation will not be the week of...

15. Insurance in School?

    Laughing Gas replied to TennRN2004's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Check ehealthinsurance.com Much better alternative than COBRA. It was up over 800 a month for our family of 5. We are paying 211/mo with a higher deductible in an Aetna