deepz

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  1. Attention NC Residents

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

    I'm sure you could find the proper forum in which to promote AAs, somewhere. This ain't it. Over and over and over here, you shill for the A$A. Do not expect to find a sympathetic ear on a CRNA...

  2. CRNA vs. Politics

    deepz replied to MrRacer98's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Interesting indeed. As in the Chinese curse: May your life be 'interesting.' So long as AAs remain allies in the pocket of the A$A your perspective will vary significantly from that of the average...

  3. Patient with awareness

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

    Please don't take the harsh remarks about Aspect Medical, etc, etc, as directed at you personally. If you have not yet had counseling to help deal with your aftermath of this episode, as has been...

  4. ***Will the future of CRNAs remain like this???

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

    Yeah, *way* more than double. 20 years ago, this was the situation with the last MDA I worked for: my personal work generated for him $250,000 in billings, in return for which he paid me the annual...

  5. MAC and pts with reflux

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

    That's your personal feeling, BD. Fine. There are a thousand ways to skin a cat, and many thousand ways to practice anesthesia. But ideally we practice evidence-based anesthesia. IMHO Blanket...

  6. "When Anesthesia Fails" on Discovery Health Channel

    deepz replied to Sarah Kat's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Sorry, that just is not realistic. Cost, unfortunately, will always be an issue. Cost/benefit tradeoffs enter into many things in medicine and anesthesia as we practice in the everyday world. Just...

  7. CRNA Induction Sequence List

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

    An observation on learning the fine points of clinical anesthesia -- in my own days as clinical instructor at Wayne State, I had one student doing an induction, his precordial on the patient's chest,...

  8. ETOH abuse and MAC

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

    One hard-partying patient I had for a 4-quad bleph MAC sedation required a total of 2600 mg propofol (yes, 13 vials) plus a total of 20 mg Versed to keep her on the table, and some ketamine and...

  9. Considering a tubal...

    deepz replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    My impression was that she was asking whether the abdomen was still insufflated with CO2. Yes, for a 'scope tubal cautery, it

  10. Considering a tubal...

    deepz replied to BRANDY LPN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Brandy, it is possible to have your BTL under spinal but, for at least one reason it would prove to be suboptimal: insufflation of the abdomen leads to such pressure sensation referred usually to the...

  11. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

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

    Yes, BD, as noted previously on other threads, most residents spend the first two years attempting to learn how to act like a nurse and actually DO hands-on patient care. Many just don't get it....

  12. Can foreign trained anesthetists practice here?

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

    Try here: http://www.ifna.info/

  13. CRNA Induction Sequence List

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

    Yes, Standard V at: http://www.aana.com/crna/prof/scope.asp No specific mention of

  14. CRNA Induction Sequence List

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

    Yes, Standard V at: http://www.aana.com/crna/prof/scope.asp No specific mention of

  15. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

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

    It's not easy to know where to start with such a scattershot ..... "Just curious, when was the last time you worked 80 hours a week?" Why the personal angle? Is that any of your business? As it...

  16. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

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

  17. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

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

    Looks like you count hours on call (sleeping, eating, TV, etc.) as hours of clinical experience. Rather bogus. But, as noted previously, typical of MDAs' characteristic mode of exaggeration. 10,000...

  18. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

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

  19. What is up with CRNA/AA/MDA politics.

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

    At least she didn't ask Alan if he smoking crack! deepz And yes, 239, CRNAs do define themselves and their own profession -- and their own terminology. We don't define the A$A and they do not define...

  20. cortisone injections to C5

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

    Two years ago, in close sequence, I had a numb finger C-5 (resolved with traction and NSAIDs) and then a blazing sciatica, which slowly has improved 90+% with physical therapy. Google Robin Anthony...

  21. Gross Anatomy

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

    http://www.innerbody.com/

  22. Approximate Insurance Costs for CRNAs

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

    "Claims-made" is the type of professional liability policy referenced here; that takes five years before you pay the full 'mature' rate. The other type, "Occurence" coverage, seems to come and go...

  23. Regionals after graduation

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

    Whoa! A bit of an over-generalization there. Out in the big wide world, who does what is entirely a local matter, determined by local politics and local interpersonal dynamics. Many ACT setups give...

  24. 5 best CRNA schools?

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

    Here's that thread from previous: https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50108 Keep in mind that these rankings are, essentially, a popularity vote, subjective as all get out.

  25. can i become a crna if i only have a associate degree?

    deepz replied to MsDrea03's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Correct, of course. Check the AANA site for specifics, MsDrea, and keep this in mind: Dr John Nagelhout, CRNA, PharmD, Director of the Kaiser CRNA program in LA, well-known national authority and...