HillaryC RN, CRNA

My patient's daughter the other day said "my daughter's an anesthetist." So I say, "oh, a nurse anesthetist?" and she replies, "no, a PA anesthetist." I'm pretty sure there's no such thing and this woman just had the title a little confused, but sh...

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Legally it's not considered euthanasia as long as it is being given with the intention of making the patient more comfortable, even if it is recognized that giving propofol may hasten the patient's death. It's a fine line. I had this clarified for me...

Don't stress about it too much. I started anesthesia clinicals with very little IV experience, for the same reason you mentioned (all my ICU patients already had tons of access). When we first started clinicals, a lot of my classmates and I would co...

I took the SEE for the first time last fall; I didn't study at all -- just wanted to get it over with and see where I stood. I take it again this fall prior to graduation. To study, I would recommend using the usual anesthesia textbooks or even Val...

So sorry to hear your instructor is tearing apart your care plans. That sucks! I agree that Jaffe's book is invaluable. I have Roizen's too -- it's great too, but pretty hard to come by. Good luck!

I discovered this site: http://www.freewebs.com/ginacareplans/ I downloaded all of the care plans from the Southern Illinois site but I'm not sure how to share them. Hope this helps!

I can't tell if the OP is kidding but I think she's serious. This is why the popularity of shows like "Grey's Anatomy" and "House" makes me nuts. People will say "it's just TV," but clearly there are a lot of people whose views of hospitals and nur...

Are you freakin' kidding me? That's horrifying! What is wrong with people? I had no idea how widespread these dangerous practices were! I remember when I was a nursing student, I stuck myself with a clean needle that was attached to a syringe of som...

I've heard that the old cellular phones might have interfered, but that today's digital ones don't. I also recall reading something about having to be less than 3 feet from the monitor for there to be any problems. I've never heard of cell phones i...

It's so nice to have our own forum! I wanted to help get this forum started. I'm in my first semester of a front-loaded program; it's really flying by! I'm loving my classes and my fellow SRNAs. I'm in a smaller program and we've become a really t...

It's so nice to hear how people are doing. I'm especially encouraged to hear of someone losing weight during clinicals, because I (as well as several of my classmates) have gained 5 or 6 pounds this first semester; hopefully it will start to come of...

Hi Melissa, Someone once said something to me that I thought was quite valuable. This was several years ago when I was trying to decide if I wanted to go to nursing school or to med school. She said you have to figure out what you want to do, not j...

Some patients will refuse their own blood even if it's given via a cell saver. The way it's been explained to me is that once the blood is not in continuous contact with the body it can't be returned. For example, if you are drawing labs and disconn...

That was my first thought when I read the biblical passage quoted in one of the news articles. Of course, seventh day adventists are supposed to be vegetarian, but I've met more than a few who don't worry about that. Religion is an interesting thin...

I would be absolutely furious. Vaccines are not benign, especially in cats. There is a type of cancer in cats that's linked to vaccinations, and although it's rare, it's still a big deal when it's your cat that gets it. My friend's cat died a very...

Megan, I'm so sorry to hear what you've gone through. Just wanted to say that your BSN isn't taken away from you just because you aren't working as an RN. Did you keep your RN license? Were you not able to find any RN jobs that would accommodate you...

I'm five months into my nursing career, and I'm finding myself very discouraged about nursing and worrying that maybe I'm not cut out for it. I'm working in a Surgical IMCU at a large medical center, and I'm considering trying to switch to SICU in a...

Oh my gosh -- I just read about your unit somewhere. It's certainly a revolutionary idea, having loved ones basically stay in the ICU, but I am pretty sure I couldn't do it without losing my mind. I'm one of those horrible ICU nurses that likes to ju...

Thank you! THAT is what I've been trying to understand! :nuke: For anyone else who's curious, I found the website for the Emory AA and PA-C to AA fast track (5 instead of 6 semesters) program: http://www.emoryaaprogram.org/General%20Track/index.htm S...

OP here. I was just wondering how this thread had devolved into yet another argument. All I wanted to know was if the term "PA anesthetist" is used much, as I'd never heard it before :)

I guess we're all just a little confused here. Are you an RN in Finland? Do you want to go to CRNA school and work as a CRNA in the US? If so, could you come here and work as an RN, get some experience, and take some classes (like biochem, Organic ch...

I totally agree with ready4crna. I enjoyed the program and don't regret going the ASN, then RN-BSN route even though I could have done a second degree BSN program. You can't beat the price, and the new facility is great. When I was there, there we...

Are you sure? I've been searching the PA state government's sites and can't find an update on the bill (from May). Say it isn't so!!

The minimum GRE is a 400 (200 on each of two sections).