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dfk RN, CRNA

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  1. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    i am glad to say your career has been long and probably most fulfilling. however, your blanket statement above is, in my opinion, just rediculous. as u have stated, to YOUR knowledge.. but, to MY...

  2. Spanish phrases for anethesia

    dfk replied to SRNA11's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    how about el sleepo or wake up-o..

  3. bombed interview, still a chance?

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

    :lol_hitti

  4. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    sorry wife, et. al., but this might have been taken out of context.. i agree with the professional aspect of it all.. but if my best friend has a problem, or my kid for that matter, you can be sure i...

  5. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    good friend. good parent. sounds quite supportive and understanding, history notwithstanding, i guess we are different. enjoy your

  6. Education question?

    dfk replied to coopsc1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    technically, to be qualified as a 'professor', one usually has some sort of doctoral degree. master's degree-prepared 'instructors/educators' are just that, not to take away the education and...

  7. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    if your best friend was using, would YOU stop hanging out with

  8. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    i'm all for what you have said thus far. and i agree completely with your previous statements. what i am about to say is not proactive of users. you say you are VERY careful about who takes care of...

  9. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    that's the point here i think... you just don't know... waiting on the what-if could be more detrimental than acutally

  10. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    u wouldn't know. can't make the assumption.. you might have been on a plane in such manner... you just never know. you could have met som great theorist thet u loved, but never knew they did...

  11. My CRNA friends do illegal drugs

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

    hey drugrep, i didn't read thru all the replies, and i don't know if it has already been said, but in my opinion, if they are friends, tell them.. that's why friends are friends, one should be able...

  12. school time blues....

    dfk replied to changed1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i printed out my lecture schedule for the semester, and thumbing thru the packet, when i saw a weekly schedule near the "end", it read: monday-test, tues off, wed-test, thurs off, fri-test......

  13. Do I need chemistry?

    dfk replied to PMFB-RN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    *** No I would not. Thanks for your responce and advice. If I need it to be a good provider then I will get it. i wouldn't do gen. chem.. waste of time, unless it's been a decade since last.. more or...

  14. My feeling after taking boards...a lesson for all

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

    FOR AN 81? wow, find me another

  15. My feeling after taking boards...a lesson for all

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

    vinny, never take for granted the accomplishments you have achieved in such a rigorous and most demanding program and profession. no one can take that away from you, ever. it's just a matter of...

  16. Floor nursing vs ICU nursing

    dfk replied to faithrn2002's topic in MICU, SICU

    :rotfl: :roll :rotfl: :roll :chuckle oh those were the

  17. What now?????

    dfk replied to tnd511's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    alright tnd, just my thoughts. my gre was less than stellar as well, barely bare minimum, but what i did to overcome that shortcoming to get to the interview point, and nailing the interview, was...

  18. My feeling after taking boards...a lesson for all

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

    hey vinny, just wondering, do you know what happens if someone does fail the exam 4 times? i am hoping i will not get to that point, nor anyone for that matter. aside from the answer to that...

  19. Question about science course

    dfk replied to kitty9898's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hey kitty, you can also check the university of new england. they have an online biochem class, that is a great primer for school. the school that i talked with and interviewed were more than...

  20. Science GPA

    dfk replied to tnd511's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    yes, it's an overall gpa, but they tend to look quite closely to the sciences, and especially if one or more classes weren't quite up to par. now, with that being said, it could also depend on what...

  21. Torn between CRNA and MD...

    dfk replied to Dakkon76's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    hey DAKKON, another piece of info for you to chew on. i'm not sure where or what unit you have worked on, or are working on, but get to the ICU and you will have a WHOLE different perspective of...

  22. goldman equation/gibbs-donnan equilibrium

    dfk posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    can anyone explain these concepts in easier-to-grasp forms? preferrably with numeric examples.

  23. FYI - to cuff or not to cuff..

    dfk posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    i just have to say.. and it may be out there on alllnurses.. but.. just remember, if you have someone with an art line and also doing cuff pressures, and someone is on pressors, with a big discrepency...

  24. goldman equation/gibbs-donnan equilibrium

    dfk replied to dfk's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    bethem, not even a lick... thanx crna/dnsc... still working on it

  25. How do I become a Pulmonary Nurse?

    dfk replied to Guest26407's topic in Pulmonary

    doesn't matter if there are 1000 RTs.. your responsibilities as a nurse will not be affected. and to be a "pulmonary nurse" is more of a label than anything else... get into a busy icu, or if you...