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  1. What Freaks You Out?

    darne20 replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Two weeks after an uneventful T&A as an adult, I returned to my job as an airline pilot (weekend hospital pharmacist); while approaching an internatinal airport I felt my nose dripping...didn't...

  2. I've been an RN for 3 years and I just made my first medication error.

    darne20 replied to mikeyswife's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I'm not a nurse, actually an airline pilot and every other weekend hospital pharmacist..........last weekend, I was the pharmacist-in-charge (whatever that means, and one of our pharmacist's (a Ph.D...

  3. Anyone attended previous Nurse anesthesia school and withdrawn

    darne20 replied to suarc's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The word "hazing" caught my eye. My undergraduate training was at West Point (long ago) and hazing was an art form there. Physical and mental. It was phased out in the 1970's because it was...

  4. Claustrophobia with MRI

    darne20 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping to get some help here. I'm 54, an airline pilot, and a former clinical pharmacist (who has received great answers here)..I was NEVER claustrophobic; I spent many happy years in the confines...

  5. Claustrophobia with MRI

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info; I tried max doses of oral benzo's, but it didn't help. I don't do IV sedation, although the MRA facility offered it. My pain was so bad, I just had the exam. When I got there,...

  6. Pre- employment drug testing

    darne20 replied to VM85's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm a clinical pharmacist (weekends), a reserve Air Forse officer and an airline pilot by profession. Many have asked me to pee tp prove my innocence. Recently, the hospital where I have worked...

  7. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    In basic term, can anyone tell me how closely a CNRA has to be supervised by the anesthesia MD in charge; or put another way, is it usual practice to have one anesthesia MD supervising more than one...

  8. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I wanted to reply to this old thread because I just got back from having my second ulnar nerve/trans CTR done and this time I was able to have the CRNA/MDA, no sedation, Bier Block only issues settled...

  9. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    thanks-redfaced and sweating was an accurate description, but the pain was preferable to getting so-called "conscious sedation" that I didn't consent to. Some patients like propofol; I hate it. I...

  10. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    thanks for the info-redface and sweating

  11. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks TXCRNA-Due to a cancellation I was able to get the surgery done this morningn and I did go with the status qood (good suggestion). The only rough spot was when I reminded them that this was...

  12. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I was wrong to think that I would be better off with the anesthesiologist rather than a CRNA. I just finished separate meetings with the anesthesiologist and the supervising CRNA to determine how to...

  13. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks for the replies; this is more complicated that I had originally thought. Since the re-do will be elbow/wrist surgery with a Bier Block and the "problems" arose from the "conscious sedation"...

  14. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have documented med allergies to 2 meds and the CRNA gave me both.....30 years as a hospital pharmacist tells me that this happens; there would have been a difference if I had a MD provider: the...

  15. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks, that's what I needed to know. I recently had surgery and there was an anesthesia problem; the surgeon suggested that I should make sure that I have a anesthesiologist when we reschedule not a...

  16. I was fired.... Now I feel lost....

    darne20 replied to lasagna-mama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Apply for the job and be honest about something that happened in the past. It was a mistake; they happen every day in hospitals and sometimes every hour...making mistakes happens to everyone, it's...

  17. CRNA supervision by anesthia MD

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks for the replies. If the surgeon agrees that the anesthesia will be performed by an anesthesia MD (because of patient request), is this a problem if agreed to in

  18. questions about colonoscopy procedure

    darne20 replied to tonka3's topic in Gastroenterology

    I just had a colonoscopy and it probably took a little longer because it was without sedation. The doc who did mine told me that she's in no race to reach the cecum; slow and easy lessens the chance...

  19. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

    darne20 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    I was wondering if I could get some general input from GI nurses and or CRNAs who provide procedural conscious sedation and pain control for colonoscopy. Since I get this exam yearly after avoiding...

  20. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Gastroenterology

    Creo-I think that you are 100% right, if the endoscopist is experienced and willing to take a little extra time, drugs are probably unecessary. My last one was done with a little fentanyl only and...

  21. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Gastroenterology

    Thanks for all of the replies to this thread. I just got back from my colonoscopy without sedation, the endo center had no problem with this request and mentioned that an increasing number of...

  22. Can a patient refuse sedation?

    darne20 replied to Web-G.I.nurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    ChronieToo-I couldn't agree with you more. Sedation and analgesia are often used interchangeably, but in fact many people have negative experiences with sedation (especially Versed), but they can...

  23. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Gastroenterology

    I appreciate all of these replies; I had to read them again before I schduled my own exam for friday. This will be at a new freestanding endo facility, when I went in to pick up the rx for the prep,...

  24. Colonoscopy Drugs and alternatives

    darne20 replied to darne20's topic in Gastroenterology

    It's great to get so much information and personal opinions from people who deal with this issue on a daily basis. So far, a few things are clear to me: 1. Colonoscopy can be done with or without...

  25. Can a patient refuse sedation?

    darne20 replied to Web-G.I.nurse's topic in Gastroenterology

    Absolutely, but as stated, the doc can decline to do the procedure. I get yearly colonoscopies and after one absolutely horrible experience with Versed (Midazolam), I would never consent to that drug...