Goose Xx MSN, RN, EMT-P, CRNA

SICU / Transport / Hyperbaric

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About Goose Xx

Goose Xx has 5 years experience as a MSN, RN, EMT-P, CRNA and specializes in SICU / Transport / Hyperbaric.


MS - Nurse Anesthesia

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    Is CRNA school as difficult as people said?

    that was from 2019
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    Improve GPA for Grad School CRNA

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    Is CRNA realistic?

    36 when I graduated nursing school. Worked SICU for 3 years. Graduated CRNA school and passed boards at 41. And I had both wife and child. It can be done. A lot of time and hard work. I missed a bunch of family functions, but everybody knew that goin...
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    Unifying the Advanced Practice Roles

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    Plastic Cases-IV Fluids

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    Plastic Cases-IV Fluids

    Fluid requirements are based on a couple of things. I can give a quick example. 1) Fluid Deficit. (NPO time - calculated from night before) 2) Hourly maintenance fluid rate 3) Anticipated 3rd space loss (Determined by procedure and is variable to wha...
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    Sepsis + Antibiotics = Severe Hypotension?

    SVV monitoring with the Vigelio has 3 very important limitations. 1) Patient ventilations need to be controlled (they should be intubated), because respiratory variation will skew your numbers. 2) Rhythms other than sinus (afib) will skew the number...
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    Migraine treatment in er

    Not necessarily in the ER, but I will give 30 mg IV Toradol and 10 mg IV Compazine along with some fluids. If patient is older than 60, I will drop Toradol to 15 mg. Works great and I can avoid the narcs.
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    CRNA vs AA- FL...please HELP!

    Not to sound rude, but you came onto a nursing website in the Pre-CRNA inquiry section to ask if you should become a CRNA or an AA. I think most people here are going to go with CRNA. But that is just a guess. Getting into either one is not a gimme....
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    What is your work schedule like?

    At work an hour before case.
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    Defining the Criteria for PACU lengths of Stay

    Without casting stones, it sounds like your patients may be over anesthetized. When I roll one of my patients into PACU, that are usually awake or at least arousable after general anesthesia; or able to at least wiggle toes or have some gross motor m...
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    What is your work schedule like?

    I am scheduled for 4 10 hour days that usually start around 06:30. Some days are as early as 05:30 depending on early OR starts. So the schedule is loose at best. We can generally get out on time because we have a scheduled second shift of CRNAs and ...
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    Hyperkalemia and order of meds

    This was supposed to be in response to above post. don't know how it was added to the bottom of previous. Sorry. Beta2 agonists (Albuterol) also may be beneficial for lowering the potassium level. Activation of B2 receptors stimulates formation of cy...
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    Are you satisfied?