jdpete

that was quite honestly the biggest bunch of bull**** ever composed---an MDA staying in-house is incomprehensible, much less staying to do "paperwork"---while I go off in a sportscar leaving in the evening hours? I will never read here again if this is the idiotic crap posted here---my gosh this board should educate serious nurses about the wonderful profession they have the opportunity to join-what the hell was that?-

I wouldnt classify a pt "moving" on incision a complication---have to agree here staff, people posting here should have more knowledge about the subject, but I guess that is where others have to speak up---

agree with 0.1mg/kg

more than likely you are in good shape because if you fail, it seems they get it back to you real quick to get you in the process again---also, you took ninety which means you are at the bare minimum and more than likely passed unless you bombed it---it is a long wait though, but when you get that nice packet saying CRNA, man you know the journey is complete-----best of luck

Just a question out there to see who is using diprivan for stat c sections and who all still use Pentothal and what experiences these have had for you---

what is the ebl with cell saver? I had always heard to estimate the blood loss as three times what you gave back---so if you give 500cc back, the ebl is 1500cc--is this the same as you learned, if so can someone provide a link--- thanks

good points all the way around, and you are right with learning new things, I really was more messing around, I didn't mean for it to sound as malicious as it did :)

thanks for the cme's

Yeah, Yeah---you are missing my point---if you look at original post, he asked what to give to increase BP, drug A or B----I am not saying that this is bad, to look at all angles, but that wasn't his question---they didn't ask how to increase the BP overall, just between the two drugs---this is said with tongue in cheek and really just picking, not malicious---but when I read the original post, I wondered how long it would take before it went into a crazy direction, with made up scenarios, and people interjecting their experiences all over the place with hypotensive patients---the original post didnt post any scenarios or other angles----just a simple question---I just failed to see what the calcium level, the level of narcotics on board, whether the surgeon had made incision yet, the end tidal of the agent was at the time, etc etc--I mean damn, he just asked what drug you would give to bring the BP up with the pressure 70/40--I mean, I would assume you would give one of the two drugs at this time while you are analyzing what is going on---Its kind of insulting to ask whether or not the agent is up too high, or you are waiting for the surgeon to cut---It just kind of cracks me up to see how some of these threads shoot off in these ways,

the thread side tracked though---basically he was asking the question between the two drugs---that's why the fluid blah, blah, blah quote----without getting into all the questions asked, between the two drugs, neo is the choice---besides, if you are worried about the heart's ventricle to not give Neo, I would definitely be cautious loading up with colloids for the same reason---you could ask a thousand scenarios and try to impress, but he asked between the two drugs----

Neo is what I would use as well, one thing, it just seems that giving just ephedrine never brings the pressure up good by itself when they are beta blocked----I also sometimes give 50-100 mcg of Neo and at the same time give 5-10 mg of Ephedrine plus, they are beta blocked for a reason and that reason is to protect the heart-----so I would be cautious with getting the heart rate up too fast anyway---that is why I sometimes like a little of both because your heart rate usually remains about the same (without a big increase or big drop) and with the Neo, the BP is increased dramatically, which is what you want if it is 70/40

I love my T5 as well,,, have used it for over a year with multiple programs and books on it----haven't had the first problem

here is a link to the lawsuit http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8506245/

I think hospitals can be good as well-----my "group" is getting way behind on contributions with retirement, they only give 3% matching and ***** about everything from our salaries to our malpractice payments----not sure where you are looking at trauma nurse, would like to talk to these people myself

let me reply number two for ya------anytime you can go to school and are motivated to do so, you need to take advantage of it, no matter what time that is in your life---enjoy your kids while they are young,,school definitely takes a lot of quality time away from them, I know---but it is all worth it when you go---so anyways, I don't think the time away is bad, if and when you get the desire to do so, hit it with a full head of steam and determination----but, it is hard to find the "perfect" time to go---there will always be something there in your life that will make it hard---good luck in your decisions----