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It should be on any forum involving members who administer medications....

You're still trying to get into a fast track BSN program. You haven't even started nursing school yet. How would you know how a nurse or a CRNA practices? Yes, your science classes are important as the other posters have explained. Don't ask questions if you don't really want the answers. And if you think nurse anesthetists do not prescribe or designate the anesthetic given, you need to continue your "research".

I agree with the previous posts. You should transfer out of the ER. It is not for everyone. It is not 'job hopping'. ER just is not the right fit for you. Talk to your manager and ask to shadow some other nurses in other departments to see what else is available for you. The great thing about nursing is that there are many different areas! This is a great field. Maybe you should consider L&D. There is still some degree of stress, but it is very rewarding.

Oh ok! Sounds like Crossfit is has got his career mapped out pretty well. 2 years is about the average time before starting school. To become a good anesthetist, you need to have years of experience doing anesthesia, not necessarily many years bedside nursing.

Wow, you got your BSN at age 20?

Jen, why didn't u like the program at Barry?

I really feel bad for you. I've often heard about this professor at TWU, and all of the stress that accompanies his class. I've have heard people say that it is not a weeding program, but I find that really hard to believe. I am attending Barry U, and although the program is tough, it is nothing like the nightmares that I have heard from my friends who decided to attend TWU. I was accepted to TWU after being accepted to Barry, and I am glad that I went with Barry. Good luck to you, and hang in there. From what I hear, it will be downhill once you pass the first 2 semesters.

I'm an SRNA 9 months into the program, and I'm feeling the way you do. I feel like the job will be great once I have finished school, but 19 more months seems so far away. It is really depressing, however, I worked too darn hard to get to this point, and there's no way I'm giving up. I just take one day at a time, and look forward to the end of the week when I can do something to relax. You just have to look at the CRNAs around you and recognize how happy they seem to be, and realize you won't be a student forever. Things will eventually get better.

You know, ICU nurses have to learn just like you did when you started working in acute care. Nurses have to learn to be nurses where ever they decide to work. They can be newbies fresh out of school like anyone else. So that's how she worked in an ICU. Now whether or not new grads should be able to work iin an ICU or not is a whole different discussion.

As a new nurse, you are being precepted to learn. If there is something that you don't know how to do, you need to be honest and let your preceptor show you. Not correctly assessing the patient can be dangerous. It may embarrass you to not know something, but we've all have been there and will be there again at anytime. We can't know everything, so for the patient's sake, we must ask in order to properly care for the patient. I've been an ICU nurse for years in the cardiovascular ICU, but if a neuro patient is brought in with a shunt or drainage system that I don't have a clue about, I will take care of the patient, but I will grab a nurse who can explain the device to me. And if there isn't a nurse in the unit who knows, I just tell the doctor that I haven't cared for this type of patient in a while and ask him what I am looking for in particular. If all else fails, look it up in the reference books on your floor or in your units. There should be plenty around. But most of all, you have to be honest because the patient's safety is at stake.

For CRNAs, Everyone seems to have a different technique for emergence. Could the CRNAs out there share their technique to wake patients after general anesthesia, especially GETA. I know some CRNAs who like to transiton from volatile gas to a propofol drip towards the end of the case, while some slowly decrease the gas just before the case ends. I've also seen in clinicals where a couple of CRNAs like to have the patient spontaneously breathing well before decreasing the gas. Could anyone discuss their techniques and the advantages and disadvantages? Thanks, cube, SRNA

CRNAs and SRNAs, How long did it take you to successfully intubate a patient for the first time. I have tried 6 times without success. Thanks in advance.

For my pathophysiology class, I first read the concept in A&P for Dummies, then I read Guyton's Med. Physiology which helps me to better understand the information from the more difficult book. I find it really hard to understand material presented in Miller and Barash Texts. Can anyone tell me of any easy to read Anesthesia books that you used while in CRNA School that would make the Barash and Miller books easier to read. Any help will be appreciated!!

An anesthesiologist told me the same thing. However, if one has already gone through the process of applying and interviewing for Med school (apparently while being in CRNA school), this person has already made up his or her mind. This question was simply posted to gloat or to let everyone know that s/he could become an MDA rather than CRNA. It is apparent that the MDA was desired all along if time was spent pursuing the MDA route rather than spending 100% effort on being an SRNA.

:rotfl: That was pretty funny. Thanks for the post!