AbeFrohman

AbeFrohman BSN, RN

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  1. SRNA to FNP

    AbeFrohman replied to guest416560's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I understand your reasons, but I urge you to finish crna and do a post masters as stated above. This willopen alot of doors and if you want you canmake some nice side money doing locum tenens as a...

  2. What do you consider to be a challenge or problem in the field?

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

    People caring too much about what they look like and not enough about things that actually have an impact on lives. Oh and also what stanman

  3. IV Morphine Push

    AbeFrohman replied to Sweetie2005's topic in Patient Medications

    Usually about 6 cc between closest port and patient if I remember right. Just flush it and slam it in there. 2mg of morphine is practically nothing. As a crna, I give 10 to people without causing...

  4. Experience before CRNA School

    AbeFrohman replied to jfk6668's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think if you can pass the CCRN with a decent score, not just passing by the skin of your teeth, you should be good. But that's not necessarily what the experience thing is all about. It's also...

  5. NMBAs with LMAs

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

    I never said that it was a good idea legally, but this goes on ALL THE TIME. There are many providers that do this in Europe routinely and many who do it here in the states. Would I use NMB and LMA on...

  6. NMBAs with LMAs

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

    There could be many arguments, none that hold alot of water since precautions should be taken. One is that it could cause aspiration since sux causes an increase in intragastric pressure. This should...

  7. NMBAs with LMAs

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

    Airway is secure, so there isn't really a problem doing it. You're also correct that we are one of the few places that doesn't do

  8. Will CRNA programs except ED experience?

    AbeFrohman replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    ER experience is just as good (if not better sometimes depending on the ER). PA catheters are going the way of the dodo (studies have been unable to prove better outcomes), ventilators are easy, and...

  9. Will CRNA programs except ED experience?

    AbeFrohman replied to LeLeeFNP's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    That depends on if you want to be excepted to CRNA or accepted to CRNA school. There are some school that accept ED only experience. Which ones? No clue. Gotta just read the web

  10. Working While A CRNA Student

    AbeFrohman replied to AngelaJ76's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Lots of people a little bit in CRNA school. I don't know of any places that outright ban it, but most have rules that you cannot work 8 hours before and class or clinical and others things of that...

  11. Questions during grad school interview?

    AbeFrohman replied to rll28's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Clinical questions with topics such as ventilators, IABP, hemodynamics, drugs (possibly down to cellular level), physiology questions (such as frank starling law) biggest weakness, biggest strengths,...

  12. What is so boring about NP school?

    AbeFrohman replied to TootsieRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Harder sciences (Gross anatomy, medical physiology, adv. pharm, anesthesia pharm, etc). Class load/course difficultly typically does not allow for part time work so it feels more challenging. More...

  13. Don't Hate Me, All....

    AbeFrohman replied to TakeBack's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Seriously? Take some advice from this nurse. It's gonna hurt when you fall off the tall ivory tower passing judgment on the all the little peasants below. And those PA "junior" colleges are for...

  14. which GPA counts?

    AbeFrohman replied to ehlim412's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Jbrock is right. They will look at both. Many school websites state "Nursing GPA or last 60

  15. CRNA vs. Nurse Practitioner

    AbeFrohman replied to Focused&Determined's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    To wtbcrna: You're right, I can't give you the name of a group because I can't remember it. But it does exist. While the CRNA may generate more money in the OR, some anesthesiologists who practice in...

  16. UAB Fall 2010

    AbeFrohman replied to bucknangler's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    There are probably about 400 applicants including all the components that applied to UAB. The total accepted into the program I believe is 75, 25 of them in the Birmingham component. All of the...

  17. UAB Fall 2010

    AbeFrohman replied to bucknangler's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    If I remember right, they offer interviews in November. I applied to the Birmingham component. Hopefully I'll get into Samford and be able to withdraw my app. Your stats are great (don't know your...

  18. CRNA vs. Nurse Practitioner

    AbeFrohman replied to Focused&Determined's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Anesthesia is great in my opinion and I wouldn't want to do anything else and I don't think that NPs get much more patient interaction in my opinion. There is a reason why they teach you to do a 15...

  19. CRNA vs. Nurse Practitioner

    AbeFrohman replied to Focused&Determined's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Why not do both? Get your CRNA/NP and practice critical care medicine with an anesthesia group. Lots of autonomy, money, variety, independence. Just get one and get a post master's in the

  20. Any UAB NP students/graduates?

    AbeFrohman replied to Riker3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    one

  21. Friend MD Made Me a 50/50 Offer

    AbeFrohman replied to sonnyluv's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm sorry, but it seems hyperbolic to think that ANYONE (MD, PA, NP) would offer a job with call for three weeks and expect someone to take it. Lots of people get low balled on their offer, PAs and...

  22. Advanced Pathophysiology

    AbeFrohman replied to sammy2415's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    UAB has an online adv. patho. Difficult, but if it's the only class you are taking you'll be

  23. Any UAB NP students/graduates?

    AbeFrohman replied to Riker3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Sure, go ahead and knock it out and the rest will pretty much be smooth sailing. And don't worry about getting

  24. Friend MD Made Me a 50/50 Offer

    AbeFrohman replied to sonnyluv's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    CRNAs make more because they generate more. This is simply a fact of the specialty. It's like asking why doesn't the cardiologist make as much as an anesthesiologist. Anesthesia does more procedures,...

  25. Any UAB NP students/graduates?

    AbeFrohman replied to Riker3's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The role development class is so easy. If you don't get an A in that just quit. Patho was ridiculously hard. I barely pulled an A in there. The assessment class was easy until you have to do the video...