Cabgman

Cabgman specializes in Critical Care.

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1. Completed BSN to apply?

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

   What your proposing isn't impossible but what's the rush? - have you contracted some sort of CA that limits your time on earth? Just focus on passing your classes, pass your boards and build a solid...

2. CRNA Job Prospects in Colorado after graduation

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

   Before leaving to TX for CRNA school, I worked CVICU in Denver for 5 years and from what I observed the Denver market for CRNA's isnt the greatest. MDA's have a pretty tight grip on the city. The...

3. BSN? or BS in Something else?

   Cabgman replied to MrRacer98's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I first stated with a BS in Bio then used that to get into a 1 yr accelerated BSN program. I think a BS in a pure science like chemistry, biology, or physics lays a solid foundation for a BSN and...

4. ACL tear/need info

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

   I tore my ACL playing basketball, had the ACL reconstruction using the middle 3rd of my patellar tendon and its actually now more stable than my unaffected knee. My downfall was the time between the...

5. KUMC anyone?

   Cabgman replied to airway girl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   US Army Graduate Nurse Anesthesia Program, Fort Sam Houston

6. KUMC anyone?

   Cabgman replied to airway girl's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Good Luck with your interview! I interviewed and KUMC last year. Staff was very nice. Interview was pretty straight forward. Your meeting is with 2 faculty CRNA's, 2 Academic instructors and an...

7. Interesting Case - Pheochromocytoma

   Cabgman replied to Brenna's Dad's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Thanks for the insight! I stand corrected humbled by your knowledge. We just received a portion of this lecture in class this

8. Interesting Case - Pheochromocytoma

   Cabgman replied to Brenna's Dad's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   One would want to use a drug that antagonizes the alpha 2 receptor located on the presynaptic nerve terminal because it is this receptor that will ultimately lead to a release of presynaptic Ca++....

9. Open Heart unit

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

   Open Heart surgery (OHS) recovery is a specialized type of PACU recovery! At the civilian hospital where I was employed prior to joining the Army's CRNA program, the OHS nurse recovered the patient -...

10. HUGE DECISION-- honest opinions please!!!

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

    Would you consider joining the military (i.e. US Army)? Applying to the military's CRNA program may be the option for you - assuming your in good physical condition. Tuition, off post housing, and a...

11. Which Icu?

    Cabgman replied to RNBEAUTY2003's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Personally, I would recommend that any CRNA prospective go into a Cardiothoracic ICU. Once there learn and try to manage as many CV cases as possible i.e heart bipass and valves. I am sure a MICU...