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  1. Can't contact NBCRNA

    ssrhythm posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Anyone else on here having problems reaching the NBCRNA or with their recertification application? I have 78.5 class A CEs and 14 ACLS/PALS credits, a rural trauma development course that was 8...

  2. Looking for the right partner

    ssrhythm posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Back when I was on here a bunch, I remember there being a job posting/heads up sub-category. I don't see that anymore, so I'll post this here. I'm looking for the right fit to be my partner....

  3. Starting a pain program/clinic...

    ssrhythm posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Traffic on here looks incredibly low and slow, but I remember some great members offering great advice when I used to frequent this site. I am now at a very rural hospital working solo, and I see a...

  4. Not sure CRNA is for me

    ssrhythm replied to Sleepygirl09's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    And let me add this...where I work, we have the very best surgeons I've ever worked with. While there are three that can be a pain in the orifice every once and a while, they all have tremendous...

  5. Not sure CRNA is for me

    ssrhythm replied to Sleepygirl09's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    For those of you who have this same sentiment...how many CRNA jobs have you had? How many different regions of the country have you worked in? I ask this, because I see and know so many people who...

  6. Is CRNA realistic?

    ssrhythm replied to eacu's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I was a 36 year old RRT when my wife and I committed to me becoming a CRNA. We had no children, and while we kinda wanted children, we decided to go for it and reassess when I was done. The move to...

  7. University of South Carolina CRNA Program

    ssrhythm replied to GaMommy81's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I graduated from there, but I'm not really sure about specific science requirements. If you meet their requirements...ie. you have a BSN or are and RN with a BS degree, I believe you will have your...

  8. question about to CRNA school

    ssrhythm replied to rosedale4u's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Do not plan on working or having any income from you working while attending school. You might get some people on here that will tell you that they were able to pull it off, but thinking that you can...

  9. Relocating to NC, need advice!

    ssrhythm replied to Prince815's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Good to hear that morificeko. Everything I've seen and heard do not match what you are experiencing in your job. I moved to Indiana after graduating for exactly the opposite reason you want to move...

  10. Raleigh is toxic

    ssrhythm replied to captain57's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    GO COCKS! I used to live in Asheville, and being a WW Kayaker married to a beach-gal, I would love to one day return to Asheville or the OBx. As an RT at Mission back in 03-05, I went through the OR...

  11. New drug cocktails for executions....opinions?

    ssrhythm replied to traumaRUs's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    10 mg versed and 250mcg fentanyl followed one minute later by 200mg propofol followed 30 seconds later by 50mg rocuronium followed 30 seconds later by 100meq KCL followed 10 minutes later by the...

  12. Sugammadex Update

    ssrhythm replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Maybe this explains why there is currently a "shortage" of glyco that our pharmacy can only get through one "black-market" type of distributor for...get this...$600.00 for a box of 20 1cc vials!...

  13. A new reversal for neuromuscular blockers

    ssrhythm replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The folks who have profited from succs and glyco and neostigmine for all these years are putting their hard-earned money to good use up on the hill. Anyone who thinks otherwise has their head buried...

  14. LMA Package Insert Key Evidence In Anesthesia Malpractice Case

    ssrhythm replied to wtbcrna's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I had become, over the last year, a little more open to putting an LMA in slightly obese patients and pts with well controlled DM, but one of our general surgeons told me about a CRNA here years back...

  15. NBCRNA and the AANA... WOW!

    ssrhythm replied to ruler of kolob's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Good Goob! Seriously?! There has to be a better and more direct way of preventing the over-production of CRNAs. I know My school, USC SOM adjusts their class sizes according to demand. Maybe we should...

  16. NP to CRNA?!

    ssrhythm replied to Missy89's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    First, I am a CRNA in autonomous practice. I get your argument, and I agree with your last statement wholeheartedly. I'm referring to the numerous NPs that I've worked with that graduated high...

  17. NP to CRNA?!

    ssrhythm replied to Missy89's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I guess it all depends on the individuals involved. We've all known NPs who were so jam-up-and-jelly-tight with their skills and knowledge that you'd rather have them handling your care than any MD in...

  18. NBCRNA and the AANA... WOW!

    ssrhythm replied to ruler of kolob's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well. I just read that on the AANA site and came over here to say that I was obiviously mistaken. Too bad. If what they are claiming is and has been true this entire time, why the defensive e-mail...

  19. NBCRNA and the AANA... WOW!

    ssrhythm replied to ruler of kolob's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yup, that email was from the NBCRNA and COA not the AANA. I have not seen where the AANA has issued a statement or a response to this e-mail yet. From what I can gather...and I may be way off base...

  20. Day in the life of a CRNA?

    ssrhythm replied to firefly101's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'll sum up a typical day for me and tell you why I love what I do, but check out "a typical day in the life of an SRNA" in the SRNA forum if it is still there. There is a long way to go, and it is a...

  21. NP to CRNA?!

    ssrhythm replied to Missy89's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I see this all the time on here, and I understand the question and line of thinking about "will they accept X as CC experience," as it is human nature to want to expedite the process as much as...

  22. From Chemical Engineering to CRNA

    ssrhythm replied to Jeanny D.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have no idea how to relate the two professions despite understanding that everything is chemistry and that you must enjoy the academic aspects of life. Like others have commented, go and shadow a...

  23. Personality traits of CRNAs?

    ssrhythm replied to icuRNmia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree that if you are persistent, you will get in. Your qualifications are dandy. I disagree that GPA, experience etc does not matter, and the poster who said that is either misinformed or just...

  24. CRNA Satisfaction for Creative Adrenaline-Junkies?

    ssrhythm replied to lizzzzzzz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Wow, there is a lot to address there, so I won't try to go item by item. I graduated in May, and I'm the only FT CRNA at my hospital working with three Anesthesiologists. I work independently,...

  25. Critical care experience

    ssrhythm replied to bcrawley's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    They want to see ICU experience and experience with vasoactive drips and critically ill patients. Some programs accept PICU, ED, OR, experience, but many do not. Try to get into a CVICU or a...