Kiwi

Hi! I am an experienced critical care RN. I have an interview in a couple days for Endoscopy. I'm interested in the position because I have seen many completed at the bedside in the critical care setting. I have been trained in conscious sedation nursing. What are the responsibilities of an endo RN / what are the most common cases of patients? What are the attributes that are important for an endo RN? If there are any other kinds of questions on my behalf that will be brought up on my behalf, please tell me. Thanks, Kelly

Well, first you lift up the seat. Gather mentally-stimulating reading material. Sit down. Take a deep cleansing breath, prepare yourself, and go at it.......... j/k Just hold lips together and blow without air escaping from nostrils. That is about as easy as the description can get. Remember to use care with pregnant women with respect to the VM.

changed, check out this thread: https://allnurses.com/forums/f16/single-srnas-93159.html?highlight=single unfortunately, the quote from the movie "the shining": "all work and no play makes jack a dull boy..." rings true. years of reading posts on this board have shown that significant others must be totally steadfast and supportive of srnas throughout their education. there have been allnurses srna members who broke up before school, lost significant others along the way, even divorced. as i read your post, i can see that you are experiencing an emotionally painful relationship. however, you must obviously be one of the best and brightest, as you will start your na graduate education in a few months. stay focused and be aware that his/her lack of support is an ominous sign of how things may turn out. :.:.:.hugs:.:.::icon_hug: courage, ether

This was a great website while it lasted. Maybe it was a class website?

joli, I am glad I'm not the only one. I have had THE WORST day! Everybody has been talking down to me like I'm a nobody. Today I verbally stated to my boyfriend that I don't like being a nurse. I hope I can make it too.

You have a point. When interviewed on the need for an occasional tranq dart, he stated with a grunt, "Take the day they left me in a temporary holding cage while they cleaned the display habitat. First off, it's a 10-by-8-foot space, so I'm rebounding off the walls like a racquetball inside of 20 minutes. Then, they put the cage right to a holding pen with another alpha-male silverback in it. Hello?!" -Gongogo, Alpha-male Siverback Gorilla

It was amazing to me that the Gorilla himself actually enjoyed the occasional tranq dart. What a junkie! To circumvent the dilaudid, succs, diprivan - and demonstrate attention-seeking behaviors so he could go straight for the dart...WOW! Heck, even curious george was curious about the bottle of ether! The amount of unreported chemical dependency in the primate population must be staggering.

Excellent insight BigDave.

Upon reading this excellent article from The Onion... http://www.theonion.com/content/node/44692 I am asking (while trying to keep a strait face), what do you think is in a tranquilizer dart? What on earth could take a 500 lb wild animal out in ~10 seconds? Before googling "tranquilizer dart", I wanted to throw the question out there to all you sedative pharmacokinetic wizards!

Sorry, but per TOS on allnurses.com the anesthesia providers on this site can't give medical advice. It does sound as though you have different variables that could affect your plan of anesthesia.

OP: use the PRE-CRNA FORUM. PLEASE!

Use the PRE-CRNA forum. PLEASE!

Did you find out anything? It just seems like with all of the advances in anesthesia in the past 10 years that you might have to complete a program again to stay competent. What do you think?

this has turned out to be a very interesting thread.

:roll ROFL!!!!!! We all know how double F bosoms necessitate being lifted in order to apply those darn green and red leads! Simply put, this matter looks like somebody forgot to do the whole "all nursing interventions explained prior to implementation" spiel.

:yelclap: Lots of hugs and prayers coming your way! :icon_hug: :icon_hug: :icon_hug:

i am so proud of you guys. please know that you are totally inspiring to me! i love how you keep all of us hopefuls updated on your educational experiences by discussing clinical topics, anesthesia politics, hearing your advice, etc. keep posting, and don't be too embarrassed when you see a thread here (by yours truly) - dedicated to you and your new initials... crna ! :icon_hug:

haha! this is true. no i'm not offended by it. just wondering your opinion on when a new grad isn't a new grad anymore, hehe. now, acheiving "experienced nurse" status is another story!

Today (12/9) one of the topics on the Dr. Phil show was "epidurals". I'll try to recall the gist of it... One of the guests was talking about how she and her Nurse Anesthetist were planning her pain management for her difficult pregnancy. She even mentioned the part "before the nurse put in the epidural needle". It's great to see that a former pt recalled a positive experience with her Nurse Anesthetist on this nationally-televised show. Is Nurse Jim delivery boy (AKA deepz) in house, ready to catch? Hahaha!!

I graduated in May '05, and occasionally somebody on the unit will call me a new grad. I work in the ICU, and I understand that orientation is longer. Just wondering the general consensus on when you are no longer a new grad RN...

You mean...neuticles? http://www.neuticles.com/index1.html

:chuckle (!)

Inhale. Exhale. Rinse. Repeat. Take a cleansing breath. You have excellent grades and are an apt pupil. Now, have a nice holiday break from school. Go have some visions of sugar plums, find a recipe for some delectable German Christmas cookies etc. :Holly2: And go shadow a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist over break for inspiration to the max! :w00t:

Hey there Andy I really hope you get in. This is a great sign that you have made it this far.

Hey Texas By the way, you and a few others have done a great job informing the med students. Anyway, I want to quote our fellow member CRNA DNSc r/t this thread. The post was a list of things to do after you graduate: "1. Start your new job 2. Go to a state meeting and volunteer for a committee 3. Donate to the AANA Foundation to help the students that are following after you. 4. Donate to CRNA-PAC to help fund the fight to preserve practice rights at the federal level. Donate to your state PAC to fund the fight at the state level. 5. Be a clinical and/or didatic instructor as a way of honoring those who taught you. 6. When your AANA dues notice comes- PAY IT! IT's the best bargain for the profession. 7. Spend your CE dollars wisely- use some to support your state orgainzation, some to support schools-don't send it all to the MDs. 8. When you get a ballot (state or national AANA) vote, if you don't know all the candidates find someone who does and listen to them or at least vote the races you know. Always remember the Anesthesia Pioneers that fought year after year to get us where we are today. Honor the past, contribute to the present, and build for the future!!!!! Always remember you are part of a profession built on caring for patients and not just working a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" P.S. Remember the time when some of them actually gave you thumbs up on your rebuttal? That is one thing that I love about allnurses - the great "smileys" :thankya: :Reindeer: The SDN just can't cut it in that dept!