macanes BSN, MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Elective Cesareans/On Demand

    macanes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Howdy. No, I thought the c/s rate was 20-25% or so. I have heard of well-to-do women in Brazil, for example, demanding and getting c/s for social reasons and about a 70-90% rate in some South American...
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    "Natural" birth

    macanes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wrong on several points. - I love doing OB anesthesia. I get incredible job satisfaction from it. I love my job in general, OB and otherwise. - I do not think anesthesia is the "be all/end all." I...
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    "Natural" birth

    macanes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's just it. There's nothing "natural" about being in a hospital. But, if you go to one, you should expect -- and receive -- medical care. I am NOT saying that every laboring mom should have an...
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    "Natural" birth

    macanes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I suppose that "natural" appendectomies would be performed as they were in the old days: with six strong Bohemians holding the patient down while a barber cut without anesthetic. I guess the old...
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    Anyone have any experience with anesthesia assistants compared to CRNAs ?

    macanes replied to MilwaukeeMike's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes, yes. I agree that we don't need all the bells and whistles for every case, no matter how small. However, especially for someone with some of the most commonly encountered problem in anesthesia...
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    Anyone have any experience with anesthesia assistants compared to CRNAs ?

    macanes replied to MilwaukeeMike's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'll have to put it this way: The number of cases you do in training -- after a certain point -- might be irrelevent. When you're in a CRNA training program (I went throught the Army program), after...
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    torn between law or CRNA

    macanes replied to bookworm's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I faced the same dilemna in 1992, when I decided to return to school. Dude, go for anesthesia. There are far, far too many lawyers competing for a shrinking market. There are far too few CRNAs for the...
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    US Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing

    macanes replied to seewhiterabbit's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I went the route you are discussing. Most of the comments by "Mariz***" and "ArmyCRNA" have already corrected the information you have been given so far. Let me throw in my two cents: * The US Army...