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  1. Tubing tips

    3ccBolus posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Hey all- I'm an SRNA with a little more than a year left in school, and I'm here seeking some advice with intubation technique. I started out, as did the majority of my class, using the Mac blade for...

  2. What to study before anesthesia school?

    3ccBolus replied to Nishas22's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    One thing I kind of wish that I had done before hand is paid more attention to the Anesthesia flow sheets on my ICU patients. (If your hospital has flowsheets) It will give you a good idea of the...

  3. What to study before anesthesia school?

    3ccBolus replied to Nishas22's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I second the Morgan & Mikhail suggestion. It's a great book to get started with. However, some of it probably won't mean much to you until you start school, and are immersed in the anesthesia...

  4. Average age of SRNA?

    3ccBolus replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Haha,- Yes, I was fortunate enough to land a job in a high acuity ICU right after graduation. I basically knew that I wanted to be a CRNA straight out of high school, so that helped me not waste any...

  5. Average age of SRNA?

    3ccBolus replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am one of the youngest in my class at age 24. I think our range is from 24 to

  6. Anyone gotten accpeted from PACU?

    3ccBolus replied to jcurlygirl's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Propforall- I think you made the right decision. You will be exceptionally well rounded when you begin your

  7. Just accepted to CRNA school or applying soon...

    3ccBolus replied to CVICU14's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Goody-- I work in a 40 bed ICU. There are probably around 10-15 open heart surgeries per week. So at LEAST once a week I am taking care of a fresh open heart patient who is still sedated and not yet...

  8. Just accepted to CRNA school or applying soon...

    3ccBolus replied to CVICU14's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm leaving for school next month, and currently have 2 years 4 months experience. At the time I interviewed I had almost 1.5 years.I have felt infinitely more comfortable at my job after about month...

  9. CRNA School and Financial Aid

    3ccBolus replied to MistyDawnRN06's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Did you get GradPLUS loans on top of your Federal Subsidized/Unsubsidized loans? I took out the max on both GradPLUS and the Sub/Unsub loans, and that leaves me an excess of $5000 per quarter to live...

  10. University of Pittsburgh CRNA Program

    3ccBolus replied to FIREMEDIC-CCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm still waiting here.. I guess that means maybe I'm still in the running? Kind of expecting to see a rejection email every time my phone tells me I have a new message in my inbox. So I guess phone...

  11. University of Pittsburgh CRNA Program

    3ccBolus replied to FIREMEDIC-CCRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Any updates for anyone? I interviewed in December, and I'm pretty sure the March interviews are done with... I'm expecting notification one way or the other soon. Anyone else heard

  12. Continuous arterial ABG monitoring

    3ccBolus replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    That sounds ludicrously unnecessary. Has the surgeon ever provided a rationale for this? A gas on a sedated and ventilated patient isn't going to change that dramatically very quickly. You can look at...

  13. Kaiser CRNA

    3ccBolus replied to winddream's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Likewise-- Bummer. But I guess I'm Cincy or Pitt bound now. Not bad schools

  14. Kaiser CRNA

    3ccBolus replied to winddream's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Amiro-- No I have not received an email from them yet. I am hopeful though after reading that they won't be done emailing until the end of January. I put in my application on the last day, so perhaps...

  15. Kaiser CRNA

    3ccBolus replied to winddream's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey, Amiro. I'm from Tennessee. I got a letter in the mail yesteday stating that they needed further information about my stats class. Unfortunately my undergrad school has very uninformative class...

  16. Kaiser CRNA

    3ccBolus replied to winddream's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I haven't even received word that they got my application. Have you guys? Where are you all

  17. Finally Nov 1 is here!! Kaiser applications question

    3ccBolus replied to amiro31's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I had problems printing it as well. After three attempts with text running outside of the borders of the page I just copy and pasted it in to word and got it to print well enough. Got that thing...

  18. Low mag level

    3ccBolus replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I believe Hi-Ho is right about ICU vs. hospital wide lab interpretation. The patients in the ICU are sicker, and therefore less likely to tolerate slight electrolyte imbalances than healthier patients...

  19. What got you into school?

    3ccBolus replied to RNextraordinare's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Right now I have been accepted to two schools, with an application at Pitt still pending. My stats are as follows.. BSN GPA: 3.7 GRE: 1120/4.0 Experience: 1.5 Years experience CVICU, Openhearts and...

  20. air bolus in swan gantz

    3ccBolus replied to jkej's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Whoa, that's pretty bad. Yes- If you introduce air into a line that is inside the patient, an air embolus can occur. I think the balloon (I assume that's what they were trying to inflate) generally...

  21. Precedex

    3ccBolus replied to Stlcardsrock's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    For those of you using precedex for open heart recovery-- Are your open hearts already reversed when they come out to you? I can't imagine using precedex for these people! Where I work we reverse the...

  22. Really bad day

    3ccBolus replied to Zaphod's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Was your patient pacing in DOO, or ASYNCHRONOUS? This would be my bet for the cause of the patient's arrest, given that you said the patient had no underlying rhythm. I never, ever trust that the...

  23. Does anyone have interview at MTSA/or current student

    3ccBolus replied to pbilbrey's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    See you guys there. Good

  24. Cool PRN Job ideas

    3ccBolus posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey people. I'm currently a CVICU nurse, and I'm looking to augment my income with a little bit of extra PRN work. However, I'm already on my feet for 12 hours at a time and extremely busy on the...

  25. what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

    3ccBolus replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hahaha, free lance embalmer?? That just sounds