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  1. Air Force to cut CRNAs by 1/3

    BigDave posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Our nursing "call to candidates" for grad schools starting next year came out yesterday. Oddly enough, there were only 7 funded nurse anesthesia slots (compared to the 25 for the last two years). I...

  2. EtCO2 Monitors, Smart Capnoline, low flow?

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

    No, This is not movement related to hypoxia/delerium. I do the same thing maybe 10 patients/week. I (and 3 other CRNAs/2 MDAs) are having the same issues since starting this system last week....

  3. EtCO2 Monitors, Smart Capnoline, low flow?

    BigDave posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Our hospital started using the Smart Capnoline nasal cannula for endoscopy cases. http://www.oridion.com/eng/products/sampling-lines/filterline/non-intubated/smart-capno-line.asp Today I was having a...

  4. Book: Nurse Anesthesia SECRETS

    BigDave replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    If you are talking about big Miller, I think that is a bit much pre-school. Not to mention the $300 it will hurt you. Baby Miller (Basics by Stoelting/Miller) is good. I read that one before school...

  5. Book: Nurse Anesthesia SECRETS

    BigDave replied to MmacFN's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I have it. Mary was the program director at Duke, but now is starting up the program at Ashville. A couple of my faculty wrote chapters in it. Some of the tables in the book are very concise and...

  6. PDA tracking software

    BigDave replied to aithug316's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    We use Medatrax at UNCC and had to pay for it. $147 total for 29 months. I track cases on my PDA (Dell X-50), but do evaluations on the PC. We are not doing careplans through them. Here is the...

  7. Dr. EGER and his book/dvd on the pharmacology of inhaled anesthetics.

    BigDave replied to SigmaSRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Maybe that is why Baxter gave us the book/DVD set for

  8. Why Mayo CRNA program is not top rated?

    BigDave replied to WestCoastRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    An ex co-worker of mine interviewed there a couple of years ago and actually asked about the lack of central line experience during the interview. They kinda got ticked off at him for asking...he...

  9. Why would a CRNA not be allowed to do hearts,OB, Cardio?

    BigDave replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think you nailed it here. It would be a financial disincentive for an attending to go 2:1 except for the teaching rules--that fortunately did not change this year. But, yes there are politics too....

  10. Anxiously waiting...

    BigDave replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congrats NCGIRL!!!! Can I rub you for

  11. ever miss it?

    BigDave replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I worked NICU for a little while. Fun work, high stress. I guess being challenged in your work is the most important determinate here. As an ICU nurse, I had seen about everything. I'd come to work,...

  12. ever miss it?

    BigDave replied to blee1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As someone that spent 9 years in the ICU and 2 as a NP... Yes, I am glad that I will never work there again. If I flunk out of CRNA school, I'll leave the medical profession completely. It wasn't...

  13. For All SRNA's/ RRNA's

    BigDave replied to Nitecap's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Good idea! I have several beers that I call favorites. Right now I'm going through a batch of homebrewed red ale that I cooked up over the holidays. When I buy, first rule is nothing in a can. I like...

  14. Why can't you go straight to CRNA School from BSN?

    BigDave replied to KVYEng's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Good luck! I worked on airplanes for 15 years (avionics) before I even started on nursing. I'm 46 and in school now. I figure I'll have at least 20 good working years left in me after I finish CRNA...

  15. Why can't you go straight to CRNA School from BSN?

    BigDave replied to KVYEng's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Although money is always nice (especially after racking up loans), I think the vast majority of CRNAs actually enjoy the work. As in nursing, there are a variety of practice setting that can fit your...

  16. Anesthesia and Me

    BigDave replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    jwk, from your perspective, how did this statement sit with you? "anesthesiologist assistants or nurse anesthetists, who are trained in many of the technical aspects of anesthesia delivery, but not...

  17. Anesthesia and Me

    BigDave replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I could feel that one

  18. Anesthesia and Me

    BigDave replied to meandragonbrett's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    The role of the anesthesiologist in the operating room is to: 1) provide continual medical assessment of the patient; 2) monitor and control the patient's vital life functions -- heart rate and...

  19. CRNA & NP: Advantages??

    BigDave replied to JiffyGriff's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I really see no advantage. I'm letting my NP certification expire this September. Anything that gets in the way of moving patients through the system is detremental to the bottom line. Seriously,...

  20. Why can't you go straight to CRNA School from BSN?

    BigDave replied to KVYEng's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Nitecap, I can smell you from

  21. Boards

    BigDave replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's cool dude, just joshing with you

  22. Boards

    BigDave replied to charles-thor's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What the.... Watch those "basic nursing skills." They might trip you up on that CRNA

  23. Decadron for PONV prophylaxis?

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

    PS has an excellent lecture on PONV on Audio-Digest. It's funny that he and TJ are both Carolina settlers. Droperidol is supposed to be as good or better than anything, and lots of folks think that...

  24. Decadron for PONV prophylaxis?

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

    Decadron is only good if given in advance (with induction). Some knifesmiths do not like it for its theoretical impact on wound healing. Routine use of antiemetics is not warranted in all patients,...

  25. Clinical Question

    BigDave replied to bwt02's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I would give the propofol back if he is agitated and pulling at the