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1. Serum Glucose Testing in the OR.

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

   Actually, we are pretty aggressive at my facility with glucose levels, at least in the cardiac ORs. Most patients end up on an insulin drip, at least for a few hours, starting with blood sugars over...

2. acute care job right out of college

   heartICU replied to aalya123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I am not sure patient acuity has much to do with new grads being hired directly into ICU or not. I think it's a matter of being a larger facility and having more resources available to train new...

3. Depression amoung OR nurses after organ harvesting

   heartICU replied to redding6's topic in Operating Room

   It is difficult. I have not been practicing anesthesia for long, but I have done two - a two-year-old while I was a student, and a patient in their mid-thirties. Let me tell you, it is a hard thing to...

4. Cleveland Clinic RN wage???

   heartICU replied to chris_NC0112's topic in Ohio Nursing

   Stank hole? Nice. FYI - Everyone around the Cleveland area pays for parking, at least if you work downtown. And UH, down the street from CCF, also charges employees for parking. The wages are not that...

5. Gastric bypass - psycho

   heartICU replied to brax881's topic in General Nursing

   These patients present very interesting dilemmas. We have a well-known bariatric surgeon (two actually) at our facility, and I was discussing the post-op and long-term outcomes with one of them....

6. CRNA or PharmD???

   heartICU replied to mambutz7hart's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   This is incorrect. CRNAs practice in every

7. Doctor Frustrations

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

   You say M&M is higher when CRNAs provide anesthesia, yet you also say you respect our job and see a need for it. You respect poor patient outcomes? You are contradicting yourself. Please provide...

8. (BSN) Travel Nurses MAKE MORE than CRNAs!

   heartICU replied to hojimma's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Money isn't everything. I like anesthesia better than ICU nursing. Plain and

9. Terrible Undergrad GPA

   heartICU replied to Burnt2's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   FYI - CRNAs are licensed/certified in U.S. Practice overseas would most liekly be impossible, unless it were with the military, or part of a humanitarian mission. Someone correct me if I am

10. MS vs MSN

    heartICU replied to jesset2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    MS = Master of Science MSN = Master of Science in Nursing You don't really get a MSN in Nurse Anesthesia. It would be called a MSNA. You are an advanced practice nurse with a masters degree in...

11. CRNA will become PhD?

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

    First of all, CRNA is a certification, not a degree. There is a movement to get all masters' prepared nurses to the doctoral level (DNP) at some point in the future. However, a PhD is a RESEARCH...

12. Things you must have for CRNA school

    heartICU replied to zozzy777's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Since you are going to the program I just graduated from, I can offer some advice. They will send you a booklist soon, if they haven't already. You do not need to buy every book on it - when you get...

13. Case Western Aug 2007 Start

    heartICU replied to zozzy777's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I graduated from Case in Dec, and they are a little slow on the paperwork. Don't worry - it will get there. The program directors will make sure you have everything you

14. Intubating during surgery?

    heartICU replied to wannabesedated's topic in Operating Room

    Just curious - how do you know he was not under general anesthesia? Was this supposed to be done under local anesthesia? Was he provided any sedatives? Sometimes the meds we give to provide sedation...

15. Any NPs in Cardiology out there??

    heartICU replied to tutored's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I am not an NP, but the school I graduated from does offer a specialty in cardiovascular nursing as part of their NP program. Check it out.