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  1. Med Surg & ICU before applying

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

    I agree with most of the above posters. Stick to ICU if CRNA school is what you want. I got in after one year, and managed to acquire ACLs and CCRN in that time, and was also VAD, IABP, and ECMO...

  2. Did you get your first intubation?

    heartICU replied to louloubell1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Don't worry about it - it's a skill that takes practice, like anything else. I remember being so focused on staying off the teeth that I would find it difficult to concentrate on anything else. The...

  3. SRNA's!!! How hard is it being a student!?!!

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

    And you know what...we might just end up like them

  4. SRNA's!!! How hard is it being a student!?!!

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

    I totally agree. You know what conclusion I have come to? I think that most CRNAs (at least the ones I have been with) have a very systematic way of looking at things - they have a system of how they...

  5. Salem Sump NG Tubes

    heartICU replied to annmariern's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you get routine xrays on patients with an NG or OG? It doesn't seem to be cost-effective when there are other ways of determining placement, like air bolus or checking pH of the aspirated fluid. At...

  6. Reading, crossword puzzles, etc while administering anesthetics

    heartICU replied to 22380's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with some of the others - while I think that being completely inattentive to your patient isn't right, I also believe that you cannot stand at the head of the bed and watch a seven hour case...

  7. Mechanical ventilation weaning to extubation protocols?

    heartICU replied to begalli's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Our patients would come from the OR on 100%, a rate, appropriate tidal volume, and usually 10 PEEP and 10 PS. Our final parameters were 40%, CPAP, PEEP 5, PS 5. What was your family member's

  8. Malignant Hyperthermia

    heartICU replied to sockov's topic in MICU, SICU

    Malignant hyperthermia is somehting that every anesthetist (whether CRNA, MD, or AA) has been taught, whether they remember it or not is a different story... While it is extremely rare, it is...

  9. Science question

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

    I finished my chemistry/physics class last semester. Think cellular physiology plus chemistry and physics. Titles of my lectures in that class include: Inorganic/Organic Chemistry Review...

  10. Fastest time from receiving pt to GA

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

    I set up my room and go my equipment check before the patient gets there...it takes me a little while to get going in the morning, so I usually take my time setting up...the machine check and room...

  11. Case Western Reserve Interview

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

    I am a current CRNA student at CWRU...if you guys have any questions, I can give you a bunch if tips of you want...send me a

  12. Procedural Sedation in the ICU

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

    When I worked in the ICU I also gave versed/fentanyl for a PEG placement, and etomidate for cardioversion. Although I physically pushed the drug, it was also required that anesthesia was at the...

  13. Single SRNAs..

    heartICU replied to rn29306's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with TraumaNurse - it truly is in how you budget your time. I am part way through my second semester of an integrated CRNA program, (doing well), and I have to say that my stress level is not...

  14. ETOH abuse and MAC

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

    I'm just guessing here (only finished my first semester) but I would imagine it has something to do with cytochrome P450 system....with chronic ETOH abuse, the P450s are constantly "on guard" ready to...

  15. ****CCRN exam for NEW GRADS??????????

    heartICU replied to rtinkam's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    CCRN requires a minimum of 1750 hours of bedside nursing care. This does not equate to two years....it's more like ten months. I got my nursing license in June 2003, and took the CCRN the following...

  16. Precordial stethoscope

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

    It's a stethoscope that is placed on the chest (just the bell part) that is attached to tubing with an ear piece on the other end, and you use it to continuously listen to breath sounds and heart...

  17. Tiva

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

    I absolutely love TIVA - I have used it a few times during outpatient surgery....mainly plastics. I usually use a propofol/alfenta drip or propofol/remi drip - the patients wake up really smoothly, no...

  18. stethoscopes??

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

    When I was an undergrad, I used a Littman Classic II SE, and it worked just fine. It was $50-70. I bought a new one after graduating from nursing school, the Littman Master Cardiology. This one was a...

  19. Earpiece question.

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

    Yeah, like WntrMute2 said, go to the ENT department in your hospital and ask for one to be made. They are around $50 (at least the ones at my hospital

  20. Academic Department

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

    My program is at the largest anesthesia residency program in the country, and I haven't noticed that one particular group gets better cases than another. It seems like there are more than enough sick...

  21. Student Loans

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

    They will disburse it to the school directly first, to satisfy and outstanding balances you have with tuition, etc. Then, if you have a negative balance in your student tuition account, your school...

  22. Scheduling

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

    If the patient is in house, we go in to do the pre-op. However, if it is a day when you aren't there normally (such as a Sunday) then you let the on-call SRNA know, and s/he goes and preops your...

  23. Approximate Insurance Costs for CRNAs

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

    I am curious to know this as well. Many large institutions will cover the cost of your malpractice insurance because they are often self-insured institutions. (This is the case with

  24. Scheduling

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

    We have a huge department, and some patients are scheduled weeks to months in advance. Patients are sometimes seen in the PACE clinic up to a month before their scheduled surgery. With nearly a...

  25. nursing student externships

    heartICU replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Here is a link to the Cleveland Clinic's website about their externship...they call it the Nurse Associate Program.