LanieMe

Thanks!! Will definitely listen!

Hello all, I'm in my first year of SRNA school. I'm wondering if there is a place where I can find information on the standards of care for a CRNA who participates in international mission trips. I know practices differ within the U.S., so how is it affected when you travel internationally and volunteer in communities who are not normally exposed to medical treatment? thanks for your time

Hello! First of all, congratulations to you all who made it in! I'm wondering if you can share your CRNA interview experience with FGCU? I hear it's mainly personal questions as opposed to clinical?

hello football mom :) I've worked at a cardiac step-down unit for almost the past 2 years, Here are a couple of points I think that are helpful since I see it so often: - post-op open heart heart patients; review what they can/ cannot do after surgery. (ex. showering? walking? limitations of ROM? foley out? rehab needed? Normally these are set orders.) - out unit has patients with chest tubes- get familiar how chest tubes work, how to change the incision dressing, how to change the drainage system if getting full, have supplies always ready in the room (vaseline gauze, secure tape, 4x4s, sterile water). - the drips i normally see are: Cardizem, Amiodarone & Heparin. Once in awhile I see Dobutamine & Lasix. Review how to titrate them. Normally there are facility protocols. - big thing- patients coming in with Chest pain!! Remember to keep them NPO before cardiologist sees them- (they may need a stress test or a cath). - Procedures I normally see; cardiac catheterizations (lots of these), pacemaker insertions, cardioversions and endoscopies. - Surgeries I normally see: CABG, valve replacements, thoracotomies (and chest tube inertion), and fem-pops. (Sometimes amputations too for those who have really bad circulation. **with any procedure/ surgeries, you'll get familiar with a list of pre and post-op orders. - Review your rhythms! These patients are normally on telemetry. - Other patients normally on the unit (besides those with CP and post-op open heart) are those with heart failure, heart rhythm problems, COPD and once in awhile those with an infection of the heart (ex. endocardiitis). - ACLS certified is very helpful in addition to BLS. Hope this helped and best of luck!!

Delilas- I'm interested in becoming a certified CPR instructor. When that time comes that I am able to teach others, does Red Cross provide the needed materials for the class- mannequins, AEDs, etc.? Thanks