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  1. What's going to keep you motivated????

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

    :w00t:

  2. What's going to keep you motivated????

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

    What is your basic problem with this

  3. How much movement does it take to dislodge a tube?

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

    That is my point exactly. Honestly, how many mls of dead space are you eliminating by cutting off two cm of tube? Maybe 5? You have about 4-5 feet of circuit tubing, multiple valves and connectors,...

  4. How much movement does it take to dislodge a tube?

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

    athomas, how much was he cutting off? i am no one to second guess anyone, not you or the crna, so don't take this as a personal attack, but you were there and saw it happen and have a better opinion...

  5. How much movement does it take to dislodge a tube?

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

    If I am following this thread correctly, some are stating that CRNAs in the past have cut excess tube length from an OETT in an effort to decrease airway resistance. One has to assume several things,...

  6. How much movement does it take to dislodge a tube?

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

    You may gain a miniscule amount of decrease in resistance, but this practice, esp for burn patients is laughable at

  7. How much movement does it take to dislodge a tube?

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

    Thanks for heads

  8. Death Penalty Anesthesia

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

    I simply listed it as a reference for the drugs and dosages

  9. Death Penalty Anesthesia

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

    Dosages I've seen quoted: sodium thiopental: 1-5 grams pancuronium: 50-100 mg potassium: quantities over 20 mEq IV rapid push Nice article found at

  10. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    rn29306 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    It is your duty (and everyone else's) to realize who's specific board you are posting on before spouting off. CRNAs have a different playbook and MO than do staff RNs. Don't hate the player, hate the...

  11. Just before the crna intubates...

    rn29306 replied to traumaguy8's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I said screw the monitor in THIS case. You really shouldn't need a monitor to tell you that someone has ceased breathing after induction. Did I honestly say that you shouldn't examine the monitor for...

  12. nebulized lidocaine

    rn29306 replied to susi_q's topic in Emergency

    Nebulized lidocaine is indeed a very through anesthetic of the respiratory tree. We use it, time permitting of course, as one way to perform an awake intubation in the OR - 4mls of 4%. Just be aware...

  13. conscious sedation

    rn29306 replied to onlyER4me's topic in Emergency

    - fentanyl -

  14. muscle relaxants

    rn29306 replied to Isuhd8u's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree athomas91, technology makes things easy, but the art is lost. Same goes for des. Des can make anyone look like a pro, not really much timing involved, just turn it on and off. Unfortunately,...

  15. conscious sedation

    rn29306 replied to onlyER4me's topic in Emergency

    A valid question with a complex answer. What exactly are the definitions of Conscious Sedation? Read over it and see if the definition of CS matches what happens when you give propofol to a patient...

  16. The Economic Realities of Trying to Get Into CRNA School: Is It Worth It?

    rn29306 replied to Sheri257's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I see that you are crunching your numbers, which is good to a point, but the one thing that people who go through CRNA programs ultimately HAVE to do is - put money out of your mind. Its not a...

  17. Gooding Institute

    rn29306 replied to blee1's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I sincerely looked at Gooding. I liked the model they work under (I assume it is the same now): one main location but you do it all, i think one satellite center, no anesthesia residents, small class...

  18. Atlanta nurses please read this

    rn29306 replied to Artemis2's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I used to live in Kennesaw and worked for WellStar. I would encourage you to look at Kennestone. If post-op hearts gets your jollies off, they are now doing them through an affiliation of somebody...

  19. Had my interview Figured u guys would be interested :P

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

    This was worse than my interview, which is considered a "tough" clinical based interview. Hope you don't mind, but they stuck it to you because you are a FN. I bet you talked a good game on...

  20. Help with anesthetist school question please!

    rn29306 replied to replicat's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I came from one of the south's biggest partying schools, even surpassing The University of Georgia. They accepted me just fine. Get your BSN, get your grades to par, and it's what you do after...

  21. Macon State or Middle Ga Coll ASN's?

    rn29306 replied to jenniferd73's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Not sure if it is easy to get into, but def hard to stay in. I did my first two years of BSN there and transferred out, but all I heard about was how hard the ASN program was

  22. Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

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

    :w00t:

  23. CRNAs practicing in Plastics clinics?

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

    She might have something to say about your second sentence when she sees this. You have to realize that plastic surgery is more of a business probably morso than any other anesthetic population. The...

  24. Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

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

    You may not like what he's saying, but calling him personally unintelligent is going a little far. So what if you don't like what he says, have you honestly got to resort to name calling? Calling...

  25. Lidocaine prior to IV start?

    rn29306 replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    :w00t: